Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-09
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ems IN rowNv WAS REV
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,u, the Text. 81 was "
I va .r. and We Took Me In.'
s''aa me stranger should
and should Not Co.

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r..ovtrs, April s.--Before no audi
hs,'. ~ world could such a sermon as
pc u ~ T.iraee preached today be SO
~. =. q in the Brooklyn Tabernacle
NJ. Is estimated that 10o' 600 stran-
'nsls ..,,rd every year. It was sermon
+ - ~ ", - ,som special interest. The
hii ~ -. ~ rTas Matthew XIV, 30, II was
q o. a..s ',gs, and 70 took mo In.
INV, ,.,.s moral Disaster that locosity has
NM q many passages of Scripture,
'Spoi,.. ~ 4 e ono that has suffered from
no y, mi misapplied quotation. IL
49, '.... ir Of wit and humor when
nons 80 ~. the sword Of divine truth for
leopls ~ /. fencing or chip of from the
y sal diamond Of inspiration a spar
on y, S..o,at8 a FOOLS cap. My text is the
fie Y, .'' S', N the last Judgment to be CIV
4, u y ,bop who have shown hospitality
Y = y rndpess and Christian helpfulness
y s.', ,si,yoad and steamboat the popula-
~ earth are all the time in mo-
", v. ~ from one years end TO another
). 4 ,i,ies are crowded with visitors.
" ~, ~, morning on the tracks of the
:, ,, A1 ,lyer. the Pennsylvania, the Erie,
= 4. lang Island railroads, there come pas
Y ,rsrr trains more than l can number, so
ih,, ali the depots and the wharves are
r,nble and a-clang with the coming In
n srreat immigration Of strangers, Some
n ,b1m come for purposes Of barter, some
/. r,echanlsrn, some for artistic gratiiica-
Il sope for Sightseeing A great many
! N ,hem 90 out on the evening trains, and
lons,ouently the city makes but little i'm
I,,o.slan mon them, but there arc multi
kude who, in the hotels and boarding
4 ,ou,es maks temporary residence. They
tarrv here for three or four days, or as
|sn,oy weeks They spend the days in the
|.lorps and tho evenings in sightseeing.
|TAelr temporary stay will make or break
'bem not only financially, but morally,
In this world and the world that is to
Iore Multitudes Of them come into our
|noroinr and evening services. am CON
s,lons that Istand in the presence of many
M, moment desire moro especially TO
spoak to them, May God give me the right
word and help me to utter it in the right
way
MORE AWFUL THAN wGNTRY MIDNIGHT.
+ Them have qlided into this house those
unknown to others, whose history, If told,
would be more thrilling than tho deepest
'tneedy, more exciting than PATHS song,
mor bright than 0 spring morning, moro
Iawinl than wintry midnight If they
could stand up horo and toll the story Of
t their escapes, and their temptations, and
4ihelr beeavements, and their disasters,
and their victories, and their defeats, there
would be in this house such a commin-
4 Cling Of groans and acclnmations as would
make the place uncomfortable.
There Is amnn who, In infancy, lay in a
cradle satin lined. Out yonder is a man
( who was picked up founding, on Bos-
ton common. Here is n man who is coolly
N observing this religious service, expecting
70 advantage and caring for no advantage
4 ioi himself while yonder is man who
las BEEN for 10 years in an awful conda-
# gntlono evil habits, and he Is mere Gin
der q destroyed nature, and he is Won
dcing iithere shall be in this service any
escape or help for his immortal soul. Meet
I insyon only once perhaps face to face, L
strike hands with you in an earnest talk
ahoa;yolTpresent condition and your eter-
nal well being st. Paul's ship.at Melita
went to pieces where two seas meet but We
stand today at point where a thousand
ea converge, and eternity alone can tell
ID. iiiuo Of the hour.
The hotels Of this country for beauty
ana elegance are not surpassed by the no
Rs u any other land, but those that arc
most celebrated for brilliancy of tapestry
lnu mirror cannot give TO the guest any
oSuy apartment unless he can afford q
rf'o' In addition to his lodging. The
snnger, therefore, win generally find as
Aslea tohim room without any pictures
Ma perhaps any rocking chair. He will find
aD1k OIL matches on bureau, and an old
newspaper left by the previous occupant,
". W. 'Aat VIII be about all the ornamental
.ol AT 1o'clock in the evening, after
ls'lns taken his repast, he win look over
IN memorandum book Of the days work,
~ Whi write letter 70 his home, and
l'a desperntion will seize upon him
wsee CUT fol iear the great city thun-
aa,'ns under your windows, and you say,
must Join that procession, " and in 10
.uiu'ss you hayo Joined it. Where are
~ solns' "oh," you say, 81 haven't
.n.ae up my mind yeti" Better make up
yous mind before you start. Perhaps the
NJ wy you 20 now you will always go.
"sn.y !ears ago there wero two young
~, VINO came down the Astor House
~ Ana Started out In a wrong direction,
'-''s .ney have been going ever since.
lHk HECTIC FLUSH OF DEATH.
ma. "e.i, where are you goingi" says one
~, ~. am going to the academy to hear
~ J. music " Good Iwould like to Join
M M :, I. ~. .ns door. At tho tap of the orches-
h,n, .a.on n, al the gates of harmony and
s,. ,a.y Nili open before your soul. i con.
kW,s,A V you, Where arc you goingY
,o,D NJ. you say, n am going up to sec
nm AT, Y s'veFtised pictures" Good. ishould
~ ~ y, y g along with you and look over
k,s.-. dialogue and study with you
No. ana Bierstadt and Church and
,isir so Nothing more elevatinE than good
NJ u. va. are you golngf "well," you say,
~ sung up to the Young Mems Chris.