El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-15

afternoon services, so his voice was in
good shape for the evening. He and
party left for the west this afternoon,
| we'll pleased with his stop over in Ell
Pas0.
AT TRINITY CHURCH.
Rev. J. T. French preached yester-
day morning from Joshua XXIIIII,
thereto re that you love the Lord, your
Cod" In the course of his remarks
the speaker said the ideal of this coun-
try is to love riches. The ideal of the
word of God is to have salvation. The
highest ideal is to love God and nu-
manity. What is the character of those
who do not love God? Look at the
resting place of the christian man,
read the inscription on his head stone.
Look at the resting place of Tom Paine
not stone or a slab to mark his last
resting place. His ideal was to ignore
God. Our ideal is to love our maker.
The hum blest christian life today has
it's good influence in the world; but if a
man ignores God he has no influence
ing force of my christian life today is
the knowledge that 1 love God. We
should live a positive, not a neg ative
life. Love to God is a positive form of
life. Mere obedience does not save q
man, he must love God. Love says.
'Whom have l in heaven but thee.
There is none other that L love but
thee"
In closing the speaker referred to
the attempt being made throughout
the country to make the christian Sab
bath a continental holiday, and lately
the Colorado legislature failed only by
three votes of passing law making
Sunday public holiday. These insid-
ious attempts against our christian
Sabbath come from the Influences of
the old world.
AT THE PRESBYTERIA N CHURCH.
Rev. H. w. Moore preached yester-
day morning from the text sob, my
son Absalom My son Absalom.
Would to God l had died for thee, Oh
Absalom my son, my son." II Samuel,
NVIII:33 Absalom was handsome
young man, an Apollo, from the sole OF
his foot to the crown of his head there
was no blemish on him. Though his
body was of faultless symmetry, yet he
had deformed soul. He was proud,
he was naughty, deceitfnl, oily tongued
and in his breast slumbered a whirl-
wind of untamed passions. From boy
hood to early manhood his training
had been neglected. He killed his
brother, plotted the overthrow of his
fathers government, WAS Overwhelm-
ingly defeated in the battle with David .
general Joab, and died a tragic death
by being speared while hanging from
an oak. When old King David heard
the news of Absalom's death, flood of
sorrow swept his aged breast. AS he
staggered up to the chamber over the
gate. He wept, first, out of parental
tenderness of heart. Parents love
their children. They hope largely for
them. King David's hopes were blast
ed when Absalom's life went out in
darkness. Even hayward children
who break their parents hearts by
prayed for by their parents. The pa
rental tenderness of heart made David,
the king, weep. He wept, secondly, be-
cause he knew that Absalom's ruined
life was largely David s fault. David
himself committed adultery so did his
son Ammon. The children knew this.
Thou must be true thyself, if thou the
truth would teach"
Parents too often are to blame for the
downfall of their children. They
swear in their presence, drink in
their presence, joke about holy things
an anp their of pres9 papents On sfs n5
mother too was heather woman. Had
had better mother, he
would not have lived such a ruinous life.
And died such tragic death. Oh the
pO" eF vi SOOu uOtuSi. Ddflu we pI
thirdly, because he knew he would
likely meet his boy again. Could he
have been comforted with the assur
ance that he would meet Absalom in
heaven, it would have lessened his
grief. But AbSalom was the picture
of a shipwrecked soul. There is a great
day coming when parents, husbands,
wives. friends will be separated Yet
why should one soul be lost? Why is
that men spend years looking after the
body, and will not take time to settle |
the question of the souls salvation?
Why should men refuse salvation here
and heaven yonder, as a gift? If any
man or woman is lost at last they will
have to walk over the dead body of
Jesus Christ. Heaven is forced on no
man, but whosoever will, may come.
Mr. Sankey who was in the congre-
cation, hoped to be able to sing at this
service, but thought it wise, on account
of being hoarse, to save his strength
for the union services at night.