El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-09

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fifth regiment. if there is one among
you who will kill his emper
or, let him do II: here
Ham" They a. once refused and
Napoleon as irresistible IS destiny
Imarched toto Paris. Wen Gsribsld!
at Naples stood before one hundred
guns when the command was givea
three times to fire he showed courage
that won all Naples. When at San
and lulu in the battle occurred, and
the dying, the wounded, and the IN
hurt sang "The Star Spangled Ban
rer," in it they showed courage that
was magnificent.
There is coursge higher than
physical courage; ii is moral courage.
How many men can cross the ultch,
swim the river, CLIMB the rampant, who
cannot conquer themselves. England 8
Sheridan WAS conquered by drink and
saw fall, shattered at his feet, the gold
en- scepter with which he swayed
courts and pa lament. Burns b.
came dissipated till his sweet rhy thin
became changed to tuneless babble.
Alexander conquered the woC Id and
died drunk. The greatest Irishman in
history few years ago faced MODS
and in the English pc rliament sat
an uncrowned king: but when
b e bee anne immOr al in his private life
he lost his power aud fell like an eagle
with broken wing. Or lion with u
wounded thigh. See old gray haired
Nicodemus changing his Jewish faith
for Christianity, aud facingsa million
sneers in Jerusalem as he carries
Christ to his burial. See Paul re
noun cling Judaism forJesus and stripes
IMPRISONMENT shipwrecks, dungeons.
axecutioner's block, a martyr crown.
Behold Luther fighting single handed.
pope and emperor.
Is not that moral courage sublime?
Their souls go marching on. When
the young woman heard Jesus say, HE
that loveth father or mother more than
me is not worthy of me-" and confes-
home to write afterwards that beauti-
full hymn, "Jesus 1 my cross
have taken" did she not show
q moral courage that is sublime?
How often in our Christian life we
have chances to be brave. Answer
me. How long will it take for Chris
tiauity that attends bull fight on
Sunday to conquer the world? Moral
courage is the one crystal mountain
peak that rises above all other noun
tains Of power.
do not suppose there is one in the
house this morning but what sometime
has thought of becoming Christian.
It has given mauy of you no little con-
Germ. Many of you, mos. al OF you. L
believe, love Christ, honor his words,
admire his life and are trusting in him
for salvation and heaven. You have
often soliloq uized like this: why am
l not a Christian? Mother was, father
was, Jennie was. Mother would rejoice
in heaven today ii [ would become
Christian. L know there ia no life
like the Christian life; Christ has in
spired the grandest self sacrifices, hap
by homes. just laws, splendid charities.
Again, am hurrying on to God and to
Judgment. Why am l not q Christian?
Now | confess it is not because OF in
consistent people n the church. l
know that excuse is silly. 1t is not be-
cause 1 am afraid 1 will not live up to
my profession: for 1 know If do my
duty with Gods help l shall grow in
the Christian life. Neither is it be-
cause I do not know how to become a
Christian. Lord, confess to thee here
1 am afraid of what people will cay"
"Add to your faith courage"
A young man said TO me several
months ago, 81 had to get out of the
church quickly last night or | would
have become Christian" Add to
your faith courage" 1 was told by a
man a few weeks ago that he saw his
duty plainly and he knew he should
confess Christ. 1 replied. Add to
your faith courage How many there
are who are kind, noble, who stand
against wickedness, who read their
bibles and pray, who should take one
more step and,confessChrist pu blicly, be
baptized, sit at his ia ble-''Add to your
faith courage" Every one OF. you need
Christ in your daily duties and You
will need MIN in the hour of death.
A few years sgoa noted lnfidel In
delivering a euloey over his brother
gave way and wept like child on the
coffin lid. He at once arose, conclud-
ed his eulogy in these words: Life Is
u cold and barren vale between the
Toe clad peaks of two eternities. We
strive in vain to look beyond the
heights. We lift our wailing voices
and hear no answer but the bitter wall
ing of our cry" How hopeless, how
dreary s,view of life. About the same
time a noted Christian minister had q
brother to die. At the funeral SER
vices when the ministers were through
the minister arose from his seat, placed
his hands upon the coffin lid, and pour
ed out prayer OF thanks
giving to God for the life of
his brother. The audience said
it seemed IS tho the very heavens
were opened and the angels of God
were descending and ascending. At
the grave when the body was lowered
and fifty young men had cast in on the
coffin white flowers, emblematic of the
Resurrection, this Christian minister
said: II must speak again. oh death
where is thy sting, oh grave where IS