El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-10-02

presented Dy BeelZeDuO D on his throne
Tie powers are represented by
darkness, and then there is spiritua
wickedness in high p aces. No man
can fight this warfare unless he puts
on the whole armor of God. This is il.
ustrated in Bunyan's Pilgrim s
| Progress where the Christian equipped
for war met Apollyon. The arch fiend
spread himself across the way with
yells and threa teningly told Christian
| to prepare to die. Christian thought
to turn back, but remem bered he had
| nothing to protect his back. So Chris
tian-went ahead, and came off victor
ious.
In the third place, in the road of
duty, the prophet was protected.
When he cried against the altar, and
the king said lay hold on him, God
laid hold on the king himself and
wlthered his arms So God protects
all who remain in the path of duty.
This was also illustrated when the
beathen king sent to Dothan to take
Elisha for revealing his plans to the
king of Israel. When the servant
of Elisha went out early that morning
ne saw the woods full of horses and
chariots This n he exclaimed, Alas,
10y master, how shall we do? Elisha
rep led keep your equil brium. They
who be against Us. Then Elisha asked
God TO oTeu the spiritual eyes of his
servant that he might see, and the eyes
of the young man were opened so that
be saw the mountains full of invincible
forces, chariots of fire.
Fourthly, out of the road of duty we
find the prophet under the sba1e OF an
oak where he had stopped. This was
sal experience for him. and we find it
fin ly illustrated in the Pilgrim Pro-
gress where Christian stopped in tn ,
arbor on the hill of difficulty and falling
into sinful slumber. he lost his roll.
At the top OF the hill he met Timorous
and Mistrust who cried out, ''The lions!
The lions,' Then Christian bethought
him of the roll to gather encourage
ment therefrom, and finding it gone,
remem bered his sinful sleep so he had
to retrace his steps to the arbor where
he found the document laying under
the at VIII ere be had dropped it. He
portals of the palace Beautiful. pas
the lions whom he found chained.
Again, we find the prophet eating un-
lawful bread. This is where satan
gets a majority OF thep epeople-through
their appetite5 That is the way be
got Adam; that is the way the de-
vii tried to catch Christ, and failed, in
advising t. at stones be made bread
That is the way he got at Esau who
for mess of pottage sold his birth
right. God did not protect
the prophet out of tie
line of duty; but while in that road the
Lord withered the kings arm when |
the latter dared to offer violence.
Hell is full of people who were caught
out Of the road of duty: and were it
not for Inconsistency with his laws, |
Gods great heart would hurl BeelZe |
bub off his throne and save ali hell |
Butt is imp ,ssible to save man out |
Of the pata of duty, out Of the kings |
highway.
The ses sion of this morning opened |
with the customary prayer meetinr. |
NJ st of the morning was taken up with |
lis cussion as to qualifications of candi-
1ates for admission into the ministry. |
The case of B. 3. Scoggius occasioned |
debate, aid it resulted in |
jhe dropping of Mr.. Scoggins from the |
'egular ministry as his qualifications
we're not acceptable to the conference.
Mr.. Scoggins made spirited defense.
He has been in the itinerancy number
: anted to Rev. Thomas Hodgson at
lis own request. Rev. w. F. Foulks
If Albuquerque, and Rev. Edward
.ebreton were admitted to the minis
ry. Rev. B. E. Terrell of Cooks, N.
NJ, was presented for admission. but
he conference was not satisfied with
lis qualifications. and the Applicant n
vas declined.
The fol owing apportionments to
-arious city pulpits were made for the
morrow:
TRINTTY-BishOp Duncan at 11:00 a.
D.: Rev. G. j. OXley at 1870 p. M: Ep-
vOrth League rally at 300 p. m.
PRESBYTERIAN-Re B. G. Mat
hews at 200 a. m.: Rev. DR.. Suther-
and at 7:3O p. m.
FIRST METHODIST-Rev. W. E.
'Oulks at HOO d. m: Rev. 7. L. Lal-
ance at 7:3O p. m.
BAPr1sT-Rev. Mark Hodgson at
100 ID. IN Rev. w. t. Govets at 7:3O |
MEXICAN METHODIST-Rev. De. A.
[. Sutherland at 1000 a m. in Spanish. $
Y. M G. A.-Rev. Thomas L. I.al- i
ance al t 90 p. ~.
A. NJ. E.-Rev. w. A. Govett at IL
M; B B Scoggins at 1880 p m.
A marked feature of the session was :
be charge to the newly admitted {
.e Breton by Bishop Duncan. The I
ishop was not at all we'll and deliver I
d the charge under difficulties, How l
YER, he said: Brethren, have seen
)me preachers who were very dog
latic and aggressive: who knew more
IAN their fathers or children. Don't c
xamine the bible to find what you f
ant to know. But read it to find &
has is in t. You ought to be aud e
lust re studious to bend urself in q
lie right direction We know a great
lany things partially; but We ought to
now the word of God thoroughly aud
i've to it the best hours of the day. l
on must be pastors: bat at the :
lme time your pastoral work must not
,terfere with the time given to
.u0ying G: DIS word. When you
ave studied four or five hours day
ou have studied about as much as an
verage man can study in twenty four
ours. Study systematically. You
an give time to your pastoral work,
nd have time at home at nigh to at
end to the vans of your families.
one preachers don't stay enough
18th their wives and children, they are
Ot enough at home Let some GOOD