El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-01-04

Find him, and then we will have good
heart when we come to face the in
evitable. No man was ever a comfort
er, the comforter is the holy spirit who
was sent back by Christ when he
descended on high. Christ can sym
patbize with US because he was tempt
ed like we are.
AT THE PRESB YTERIAN CHURCH.
Rev. w. H. Moore preached to
crowded houses as usual yesterday at
both services. His evening text was.
AID he commanded them TO make all
sit down by companies upon the green
grass. And they that did eat of the
loaves were about 5000 men: Mark VI:
3944. The subjec* was Christ feeding
the five thousand. Jesus, the great
miracle worker had stirred the ely OF
Capernaum by his presence. The
master tired, and respondent over the
death of John the Baptist, retired to
the mountains on the other side Of the
sea for rest and prayer. But the people
crowded around him until 10000 were
ali charmed by his holy presence, and
fingered so late that evening came on
and they were hungry and worn.
Christ pitied and fed them. The peO-
pie marveIIed that from five loaves and
two fishes he could feed $1,000 people.
So they tried to crown him king, and
the air rang with shouts. Let US make
him kingn'
We all need to sit down, to be chang
cd like the multitude from an active to
a receptive attitude. In these days OF
dash and rush and careless activity.
people are letting their business and
household cares smother their spirit
uality. The far east is speculation, full
of dreamers. The great west is all
push, activity and dash This is the
difference in the two civilizations. The
Ganges and the Mississippi neeG to
mingle. In religion, in philosophy the
difference is plainly seen. The true
| life is the one that recognizes activity
ana receptivity, action and rest. No
man ever painted great picture. won
an important battle, or wrote great
book who did not love solitude, have
seasons of retirement. Paul pOndered
| the problem of life for three years in
| the desert of Arabia. before he began
his career of an apostle of Jesus. David
| Brainerd alone with'G Goa, received such
power that the stolid Indians repented
| by hundreds under his preaching.
! Every man will make better business
man, a woman Il better wife or mother
who spends Alright their Sabbaths: who
have their hours Of retirement and
face to face, heart to heart
talk with God. God is God
Of order not OF confusion.
He seated them by httlGS ana hundreds.
! See too, the value OF curiosity. Gu
riosity brought many to Christ, but it
ended in bodies healed, and sins for
given. Curiosity invented the steam
engine, the sewing machine, the teie-
phone Be thankful. Jesus gave thanks
for the lOaves and the fishes, and they
so grew that 10000 people were fed.
The world is full of ingratitude. Thank
God for daily bread, for home and 100
comforts, for books, for papers, the
church of the living God. Gather up
the fragments, fragments OF time,
money, talent Wastefulness is sin.
Use the one talent and it will grow to
two or five. No man is born with ten
talents He cultivates his one or ~
until he gains ten. Hard work is
another word for genius. That sermon
on the hill side represents this world
today. Christ is still the
bread of life He only will
satisfy. Satisfy the hunger for for
giveness, the hunger for immortal life,
the hunger to be holy, the hunger to
have mysteries explained. Bread is
what the world wanted, not husks of
philosophy or skins of morality. This
is a grand and splendid Sabbath. We
are fronting the new year. We are
passing on. Graves. shrouds and the
fading vision gray hairs-all proclaim
our mortality. People dine and wine,
dress and dance, manage their business