Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-07


| lanes and highways and brought In
\ guests, that his house might be filled.
The text OF the sermon was taken
/ from Luke, fourteenth chapter and
eighteenth verse, And they all with
\ one consent began to make excuse"
The majority Of our excuses are with
out any reason. They are made for
| some frivolous purpose. In the matter.
OF not becoming a Christian man
ought 70 be able TO give reason. The
| word tells US that Jesus died for us.
The church is composed OF earnest pco-
pie. There ought TO be more than an
excuse. There ought 10 be n reason
| for not becoming a Christian. The
| Bible IL one book. with one great pur-
pose. The history or the church stands
as great challenge 10 men why they
are not Christians The sweet truths
Of the gospel proclaim that Jesus Christ
In alive. The reason should be 10 clear
as the evidences OF God. The reasons
which men make for not becoming
Christians are no reasons Mt all. Some
say they are too much occupied. they
have not the time, just as the excuses
made In the parable One man has
bought five yoke OF oxen, another has
married wife. But men should re-
member that the most Important thing
Is that which should first engage at
tention. Here is a question Of the most
vital importance. The plea OF pre-
men TO destruction. Sometimes God IN
HIS mercy takes away this occupation
that the man may turn his thoughtn
to him One man says there ARE 80
many differences among Christians
themselves that / am confused, but
there is but one way OF salvation I'm nil
of them, through Jesus Christ. This "
the day OF peace, the day Of e0nltation
OF Christ. God will hold us account
able, not for this ism or that Ism, but
for refusal TO accept Jesus Christ.
There ARE depths that we can never
fathom and there nre truths that we
cannot understand. but still they are
truths. But by the acceptance OF JcanH
Christ we are made able 10 understand
Just So there are mysteries about the
physical world
Then there IL the weak man, he who
snys he would Ike TO become Chris
iian II he could only stand. n you select
jesus Christ for n less time than cter-
nifty II IL probable you viii not stand
but the man who takes Christ for MI
eternity will be given the strength TO
stand
The sermon was closed with an earn.
est cal to those who were ready 10
him.
In conclusion he gave nm analysis OF
the contributions OF last year with the
statement that up 10 this time the First
NJ. 10. church Of Fort Worth had never
failed 10 meet a single obligation OF
any kind and he believed II would con-
tlnuo 10 pay It's Just dues promptly IN
the future Rs II had done In the past.
lie had rejoicCd 10 zee that there was
a growing disposition toward iibornllty
IN the congregation and that some Of
the members had adopted the Scrip
tural rule OF giving tenth OF their In
come.
some Don't Pay,
But there were also quite number
who hud not paid anything and others
who did not pny All their assessments
llc rond written statement showing
that during the year 1893 there were
1851 members OF the church who paid
something 1893 who paid nothing sev-
enty-nine who paid lcBH than their as
Sessment and twenty-onc who paid
more thnn their assessment, The loaH
TO tho church by those who paid moth
inR that year had been t5Gi; among
those who had paid less thnn their ns-
easement, 1853. making a total OF SiOp9.
THIS amount said the pnHtnr was M
Justly and houorubly due to the church
az any debt that could be owed
stons Missionary work.
II this money Ind all been paid ms
u should have been, the church could
have had enough 10 keep It's Door ~
Hope mission going and put q female
mlesionnry In the field without anybody
hhNlng to pay cent cNtrn. After other
Impressive remarks on the necessity OF
giving promptly ns well rs generously
me sermon closed, having been listened
To With deep attention throughout.
Seven persons applied FOR member
shlp anu the congregation, embracing
9Oo or 900 persons, partuolS OF commun-
mr.. DuETett's sermon.
In spite Of the hot weather, there
was good congregation In the Flrst
Presbyterian church yesterday morn
ing. The discourse OF the pastor. REV.
Mr., DogEott was nm able one. His re-
marks were 10 the effect that nImost
nll OF the grCnt cAlsmitles which vls-
HE'D the human race were VisltAtiona
OF God sent M Just punishments for
Aln. lie spoke OF tn-do-slccle desc
Grafton OF tho Sabbath. and OF the cx-
cusea which individuals gave FOR so
doing He said more schemes and
deviitry We're concoctcd and rummlt-
tod on Sunday thnn any other day In
the week, and that tho dinrcgard of
the sabbath day was growing lie
told how q man would spend an OF HIS
wcok DAYS IN the mad rush for dol.
lars. and then claimed the right To ride
out In search of frcah air and rccrca-
hh'fA VIZ SUNNY LUXURY lluiMK una Nll
forms OF physical pleasure on Sunday,
the speaker held, were extremely ain
ful and he Thought that tho present
depression was the result OF the cN-
trcme alntulness which exists.
In conclusion he mentioned the won
derful power of organized labor and
said that the power was demonstrated
by the fact that AT command the
coal industry OF the entire country
was closed down IIe said he dreaded
to see the year 1895 come, Tor he an
ticipnted q gigantic struggle between
capital and labor which would result
seriously.
BEFORE the sermon three applicants
for membership IN the church were
baptized.
Rev, }. Morgnn Wells.
Rev. j. Morgan Wells preached at the
First Baptist church last night from
the Firth chapter and thlrty-nrst verse |