Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-28
SEMI centennial SERMON.


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nistlc to true principles OF religion, for
God Is tho author Of truth wherever St
may be found whether in religion or in
politics. IL is the sword OF the Lord
and of Gideon that brings victory.
Queen Victoria struck the keynote
when she was a girl. 1 think, about
1G years of age The archbishop OF
Canterbury came to her aud SAID;
Victoria, you are now the queen OF
England Immediately she responded;
Let US pray" She began her reign
In prayer She has prosecuted her
reign in prayer, and she Will end her
reign in prayer. and when that African
king was brought to London 10 Visit
the queen ana asked her through an
interpreter how 30 was that She the
ruler of $50 small an island, controlled
lands upln which the sun never sell,
she took "A Bible from the table and
said. This is the key To the sltuu-
ton" In one hand has been patriot
ism and in The other has been piety,
rendering unto Caesar what belongs
to Caesar and rendering unto God
what belongs to God.
Now notice the celebration of Ncr-
Nes. called in the scripture AhasueruH,
the great soldier who led vast army
into Greece. The book Of Esther inc
first chapter of which 1 read In your
hearing, IS but record OF the great
exposition that NorNes had ia one OF
the greatest Kingdoms that ever eN-
listed upon the face OF thc earth. IL
was in shushIn, the palace. He was
then the monarch of 1877 provinces,
reaching from india to Abyssinia, and
he wanted 70 strengthen his kingdom
and go let the riches and the magnln-
cenca and the glory " his reign be
seen by the ruling spirits In every
part of his kingdom, So he invited
the princes OF these l27 provinces 10
come to the palace Of Shushau and be
his guests for six months and 90 bring
with them the spleudUr OF their PROV
inccs. that all might ue uut ta=u-ncr
and that the princes from India might
view the wealth of Aby4sluia ana the
princes Of Ahyssuia might view the
wealth Of india. all brought to-
gether In one place, II is said that
they slept upou beds of gold and sill
Yer: that they drank out of WinCCups
and nagonH everyone diverse I'm cary
ing front tho other; that everything
proceeded according to lurdly plan.
No man was siinfcd in his desires or
i'm his taste. The pavemenla of tho
gardens were OF blue and white and
red ana black marble and the curtains
THAI shaded their couches were the
riches. TINT cas.eru ncedgcwork could
make. and everything was on a grand
scale in order chat he might make am
Impression upon the world as TO The
mugulHcencc of his Kingdom. Now
Jerusalem also was the center FOR the
Jews, the center Of worship. the cen-
ter Of education. the center of political
patriotism There was seen the best
OF everything in the city Df Jerusalem
--thr grand feast Of the Passover at
tended by hundreds and thousands OF
people from all parts Of the earth. 1t
was here that the quoen OF Sheba was
attracted by the maEuihcenca and Law
lsh display OF wealth upon the part OF
King Solomon. and when she Went
! back To her home she declared that the
half OF his greatness had not been told
10 her. II was on an occasion of this
kind chat the treasurer of Cmdnce.
the queen Of Mcroe was attracted TO
the city OF Jerusalem al one of these
religions aud political gatherings, II,
wds az one OF these times that Jesus
OF Nazareth was crucined. while the
ely and viciuago was filled with 1000
900 people, waiting Tor the lime or
Penteco8t, which came nifty days after
wards and this WAS used as q means
Ia the hands of God Of publishing
abroad the grand old principles OF the
Gospel and behold the result to-day.
{ We nave the Gospel because OF that
religious and political gathering OF
/ these people. for they were gathered
there from every corner OF the earth,
ana WHOM they went away they began
talking about this man pt Galilec, the
prophet OF God, the savior OF sinners.
The redoemor OF the world and those
who heard received Il blessing,
MY third thought; The time and oc-
caslon have brought 10 our doors, in
the providence of God, an opportunity
i1r us as a people, patriotic and re-