The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-07
A Sermon by Bishop KinsOIying on
Patience" at Christ Church.
FIFTY,THREE PERSONS CONFIRMED.
Ten Additions and Communion Service
at Shearn M. E. Churoh-Six Add-
tons to Tabernacle Baptsts.

While there were many sermons and serv.
ices mt the various churches In Houston
probably the most interesting was the serv-
Zee n the evening at Christ church, the
occasion being the confirmation Of large
class or first communicates nv Bishop Kin
solving and the bishops visit and sermon.
The sermon was an especially able and
original one, his subject being the word
Patience as used by St Luke in his re.
lation OF the parable of the sowcr os spok
cn by the Savior. lie took Tor his tex;
And bring forth fruit with patience"
LUX, viii, 10. After explaining that these
words were spoken IN the parable of the
sower, the object Of which "was to illus
trate the truth that the state OF the hear.
cls heart determines the effect which the
Word Of God viii have upon the life aud
character OF the hearcr" he explained the
different states of the human heart as rep.
resented 10y the dluDrrul soils into which
/ the seed has fallen. thai the seed, are the
same, and the auWC' lis the suWc but the
Cnerept suites ot heart like tine different
Soils spoken of m the parable lead To- en-
tuely different results.
Attot this Introduction Bishop Knsolying
said that he did not purpose speaking on
the general teachings of the parable, ~
! lis purpose W2s to single out the one IA
/ tlr word Patience and dwell upon thoughts
] ka
| GA entirely original sermon handling the
/ matter in manner not used by any com
| mcntator or author but worked out 10y
] deep Thought and research. which required
| great mental work He said IL had ucca-
| stoned great deal OF reflection TO hud
/ II satisfactory EXPLANATION WHY IL was that
| St. Luke. alone OF all the writer's has re-
/ corded the expression with patience He
referred to the fact that 81. Matthew and
! st Marx I'm their account uf the parable
! omitted the word patience, aud although
gf.,tf
! reference To- Tho circumstance yet there
! must evidently he reason for the use
| OF II by st, Luke He gave many cogent
/ REASONS drawing his conclusions from
close study OF the life OF the writer. He
/ said that of course the account was writ
/ ten under inspiration and II WAS easy
enough 70 say that the Holy Spirit called
/ 20 his remembrance or revealed to MN
/ the fact that the Lord had used the word.
J Ids ne SAID, was supernatural cause
/ hut he wanted To mud a natural explanation
I which would account FOR the circumstances
/ For this NATURAL cause he suggested the
l fact that st. Luke is supposed To have
| gathered his material for his gospel during
Z MS two years With 81 Paul In palestna
| ana his visits With the same apostle In
Jerusalem, aud while al CcSarca whore St
/ Pau was q prisoner, that it is oven thought
I hy some that 81 Paul helped 10 prepare
! the narrative and that II was written un
/ der ST. Pauls direction "'rhc word pa
tience, Syith the special application given
l 10 Il In the text was tayorltc word With
| So Luke how the Lord Jesus had said,
| not bring forth oulv. hut bring Il with pm
thence. lie sga'n suggested also that u
| might have been st. Lukes professional
/ experience as physician which caused
/ him 10 use. Concluding his reasoning, an
I of which showed deem and mature thought
/ that he Il as II may, the use ~ the word
"emhodics useful thought and iurulCatpS
1 4 lesson which as Christians We are iu con
slant need 70 learn Tho necessity Of bear
ing fruit with patience"
He then said. THE fruit bearing ~ the
| Christian manifests Itself IN two depart
mcuts of experience. |. on good works
/ done Tor others >. With respect ~ the
| growth " personal plety In ourselves. In
1 each OF which we are In continual need
In the discussion Of this declaration he
| showed that we need patience:
! l. When we are bearing In our lives the
| fruit uf amy charitable wOrk-wOrk OF
| philanthropy and henevolencc
? With respect 10 the results which
arc 10 dow from our efforts In behalf ~
! any good object I'm connection with Our
/ church vow lie that hClicveth should
! not make haste, In due time we shall
/ reap II We faint not"
/ O. In our conflict With the worlds evil
4, When we are TRYING 10 walk In the
way Of obedience, ana To DO Just what
| God has appointed for MS 20 do.
] =. In learning the lessons ~ submission
] 80 that viii which our lie iu this world
/ Is an the while demanding OF us.
a. In holding ON and porsyvoriug unto
] She end, which Is really the idea contained
| in the word patience AS used In the teXt
and IN other parts Of the Holy Scriptures
Tho nrSt three points we're mgdr IN the
discussion and arguments in proc, " me
tnst department. ''uf good works dnuc fuf
othrrs." md rho last three In suhstluiu.
lion NJ The need " patience rs scr rarth
u he setond department, with rr>rr,t %
tho growth NJ personal piaty iu one. .igt', '
Each polCt " rs elaborated upun rfh iluch
sound reasoning. excellent Judgment, and