Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-02

Il We keep close to our saviour. w
,"The In5welling Of the Holy Spirit, was
fhaD'ss' h0'sn o ny c s9fss H A
church last evening. He selected as a text
yerses g and Ss q the seventh, chapter
, do any Kind OF work without spiritual
preparation. How much less can a Chr.s-
pa an % sofa tie spTt fo dS Sa pre-
only be done by the indweiling OF lilo
NH SSiHn s 6id ';Testamen. times the spirit of
God operated in different manner than
now. Under the law II enabled men 10
prophesy and work miracles. Under tilis
word as comforter. And il is better 30
because we have the Inspired record Of [ he
WORKINGS q Gods spirit IL prophctlc times
spirit dwelling In our hearts.
In the indwelling OF the spirit promised
eish ehs sSie s9e nTsasse5 rgsd the
receive more of the Holy spirit? An infdel
can not receive this spirit becnuse o. his
tnhelief. Every human heart must turn q
God IN belief and obedience Here are the
con, lions that we believe God: Otcv
COO; love God and ask Him for the gift
where is heaven? says some one. Go
ana build up the broken heart. feed the
nmngry clothe the naked and Heaven
HIS spirit2 In order that we may. under
stnd the Bible. u can not be understood
by The reason, but II can by the shirt. the
"a
thro,ngh the, reason IL an infdel. but OF
clii,d OF God r. to be drawn nearer TO COO,
where thev cease 10 Toubi9 Possibly not,
but thev have only 10 steal away some
whore alone End tell II TO Jesus, whore.
nralse. Cod. al doubts 6v away Hs dsrN.
ness before the sunshine ami we stand
In The full light OF faith In Jeens' love,
we may lose all our worldly eoo's,
s,lll nosscss more than we have lost for
II we have faith In Jesus chrls' u c?n
ne s,,1 Nc taEen from bin by c.sd cSsrro
OF Heart" Services at 800 this afternoon.
President Cleveland's messagc enent the
comnlicatlons In Venezuela. broucht about
by the aRgressiveness Of Lord Salisburv's
government. has met with a most enthusi-
astlc reception in the South. particularly
among the veteran soldiers of the armies
OF the Confederacy. General John II. Cor
don sounded the tocsi1 in Chicago. and
since his bold declarations, many ex-con-
federntes have rendered their swords to
President Cleveland. General Dabney H.
Maury Of Virginia, n stAlwart advocate
Of States rights, rendered his services
through Governor Charles o'Ferrall Gen;
eral Maury Is stickler for form and
principle and holds that In the event OF
war between the two countries Governor
o'Ferrall T. the prop,er personage to ten
teers to the president OF the United Sta es
Colonel win Lambert OF Houston tax 5
the same view Of the situation, as the
following letter will disclose:
THE TENDER OF SERVICES.
To His Excellency, c. ~ Culberson. Gov
ernor OF Texas. Austin;
Houston, Texas. December %. lS,5.-Dear
Sir: AS a democrat. indorslng President
cleveland's clear and manly enunciation
OF the Monroe doctrine, and as n citizen
Of Texas. and of the United States. loyal
to my country and loving her flag ever
since | received my paroIe as Lonrsd-
crate soluier, should there be war between
tho United states ana England, or any
other foreign power, | here now respect
tnlr tender you my humble services, sub
ject 70 such orders as the emergency may
u cHaiCn.
/ have the honor to be, governor. very
respectfully your Obedien Hyi servants
THE ACCEPTANCE.
Colonel VIII lambert. Houston, Texas;
Executive Office. State of Texas, Austin,
Texas. December 80. ls95.--Dea. Sir: In
the midst of pressing official duties
write hastily to acknowledge receipt OF
your letter OF yesterday, anu to say that
while L hardly think there Will be amy
trouble, yet snouid such IA contingency
arise, shall certainly keep your pa.rotic
suggestion ana oner IN minu ana Ne giad
to aVaii myself OF II; Very truly yours.
G. A. Culberson, Governor
Colonel Lambert entered the Confederate
army as private in Alarch, 1854, nnd re-
tired in June, 1855, a lieutenant colonel
Colonel Lambert comes from lighting
family. lie had a granduncle Killed q,
bunker Hill, and his father when a mere
lnd, fought under 'Old hickory" Jackson
in 1915 at New Orleans. and afterwnrd
through the Florida war, dying at Fort
Brown, Texas, in 1879. being a second lett
tenant in the United States army. His
great grandfather and grandfather be-
longed TO the famous Ninety-second High
landers of Scotland.
Colonel Lambert has two sons, whose
coming birthdays Will make them II and
10 yeas OF age, respectively, imbued with
similar patriotic spirit, announce their IN
tention OF going TO the war when Uncle
Sam blows his bugle," and OF this kind OF
material will the American army be made
whenever this country calls for volun-
teers to defend and keep aloft the stars
and stripes.