El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-08
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Rev. II. w. Moore of the Presby-
terrain church preached yesterday
morning from the text Lest by any
means after that l have preached to
others. L myself should be castaway."
He said:
Whatever may be the figure OF
speech, that of race or a shipwrecked
crew or that of meta llurgist casting
away false metals, the teaching of the
text is plain-hell after preaching,
saving thousands ard yet being lost.
Paul the grayhairei, he who by his
moral power heaved nations and made
Kings turn pale, he who endured so
much for Christ S aid he did not keep
continually running, if he did not
show by his works his true faith h ;
might die a castaway. So many
merely enlist ia the service OF Christ
and think their duty doae. Others will
talk by the hours OF their conversion
years ago as if that was all tley had to
do. some one says, L joined church
10 years ago SO l am safe. But Paul
says a man may be a church memb
church officer, yes minister OF the
gospel AID yet be lost. Bene1 ict Arnold
won the battle OF Saratoga and yet lost
the patriots crown and died a traitor.
Caius Marius was the Saviour of Rome.
He Was seven times elected consul yet
Lee was loved by the colonisss as was
Washington, yet Lee died a traitor,
dismissed from the army, dying In a
tavern helpless and alone. So all who
ent the race for the heavenly crown
do not win. DULY those who keep rum
ming, only those who endure to the
end. Think of tit is possible for a
minister to comfort the Borrowing, be
the means of saving thousands, p, int
the dying 10 the sweet fields beyond
he food'' al d Yet be lost. Cod orten
works through bad men. How are
you running. living now, says Paul?
Not only have you enlisted but al c
you pressing towal d the goal.
Well some one says what becomes
of your doctrine OF the perseverance
of the saints? | answer perseverance
ingly a. it once really saved is always
saved. Neither shall any man pluck
Them out Of my haad" says Jesus. The
Christian life may well be represented
by child going 10 the village. The
child may wander off into some bypath
and come back to the village road
torn and bruised and bleeding-stitl
the great purpose of the child and
most of its energy is used in getting
to the village. He that eudureth to
the end shall be saved" BE thou
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a crown of ife'' Therefore brethren
give diligence to make your callin G
and election sure for he that doetn
these things shall never fail''-never
become castaways.
You may say now can the Christian
life be happy one if he has hanging
over him the dread of being cast
away. answer no one need have
this dread for a moment. Let man
keep his eye on the crown and keep
everlast: ngly moving toward it and he
can never be castaway. Only those
need fear of losing this crown whose
great life movement is not forward
those VINO show true faith by their
works.can shout in the face of foe,
tempest or battle fire; 'For L am
persuaded that nothing shall separate
me from the love of Christ" This is
the faith that has made the martyrs,
reformers and makes Christian
robust, large rooted like a cedar of
Lebanon. Rel DICE oh faithful one for
We are as sure of the crown as if you
were sitting in heaven this morning.
Heads up! Do not grow weary in the
race. Don't sink fainthearted in the
before you and above yon the i'm
worth all the pa n and tears you have
had here. To this land through storms
and temptations we are all drawing
Sooner or later, all. Heaven with no
tears or tore, partings or strife.
Heaven where those who here sOwed
| in tears shall reap in Joy. Ais well at
| last. All's well. heaven. Heaven.
Heaven,