Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-11


Memorial church yesterday morning.
On account OF thereatened illness the
preacher did not preach from a regu-
lar text, but instead read scripture
lesson from the fourteenth chapter OF
Exodus, and drew from Il many val
liable lessons.
II was strange said the preacher.
that the Iaraeiites lost faith 80 soon
after their entrance into the wilderness,
They seemed to need new demon.
stration of the presence OF God every
dfy SO when Moses stretched forth
his hand over the waters In their hour
OF peru the waters fell back and al
lowed thcm To pass. God moves In Il
mysterious way his wonders TO per-
form, but demands OF us all our power
and 10 he had called upon Moses and
he had been the instrument. We are
surprised Mt the seeming want OF faith
among the Jews, but under the same
circumatnees II In doubtful II the Gem
tiles would have done better They
had great difficulties TO contend with
but II does seem that they should have
had more faith and felt that God
would lend them through So we have
many difficulties TO contend with in
life. but there are evidences all around
US that God ia with uS and
will carry us through. God
helps us over difficulties ana divides
the threatening waters FOR u.s. Some
times Moses ffutotcd, but When God
commanded hi was ever ready to
obey.
Tho Jews were ever forHotful and un-
grateful, and though the chosen peo-
pie, they did not accomplish Gods pur-
nose. and they are today scattered over
the earth, dod help US to be faithful
and stand close TO CL>l list, no that we
may be saved
Missouri Avenue Methodi.ts.
REV. Mr.. Sensabaugh, the pastor or
The Missouri Avenue Methodist church
preached last nleht from the tcxt con.
tanned In Psalms SiIi God our sun
and shield"
The chapter from which the text was
chosen, said the speaker, told of a
great religious revival In the reign OF
Hczekinh, The people had baclssld-
den and gone To false gods. The pro-
moters OF this great revival knew that
all true reformation must begin with
the heart You may east OF outward
sins, but without inward purity you
cannot do service to God Now lot us
look Into matters from n standpoint (
nature and we may regard God as
n sun, The sun In the center OF the
solar system and extends It's wide in
huence to every planet, moon and sat
ollite OF the system 50 God is the
center OF the spiritual universe and
sends his divine influence into its fur
thcrmost parts. W. have the wrong
conception of God. We look upon him
az n human being. Men lllScn God un-
to themselves, II II thus that the hen
then have built up around themselves
false religion, II ia sometimes won.
dercd how God can take care of the
minute thirgH OF the world II is as
the sun can send his power 10 the most
distant planet and AFFECT It's every
atom. God shows himself M grandly
and sublimely In the smallest atom
Ms In the greatest planet. And yet
there are men In the world who mover
see God and live IN perpetual dark
ness, Such men are wandering
through the world with the dim candle
OF worldly knowledge Instead OF the
bright sun OF the knowledge OF God.
world. God has wisely provided that
There II more Joy than sorrow In the
the green grass shall grow quickly
over tho graves and the grief be par
TALLY forgotten. As the sun makes
brightness and Joy In the world 50 the
sun OF God makes peace and happiness
possible here and hereafter