The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-02

-rfAiNk nut the tuhhtl h'f"'' -"
Ne cried out. Il am escaped with the
fAln Of my teeth"
&Rhere has been some difference Of
opinion about this passage. 81 Je-
rome and schultehs. and Doctors
GOOD and Poole and Barnes have all
uled their forceps on Jobs teeth. You
aeny my Interpretation. and say
VIA, did Job know about the enam-
81 OF the teethg" He knew everything
about H. Dental surgery ia almost a.
old a. the earth. The mummies OF
t-gtpt thousands Of years old. are
ipund to-day with gold hlllng In their
toeth. Ovid. and Horace. and Solo
mon, and Moses wrote about these I'M
poriant factors Of the body. To other
provoking complaints. Job, think has
added an exasperating toothaehe, and
putting his hand against the inhamed
face. he says. 4 am escaped with the
skin Of my teeth"
a very narrow escape, you say, Tor
lqn's body and soul. but there are
Nousands OF men who make just a.
narrow escape for their soul. There
was time when the partition between
them and ruin was no thicker than
tooih'a enamel. but. as Job fnally e.
capped. 20 have they. Thank Cod
th4ri Codl
Paul expresses the same idea BY a
oinerent figure when he says that
some people are saved NJ by FIRE" A
vessel al sea IL in flames You 20 70
TIE stern OF the vessel The boats
have showed Oh. The names advance.
you can endure the heat no longer on
your face. You slide down on the side
Of the vessel. and hold on with your
Fingers. until the forked tongue of the
IRE begins TO lick the back Of your
hand. and you feel that you must fall.
when one OF the life-boais comes back
and the passengers say they think
they have room Tor one more The
\ boat swings under you-you drop iRto
h-you are saved So some men are
pursued by temptation until they are
partially consumed. but after an get
Shaved a. BY are"
Bot Ike the hgure Of Job a little
better than that Of Paul. because the
pulpit has not worn Il out: and want
10 show you " God viii help. that
tome men make narrow escape for
their souls. and are saved a. with the
. akin OF their teeth"
~ Il Ia as easy for some people 10 look
10 the Cross AZ for you TO look 10 this
pulpit. Ma. semitic. ,raciable. loving
49, .pett lnem 70 become CHRISTIANS
foa 90 over 10 the store and say
-Onndon Joined the church ysster.
az" Your business comrades say
nat IL Just what might have heeu
npsried. be- always was Of that turn
~ nine In youth. this person whom
ts,elioe vas always good De nevel
hrole things. Ne never laughed wher
vas improper 90 laugh A. seven
Il could sit an hour In church. per
fsc,iy quiet looking neither 90 q,
RAJ hand nor the len. but stralgh
lsio ne eyes Of the minister. Al
ihourh be understood the whole dis
eus,ion about the eternal DEGREES. NJ
reger upset things nor lost them. NJ
es,iea into the Kingdom OF God .,
u,suaily that q Is uncertain ius
vhsn he matter was decided.
Here ls smother one. who started Il
~. wlfh an uncontrollahle shirt. IA
,sri the nursery In an uproar Hi
ws,hsf found him walking on the edE
- ne house.rooi 10 see u he coul
s,l,nes himself There was no hors
49, h. dared not rlde-no tree b
,ova no, climb His boyhood was
So series Of pYedlcaments. his man
loA vas reckless. bis mid-life YER
wrssr6 hut now he 10 converted
~ Won 20 over 10 the store aud aay
-t,turirhi Joined the church ycs,er
s,y- Your friends say. II 10 nc
,,.lble' You must be- joking" 70
=, NO. ! tell you the truth. n
,,,,sa the church" Then they repl,
sTssrs Is hope for any OF us II Of
Arturlght has become Christian
=. c,hsr words. We will admit that
/. more dlmeut cor soUe men 10 a,
-, The Gosrel than for othera
nav be preaching 10 some VII
= cut loose from churches. and d
~. and sundays. and who have u
tntention OF becoming Christian
themselves. and yet you may On
Yourself escaping. before you lea,
thh house. as with the skin Of yot
teeth" DO not expect 10 waste N
hour. I have seen boats 80 Oh trol
Cape May or Long Branch and Dire
their nets. and after awhile con
ashore. pulling Ia the nets Wl,ho'
having caught a single hsh. Il Va
not a good day, or they had not q
rlghl kind Of a net. But we expect .
such excursion to-day, The water
FUN OF ash. the wind IL In The rlgl
direction. the Gospel net b. stron
. 10 thou who iidsi help simon and Al
drew 90 ash. show us how 20 cast q
net on tho rIeht side Of the ship
Some Of you. ln coming 20 God, vi
shave 20 run against skoptlcal notion
y II is useless Cor people 10 say aha
and cutting lhlngs TO those WIN reio
The Christian religion. ! cannot 3.
such things. ny what process Of tenn
tatlon. or trial. or betrayal YOU ha
come 90 your present state, ! know M
There are two gates to your natui
the Kate Of the head, and ne gate
the heart. The gate Of your head
locked With bolts and bars that
.archangel could not break, but Z
raie Of your heart swings easily on
hinges. II I assaulted your body wi
weapons you would meet me vi
Weapons. and Il would be sword-siro
FOR sword-stroke. and wound
wound. and blood for blood but u
come and knock At the door Of 20
house. you open II, and awe me ,
hest seat IN your paFlor " sho'
eo.n. n vou nov with an orfumcl