El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-09
Rev. w. @. Miljican.

eStorQay was a. a. l"ef satY W
casion ct tie FIRST Bap isl church,
| being one year to cay s1nre tie p.s
! tor, Rev. w. 0. Miiiican, arrived II
the city o take cnarge OF this church
At the morning servica the p : or to L
for his ext the words Of Peter fOupC
in Ac,s X:3S, "Who went about doing
good" and said in brief: This tex
gives US what is perhaps the most beau
tifui portr.it left of Jesus of Nazareth
Christ was the one man of all mer
whose every act was good. Ven couiC
he afford to say "follow me-" For II
every moment, in every act OF his life
he became a perfect example tt men
What could be more beautiful than
such a life? IL tender accents II
whispers to us, IF |, your Lord and
master go about doing good so ough,
We 10 do" The first recorded volun-
tary act of our Lord teaches us that as
individuals we should neglect not the
assembly for public worship and the
study of Gods word. His next record
ed act was to be baptized. No amount
of obed ence to OTHER com mands excus-
es us from obedience to this ordinance.
In the detail of Christ's life he prayed
much.
Gold mounta and the desert air
w. messed the fervor of his prayer"
He taught that we should pray
daily. To neglect this is to dwarf our
own spiritual life and cripple the eff
fort7 of the church. Jesus was careful
10 seize every opportunity to help the
Door and distressed. The opportunities
for such work were never better than
today. You can at least give cup OF
water. You can smOothe away the
pain from the fevered brow. You ca
sneak words of comfort and courage to
tho downcast and sorro ~ful. Do you
want more Joy in your heart? Follow
Jesus here You can bring heaven
into YOUR own life and the life of
others, if you will. Jesus gave his
life for the salvation of men and the
establishment of the church. Whether
in crowded synagogue, or oy JACOBS
we'll with single nearer he taught
men the way of life. Some OF you have
inined the pastor in this work during
the year Just ended: and angels rejoice
at the results. The three score
brought into this church, the half
score converted here to go to other
folds, some to heaven, and some who
have not vet entered into any church.
give only partial results. Not one ef-
fort for Christ is los'. Labor on. 1t l.
ours to labor ana grow IN such way
as to maintain the unity and speed the
progress of the church. That might
lead you to the very pest OF my
abb lity in all these ways of our Lord, /
took nv stand with you one year ago
today l CONF neither to praise nor
disparag my work: nor to Halter
nor chide you for your part. The sit
uotion and condition of the church
then ana now is before you. Let it.
speak for itself. Whatever OF change
has come is due to no one individual:
Every member of this church has had
a part in the years drama, and God
has recorded against you for better or
for worse. This much needs TO be
said: With the various ideals and OPT
Mons that come to US from various
churches where our members nave
been, and with that personal 1udepen-
dence and equality that is the sacred
right of every Baptist, there has rot
for once been d breach OF peace ana
unity in our ranks during these Twelve
months. l do rejoice in this. Inc Sc
cret OF the matter lies in the fact that
GU have recognized this cosmopolitan
feature in our church, and where you
found that private aud lovable eX-
change of ideal did not result in
agreement you have sacrificed your
personal preferences rather than bring
in an unpleasant discussion into your
public conferences. l rejoice also in
your financial record. All the expenses
Of the church have been paid regular
ly and promptly. The orphans and
poor at home and abroad have received
with glad hearts of your liberality.
More than 1925 90 have been contri but
ed toward our missions in this and
other LANDS. Have we done our best:
Let God Judge. This you may be sure
of. The world will form their estimate
of Christ and the church, by what it
sees in the lives o. his followers. How
important then, that we so live as to
cause the world to say, Behold. He
whom they crucifed iiveth again and
goeth about as of old doing god"