El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-11-07
FIRST METHODIST CHURCH.
A Sermon on christian Magne-
tism.''


The services at the First Nj. T..
church yesterday morning were large
ly ATTENDED. Rsv. Lumpktn preached
from the text lsa- 4o'ol Pu. shey
that wait upon the Lord shall renew
their strength. They shall mount
up with wings as eagles; they shall run
and not be weary; they shall run ana
not faint"
The choir furnished some good music.
The vocal ssolo by Mrs. Dr.. ID. f.
Souchet was very hne.
In the evening Rev. Lumpkin preach
ed on the subject ''Christian msgne-
tism.n choosing as his text John H.
sand 1 IL be lifted up from the .earth
will draw all men unto me, -
The following is part Oh the us
course: IL,
III YOU cut a magnet in two you will
have two complete magnets. Ii you
repeat the operation the same resu,s
will continue. Thus IL would seem
that every magnet is made up OF an In
finite number OF smaller magnets each
complete within itself.
The lifting or attracting or drowning
power of every visible magnet ls due
70 an invisible force. A force some
what mysterious in its nature, force
which no man has ever been aole 1ulIy
tn explain, but q force which, when you
are brought in proper relation with IL,
can be felt. just in proportion as
every visible magnet is charged with
this invisible force so also Is
it's lifting or attracting power,
Christ has declared himself to be the
great moral and spiritual magnet OF
tue world. "Apd 1 if 1 be lifted up
from the earth will draw all man unto
me-" Not that he was to draw all men
unto himself physically and personally
but IL was the spirit that was In Jesus
Christ, the Invisible force OF the ON
pipotent and omnipresent Goa, tnat
was finally to draw every man unto 1ne
master.
Christ has long since, personally. as
cended from the earth. But he has left
the church AS his visible Representative
in the world. And by the church DO
not mean all those whose names are on
the church record; but all those whose
hearts are right with God. Such
church becomes the great moral mag
net TO draw the world to God. by OIL
vine providence or otherwise, this
great NOR al magnet we call the church
has been divided and sub-divided into
a large number of small magnets, not
that it might have more lifting power,
but in order that it might touch the
world at more points.
Just in proportion as each Individual
church IL filled with the spirit OF the
master so will be its drawing power.
NAV not 90 farther and say that
every individual man who Is full OF the
spirit of Christ becomes mighty NOV
Jog force, to help 10 left the world TO
God.
There are a few things ABOUT
magnets that we ought to notice.
n Won bring a substance that Is not
n magnet in contact with magn IL
will at once become a magnet. so we
as Christians should impart some OF
our spiritual power to those who are
out OF Christ. So long as substance
remains in contact with a great
magnet it has all its lifting power
So we il we would do any thing for tn e
master must remain in touch WIFI
him.
have seen q thrashing machine,
such an one as is run by an engine
there is the separator, the thing thai
does the thrashing, yet nothing car
be more useless or Ineffective until .
mighty belt is passed from the wheel
OF the engine-the source OF power
to that OF the separator and the steam
10 turned on.
1t is then that the entire machine
takes on new life and has wonderful
power and efficiency for the work Tor
which IL was intended.
So we Christians the 1nstru-
ments very largely through which God
is to bring the world unto himself
we would be successful in our WORK,
must remain in touch with the great
source of spiritual power, Jesus Christ.
EChristians, If you would bring you!
friends to Christ; wives, If you would
bring your husbands; husbands, II you
would bring your wives and children,
then go to your homes, get down upor
your knees, lay hold of the promises O
the master, be filled with the Holy
Ghost, come in contact with the grea
source Of power aud God will give you
the victory.
Men have only begun to understan nc
invisible and spiritual forces OF God
They have broken in few OF the
windows, gotten Ia glimpse into Tn
greatsstore house of his power.
God is giving unto us wonderful or
portunities and placing upon US tire
mendous responsibilities.
The printing press, the steam en-
zine, the telegraph and the TELEPHONY
are all being wheeled into use Tor tn
master. Men are pouring their mil
lions into his treasury; the cry Tor mis-
sionaries Is being more than filled, AM
the day will surely come-lust how Ia
distant no man can tell-when tn
truths and the spirit of Christlsnit.
will rest at the foundation of ever.
government; permeate every instltu
tion: and touch the heart of every in
dividual in the world.
Then shall have been brought to pas
the saying of the master, 'If b'
lifted up from the earth 1 will draw al
men unto me-"