Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-12

world tour, has selected na the subject for
todays diacoiSso through tho press, Homo
Again, tho text chosen being Lake Ky,
es, Bring hither tho fatted calf and XIII
IT,"
In All ages Of tho world It has been Gus
tomnry 20 celebrate joyful events by fosty-
ity-thu signing of treaties, the proclaim.
tlon Of peace, tho Christmas, tho marriage.
However much ON other days OF tho year
oar table nny have stintod supply on
Thanksgiving dag thero must DO some.
thing honntoous and all tho comfortable
homes OF Cbristendom have at some tlme
celebrated joyful events by banquet aud
feHtiyit!.
Tho joyful Feast.
somcthing has happened IN tho old
homestead greater than anything that has
ever happened before, a favorie son,
whom the world supposed would become
ynghbond and outlaw forever, has got
tired of Sightseeing and has returned TO
his fhthcr's house Tho world said ho
novUr would como back. Tho old man al
ways snid his son would come. lIo had
been looking for him day aitor day md
year after year flo know no would como
back Now, having returned to his ia
thur's house, tho fnthcr pruclnims colchra-
tion. There "a "a calf in tho paddock that
has been kept up and fed 10 utmost cnpac.
ity, 80 rs to be ready for some occasion OF
Joy that might come along.
An, thorc never viii ho n grnndnr day
on tho old homestead thnn this day Lot
tho hutchors do their work mud the house
keepers bring IN 70 tho table tho smoking
meat Tho musicians VIII tplc their
places, and the say groups viii move up
md down tho floor An The friends and
nelghbors nro gathered In, and extra sup
ply Is sent out to the table OF che servants.
Tho father prcgidcs nt tho table and says
grace and THINKS God Tint bis long absent
boy Is home again OBJ how they missed
hint How glad they arc 10 have him
hack Ono brother Indeed stands puutlng
90 the back door and says "Ihlsi sn great
ndp about nothing. This bal boy should
huvo been chhstencd instead NJ greeted.
Veal IL TOO good for hint" hut the father
says, Nothing rs too good nothing ~
good enough" Thorn sits thu young man,
glnd at the hearty reception, but q shadow
ui sorrow tlttlug ncross his brow 90 tho
remembrance OF tho trouble no had seen,
All rcndy now Let the covers lift Music
He was dcnd, and he is alive ngninl H1
WINS lost, and ho Ia foundi by such bold
Imagery docs the Bible set forth tho merry
making whom a soul comes home 70 God,
The Redeemed Soul.
First Of nll therc ia tho now sopvcrts
joy. II IL no tame thing to hoeunlo'a Chris.
titan. Tho most tremendous mumout Ia u
mans no Is when lac surrCndom himself
60 God. Tho grnndost limo On tho fathers
homestead IL whom tho hoy comes back,
Among tho great throng who ia the par.
lors OF my church prufcsscd Christ ono
night was young man, who next morn
Ing rang my doorbcll and said "Slr,
cannot contain myself with tho Joy feel,
J came hero this morning. 20 express H. l
have found murc joy In Eve niuutos in
sorvinR God than In all tho years OF my
prOdlEAlity. ana | Cnmo 20 my sO. "
You hnvo seen perhaps man running
for his physical liberty and tho Oncora uf
thn lazy after him, aud you saw him os-
cape, or afttrwnrd you heard tho judge had
pnrdOucd him, and how great was the gloe
of that rescued mAnl BUTT Is avery tamp
thing that compared with the running
for ones everlasting llic, tho tcrrnrs Of
tho law after him, and Christ coming In
On pardon and bless and rescue and save
You remember John nunyRn, In hls great
story, tells how the pilgrim put his fingers
In his ears and ran, crying Life, life
otDrnnl life" 4 poor car driver nftor
hnvlug had 10 sirugglo to support his fam
ily for years, suddenly was informed TINT
n lnrRu inheritance was his, aud thctO was
I Joy amounting to hrNvildurncnt hut that
| a. small thing compared with the expert.
[ Onco of uno when he Inns put In his hands
I the tito dood 60 tho Joys, thorupturrs tho
/ splondora Of heaven, and he can truly say,
/ Its MANSIONS arc mine; It's temples arc
I mine, its 6ongg arc maine; Its God ia ininol"
/ Oh " IA no tame thing 20 become u
| Christian, ~ is morrymhEing. II Ia
! tho Lilling OF the fnttcd cant II If jubilee
! You know tho Bible never compares IL To
/ funeral, but always compares 10 to some
! thing bright IL * moro npt % DO com
pared "a q banquet thBn anything elsc. 10
( IA compared IA the Biblo 10 the water -
bright flashing wutor--to the morning,
ruscate fro worked, mountain trnnsnEurd
morning I wish | oould today tnko oil
tho Bible expressions about pardon md
peace and life and comfort and hope mud
heaven, and twist thom into ono garland,
and put It ON tho brow Of the humblest
child Of God In all this land, and ury;
"Wcur IT, wear Il NOW, wear II forever, ton
Of God daughter Of tho Lord God Al.
mighty Oh tho Joy nf the now oonyurtl
on, the glodnoss Of tho Christlnn soryiosl''
81. rauPs Testimony,
You have seen sometimes a man in re.
llglous assembly got up and give his OK.
pericnco. Well, Paul gave his experience
ITO rose In the presence OF two churches.
tho church on earth and tho church In
henyon--nnd he said Now, this Is my
experience, Sorpwfnl yet always roiolc,
Ina poor, got making man rich, having
nothlnl, yet possessing all things" II
all the pOoplo who read this sermon knew
tho Joys Of tho Christian religion, they
would all pass over Into tho Kingdom a
God the noNt moment Whom Daniel
sandomgn was dying OF cholera, his at.
tcndant said, Have yeu alunh painN'
"oh," he replied, "slnoo found the Lord
have mover bad any phln except SIN -
Then thoy ald to him, Would you like "a
send message 10 your frlondsg rYos,
would. Toll thcm that only last night thu
love Of Jcsus came rushing into my soul
like the mrgcs 81 the sen, and had TO cry
out Stop Lord it IS rnoughl Stop, Lord
--nnoughN " oh, the Toys ~ this Chris.
tiRn rOllglonl
Just pass ever FROM those tame ioyl 10
which you arc induiginf--joys " this
world--into the raptufas o. tho gospel.
Tho world cannot satisfy you. you have
found ont-Aiexander longing for other
worlds 20 conquer. and yet drowned 20 hls
own bottle byron whipped BY dlsqulnt.
udcs around the world, Voitaira cursina
hls.own soul while all tho struets Of Parli
applauding him, hopry IL consuming
with hatred against poor fho,nasa 3uohri
! all Illustrations Of Tho faht th.t this