Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-08
THE TABERNACLE SERVICE.
LARGE CROWDS LISTEN TO EVAN
cELisr WEAVER YESTERDAY.
An InteresfinE service for Children.
sermons Nornins and At NlEht.
Many Penitents and Baekstders
seeking for Christian Light.


Evangelist Weaver preached to a
good crowd at the tent yesterday morn
inS from the suojec, Success In Dis
guise," based upon the text. He saved
others. but himself he could not save"
Matthew: xNvil-42. The people though,
Jesus was failure because they
could not see immediate success In
his work.
lie had saved others. but conid not
save himself. His disciples were dis
Outraged. So with his people. some
times now, when they do not see great
results at once.
What is success7 Success is not what
appears to be strong every time.
The ship looks all right for safe
voyage. but there is hole In the bot
tom. and down she goes.
Success IS not always good for the
present. Sometimes 1t brings sorrow
upon the laborer ana great loss, but
success comes, it may be. after he
is dead. Franklin and Morse Illus
trated this. This IS very successful
age. but we did not bring II about.
Il was the self denial and toll OF our
forniathera that slyes US our liberty
and Opportunities.
1t is not necessary for us to see great
numbers combine 10 insure success. but
IL VIII come hereafter u we do well our
part
II you could send your child or some
one out In the mission field, 1t might
&c ait Ia sreat gooc.
IL IS not necessary to be a flaming
orator iu order 70 succeed. but anyone
VINO Performs his task, that God mas
given MIN ~ success. whether ne
Knows II IN this world or not.
! wish to encourage this pastor and
this church. You are doing a great
W1rl. for God. There is great field
before You.
You have had great success already,
but by the blessing OF Gods spirit
thers 10 stiii greater success before
you.
May God bles you and lead you to
great victory IN his cause,
At the chlldren's meeting at $3.50 p.
q. there was a large number Of chill
dren present. and good maay grown
people Nr Weaver took for his suu-
Ject Light or Intelligence, Ignorance
jr Darkness"
The FIRST thing was a collection by
Two little girls. He read a portion OF
the fifth chapter OF Matthew and made
r very Interesting comment on Il. He
said; when we talk TO children We
interest all. because all have been
children.
Goodness is light Meanness is
darkness.
"A boy smoking cigarette Is like
an elephant blowing water out OF his
probusois.
The practice Kills many boys, as
any doctor knows
Girls learn to dip snun from their
mothers. There are many little boy,
and girls who have no fathers who are
o. bright children as live. who cannot
come TO Sabbath school on account
u not having clothes to wear. Sunday
sGhaols should hunt such up and get
Them clothes, 80 ,as1 can 20 There
may be president In embryo In e -
le hoolblncS.
In our boys are the future men OF
this country.
AZ the close there were twelve or
dtteen children who professed convlc-
ton.
The meeting was pronounced a sue
cess BY all present
NiGht servicer.
AZ night the services began q. 1890
O'Clock. the tent being crowded to It's
utmost capacity. An organ and large
ehoir. under the direction of Mr..
Brown rendered a number of gospel
songs as prelude to Evangelist
Weayefs discourse.
The evangelist chose for his evening
topic, 'Restitution." and read from tbs
scripture the story OF Hacheus. the
chief among publicans. and who was
very sick.
Zaehous came seeking Christ out or
curiosity hut II was made the means
FOR his salvation.
il is error TO suppose. said Mr. wea-
YER, that because a man Is wealthy
he cannot he saved. Some people seem
70 think that man has to he as poor
ns a church mouse In order to be "A
Christian while I'm fact some very
wealthy people are sincere Christians
%achcus as soon as he had been con-
verted, began TO make restitution to all
whom he had wronged by false accusa-
lions, and was willing to restore four
fold 90 those he had wronged. This
the preacher said was the very thing
that all should do. A man must be
n true Christian when he endenvors To
make honest restitution FOR the evil
that he has done. As an llmstrn .tnu OF
true conversion. the cases OF Dan Rice
the celebrated Snowman. was mem
toned, who was converted Mt Moody
anu 0SlkeN meeting IN Memphis, and
forthwith dshanded his great show
An earnest eShortatlon was directed TO
husbands Ia cease from evil and to re-
store the Joy that they had taken from
the heDrta NJ their wives and to SONS
who had made their pothers broken
hearted by their cvll lives Good old
fashioned honesty said tho preacher.
IS what IL NEEDED ir Christian life. Very
little regard win be given n protesting
Chrlstlon n no Is dishonest IN hts deal.
iurs With hts fellow mon. n he hoa
taken from them dishonesty. ne should
make them restitution. and thus prove
the sincerity Of his profession.
The discourse ahounded IN iliusir,.
tons which the evangelist drew ROW
his personal experience, At the clnse
or the sermon peritents and becksIid-
"rs were earnestly Invited TO come 90
the front aud Indicate by so do,ra
their desire 10 enter upon tho CArIsttnr
NE. Many responded to the cali
The services have interested a rrear
many, and viii be continued FOR some
time.
There will be morning services at tho
font today NJ usNn ,fs,t,,tr