El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-04
Spanish Punishment Coming.

AT Trinity church yesterday morn
ing, presiding Elder Ellington pre-
faced Rev. F'rench's sermon with a
few remarks about the Spanish Am
erican ST. uatior. He said: 1 wish to
speak q moment on matter l know
wei ghs on y. u hearts "a 1t does mine;
il is ON the nationaI stu t on at the
presen. time. We are evidently on
tne pci1t of entering into bloody
conflict with foreign nation. This is
a serious thi.-. But there are times
when it is nee ssary to re ort o punish
mept for be r, formal on OF an evil.
The Spanish rOveromeLt has been
putting 20 dea,h through starvation,
thousands OF men and women, and
things have reached such q point tn at
if halt is no: called tn. Sc deaths WI
be four or five times what they are
now. 1t has seemed disgrace that
the Urited Stat has allowed his ter
rible policy to continue; but the time
has come when this oppression must
stop AS pun' sh ment is C lied TO in
the case Of dividuals. SO is it neces-
sary in toe case of ma ions. And If
there ever was q time in which divine
grace was called for in tional affairs,
it is now. l pray that the cool Lord
will direct he actions of C N gress, an 4
let not our fl g trail in the dns'. We
must occupy d place resp AcsaoiI1ty
among ma lions. Even if somssone his
to die; a TO- one am wiring to 1e
for the good of humanity. Let us bow
our heads in prayer in this matter.
Mr.. Edingt ton len offered fe-vens
PRAYER for our cOun try, for the presl-
dent that his hands might be upheld.
aud for all pub ic Officials upon wh'm
duty devolved in the present Girls 8,
that all might bes given wisdom, for
tt ude ID patr .Oism; that all might
strive for the right even a the C st
of life. Direct Us in every thing we
under age, and may every thing we do.
Christ's sake.
Rev. Frar CHI then preached the SER
mon of the morning from the texs:
mot everyone who saith unto me-,
Lord. Lord, shall enter the kingdo ON Of
teavec: but he who do, tn the will Of
NV father who is in heaven" Matt.
WIFI. Toe sneaker sal there is a
way by VIII ch we cannot ct into the
Lingdom of God, and there is way bv
which we can. Know and do well OF
the father who is in heaven and you
will get into the kingdom. "Not
every o. e'' includes preachers, pro-
phets and people who stand in the con-
gregation as well as those who made
no pretensions to believing'in the son
of God. No ice the percentage of those
who saw, Lord, Lord. and the percent
age of those who her do the will OF
the father. The thing is to know, aud
then we are in the kingdom OF e ID.
Not every one who claims to be
Christian shall be sav-d, bat he who
does God 8 will. This sayiog of our Lord
was hot shot in the camp OF the
Phar sees who then hated him all the
mora Fvery one who GOeth the will
of God shall know OF doctrine.
The bible is a revelation from God "
The word will uphold the bible ii you
take from it all the "thOu shalt nots".
But in that case the book would he
valueless Not merely belonging to
church and conforming Outw 'rdly u
its disripliue will save you. But
rather try and test the word OF God
that you may be saved.
The past1r Gale attention to tue
fact that a large Easter Offering next
Sunday woul1 be very accepts bic, The
money to go towards extlngulshlpg
the debt on the o-gan. Then there
would be special Ess'er music and de-
coration suitable to the day. Also n ext
FRIDAY night would be held exerc ses
commemorative of the anniversary OF
the establishment Of the Dor OF HOPE
Mission. The choirs of the Fist M.
p. Church and the Pre- yterian
church would he pre- ]ent to assist. A
very interesting time might be ex-
pected. The gratifying INTEL gepce
" as also given that the church DEBT
was being reduced.