The St. Louis Republic., 1900-12-03
a GOOD BEGINNING DOESN'T
INSURE A GOOD ENDING.

| Tie subject of the Reverend :. Il. Moorc's
| discourse ut the compton Heights Christian
Church yesterday morning was "A SId
| Funeral" and was nased upon Kings. xiii
| 81: "And th,y muurned over him. saying.
| Alas. my brother
This narrative, said the minister,
! shows that however important W" may re-
gard a good b,glEhiEe, it does not insure
a good ,nning. inns man had been as
aI2Gcd To Il most diiiIcuu ami dangerous
| ldsE, and had donc ii like a true hero. But
no had been gwen SPECIFIC instructions ie-
SafdInS MS rcturn home
= nr-C ne tam Il {" comply with and lost
his lie from dISob-dIcnC". wn"n he had
won 80 great victory with impunity. We
should never teel secure against the rn-
,ny' :, assault. T.. nim thai tnInk"th that
hc Stauus Take heed I'st hc fan says IN"
rpuSIio. Many are prone {" turn deaf ear
10 tn" warning Of the pulpit. TIE young
brother of .isy-ruing tendencies men eau
Iioncd regarding results IL quick win the
answer: no not worry about me. j know
others have fallen. hut I Will not
The young sister likewise says: i am all
right: ] only mean to havc little fun; l
would scorT 4" 40 anything that is really
WrJug' nduiCCat parents often overlook
in their children what they know has been
runous to 50 many Others. Ally boy-ny
;;ir viii come out al right How dei1isive
such reasoning, There CCm t!m" wnrn
its fuiiy is seen. but il Is often to" late to
remedy III" mis- axe. ~ in tins ease,
The shores a.: time are str,wn with the
wrecks If thos" who once stood high. let
MS rem. mbcr mat among the tvelv. chosen
APOSTLES there was one who in the hour "f
trial {. MED ever having seen MS master
and another sod him for few pieces of
silver Past success may even make us
more, vulnerable to the shafts of the enemy.
II WIS 80 with Moses at HCreb. 1t WAS 80
in this ease. Who has not known persons
trli. to their church obligations through
years Of poverty. when by and by success
comes and they are lost to the cause OF the
master.
NJ soul be on thy guard
Zen thousand foes arisc.
The hosts 81 Siu ate pressing hard
To draw thee from the skies.
How dangerous 1t is to ignore Gods
word, God ndi saio. Eat 10 bread. nor
drink water. nor turn again by the same
way that thou Cdmcst. There overlook
him on his WAY home one who said: L aiso
am . prophet. ami the word of God through
ME IS that YOU are to eat bread. drink
water and rest yourself The historian says
this man lied unto him. For giving heed
10 this lie the man OF God lost his life. Be
ware, my friend. of anything which you
perfect harmony with the word of God 10
ycu. The lie came from prophet. but il
WIS lie just the same. There are those
who claim to speak for God to-day. who are
busy trying To minimize the teachings of the
Old book and have persons depart from its
Plain declarations. r. on your guard lest
You be misled by such teachers. Let Your
appeal he to the law and the testimony
What saith the scriptures? How readest
thou"
Another lesson which comes to us is the
certainty of punishment for wrongdoing
God is too good to punish any of his chiI-
dTen.' Who said 50! Revelation has Is
much to say about punishnents as about
emphasis. More than that they stand side |
10y side in history. There is Il tendency on |
the part of many in our age To maxi. y |
religion OF their own, ard, whatever does |