Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-18
SOME SUNDAY SERMONS.
WHAT ronr WORTH MINISTER'S
SAID YESTERDAY.
Discourscs Covering Wide Range
of Christian Thought-syn"p-
scr of "A Number of the Ex-
ii hortatfonn 90 Members.

Or. J. Morgan Wells. at the First
Baptist church last night, preached to
a large congregation from the text,
s'Andrew 1ndeth Simon. Jesus
hndeth Philip. Philip findeth
Nathaniel" John, i;4l-ts-l5.
The period referred TO in the text
was the beginning Of christs earthly
ministry. He was searching after and
hunting for men to carry the glorious
news OF his gospel to the world. II
WAS a day of searching and finding
Some people will come to Christ when
they hear his gospel preached, but
many mast be brought out and by
power OF argument and persuasion on
the part OF Christians and friends be
brought to the feet Of the Savior. The
world is ever ready and willing TO
hear something new--the gospel OF
Jesus Chrlst never grows old. Is ever
new and the people are willing to hear
Il. The simple henrilg viii save some,
but not NIL. More are lost to the road
shat leads 10 God. Many are trying to
find this road by leading moral lives.
but to no avail. Tho children OF God
nre the ones TO show otherB this road,
which leads to God, and by following
IL we become the sons OF God and win
have an eternal home with Hint But
while we may go out Into the high
ways and bywnys and bring others to
the feet OF the Master. there Is one
thing the sinner must do for himself
that Is accept Christ The sermon was
closed with an eloquent appeal to the
sinner TO come home, accept Christ and
be saved. At the close one lady was
received as a candidate for baptism.
Cumberland Prcsbyterinn.
: Rev. A. b. Buchanan. the pastor,
allied the pulpit at the Taylor Street
Cumberland Presbyterian church at
the morning service yesterday, and
from the text. "Then said He unto
them. every scribe is like unto an
householder, bringing forth things new
and old" preached nm able sermon on
the need FOR mn educated ministry and
The duty Of the church to provide Tor
such a ministry
A man whore heart Is filed with the
principles OF Jesus Christ. who Is con-
verted IN the fullnrss Of the gospel,
ran met all the demands Of the church
Jnlesa n man has given himself up
wholly To the viii of God sin viii mani
fest Itself In some way. Sin Is like an
insidioua blood disease, liable TO make
llh hppthiiintt hhSWneft NJ any time,
but the skilled phyaiclRn can eradicate
II. There Is need that we should have
an intelligent, well educated ministry,
able TO meet the demands Of the church
nntll the end Of time. a ministry that
can meet ind demolish the arguments
OF intidclity and warn the world
nHainst the evil OF rntionalism now so
rampant. There are grades In the min
istry, and Jesus Christ does not re-
quirc that all His ministers should
have the same gifts The power OF the
iuessnge does not depend upon weak
humanity. God designed that ZONE
untutored men should be called Into
his ministry. that through them He
might show Ills glory to the world,
lie teaches them In His own wondroua
way. 1t IL the duty OF the church by
educating the ministry to protect her
self against modern heresy and ration
nllsm
At the close Of the sermon an appeal
was made In behalf OF the young
preachers now In college and a collec-
zion taken Tor their hcncnt.