El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-21

to ourselves, we must sacrifice our
selves. We must talk with our own
souls. In short know thyself. There
is no mistake about it; the men who
make the most of life spend much of
their time alone. Painters, leaders of
society, great inventors, great orators,
most successful houseksepers work out
their greatest plans in solitude. Sir
Walter Scott had only one chair in his
study. Milton says he spent "a years
in solitude and upceasing study &C
cumulsting the material in his heroic
poem. John the Bapt ger was a wilder
ness man. Jesus spent nights in pray
er. Too little do We think of this. We
are living in an age OF dash and i'm
petuOsity men and women are so taken
up with business, pleasure or earthly
cares that they scarcely take moment
to sit down quie thy and commune with
themselves. The MONDAY prayer
meetings in New York and Boston and
London are often crowded by busy
men with distracted nerves and mind.
When Phillip Brooks few years ago
preached at the noon hour in this busy
port of New York City the church was
packed. This all shows the need OF
men. How they need relief, quiet
soul rest We need to get alone and
see whittier we are drifting.
When thus alone we can hear God S
voice. Conscience speaks, duty be-
comes plainer This is why we meet
every Sabbath in Gods house. Here
we tell Him our heart secrets, here we
| Join the common song of Thanksgiving.
Here we commune with our own heart.
Oh how few people know themselves.
How few Seem TO realize that the way
to have beautiful world without we
must have q beautiful world within.
We must know the power of love. self
sacrifi ce, faith, gentle"e ss, patience
| in order to know what to build into our
lives. The hr' stian Erdeavor society
observes every day .'the quiet hour: "
| An hour spent in self examination, in
taking ones bearings.
| You, my Christian friends, must be-
long to this company if YOU wish to ex-
cell. You must commune with your
own soul. You must ask your soul the
question, "What shall it profit man il
he gain the whole world and lose his
own soul?" You must saw, soul what
progress toward God AFT thou making.
soul art thou safe for time and eterDi-
ty? call you to this communion with
your open bibles, to this communion
in prayer. Oh, if tired men and tired
housekeepers would oftener have a
quiet hour every day with God how
much lighter would be the burden.
Remember on this communion day
that God loves you and that the world
and all its affairs are managed by in
finite wisdom God in everything Is
the director. Is it death in your home?
Of blind ard dumb children: "Why is
it God made me to see and talk. but
made you blird and dumb?" A little
boy walked to the blackboard aud
wrote; "Even as father for it seemeth
good 10 thy sight" Remember your
hold on Chris. is weak. His hold on
you is mighty. Blessed Lords supper
1t speaks of pardoned sins, death van
quished, a glorious resurrection. q
beautiful heaven. Remember, too,
| from the skies this morning our dear
ones wave their crowns at US and sing
their eongs at Us, as if to urge US with
quicker steps towards them. Set there,
though cheer y>u as you sit at his table
today.
The following persons united with
the Presbyterian church yesterday:
By certificate: Prof. G. W. Roach
and Mrs. Meta Roach from the Cum
berland Presbyterian church of Abb
lene, Texas. DR.. J. A. Rawlings from
the. Southwest Tabernacle Congrega
t:onal church, Kansas City, Mo-, John
E. Crawford, Mrs. Addie M Crawford
from the Cook avenue Presbyterian
church, ST. Louis, Mo-, 81. B. Peers
from the Presbyterian church, Farm
ingtop, Mo-, Mrs. William Fraser from
St Andrews Presbyter an church;
Windsor, Canada; Baxter Crawford
and Mr.. Claude Crawford from the
| Westminster Presbyter an church,
New Decatur, Ala.
On profession of faith-Mrs. Lille
Burnett and Mrs. Fanny Peers.