Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-19
REV. WELLS REPLIES
TO ATTACKS MADE ny INGi1hsoLh
ON RELIGION.
strong aud Interesting sermon pn-
iiycred al the baptist Church
on Mistake. of IpgcrsoiI.

his sermon, "Tho Mistakes Of lnger-
Boll" Ills address was M follows;
Before beginning as sermon ms
feel that owe duty
| To the citizens OF Fort worth; TO the
| Christian people. and more especially
| TO those who are not Christians, ana
| those who may be easily led astray.
For that reason. have chosen to speak
as | shall today, because OF a duty that
| owe to God. to my follow men, and
TO my city.
I have chosen two passages OF scrip
ture. containing the same text, ns the
basis OF nay remarks. The first is found
In the Gist chapter OF Isaiah. In first
part; the next IL found In the 18th chap
ter Of Luke and the Ism verse. one
IL prophesy and the other ia ful-
hllmcnt. "rhc spirit Of the Lord II
upon me. because the Lord hath nn-
nolntcd me to proclaim liberty to the
oaptiyca.' IT, 81, "ro proclaim liberty
to them that are bruised" Luke I! Is,
The language Of Christ
The purpose OF Chrlsts mission to
the world was liberty. His preaching
throbbed with the heart Of liberty, The
erect OF hla preaching IN liberty.
Prophecy 700 years before his birth con-
nected him with liberty The iirBt pub
lie announcement that no made was In
the pynagoguc OF Nazareth, and the
nrst thing that he said "'rho spirit
OF the Lord Ia upon me, Tor he hath
nnnoiutod me 10 proclaim liberty"
AS Hight Is To the eye air to the lungs,
blood 10 the human heart IL liberty TO
the religion Of Jesus Christ Pluck II
out, aud there ~ blindness Take II
away, and there TX congestion. Re-
mo ~ II and the llvc-giving nuid II gono.
It Ia dead Hut true liberty cannot
exist without the protection Of wise and
Just laws. II dcgenorates into license,
and tho might OF the strong rohs the
weak NJ their rlghtn. Thus liberty With
out INV becomes WHAT Annrchism.
What would our country be without the
protection uf wise aud Just laws backed
10y clvil puwcr. Thou shalt not steal,
Wa the law without 1t my property
becomes your property II you have the
inclination aud the power to take IT,
Thou shalt not XIII, In the law, and
without That law my life N held In the
hands NJ the drunken debAuchcp or the
midnight assassin The law n, thou
shalt not bear false Witness without
the protection OF that law about me,
the yilest tongue OF Islander could rob
mo of my character Liberty to do
right, but no license TO do wrong I'n-
der the old testament dspcnsatlon
there was one year In every NIFTY that
was called the Year Of the Lord, to
distinguish II from every other year
II was also NcRllcd the Jubilee OF the
people, because there was law. aud
Wise one, by which the people uf
Israel were governed, that the old
homestead reverted to the original fam
lily nj the end OF nfty years and n was
Just and right. because all bargains and
trades were mudp with the understand
Ing that ut the end OF nifty years an
property would revert. Every urlson-
house door was opened. aud every prig.
Oucr set FREQ. Every chain that rhnck-
led the llmhq " a prisoner was stricken
OF Every slave became free man
Aud happiness rcigned where puvcrty
and misery abuundCd and II was called
tho Year OF the Lord because OF itH
blessings aud the year Of the Jubilee.
because Of the rClulrlngs Of Gods pep.
pic. Under tho Now Testament dis
penaltlon this IN taken as figure to
represent what shall take place then.
and the same promiuc IN used. tho supc
prophesv IN declared In Its mlnllmont,
when Christ comoa to the synagogue In
the fullllmcnt OF His mission IN it's
beginning. saying; "The spirit Of the
Lord II upon me, FOR lie hath an
nointe1 me TO proclaim liberty to tho
oAptlvcs, the opening OF the prison TO
them that are hound to give beauty
Tor ashes. the garments OF praise for
the spirit of henvincBB; to comfort those
that mourn In Zion" The figure taken
II that freedom from bondage of every
ntty years, ana the rcVarHlun Of proper-
", 10 represent Il freedom that would
Nc once aud forever, M He makes n
sdcrlneo once and forever for the I'm.
roy ~ His people. Spirit Freedom,
soul freedom; mind freedom. lie said.
IT We continue IN my worda We uTe my
hleclplcA, ana ye Fhnll know the truth
and the truth shall make YOU free.
christ in His ministry upon earth nj
thcked the idea OF the union OF world
power aud religion. or the union Of
church and state. Hc says: MY king
loln W not ot this world My kingdom
W tfuth, Render to Caesar the thlnrs
lhht pre Cheaars, and render To God
the things that are Coda" And lila
pan Tor His churches was that thore
nnouiu De entire separation of Chris
uai!iy from world power; no connection
netwccn them. liut Ills dlscIples tor
profepspd dlscipleO some hundreds nr
yearn nfterward thought TINT thc,
could improve upon His plan. aud when
pnganiim began TO decline and Chris,
uahiiy was IN the ascendant they unit.
Va, under Copstantinp. the church and
slhte, ana had, a. they had In the dnvs
or tho Phurlseea polItlco.rolivio,,s
pnrty, aud just M II happened 10 m.
FORMER political party, Instead az I'm
WpNemeht, there was retrogreasion.
ma there arose errors ana persecutiona
m the name OF Christ, for which Chris,
was not responsible. herausn this vas I
s,un,NeVslNe OF His teachings aud prln-
wish TO cay why went ia benr /
tol lngeraoll lecture the other niaht
had long heard much OF his eloouen"c
ana had desire to hear him from ,i,ai ,
STANDPOINT, expected. as / told him
w private conversation, that 1 should I
answer what he said, " thonvht
prup't wanted TO know dirss,I,s ,
from his own lips what his conyicting (
was ana ! heard him I heard n len'
ture containing many brnutiful jdsas
eNprc u In poetic fancy Much a,i,
made very tsnni improagion ~,
NY, w anu mis- demonstrations OF blcotry
persecution ana fanstiolsm. I hnar,i2'
approved; but hts mlarepreaontn,ion,
.nu sophNtry | as henrtllv deninrnn
Apart from his imagery ma tn,,u
deductions, he construed What siv,,
cail ulnn OF straw fnr tbn - NVNiu