El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-10-11
On Well Doing,

Bishop Duncan of South Carolina
pre- ached last night to large house in
Trinity church From the text, And
let US not be weary of well doing, for in
due season we shall reap if we faint
not" Galatians VI: 8. The speaker
said, there is no question concerning a
person more interesting than what is
my life worth? What did God make me
FOR? What plan did he purpose to
realize in my life?" 1t is a powerful
fact that there are large number of
people in this world who never think
of this question, much less ask it. Life
is season only in which to have q
good time, make all that is possib BILE
out of the world and see that the world
concerned about Gods idea being
realized in them. Many live purely on
the plane of the animal and they are
SO apimalistic that you can hardly re-
cogniZe anything in them that is
natural. Their thought, their plan of
life never Is kes hold on what lifts men
and women. Such people pass away
and the world moves on none the poor
err. l wouldn't give a snap of my finger
for my life if did not feel that God
had something for me to do in this
world. Well doing is the life work to
which God calls US. Man can not do
right unless he is in the sight
al God. To do right we must be in we'll
being. Antecedent to all well doing
aud taking precedence OF all else is,
this; ! must be true in my heart, l must
be a new man in Christ Jesus, regener-
ated by the holy spirit, and connected
in my heart to my God. Well doing is
that which is right in the sight of God,
making ourselves as near like our
master as possible is character build
ing. The most unfortunate kind of
piety is the piety that is reserved for
the seventh day, while we are captious,
fault finding and unpleasant on other
days Of the week, until it seems as
though the creases could not be irOned
out of our face. But piety enriched
by the grace of God is a wonderful
work. God does not give US character.
We have got to make that ourselves.
God can gives US right heart, and
the first blessing is that clean heart:
and the s cond blessing is the right
spirit. Be sure that You get clean
mother can help the child, but the
child must do the learning. The
mother can not do this for the child.
| God provides US with useful things,
and we must use these things to &C
complish anything in life. The great
| work of life is not to get money or In
| tluence, but to get character.
In speaking OF beautiful things, Gne
bishop said it was all right for women
to make themselves beautiful along
rational lines, and created something
of litter in stating gravely that
woman never lost her temper; 1t was
the temper that got the better OF her.
Now develop the idea Of beauty in the
spiritual kingdom and we become
| beautiful and true. God will Gle ar
your heart, but you must keep II
clean for the coming Of the master. a
long face is not digestive of religion; |
wouldn't give my happiness for all the
happiness of the people in Ell Paso who
are living sensual lives. Ii you say
you are not tempted--take care. The
son of God was tempted even to the
: last moment on the cross. Don't grow
weary of well doing. If you slip, gel
overtaken by fault, go to God and
acknowledge it, perserve'ing for the
reaping time will come if you faint not
Don't be in such hurry that you cans
grow. Start out with a clean heart
and you will grow into a Christian