El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-10-01
CONFERENCE.
A Good Sermon Last Night, and Con-
tinuance of the Sessions Today.

tinuance of the Sessions Today.
Trinity church W as crowded last night
by citizens of all denominations to
hear Rev. T. L. L,llance, late of New
Orleans, who spoke from the text,
"Choose ye this day whom We will
serve" The speaker said: Last night
we had presented to us the glorious
church of God. We saw there his pur-
pose; and today we had the second
commission given to Paul, the great
apostle to the Gentiles. That God has
manifested every attempt to save
humanity there is no doubt. But we
come to the fact that all men are not
saved. The ajority of men feel in
their hearts that God has done his
utmost to save men for the life to
come. Every sinner believes God
will 80 have mercy on him that he, the
sinner, feels hopeful that all will come
out right in the end. Others try to
quiet their fears by claiming there is
no hereafter. It is not the will of God
that any man shorld perish, but should
everlasting Ii g. The speaker said be
could not see hope for the great mas
of men who are pas ing through the
world today, for the great majority of
mankind seems to be without God or
Christ. Christ is absolutely necessary
for alvation God has made. provision
whereby he might save man to the
uttermOst. Choose ye this day whom
We will serve. Was the thought brought
before Israel who had been playing
fast aud loose with God until he
brought them up with this choice
The same choice is brought before
every man. Man is rs free as the birdie
of the air and can accept or reject the
offers of salvation as he may elect.
God does not hold man accounta BILE for
his evil nature 80 much as he does for
his willingness or unwillingness to rise
above tn at pa:ure. A remedy has been
provided for all spiritual ills, and If
man will only look up he will be 30
strengthened that these ills may be
US to God who says, my son give me
thine heart. He desireth truth in the
inward parts. One of the greatest
promises is that Christ will convict
the world of sin. Sometimes a man
loses sight of his own responsibility as
when he realizes that some one else is
praying for him. Many man depends
on the prayers of q Christian wife or
mother to bring him into the kingdom
of God when he should be taking active
thought for himself.
The choosing whom ye will serve is
one of Immediate choice. There can
ana will come time when the spirit
of God departs from q man as he did
from Saul. Oh that we might come to
appreciate the convictions of our
hearts; how different would be our
future condition. The common exper-
fence is that the older we are in sin the
less trouble it is to sin. 1t will never
be easier to yield to the influences of
the spirit than it is now. The time in
fact will never come when it will be as
easy to yield as at present Surrender
on the first impression; don't wait. God
has dedicated this church and made
this offer that you may give your hearts
to Christ. Determine then tonight in
this temple where he has promised to
write his name. Kneel humbly at the
foot of the cross calling God be merci-
full to me q sinner. God will freely
forgive any person and forget the past, |
for God predestin ated that man should |
be conformed to the image of his |
son.
The speaker closed by citing the re-
cent terrible railroad accidents which |
such loss of life, and he urged |
the necessity ef always being pi epared |
10 die. At the close of the service il
was announced that Rev. Menniffee
would conduct the morning 8 O'Clock
prayer meeting.
Conference was in session all the
today, the session being pre-
,eded by a prayer meeting. Bishop
Duncan had suffic emily recovered from
ais indispositicn to preside. The
question mostly discussed was, Are ali
The preachers blameless in Off ial ad-
ninistration?" Rev. Gladney was
irst called. He pre- ented his report
y hich was accepted, and be Was receiv-
ID into full connection. Rvs E. F
ioodson and G. J. Mennifee were also
'eceived. A long time was
AIKEN with the ca of Rev.
7. II. Angel IF Fort Thomas, Ariz.,
,ut his report Was not received as &C.
eptable, and he was not connected.
However, it is understoo that Mr..
Angell remains local preacher. AT
200 p. m. today, Rev. Mark Hodgson
# Alpine, preached; and u $50 tonight
Rev. Matthews of Arkansas. breaches
sunday appointments have not bee;
made yet.
Sheriff Pat Garrett, whose horss 8
more than paid expenses at Albuque,-
ue, will take his SITS BILE to Phoenix for
he races and thence to New Orleans.-l
See.