El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-09
church, Rev. Fl. w. Moore, preached
yesterday morning from the text:

church, Rev. II. w. Moore, preached
yesterday morning from the text:
land he Thanked God and took cur
age" Acts. XXVIiI:15. A pa t of
the sermon is as follows:
There are very few of US but what
have lived life of constant change
The sunshine and the darkness fl t
through every life. May be your moth
err died when you were young What
a change! Perhaps you once lvel In
home of wealth and were compelled
to make your own way in life. Per
haps sickness sh >ttered all your plans.
Changesl Changes. Or maybe the
baby died or vile or husband went to
heaven leaving you lonely, sad. Has
God made no provision for his children
amid these changing scenes? Is there
nothing adding? All, how vocal is an
old homestead-First the happy mar
ried pair; than sickness, maybe some
aunt dies under the roof. Baby is born
and how often is lad under the white
blossoms. The eldest boy leaves home
to try the world. The daughter mar
ries. The yeas sweep on and mother
goes to her well earned rest and in a
few springtimes father is gathered to
the Father'shome. In this TO nm Mary
was born. Here is where baby died.
In that room mother brea; he'd her last
and here is where the first wedding &C.
Cured. Changes in life. Sea them
everywhere.
Paul was now old and gray. He had
escaped many mob, languished in
many a cell, beaten with stripes and
had just sc4ped an awful ship wreck.
He was being taken to Rome for trial
yet he 9Th anked God and took cOur-
age" He look d beyond the palaces
Of the Tiber O the heavenly city-to
the great white throne. He knew in
whom he had believed The God of
the Red SCI and of Bet llehem of
Jericho and Philippi Was MS God. On
speak out, has God not given you rea
son for hankfulness? Ever since you
were a child he has been good to you.
Have you lost babe: Well, in your
grief did he not comfort you and made
you feel like Mrs. Pull who wrote:
Because of one small low laid head
All crowned with golden hair
Forever more all fair young brows
To me halo wear;
L kiss them reverently
Alas, | know the pain | bear"
In your sickness has God not comfort
ed you and in your business rev erses
has he not brought you through safely?
A noted missionary once said TO a boy:
has done for you?" Yes" said the
boy. "Well, did you ever tell him
so5'' 81 do not know that 1 have"
said the boy. "Well," said the mis-
''go and tell God you are
thanG full. Tel him aloud Tell him
% you can hear it YOURSELF All,
there are some here whose families
have never been broken by death.
Every babe you have rocked in its
cradle has been spared to you. Speak
out and thank God and take courage.
When the threads of life got all tan
gled AID you grew discouraged and
you said L will trust God, did not God
lead you safely to pc ICE and victory. |
care not what your troub es, how
thOrny your path has been, or how red
your eyes are with weeping, you have a
thousand reasons for joining in the
common song OF thanksgiving and
saying with Whittier:
"Yet mid the maddening maze OF
things
And tossed by storm ard flood,
To one fixed trust my spirit cliugs
| know that God is good
But before each of us is a future. We
cannot see an inch ahead. How shall
l face the future which will bring
changes? Face it with courage aud
hope. Remember that underneath are
the everlasting arms. MAXI youa reli-
gion a reality. Be abb. to say, 81
know in whom 7 have believed,'
death shall be swallowed up in vcto-
ry.'' Paul expected to strike bands
with the ls-A bra ham, Isaac,
acob. He had his feet on the rock
Jesus Christ He Was trusting in tie
God of E ijah, Daniel, Pentecost, and
the shipwreck, He thanked God and
took courage" God bless you IN your
life struggles. Some of you have had
hard struggle. But heads up. Heads
up. Know this and know it well that
amid the changes of life you will find
your comfort IN God. A guide once
said 10 q traveller, put your foot in
my hand and l will help you over this
chasm.' The travelec hesitated when
the guide said: Sir, this hand never
lost man." "They that trust in the
Lo d shall never be put to shame.'
Never, never. Sweet memory. Bless
ed hope. What would we do without
them He thanked God and took