The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-30
WAS HIS OPENING SERMON.
EVANGELIST n. A. Northcutt at Ccntral
CHRISTIAN Church.
THREE EARTRs AND THREE HEAVENS
REV. y. L. HaisAii. DID. ON the History
OF the Christian Church, Third
SERIES OF sermons.

A goodly audience assembled at the
Central Christian church Sunday morning
TO hear Evangeiis; II. A. Ncrtfeuu OF
St. Louis IN his opening sermon OF me
meetings hc viii conduct here during
January. Earnest, forceful and magnetic.
he held the close attention OF his hearers
as he led them through ! succession OF
mental scenes which must have had the
effect of calming and soothing trouoiea
waters on which many weary soul was
storm-tossed.
He took for his subject 'The Tnrse
Farths and the Three Heavens and
with graphic style and strong logic
showed that the first earth was that OIL
mans occupancy Of the globe before tie
flood, stating that no one could kno"
how long time had passed ere the suo-
sldence Of the waters allowed the trans
planting of Noah from the nrst 70 me
second earth, Of which We have NOR
comnlete account embracing time since
the food TO the present, ana c9nunulns
TO when the sacred WORD lHc.aEes thc
world shall be purified hy ire. becoming
thereby a new earth. which snal. pe lAe
inheritance OF the redeemed. RMS prom
$50 q" the preacher said, was maze "
Iests 10 Ms followers. The disciples, and
must be fulfilled. as was mat maze ny
cod TO tho children Of Abraham co4cet N
ing the possession OF Canaan, ana s.is
Garth purified by hre snhh oe 'nF '''''
"The first heaven" the preacher. ex-
rained. is the Kingdom Of '9tisii o..
earth. or the temporal march. dweiiin ,. Z
In mitch the children 81 G11 fnls Ire
highest tyne Of earthly happiness ne
second he showed TO 10 paradiSr = A.cn
,rcane literally q place OF rest. whence
ganctleed souls are borne at dedth, there
To await the end Of tire anl the SFed
iudrmen, before going 30 their eteraai
The HE speaker drew starilinsly beautiful
illustra;iors OF the bliss awaiting ihose
VINO choose the better part and lei
his hearers almost 10 "isn i9r 80"
from the cares and sorrows OF time pc
caught IN 20 meet the saviour IN the al,
ard dwell heneef0rth with transngured
bodies In the Elorlhed home Of the pies,
ma public ia invited to attend the ser,
vices ard hear the words OF eterna,
lie Meetings at $50 and ~. Ce; ,r,i.
Christian church. corner caroline sHest
and Capitol avenue
Fey. ]. NJ. Halseu d. D., pastor OF the
Cumberland PRESBYTERIAN church. deiiv-
cred the following. the third OF the series
Of sermons on the history Of the Chris
tian church. as illustrative Of the power
and truth Of the Christian religion, yes
torday.
For We have not followed cunningly
devised fables when we made known in-
TO you the power ana corning OF our LORD
Jorus Christ. but were eye. witnesses Of
Ills maiesty."-Tirn. l.. id.
SiX thousand years have elapsed so far
as we have any account, since men be-
San 10 exist in this world. In the period
Of about four thousand years the well
authenticated history OF the world In
forms IA that men lived and died in an.
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ticipation of red emeN 20 come
10 gave men from their sina and Tot
reottv two thousand years men have
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prophecies in the birth OF Christ in Beth
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