El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-17
Why He Did Net Save Himself.

Why He Did Net Save Himself
Rev. D. r. Morri, on, superintendent
of the New Mexico mission of the M
E. church (nOrth) preached at both
services yesterday, in the First M. E.
church on Myrtle avenue. There were
large congregations both morning and
evening, and the pre- cher made a most
favorable impression. He is man Of
the most fatherly, kindlies st instincts,
with heart full of love for his fellow
man; and sPeace on earth. good will
towards men" beams out from that
kindly face in a very reassuring way
DR.. Morrison may not be Bishop
Simpson, but he certainly mak-s one
think of that great divine. The visit
or gave grand talk in the mornir g
before crowded house, and in the
evening, he spoke to another sizeable
and attic tive audience. He began his
evenings discourse by complimenting
the singing. He would praise God
with voice and instrument, and told OF
u former pastorate where he had a
good sized orchestra with sixteen train
ed voices to furnish the music. The
speaker said it was inspiring.
God bless you, have music in your
souls.
The text of the evening was from
Matt. XXII:42; ''He saved others; him
self he can not save The spea ker
said in part: 1t seems strange that
these words should have been used at
the last hour when the sacrifice was
some time done all they could to ex-
tinguish without success that great
light, and not when they
believed themselves to be sue
cessful they said, HE saved
others, himself he can not save. :"
The savior is between us and an ever
lasting burden, experiencing all that
agony of the cross that we might be
saved. Christ was the gift of God,
offering himself for US. He came down
10 touch with material that was worth
less, and the g # of God was on that
basis. Christ Z ad come down to the
level with men that he might lift them
up to himself. His heart yearned for
those yet under the curse, and he said
whosoever will, may come. Our Lord
suffered shame, humiliation and death
n taking the sinners place. He had
the power to sac. It enabled yes,
though h. were guilty that he might
afterwards make the guilty innocent
til ough the blood of the great atone
ment, through faith in Christ. Some
kird of an atonement had to be
made. Some one had to
die to atone for the sin sick
soul. That is why Christ did not, could
not save himself. To have saved him
self would have been to defeat the en-
Though king of kings and lord of
lords, he, for our sakes, became poor.
God has been in this whole question
from first to last. Christ is now the
cong erCr, and pain, distress and sor-
row fl from him. The speaker IL
Illustrated his points with that telling
wealth OF apnecdote that only the
preacher of ex oerience can give-one
who has had hold of the heart strings
Of his flock and who's e broad and kindly
sympath les have enabled him to reach
tn Utmost feelings of the human
heart.
The musical part of the service was
of special interest. The choir was
com posed of Pref, Harrison and Mrs.
Fink sopranos, Misses Doane and
Brinknff contraltos. Messrs. Manning
and Gull IN t nOrs and Messrs. Weston
and Nold, with Miss Moore as the
organist. Several athens of merit
were sung, AID Mr.. Manning gave two
thou great Jehovah" to the familiar
and ever popular air of the serenade
from the opera of "Martha." Had
the accompaniment been with the
smaller organ on the platform the
solo would have gone better. for the
larger Instrument has not the registra-
ton or the swell accessories necessary
for suitable accompaniment. The
orgauist recognized this, aud played
the accompan ment for the second
| tenor solo on the cabinet organ and
did better. Mr.. Manning has strong
ly dramatic and pleasing tenor voice
that suggests large possibilities and
be made an impression last night
But it might be we'll to remember.
that winding up a cadence la robus
to, con fuegO" in fact, will hardly dc
in church. That is about the last
place for anything like intensely
dramatic action in vocal effort. Prof
Harrison is to be congratulated on the
good shape into which she has got hel
choir.
Of Interest in Young Men.
Rev W. o Millican preached las
night in the Baptist church to young
mon from the text. HAnd Jesus b.