The Beaumont enterprise. [volume] (Beaumont, Tex.) 1904-current, 1904-10-03
ILLUSTRATED SERMON
STEREOPTICAN FEATURE AGAIN
INTERESTING.
TABERNACLE DRAWS CROWDS
"Man's Extremity-God's Opportunity"
Furnishes the Subject for the
Evening.

Mr.. Holmes of the Christian church
gave another of his interesting illus.
trated sermons at the Tabernacle
last night.
The persuction Of the early church
instigated by Saul of Tarsus did not
stop when that devout Hebrew be.
came Paul the Christian. In the
eleventh chapter of Acts we are told
that the disciples were scattered
abroad but up to this time the apos-
les themselves were left undisturb-
ed; but the unprincipled Mehod, see
ing thGtto prosecute the Christians
gained favor of the Jews. mad James
put to death with a sword and ar
rested Peter intending to have him
put to death as soon as the feast
days were over. Peter was securely
chained between two soldiers and
guarded by lG more for they feared
the Interference of his friends. the
church was helpless so far as any
they had faith in God and turned to
Him. They ceased not to pray and
even far into the night when others
were fast asleep their anxious petit
tons were ascending to Him who
said. Ask and We shall receive God
heard their cry and sent His angel
who loosed the chains from Peter,
opened the prison doors. led them
ont into the street and disappeared.
when the Apostle realized that God
had overcome the power of his enc
mics and set him free, he sought at
once the faithful band which was vet
in prayer, to tell them of the glad
good news Of his miraculous deliver
aorC. When earthly power had fal!-
ed. God had delivered His servant for
lie had yet much work for him to do.
Gods Dealings With lsreal.
Many instances of the loving care
Of God for His people are to be
found in the history of His dealings
with the children of lsrCal. When
they were in the bondage of Egypt
lie heard their cry of distress and
sent them n GcliyCrcr, through whom
lie ovcrcamc all their difficulties and
led them safely forth To the land OF
promise.
when they came 10 the Rcd sea on
their way to Egypt they saw no way
uf escape from destruction: and in
decd there was none from the stand
point Of man. Moses had led them
down one of those long ways toward
the sea. The rugged mountain slope.
covered with its shaggy timber made
escape on either -idC impossible and
when thcv halted nc the waters edge
they heard the army Of Pharoh in
the rear They saw nothing but
death. But Muses. said. stand still
and see the salvation Of God They
were looking al matters from the
earthly standpoint but he depended on
higher power than man and deliver
auce was theirs
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