El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-29
At st. Clements,

At ST Clements.
Bishop Kendrick otficiated yesterday
at both services. In the morning he
preached from the text, 1.-THE night is
far spent the day is at hand; let US
therefore put Off the works of dark
ness: AID let Us put on the armor of
light" II mans XIII:12. The speak
err said, in order to make us practical
application of this text it is necessary
to know the time and to realize that
some event of great importance is i'm
pending. the day of tie Lords coming.
This has stirred the hearts of all a.
lions since. But Of that day no one
knoweth it was no part of Christ's
mission to tel when he was to come
again. 1t would take from the pow err
an Importance of the eveot Christ
advises always to be faithful and ready.
There are two thoughts brought out in
this conne9tion: viz The thought of
Joy and the thou2 hit of espopsibility.
1t was not much that the Christians of
the early days had to comfort the u in
this world. From the Gepraviry about
them the early Christians looked above
for relief and hoped fer the trumpet
OF the last day. There are many
Christians to profess that they wo Id
welcome the master: but it might also
be asked would he welcome Them?
There were many Christians who
needed the Authorization of the apos-
ties and for them the advent was q SER
ions event. Few were as wide awake
ss they ought to have been. The in
junction was that they put off the works
of darkness and put On the armOr of
light. In Crumwell's time there was
great uneasiuess as to the second ad
vent: and i'll 1913 in our country, people
were stirred up Bat there are not
many of us who except the advent to be
at all imme iiate, but rather in some
remote period.
With Christian people this is a most
important matter, Is it prefaces our
entrance to that delightful country
where all tears are wiped away from
our eyes. The title to heaven is ac-
quired or lost in this life. There can
Be no other hope The speaker re-
GREETED that the hope of heaven was
not always the strong motive power
that it should be. There are many
who think they will go to heaven any
how. But what are the grounds of
tn 5 exl recitation. Are We sure we are
running the race ali right, and in the
right direct on? Every man who sets
sail for heaven should keep track of
his latitude and longitude. 1t is
dange~o Gus TO take too much for grant
ed. Now is the time TO wake out of
sleep. There is no going to heaven on
howery beds of ease. Watch, strive to
enter in at the strait gate. l.
will be a great thing to
gain heaven, and ach eve eternal lie
which is the best thing God can give
from his bounteous hand. The deeds
that will plague us in the last day will
be the deeds of darkness that we have
hoped to cover up. God knows and
judges us from day to day; it is the flu
ture and not the pr sent that we fear.
A new character Is he outcome of the
new birth. VIII Curist recognize US
as Christians if our neighb0rs are
una he TO do so? There must be some
likeness to him, some family res M
blance that We may be admitted to the
family of heaven. May God give us
of darkness ard put on the amor of
light Ia the evening a large class
was confir ned, and the services
were unusually interesting.
Ire att pdance in fl CT was so great
TAT the aisles were filed with chairs
and no IN re people could get into the
church. The co firmatiOn class was as
follows: Miss Harriet Blanch Robin
son, Miss Claudine B lie Cecilia Brahm,
Miss Eethel Made Francis, Miss Jen-
ne Pierce Ford, Miss Alice Virginia
Davis, Miss Alma Mabel 10 e-, Miss
Emma Clarkson, NJ So Susan Ham,
Baylor, Miss Ethel Walz, NJ IS Mary
f. Hunt, Miss Myrtle Logan, Mrs. Abb
by w. Cold by, Mrs. Mary Joseph, Mrs
Abby K. Ford, Mrs Lucy Ca lin, Mis-
Edith Lee Rule, Mrs. lola Mar on
Stevens, Mrs. Oda Faulconer, Thomas
Marriott, Samuel William Cstlln,
Toomas b 10Th, Benjamin +. NJ yer,
B sude Brahm, Morgan feathers,
Bryan Borton. Twenty-Five in all. The
Off ,iating clergy were, the bishop,
r cor Martin, Assist mt Rector An
drews and Rev. Dubois. The hvmLs
were Onward, Chris I'D Sold err: Thine
Forever God of Love, Come TIL u
Long Expected Jesus. My Faith Loo s
up to Thee, the DoXology the anths IN
P, aise tn. Lord, and the reces-io 1sl, Q
Happy Day That S avs My Choice. The
confirmation came just prior to the
drxcl tgy The bi-hOp spoke from JOHN
III:l6 For God so loved the world"
ETC.. the topics of the discourse were
motives for Christianity, viz, fear.
happiness, at'rs 'iveness and or ,ti
tude. A special off eriu G for the bis hops
fund was taken.
At the First N. e. Church.
Rev J. G. Hall preached vest ,rday
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