Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-25

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could carry, but many man on his knees
In tho privacy OF his own room has had
flashed upon him more vivid appreciation
Of tho word of God than many q mnn who
has visited NIL tho scenes Of Christ's birth.
and Paul'a cloquonce, and Peters impris-
onmont, and Joshuas prowoss, and Ell
jnha ascension. do not dcprccinto any
Of tho helps for Bible study, but do say
that thoy oil together come infinitely short
without direct communication from tho
throne OF God, In response 10 prayerful
solicitation We may find many interest
ing things about tho Bible without especial
illumination, "a how many horses Solo
mon had In his stables or how long was
Noah'a ark, or who was the only woman
whose full name IA given In tho Scrip.
turca, or which ia tho middle verse OF tho
Bible, and oil that will do you no moro
good than TO ho able 10 toll how many
beanpolos thoro arc In your noighbor's
garden.
Tho learned Earl OF Chatham heard tho
famous Mr.. Cecil proach about tho Holy
Ghost and said 10 q friend on tho way
home from church, 81 could not undor-
stand 1t, and do You suppose anybody I'M
derstood iiF' "oh, yes, said his Chris
tian friend "thoro were unoducatod WON.
en- and some little children present who
understood 10" | warrant you that tho
English soldier had undor supornnl influ
enoo read tho book, for after the battle Of
Inkgrman was oyor no was found dead
with his hand gluod TO tho pngO Of tho
open Bible by his own blood, md tho
words ndhcred to his hands az thcy buried
him, II am tho resurrection and the llfo,
no that belioyoth In NO. though dead, yet
shall no live.
A. n neEenorator.
N0rt consider tho Holy Ghost as hu.
man rqcoDstruotor. We must DO made
over again, Christ and Nlcodcinus talked
about H. Thcologinns call II regeneration
! do not care what you Gull It, but wo hayo
10 DO reconstructed by tho Holy Ghost
We become now creatures, hating what
we once loved and loving whit We once
hated. n sin were u luxury, 1t must be-
come n dctcstatiou. II We preferred bad
associations we must prefer good nssocia-
lions. In most cases IL IL such q complete
change that tho world notices tho differ.
Onco and begins to ask: "Whnt has come
over that mani Whom Inns no been with
What has 80 affected hint What has run.
Hhck0d his entire nntufoi What has turned
him square about" Take two pictures of
Puul--onc ON tho ruhd to Damascus 10 XIII
tho dlsoipleR of Christ, tho other on tho
rond to OstiA 10 dio for Christ Como
nonrer home and look Mt tho man who
found his chief delight IN low clnss Of
cluhruomB, hocuughlnR around tho card
table and then stumbling down tho front
stops after midnight and staggering
humownrd md that snmo man ono week
nttorwhrd with his family ON tho way 10
prayer meeting What has done ~ II
must ho something tremendous II must
BIO God. Il must ho tho Holy Ghost.
Notice tho Holy Ghost as tho solnocr OF
hrukon hearts Christ cnlls him tho com.
fortor Nothing does tho world so much
wnnt ~ comfort Tho most OF people hnyc
boon abused mlsreprcsuutod. cheated lied
about swiudlcd. burrft What Is needed
"a hnlsnm for tho wounds lantern for dark
rouds. rescue from mnlirning pursucrs.
n MT from the marble slab Of tombstoucs.
lifo to most has boon n seminiluto. They
have not got what they wanted Thoy
have not reached TINT which thoy started
for Friends bctrny Change OF business
stand losos old custom and does not bring
enough custom 10 mako up for tho loss
Health becomes precarious whom ono most
needs strong muscle and stondy ncryo,
aud olcnr brain. ont Of this audience OF
thousands and thousands II should ask
oil those who have boon unhurt In tho
Of lifo TO stand up, or all stand
Ing to hold mp thor right hand, not one
would move Oh, how much wo mood tho
Holy Ghost an oomfartorl lilo rooites tho
sweet gospel prumsus 90 tho hardly
bostcnd lIo assures Of mcrcy mingled
with tho sevOrltlos Hn consoles with
thoughts of coming roloasc Ho tcllB Of
n heaven whore tcnr ~ never won't mud
burden IL never carried. and Injustice In
mover suffered Comfort for all tho Young
po0plo who arc mhltroatod at homo or no.
colyO insufficient income or arc robbed Of
tholr schooling or kopb back from post
tiona thoy hnyo earned by tho putting
forward u others lcss worthy Comfort
for all these mon and women midway In
the path Of lifo worn out with what thoy
hayo already gono through mud with no
Frightening futura Comfort for those
RRod ones amid many inArmitlOs and who
fool themselves 10 ho In tho way IN tho
homo or business which themselves ostab.
lishod with their own girls.
Comfort From Within.
Tho Holy Ghost comfort think general
" comes In tho shape Of soliloquy You
ind yourself saying To yourself; "woll, |
ought not TO go On this way about my
mothers death Sho had suffered enough,
She had borno othor peoples burdens long
enough am glnd that father and moth.
OF aro together In heaven, and thoy Will
no waiting TO greet us, and II Will ho only
n little while anyhow, and God mnSoa no
mistRkoa. OF you soliloquiRo, saying; 1t
"a hard to lose my property. nm suro
worked hard enough for 10 But God will
tAsu caro- Of us, aud, to tho Children tho
money might have spoiled Them and We
lind that those who have To struggle for
themselves generally turn out hcst aud 10
VIII all DO wen n this upsottlng OF our
worldly resources lends US TO lay up treas.
urcs In heaven, Or you solilaqulxu, say
Ing ut was hard TO give up that boy
when clio Lord took him, expected grcat
things az him, aud, oh, how wo miss him
out Of the hNuso, and there aro no many
things l come across that mako ono think
OF him, and howas such a splendid follow,
but then what mn escape he has mado from
the temptations and SORROWS which come
TO all who grow up and 10 Is grand
thing To have him safe from all possible
harm, and thoro arc all those bible prom
ises Tor parents who have lost children.
and wo shall fool a drawing hcavonward
that We could not have otherwise expert.
encod." Aud aftor You have said that you
got that relief which oomos from an out.
burst Of teara do not say to you. ms