El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-21
Doing Many Things Mark VI:2O. 8

At the Christian church last evening
Rev. G. 81. Morrison said: HerOd's q first
aud only lawful wife was the daughter
OF Are:as, king of Arabia, Petraca.
uncle, Her ID Philip 1. Herod Antipas
of our lesson began an intrigue with
her. HIS wife hearing it rumOred that
he purpOsed 20 put her away, fled to
her fathers court Aretas wsged war
agains. Herod aud defeated him. ar d
for the intervention of Rome, Herod
would have lost his crown. John the
opinion about the matter that was
causing war. In the great preachers
wou,ed candor. and directness, he an
swered it is not lawful for Herod to
have his Bro. Philips wife. No So
called 'nse of patr: Otism. policy, or
pa-tizan prejudice would bias or deter
John for saying just what was true. 1t
made no difference if the first wife was
an Arab sn aud q heathen and HerCdlas
did claim to re Jewess. Herodias
ranking from the consciousness OF
guilt and writing under the palpably
just rebuke of John urged HerOd to
send over on the Jordan aud seize that
babbiing preacher, whom the people
are disposed to call prophet, q voice
crying in the wilderness, q second
Eliza. We will show him how he can
time bold refOrmer speaks out and
rebukes sin in high places, the cry is
raised that he is meddl ng with other
peoples affairs, invading the rights of
same.
John was arrested but he was in
nothing terrified by his adversOries.
He would not bs intimidated into
modifying his sta 'ement. There be-
fore the wicked King he kept on say
ing, "It is not lawful for thee to love
her." John is model for all reform
ers. 1t ia not enough to make a state
| ment, rebuke sin, bring forth evidence,
| lay premises, and deduce arguments,
| but one must keep on saying it is not
awful. After education then follows
agitation. ''All at it and always at
it." Let there be not letting up. Give
b und does that of the fox. Hero d
sent often for john and comm u it d
| wi b him. After he saw he could not
silence the great voice by intimidation
| he rext tried kind treatment. The
devil will first violate by opposing
those who are doing good work, and
when he fails to frighten them from
ise and win them over or lull them to
sleep by kind treatment. The latest
advice that comes to the saloon keep
ers from their leaders is to go quietly
along and attract as little attention to
their business as possible.
| Herod sent for John often and heard
| him gladly. He seemed to think that
hearing the preacher gladly would
atone for bis S n. Many will rot re-
pent but hope to propitiate an outraged
God by going to preaching aud sttent-
lively listening to the preacher. That
alone will avail nothing. Like Herod
they must repent. Sending often for a
doctor will not help you if you will not
take bis med cine. Your soul is sick
unto death Jesus the great physici IN
is be-e to heal. Take his prescription.
We are told that Herod did many
things but that was not the one thing
needful, When Jesus tells you to do
anything don't try to avoid it by doing
something else. Saul in 1 Sam. 15ch.
is good example of that kind of work.
ing. Jesus says believe, repent and be
baptized. Give it. Do what he says.
Give it up tonight. Repent, oh, re-
pent,