The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-08
THE LIGHT OF The WORLD.
Rsyiyalist Northcutts Meetings Yes
terday and Last Night.
SUBJECT At AFTERNOON SERVICES.
Loyalty to u cd and she Religion Of Jesus
CHRIST the Duty of Aii-Th Must
cal Features Of the Meetings

The sro5ec; al the Central Christian
church yesterday Afternoon. was: we ar.
the light Of the world. lie, you- light So
shine thai sinners. seeing your good work
may g!or4fy God Matthew V. l4-Is
Il is not difficult TO understand how
Jesus is the Ugh; Of the wcrl5. but hard
sometimes 20 realize that We are. How
car II be true Simply il this way: In
the absence Of Jesus We mus, take ur
ms work and carry i, forward. 4 lam
consists Of several parts. Oil recepticle
l9F OF, burner and wick and all mus;
oe n working order before light viii re-.
telI. 80 We have bodies. recsrtacles Of the
spirit, and intelligence which ,ntst he
HsA'1e It's servant. Sometimes the wick IN
ooF human lamps gets charred ana snaru
s4lss2Ts are USED 10 trim the useless r,art
away So when We pei cha-rsa s,s go
ana DARK and our Heavenly Father often
comes ana cuts deeply into cur lives. caus-
A's US 70 glow with greater light AFTER
M4r-. Keep the lower lights burning. -
Air' Northcutt said TOR are tn. solIs
aolng Christ's work on earth The higher
ilsAts are there on the other shore beckon-
ing rs onward and upward"
In the evening tha evangelist. as usual
introduced hts discourse by relating an
hci1snt. IN this instance he referred To
fhllllp III OF Spain, thai ne would rather
reNnqLish mis- throne than to purpos.l,
Offend his God. The subject OF his suh
sFIuent remarks was loyalty Speaking OF
ths character Of Jesus. he said that no
inNhei mad ever lived who dared TO attract,
IL that Jesus never spoke 4 cornrnonrIse a.,
word ard there never was one common
place attribute about Hin All the world
a1mires HIS character and hut few love
Ills teachings well enough 20 follow them
ny Because they discover our sins and
u2in them up to our own sight 40 trie-
friend can be found than he who plainly
tells rs Of our faults One who VIII look
ua fairly and kindly IN the face and lay
bare our infirmiues
That is why the world does not love the
teachings Of Jesus well enough 10 live By
t1en Yet Me taught the rnigniiest prin-
dpies OF truth and Righteousness the
world has ever known and upon our
loyalty to these principles depends our
fate. both as nations and individuals
The worlds history teens with nlustra-
tons that show this to be true In the
case OF the Caesars. the pharachs and
many others OF Ike greatness Bat there
- another side. and brighter one When
ever loyalty 10 the religion OF Jesus Christ
rs adhered 10 there We SEE. both in tn.
case Of nations and individuals q glorious
course throughout this life. and q sacred
memory that lives beyond the grave
Luther and Abraham Lincoln are both
instances of~fhls truth What is more
lovely or more lovahle than loyalty? 10y
atty 70 home. 10 children. t. wife and
friends. II is a principle we appreciate IN
another despite many serious faults So
Coo although our weakness and trans
gressions be many. knowing our LOYALTY
to Vim, even when We fan time wll.4ou,
number. yet knowing ilow nard we strug-
gie 70 be true and loyal loves us TO tho