Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-11
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ssIalu on his round the world journey,
..,a,tcd as the subject for sefmonic
- through the press today THE
"a Governor. tho text being takon
l'ls ,ta xiv, p5. Felix trembled and
"a. Go thy way for this time. When
", convenient season, will cali for
! rjty Of marble was Cnsarea--wharyes
r.,hle houses of marble, temples OF
..sl. This being the ordinary srchitec-
.cfths place, you may imagine some.
~ Inc splendor of Governor Felix's
s1sroa In a room of that palace, noor
.'ll,ted windows ourtained, ceiling
N tho whole sceno afiluent with Ty-
cnrplc and statues and pictures and
-,res sat very dark compleIioned
4 of The name Of Felix, and beside him
.rnan Of extraordinary beauty, whom
,,s8 stolen hy breaking up another do
m circle, She WINS only Is years of
! nrncess by birth and unwittingly
.lsna for her doom--that Of being buried
= IN the ashes and suorim OF Mount We
,lss which in sudden eruption one day
M end to her denominations.
gtu. one afternoon Drusilla, seated In
naiace, weary with the magnificent
s.dities OF the place, says TO Felix; You
Il very distinguished prisoner, / be-
~ II the namo Of Paul. Do you know
1 oneof my countrymenf l should very
IA Me 10 see him, and l should very
IA Ike to hear him speak, for have
IA % much about his oloquence. BE.
Il that, the other day, when he was be.
tried In another room of this place
N Tho windows were open, heard tho
slausc that greeted the speech OF Law
Tortullus as he denounced Paul.
q very much wish l could hear Paul
AL Won't you let me hoar him spcak'"
al said Felix, 81 will. l will order
upnow from tho guarlroom. Clank,
.uk. comes n chain up the marble stair
N. and there is a shuttle at the door,
= ! IN comes Paul, little old man, pre-
alrely old through exposure-only 60
3ms Of age but looking us though he
III %. he bows very courteously before
4 governor and the beautiful woman by
ade They say: paul, We have heard
great deal about your speaking, Give us
ksFa specimen of your eloquence"
Oh, II there ever WAS chance Of man
show of, Paul had chance therel He
ght have harangued them about Greoian
u about the wonderful waterworks he
sh seen at Corinth, about the Acropolis
3gmoonlight, about prison life in Philippi,
Hnu, what saw IN Thessalonica, r"
|bout tho old mythologies, but mol"
Paul said to himself. II am now on the
Ely to mArtyrdom. and this man and wo-
hanwill soon be dead, and this is my only
3yportunity to talk to thom about the
angs Of eternity"
And Just there and then there broke in
9on the scene peal OF thunder, 1t was
h voice of n Judgment day speaking
3Acugh the words OF the decreplt apostle.
y that grand old missionary proceeded
Fith his remarks the stoop begins to go
51i Of his shoulders, and he rises up, and
~ eountenance is illumined with the
flcrles Of future life, and his shackles
fattlc and grind rs he lifts his fettered arm,
fnd with 1t hurls upon his abashed audi
rs the bolts OF Gods Indignation. Felix
brew very white about the lips. His heart
pat unoyenly, He put his hand to his
Prov, as though to stop the quiekness and
finenee Of his thoughts, He dr0w his robe
FIGHTER about him as under sudden chill.
~ eyes glare, and his knees shake, and as
p rutches the side of his chair in a very
fnOxysm Of terror he orders the sheriff TO
,aks Paul back to the guardroom, Felix
''fnbled and said; Go thy way for this
lne When havo u convenient season,
pwill call for thee A young man came
re night to our services, with pencil In
FAnd. TO caricaturo the whole scene and
|nake mlrth OF those who should express
Etny anxiety about their souls, but / met
pm at the door, his faco very white, tears
|nnnlng down his cheek, as he said, DO
~ think there is my chance for mel"
ieix trcmblod, and SO may God grant IL
may DO so with others.
Three Reasons.
Propose to give you two or three ren-
pos why think Felix sent Paul back to
'he guar,lroom and adjourned this whole
subject Of religion. The first reason was
n DID not want to give up his sins. he
l'nked around. There was Dnisilla. He
ihcw that when he became n Christian he
must send her back to Azizus, her lawful
nusbahd, and he said to himself, II will
INK the destruction of my immortal soul
hcner than will do that.
now many there arc now who cannot
~ to be Christians because thoy will not
shandon their sinsl In vain all their
payers and all their church going. You
eannot keep these darling sins md win
aeoven, and now some Of you will have 10
ser'de between the wine cup and unlaw-
M a'nusemcnts and lasclvious gratllca-
npns on the ono hand, and eternal saliva
lon on the other. Dclilah sheared the
MS Of Samson; Snlome danced Herod
@lo the pit, Drusilla blocked up the way to
aseven for Felix Yet when present the
'anlect now, fear that some Of you VIII
~ Not quito yet. Don't he so precipi'
~ N your demands, have afcw tickets
y that | have to use. 1 have few en-
sAeements that l must keep. ] want TO
NY littlo longer in the whirl of conyiy'
"a fow moro outlaws OF uneleAn
,.laghter u fow more steps on tho road TO
eeaeh, and then, sir, Will listen to what
iSa say. 90 thy way for this time. When
: nave a convenient season, ] will call Tor
A Convenient Season.
Another reason why Felix sent Paul
~, NJ to the guarS.roon and adjourned this
4 9,eeS was he was SO very busy. In or
,alAsy times he found the Affairs OF state
.'orhing, but those wero extraordinary
,.'ues- The whole lind was ripe for insur-
ION. Tho Sichrii, band Of assnssin7'
w Airrady providing around the palace,
!, ~ ! suppose he thought, Il can't attend
" reit eion vchifo an, r,rnssf,fi bv Affairs Of
~. .ae 1t WAS business, among other
i ,lys that ruined his soul, and suppose
IN. - are thousands OF people who nre ne'
, s...s7en OF God because they have so mueh
49,, y business in the storc-losses, gains,
s-lelLaiul employens. II Is business ln