The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-19
SANCTIFIED BACKBON L
SERMON OF THE REV. l.. u. LNMkIN
OF FIRST BAPTIST CuuRCH
Yesterday Morning to
Large <udicnce--A Practical
Discourse.

The following sermon was preached yes
terday forenoon by Rev. l.. u. Lamkin
4 large congregation at the First Bapt'
church.
Text Whether It be right in the sigh
OF God 10 hearken unto YOU more thai
unto God Judge ye." Acts ". IL.
My text is an answer of the apostles c
Jesus TO the arrogant Jewish council Gale
the sanhedrim. which. with hands alread
Redeemed with tho Masters blood now com
mands His followers that they shall no
preach the resurrection or eternal life
/ through His name. This answer contains
two notable elements. On the one hand /
was an appeal to reason. But Peter an,
John answered and said unto them.
whether 1t he right in the sight of Coo
10 hoarken unto you rather unto God
| Judge sc" Put thus no one could question
What the answer had to be. Trusting man
rather than God is too common TO pass
without notice We do this when We give
our conscience or our souls into the keep
ing Of anyone who is like ourselves
human This destroys our individuality
ami leaves Us only cringing towards But
II does not destroy our respons lblity as
We must render our account TO God which
can NOT be done by proxy or deputy. We
do this when We concern ourselves chiefly
with what others think about US. W. too
easily forget that our reputation is not
couparatle with our character Mark
iatiison once said: "Shun above all
tina. worst of slavery. the resting vour
happiness on the good opinion OF others"
Ana Maurice utters the same warning.
Many Of US persuade ourselves that repu-
taflon Is necessary for the sake Of usrf,l-
ness. Every hour will SHOW Ms more nmd
more that the concern about repntation is
me great hindrance to usefulness"
We find ourselves trusting men rather
popular This Is fatal ~ NJ 1i's,- ~
who - often. indeed. unpopular as he Is
.rr',, 'hriat!an: Whitfield once saw his
har,1f.I '''S' dSa.ioh dWindle to a mare
minister Of Christ than Sc w es' ibo, '' Wd
Ike Paul. In whom every element of true
sTg@tneSs was masniiled, should count it
,,Isasi,y ..-,, IN IN Vi hohor 10 be well
This ars,ye- ~ the o-os,ios ~
only an appeal TO roas, n. f. was a declara-
u2n OIL independence. We can not but
hoard o,..i. ,i,dl we nave seen ana
to sneak. Th-se mon had d l,or'eu mem
courage sarct'fl.d bsclLo,o
Knox once 50 4 To Queen Narv. "o,,, ~,
the pulpit | ..ust no one can Arouse mo
n too much plainnoss NJ s,oocb So. -
Madame am NOT M. on., Y'' w ~
must speak that which am rp,,,,., uut
hy the King ~ Kinren NJ, -. 80
disciples Of Jesus mo- ,t,t ta 1.es'
the representatives. Of tho cross IT, -.
age They have found that there ,s no, .
sphore in which every ipcb NJ grour, ,,,,o,,
"a n lob
and In which horoism Ia No, s,,,a,
There is not n depart,ucrt ~ ,, ''''''l',,,I,
life in which lovaltv ia tru.b az my
leneod But II is NOT a snhorc Nil, .,
Chris'ian prinrlple-the reeuIativc ,or'a ''1t
life should not dominate NJ, En-, y, vi
morning IL '''''
SANCTIFIFD pACUpOxr
II sho,,,1 .. ''N> NnONh'
,ror. pl 10 define this eIe-
'' u nome IiVes | would endeayor ia |
I'1e'e the subject Of ali misapprehonsio,.
vim 49,, ""O De confounded |
,ybo mia, - INV S' mere are men |
~, upon their tenacity. |
Hcy are steadfast and unmovabla I'm,
hey have neither senso nor ,,., 49,,
urn a corner p.o,.,o,.. "'N never
.oi,,,, N"'Ho is vertcbral
'""I 10 crowned with a head that |
'aS Drains IN II, so that the strength Of
'i'""oi may be directed by intclIiecucc |
and conscience. II * n rl.sit, nf b,,.'.,
ma sense. We must know when 10 yieli |
ma when to b. firm. As It military oiIiicnr
pee said a good run is better th1n n had
tah1' u Is supreme loyalty. right ana dutv
l iS 10 stand fir n for God and thn tr,th
when all Others desert us. II Is onn tbIr',
o touch elbows with our frllows-to froI
II" inspiration OF fellowship when we
land awaiting the charge I'm, ,o s,.,,,I
done and champion tho ri,h, w. n.nnu
outrage. To stand alone MS Noah stonn -,
no midst Of a surglng sea. in tho miJst ~
mocking crowd To stand alone me- vny"s
food in the presence of tho KIM. Win ~
proud consciousness that he 10 a. uo
laSsador Tor God 10 kneel as Dani.I H.,
hourh the lions were snnr,ing In ,''.. 1'r
Zen To stand like the apostles c3pfronted
~ hl i-thrsty council and an infur,a,,
mob. with death itself awalling thn,n rao,
ling tho awful peril of tho hou,. a,,d va,
dyancing and still prcach,ne win toid
less - that is where sanrti,i,d i,,' ,N'u
u mos In $3.50 "''hp"l'