The Beaumont enterprise. [volume] (Beaumont, Tex.) 1904-current, 1904-09-12
MORNING SERMON TO CHRISTIAN
CONGREGATION FULL or
FOOD FOR BELIEVERS.
MAN SHOULD LIKE LIKE CHRIST
Communion Service Followed by
Duet by the Misses Hutehin'
son and M,son and Services
by Pastor.

the Christian chufch inc Ml'H''
Hutchinson and MaXOn sang
beautiful duet. after which Mr.. J. u
Holmes, the pastor, spoke as follows
In Acts nitnh chapter anC
thIrty.first verse we read. so th,
church-had peace. being edited
and walking In fear Of the Lord N
the comfort Of the Holy Spirit, was
multiplied
THE church of Christ did not
come by chance nor by the VIII oil
man hut was the result of Divi'a
planning and developed under Di'
vine guidance, The text describes
the conditions found In the Apostolic
church and indicates the ideal io'
the church of today. The nearer we
can live In accord with the examples
furnished MS in the Book the bette"
ms God has furnished MS with ~"
other guide. II follows then that
# The church of today would do HIS
will, peace. Cody living and grown
will be among its chief characters
ticc.
A Reinn Of Peace.
''The peace indicated in this pass
age OF Scripture was the cessation
OF persecution which followed the
crucifxion OF Jesus. These bitter
prosecutors OF the followers OF our
Lord had stoned Stephen, beheaded
James, imprisoned Apostles, ana scar,
tered the disciples abroad. Ana
while the church, even in the midst
of such powerful opposition and per
sccution had made mighty gains, 1t
now was multiplied. No other or
ganlzation could have endured put
these loyal followers OF the lowly
NaZarene suffered untold aililctioh
from their enemies rather than deny
their Savior and as result thouS'
ands crowded into the Kingdom
Christ was the ambassador OF
peacc. AT His birth the angels sang
GLORY TO God in the Highest, and on
earth peace, good will towards men.
and to His disciples He said. Peace
7 leave with you; My peace | give
INTO you and His church is eXhor'-
ed to follow after peace and holiness
without which no man shall see the
Lord
"rhc church may prosper some
what in the midst OF strife ana as
cord,-eVeh III Spi'e u, tne,n' Wv"
these cohoiliohs are ,huioa'i,. "
chrllallly anu are 'ie"' wy
in the New Testament.
some one mas %,l'tpn '"" ,,, n,,,
gong through lhe hoch,cS VIII nnu
an lhn'ah ,rail wheie t"''c ~ VIZ
one loo'prii'' as ""'y o'io ,, ,,
hah paS'ed over 'he mountains.
chief goes pelore' anu an thc ,o3.
or me trlne loilow MN plao'',s u"u nt
feet IN ms 1ools'ePS, ih"l Is wil"'
our Chief wants us TO 90 ana II we
walk IN HIS Steps all S.rlle anu "lH
cora ana contention WIZ u's"ppu .;n
ana Ihe churcn' pe"'s q, PC"'I, wiz
as III aaVS %, o,u "U II was
with the Apostolic ch,irch' ""'N'"7 I
In the rear OF the LORD /
To be True. ,
"To he true to Christ we must re- {
,,o+ .or, ,,yoe oro living $
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epis'ieS' h"o"" anu '.''u VI "'' '"'"' I
and that we can reveal the Master as I
we should only by living as in His 4
rrasanca A wicked drunken wo- y
-, 49,, ,,.o oi,,o. ,,o, ~ Il
'n"' III ''' VI '"' '' $
Iracted To the church one SUNDAY f
evening ana won ior IiriS'' , he pas y
Tor or the church went 10 see her NUS a
band and found him L" be very .
'hrewd mechanic but very pi''er
against the church. II" wa luII Oh
for his wires profession OF
christianity and SAID she would soon
get over 1t. SIX months passed ana
one day he appeared NJ th' a''or
'csideno in great anxiety cohc'rhlhS
ms saNa'ion' ne Sa'" nay ',''
go, 49, 80 Cbristiaritv ami have {
;tood ont against them all: but for d
he past six months | have had an
open book about my nr'slo'' III IN"
person ~ my wlte. that am nni
able To answer. ! nave '"In' 10 me
Conclusion ihai ' am wrong an" 'n'.
here must be something holN anl n
iivine about religion 'hal couIn
axe woman and make hcr INTO we
owing. patient. praNeTlul Singing a
saint that 81" J. today