El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-23
PRESBYTERIAN Church.

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Rev. II. w. Moore preached in tn
ing from Romans ZIG, Il am no
ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for i
is the power of God.'; The speaker
said: Paul was talking to the Romans
They loved Paul A new power ii
here, says Paula power stronger thar
your armies, surer than Caesars de
crees, swifter than the Theirs flow
Ills power has changed many OF the
best ana most educated Jews 10 Chris
tians and Gentiles too are born 3 gain by
thousands. AT Philippi, at Jerus ,lem
and Ephesus, Paul saw it's wondrous
effects. He says, 81 glory in the
cross" 1t is power, and after the
great apostle dropped asleep with the
| whole police force of the world against
Christianity and prosecutions, some
lasting for ten years trying to Kill
praying men and wOmeo, still their
power conqured all before it till Ro-
faith and Christians were called from
dungeons to seats of power.
This gospel alone gives one proper
idea of God. Living in world with
pain all thr1ugh our lives and death at
the end of it we are compelled to ask
who is God? What is his relation to
his children? The gospel says God is
love-. "A mdu OuCe d "SdCuCT
vane on his house with these words on
it: God is love-" Some one asked
him if that meant God is as chaDgeable
as the wind. NO." he replied, lit
means God is love whichever way the
wind blows We ''fall out" with one
another. Our love is different toGod s
love. And all of his commands are for
our good. Yes, with all our suffering
and doubts aud disappoiotments, God
low ,fi hes hot NJ
keep others out of our own experience.
The gospel, too, teaches the power of
love in winning this world to God.
People don't want money so much as
they need sympathy and love. 1t Is
usually better to put cheer and hope
into discouraged mans hear. than to
put coin in his pocket. The power of
love is as silent as the dew, but power
full as gravitation. Then there is the
element of helpfulues What
has not Christianity done in this line!
Ask the poor, the sorrowing, famine
stricken India and a hundred once
hea hen islands. Helpful people win |
us, they thrill US and capture US. Self !
lshness is an ugly word. Once there |
" as a man who so loved himself that |
be took his hat off every time he heard |
his name mentioned. Serving their |
fellOwmen made Marshall, Livingstone,
lIoi NCy SiS dt,
The gospel is practical. 1t says to
reap a good life, sow good life; SOW
pats, reap oats: sow watermelons, reapl
SOW patton, reap|
misery; sow drinking intoXicants, reap
wasted life: sow vice, reap a fe 10 |
which you nerves become highway
or the devil to walk over with red hot
hOes drag ging red hot irons George
Williams, the founder of the Y. NJ. &.
A., lived happy life at 20 be- ause he
lived a virtuous life when a young man
Be not d, ceived, God is not Knocked,
= hatsOever man sOws that shall he
also reap. The gospel draws a line be-
,ween sin and unrighteousre 5. Right
S right, it says, aud wrong is wrong.
Darkness is darkness and light is light
I e cannot serve man ard God nov.
Jesus began to conquer the Roman
empire by teaching twelve men to be
,iean nd fol ow him. Here in Ell Paso
We need to form public opinion which
will frOwn upon vice, law breaking.
10 morality. Then the gospel offers
to this world. Sooner or
alter best majority of men fall into
he mood of the peuitent thief, Lord
'ememb Der me when thou contest into
ny kingdom" Men see that life has
,een a mis- axe, foolish courses have
been chosen. We have hurt the lives
If men like nurse who lets the baby
all and he goes on crutches from a
broken spine. Men want the pity of
God. These are some of the elements
If the gospel. Silently, irresistibly,
powerfully is it still working. You are
light; Paul said, tits the greatest pow
n this planet has ever known.