El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-22
AT THE BAPTIST CHURCH.

Rev. L. r. Millican preached in the
Baptist church yesterday m orning from
| the text, And Samuel said, what
meaneth then this bleating Of the
sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of
the oxen which | hear" l Samuel XIV:
II The preacher took also several
other texts on this subject, one of whic b
was Acts V:29, I'VE ought to obey God
rather than men," The speaker said d:
We ought to love, obey and worship
God for what he is. The great trouble
with MANY of us is that we stop to
think, will it pay in a financial way?
This is very selfish view to take of it
[ n matters pertaining to religion, the
thing is. What does the Lord command?
Obedience is better than sacrifice and
hardening than the fat of rams. Saul
was very selfish man. God ordered
that Amalek and all he had should be
killed by the Israelitish king. But
Saul kept the best of the captured
herds, and for this he was taken to task
by the prophet. We cannot be too
careful in examing motives which
prompt us. Saul should have carried
out the divine command. remembering
that obedience is better than sacrifice,
aud hardening than the fat of rams
The thing is to obey, leaving the con-
sequences with God. The rewards of
God reach US, not only in this world,
but in the life to come.
The first duty of a soldier is to obey,
and if duty in this world calls for i'm
plicit obedience, how much more does
the life beyond call for it. We are
better citizens for being good christ
tians. II is the duty of children to
obey parents, but in this day aud geLe
ration, things seem to be reversed, and
it is more like parents obeying their
children. 1t has been noticed that the
veneration of the Chinese for their
ancestors is what has held them to-
gether for so many thousand years as a
nation. Now if this is so with natural
parents and children, how much more
should it be between the divine father
care of those who love and obey him.
The law God gave to mankind through
Moses is the foundation today, of the
laws of the world. God has never ask
ed a single one of his children to give
up something without he has something
better for u. Behold l come quickly,
and behold my reward is with me. We
ought to obey God rather than d man. |
AT TRINITY CHURCH.
Rev. J. T. French preached a strong
sermon last evening in Trinity church |
On the empire of Christ. The text
was, "Of the increase of this govern
ment and peace there shall be no end" |
Isaiah IX:7. The prophet writes con- |
corning Christ. The world has seen |
many empires rise and fall, and if any |
empire of modern times lives it must |
be Obedient to Christ. The empires !
that have fallen did so because they |
lacked faith in Christ. Nothing in the |
future will be lasting unless the same |
are based on the doctrines of Christ. |
This world is changing every day, and |
at the end of any era is entirely chang
ed and the largeness of it can not be
Christ, for the empire of the Savior
shall last forever.
Have we any hope OF success in the
name of Christ? Our hope is bas I'd on
the distinct doctrines of the scripture.
These promises are sufficient for US.
The grounds of the christians belief are
the direct promises of God The earth
ly kingdoms fall away and decay be-
cause their founders are mortal. But
the kingdom of Christ is founded on
principles which have the powers of an
endless life. The conflicting interests
of earthly Kingdoms are disintegrating
forces in them, but the increase OF the
kin gdom of God has no end. The pr n
ciples of righteousness and peace are
the b isis of Christ's kingdom. YOu can
honor yourself in spreading the prom
Uses of the scripture throughout the
land, and the laws of Gods universe
will be on your side. When the Jews
said we will not have this man to rule
over us, their power as a nation began
to wane. until the Romans destroyed
the Jews as nation. This kingdom
of peace stands pre-eminent over every
thing.
We need not be alarmed because of
the spread of skepticism and infidelity
over this country, for Christ's right
eousness shall rule from sea to sea, aud