The Beaumont enterprise. [volume] (Beaumont, Tex.) 1904-current, 1904-10-03
SERVICES At THE
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
RALLY DAY AT THAT HOUSE OF
WORSHIP.
ON DEVELOPED CHRISTIAN
Was the ubject of Rev. Holmes Yes.
terday Morning-"ouit You Like
Men"-The Point.
The following is the sermon of Rev
. B. Homes yesterday morning:

J. b. Homes yesterday morning:
In the year of 1901, when our nation
al missionary convention met in Gin,
cinnati, the venerable A. NJ Atkinson,
the friend of the aged minister, was
making an eloquent appeal on behalf
OF ministerial relife, when, after "A
moments pause he said with great
carnestncss, Quit you like men," and
then, as the words seemed to die
away, that great audience saw one
they had learned to respect and love,
staggcr and fan to the floor, dead 1t
was the closing message of Il great
man, whose life had been bcncdictiOn
t. hundreds Of others He felt the
cause that was so dear to hi heart was
being neglected by others, and he gave
his last breath of life to advance this
one interest.
Paul Is writing to the Corinthian
church under somewhat similar cir
Cumstances. He felt their need of
pastoral guidance, and had urged Apol-
los to go to Corinth to aid them, and
when he failed to get him to go. he
writes to the church and makes this
great appeal: watch ye stand fast
in the faith, quit you like men; be
strong"
watch Yc.'
When an army is on duty, in the out
skirts of the camp will be found
soldiers passing to and fro, on guard
lest an enemy take them unawarcs and
gain a victory over them before they
have time to prepare for battle.
In giving instruction to the army of
the Lord, repeated injunctions were
given to be careful not to let an enemy
take us unawarcS. The Book is full OF
its celebrations to watch on every
hand. Jesus says: Take heed what
ve hear Sin frequently finds ready
access to the heart through the ear,
The willing listener to impure speech
will soon be filled with evil thoughts.
which will demand expression, and the
lite itself will finally become the ser
want Ot sin.
Paul wrote in a somewhat similar
vein when he cNhOrtCd the young dis
ciplo to Take heed unto myself
Pure water does not flow from an i'm.
pure fountain, neither does a whole
some influence come from an impure
life" Out of the abundance Of the
heart the mouth Spcakcth.'
With no less diligence are we to
guard our daily acts. If We contom-
plate some act of charity Jesus would
warn us 10 Take heed that yc do not
your righteousness before men. To he
seen of them or if We seem to be /
growing careless about The uturv. lie (
lovingly calls ont. Watch therefore. |
for We know neither the day nor the
hour when the Son of Man uOmOth.'
Death may come at any time and il .
viii be best to be always ready. But
the apostle did not stop al This iu his
message To The church al Corinih
stand Fast in the Faith"
Paul cDmmcnds stcadfas'np-s. hut
rot stcadlastnoss in error The Co .
r.nthians had been guilty Of many
shameful acts. but had turned from
these to tho faith" and Paul desires
them Go be- constant iu their purpose.
%, himself bad delivered the Gospel
message Go thom-lod them .u their
Investigation and research until dlrI
Toss had given place tu light and
error and superstition and iEUuraura
lad yielded "a pace for .'h. faTH and
nov be- wants them fu ha frr,
u b. worth while t0 remember hHu
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