El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-08
TRINITY CHURCH.

| TRINITY CHURCH.
| Rev. ]. T French preached to
crowded house yesterday morning from
the text, "And he was mum bered with
the transgressors; and he bore the sin
| of many, and made intercesson for the
transgressors, Isaiah LIII:12. The
topic was Christ's intimate relations to
the sinner The speaker said in part:
| A wrong notion has gone out that the
benefits of Christ's death is not for the
sinner. The notion does this: sinners
conclude that the church is not for
them, but only for Gods people. This
| is all wrong, TO. God gave his son to
save sinners, and if sinners are not
saved, then there would be no church.
| The work of the church is to save
sinners. If you ask the sinner to go to
church, he will say, it is not for me,
and it is hard to persuade him to the
contrary. The text is freighted with
| wonderful thought. Christ numbered
with sinners. How can that he? is
asked Well, Christ was thus num-
bered with sinners. In the first place
when the census was taken throughout
the Roman empire by the Emperor
Augustus Caesar. Then the rumors
and reports about him later as he be-
gan MS III lulStiy, CiS0 OIL VI
coutumely, scorn upon his fair name,
| cataoging him among the lower
classes of society. Moreover, his
name was again placed among sinners
in the courts of law. as when he the
savior was dragged before PLATE, aud
to cap the climax, he was crucitied like
a common felon.
Christ was thus numbered with the
trapsgressors in order that he might
be the better advocate for sinners upon
whose level be placed himself in
rked degree, that he might the bet
ter present the case of sinners before
the father Oh the judgment day.
Christ is our elder brother who is in
tercedlng for us that we may be saved.
The son of God is friend OF sinners,
and died that you might live.
The conOrega ion was so large, that
at the close of the services. when COM
munion was held, the altar was full
four times for the administration of the
sacraments.
FIRST METHODIST CHURCH.
Rev. A. Hoffman preached in the
Myrtle Avenue Methodist church last
n 2 ht from the text, They shall not
injure or destroy in all my holy noun.
tain: because the earth will be full OF
the knowledge of Jehovah, as the
waters cover the sea-" Isaiah 11:9. The
speaker said in part, the prophet
speaks in this passage of the same per-
son as in the 9th chapter, 9th verse.
where he says, "FOr uutO us child is
born, unto US son is given, and domln
ION shall be upon his shoulder, and
they sh AL call his name Marvellous.
Counselor, Almighty God, Father of
the eternal age, prince of peace" 1t
seems strange that the man who wrote
the Age of Reason can claim that these
prOphesies referred to some one else
Lhan the Savior, the sprout that was to
come up from the root of Jesse. The
speaker traced by way of illustration Of
his theme, the history of the cruel and
barbarUus traits of character OF the
Roman emperors who took such delight
in torturlng the early christians, and
the gradual lessening of the cruel side
of mans nature as the influence OF the
christian faith spread over the face OF
the earth.
In the course of his remarks he spoke
of the recent killing of four Mexican
bull fighters al Torreon, and thanked
God for the same. The great move
ment of the sentiment against barbar-
Gus performances is gathering strength.
la his closing Mr.. Hoffman said: We
must distribu and preach the word of
God, for we are living ep stiles. Speak
the truth in love, not harshly, for the
the spirit of love is much more effectual
than any thing else.
The songs sung at the service were
those left by Mr.. Sankey and were Civ
en- with will. Rev. DR.. Fisher,
editor Of the Pacific Coast Advocate,
was present to the service, en- route
home to Portland, Ore, from trip TO
Mexico with the National Editorial AS
| sociatiOn.
| The public will miss the reports of
Rev. Il. w. Moore's SCI mons during
his absence in California, where il IL
| hoped his stay may be snort, SO that he
can return to III IS field Of labor where
he Is so highly appreciated. Mr. Moore
| is not only very spiritual man, but a
scho ar, aud the com binatiOn makes an
attraction that has packed his church
| at every service. ClLlZens of Ell PasU
sincerely trust his healLh may be re-
stored at an early date, for he has been
preemi nently successful in inducing
men IN this town to seriously consider
the claims of religion who have not
given the matter of their future welfare
real thought tor years. If In fact they
ever did.
| ST CLEMENTS CHURCH.
The Rev. E. II. j. Andrews, preach
ing last evening from the text, 1T /;
written man snall not live Dy breaC
lone but by every wOrd that proceed
| tn out OF the mouth of God" (Mast
NV ~, said In the course OF his remar~ 8
Those people who make wnolesal,
condemnation Of pleasures of this Iii,
seem 70 have over looked the existence
of the little word 'aiOne" In the text
Innocent pleasure is one MOD cum q
The bread 10y which we live. God dix
| not place US mere To be miserable. FL,
surrounded us with good Jh ngs in or
der that we might enjoy them. When
during the Lenten season, some of thos
among US deny themselves certain o
these things, 1t must not be supposed
that it is because they are SINFUL. w
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may b. the better able to cont 10 pl I