The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-06
The HOME And The CHURCH
Evangelist Northcutt's Services Both
Morning and Evening.
THE STORY OF THE pRoDIGAL son
Rssold with Embellishments and an Ap.
peai to ProdtGai sinners to Seek n
Home with tho Savior.

A large audience assembled at the Cen
trail Christian church Sunday morning,
and Mr. Northcutt chose for his subject.
"The Ideal church." ana for q text took
Epbesians v. p, 20 and z: There are but
two divine institutions on esrth-the nome
and the church. Every mechanic, states
man Or artist holds an IDEAL a high IDEAL
which indeed he may never see realized
but every effort to reach that ideal Is
enc step toward that perfect ideal. and
. every Individual who exerts the least in
nuence in benalf Of the church IS doing
just so much more toward perfecting
the ideal Jesus mad for ais church on
earth. A man whose character. upon
investigation lie deemed UNIT for mem
bership with Masons and Odd Fellows,
and such other organizations, the church
Of Jesus Christ, the only institution on
earth which does not vote on an appli-
cants fitness or unfltness to become u
member. will receive and help become At
TO Join the angel throng I'm heaven, and
II God can receive poor lost sinner
why can not the institutions of mem"
The revivalist paid most glowing trib-
ute to the Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union, who. with steady tread,
would yet with womans hand plant upon
our capltols dome the flag OF prohibit
ton, triumphant and this organization
is a child OF the church Of Jesus Christ.
The thought OF home inspires men to
deeds Of heroisn. 1t IL in the home
feel and express that free and tender love
for each other, which tender, affectionate
ties engender. and the church r. the Chris
tian's home. Here II is chat the child OF
God meets and freely manifests his deep
interest In and love for the souls OF those
who not onlv are travelling toward heaven
with him. but also for those who are not
vet enrolled among the number constitut-
ing this Christian home.
Gun a.. i~ht Ia Iizt hoiA nrth
at the Central Christian church. He said
among other things.
"a little more than twenty years ago
two little boys were playing IN front or
their fathers house. when two men took
them into carriage and drove hastily
away. When five miles awoy one of them
was put out OF the carriage. who made
his way home. The other boy has not
been heard from to this day. In 4 shor;
time $4,000 were offered as n reward for
the recovery OF the boy and the capture
of tho abductors. Tho details Of this
great search constitutes one Of the most
sublime pictures IN modern civilization.
TO save a lost child the citizens Of this
Republic turned out en- nlasse Police
men from Canada 10 the gulf have Been
on perpetual watch. Tho name Of no
American culd IS rnnre familiar than the
name ot Charley Ross
IAN this National uprising gives but "A
faint conception Of the value we place
on Qne human being May Il not be true
nat Satan is stealing hundreds Of the
boys ami girls Of Houston. while We are
sitting caraiessly by. making hut littla
effort 20 save them Christ Travelled the
unknown distance from heavens throne
20 earth lie wandered over mountains
and valleys. and threaded the streets Of
towns and cities 20 save the lost low
cGn We thrill mon with the conviction
that there is 10 salvation out OF Christ
ana no salvation independent 81 human
endeaYor?'
Three Chapters IN the ProdIgars Lift"
WIS the subject % the discourse witch
followed
rev. Mr. Mason read par, Of the
fifteenth chapter Of Luke by way Of
Introduction
FIRST chapter--The young mans Ife.
IL had good home. a home Of wealth.
There were servants Even the servants
had plenty and 10 spare There was no
trouble Ia the house 80 fa- as we know.
His father was kind 10 him Al the
young mans request hts father gave him
his share OF the estate. He had great
confidence in the son THE home was
lacking IN some essential characteristics
the hone was lacking "a mother As
there IS no mention made Of her ! lhink
lkely She WIS dead. The boy IS 30 fc
plfied who has not the prayers and advice
no summer that knows not the sunshine
Of a mothers love-such NE b. an win
ter God helm young men and women
TO appreciate their mothers. This Young
man had no sister. Mention Is made OF
an elder brother. but no-- OF a sister.
There n no stronger safeguard 81 the
life than a loving sister. The young
man who Is tender and thouRhtfnl to-
ward hts sister you can trust. but II he
VIII not be good TO his own sister, he
Will not likely be TO anybody elses sis
ter There is not much man, and less
future for the Young man who Will no,
he gentle and manly toward his sister
Second chhpier-The young man leaves
his home, confident IN hs own ability Ia
fight lire's hattle. He goes out TO have
good time. He spent all In living fast
life. Not only his money. but his man
hood. Money is the least price paid FOR
fast life. HIS self-rcrpect ana manhood
are laid on the altar oh how man.
are wearing n criminal stamp on the
brow. IT may he seen ln thoir fares
Sin haunts them by night and dogs them
from place 10 plsce ali the day Your ain
viii md you out Young men, pray
you. don't take dollar no, your own
Don't do an unmany thing Young iaAv
you better die than do wrong EternIt,
" too short 10 repent OF n wiliful wrong
Have the courage and bravery OF good
ness. Keep unspotted from the Gins OF
IOFUFi
with n clear conscience than TO weat
silks and satins that sinful NE mieh
purchase. When the prodlgai had tpen,
all, the famine set In. Manhood gone
nobody wanted him. Homes that WON'T
open TO him wear ago viii shut IN hl,
face now. Tho prodral Joined himself :,
farmer 10 feed swine This was tn,
most disgraccful thing jew could do
But he will do anything now to get some
thing 10 eat This Is where sin lead,
TO The poor. fallen woman truth
fully said Just before her death
"Once was pure as the SNOW. hut fen
Fol- like "A snowflake from heaven to hell
f'cl 10 be- ,rnmpled as NTH IN the street
To be scoffci AZ, spit on and heat;
Pleading and cursing and dreading to die
Selling my soul 10 whoever would buy,
Dealing In shame for morsel Of bread
Hating the living and fearing the dead
II Is n grand thing to he man, an,
"a live a manly life. and after awhn
die manly death and thea so home Il
God and take mans life
This prodigal In his extreme poyert
came 10 himself. Sin is "A species NJ In
sanity. When n person does n deliberat
hot IA inc II