The Beaumont enterprise. [volume] (Beaumont, Tex.) 1904-current, 1904-09-19
DIR. RAY TALKS
| ON PAUlS LIFE
breaches INSTRUCTIVE SER
MON TO LARGE coNeREeA
TON AT NJ, e, CHURCH.
SOLO BY MRS. CHfNAUlT O'BRItN
Bible Instructor Occupies Pulpit and
Urges Hearers to Initiate Faith
and Trust Of Apostle.

DIR. W. G. Ray. the bible instructor
who has been conducting series al
bible classes at the Y, VI, A.. c0r
Quoted the forenoon services NJ al,
First Methodist church yesterday. II,
was greeted by a packed church an
wa' accorded perfect attention
throughout his forty minute dis
course. which was II Dissertation or
the lie and faith Of Paul. A feature
Oi the service was the special music
which consisted of an anthem by tho
choir and vocal solo. "COnsidcI
The Lilies" by Mrs. ChcnaulI
| O'Bricn.
The Text.
Dr. Ray spoke mrf ttehal,-tcX
Dr. Ray spoke from the text, "FGi
reckon that the suffering Uf tho
present time are not worthy To BE-
compared with the glory that shall
be revealed in u.s." This answer of
Paul TO the questions nut him when
ne was enduring suiferingS for his
Gods sake was extensively ClabOrat'
ed upon by DR.. Ray, who used many
fitting and impressive illustrations
and drew pointed Applications for the
use OF Christians today. He showed
in the outset OF his sermon that
Paul was a man of intellect, culture
and capacity and stood high amoAG
lis pCOplc-the Jews. He was a big
man and what he did attracted al
tentiOn. What he did was TO re-
nounce his faith in the doctrines of
his people and leave his country TO
go out and follow Christ.
Description OF Paul.
DR.. Ray described the rcnm-
citation Of his former faith by Paul,
and his departure from his form
or people and quoted his text 10 show
why such action was taken, "For |
reckon that ut csufIerings Of the
present time are not worthy to be
compared with the glory that shall be
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revealed in us" The speaker then
took up the life of Paul, to show the
great hardships, great porls and
great sufferings that fell to his -.
He described his shipwreck, the in
cident of his being stoned and left
for dead his whipping in public ana
his imprisonment. After each de-
scription DR.. RAY asked the queS-
ton: why did Paul submit to all
OF these things. when he could have
been relieved Of them by DENYING
GOd?" The answer each time was
that Paul "rockoncd that the suffer
ings Of the present time are no.
worthy to be compared with the
glory that shall be revealed in us.
Paul at Roce.
Paul's entire life, straight mp to
his finally coming 10 Rome. where he
lay with his head on the block. await ,
ing the fall of the cXccutioncrs axe, |
was described by Or. Raw. As tho |
execution was about to take place |
Paul was asked why he consented
10 suffer This death. The reply was
he same. that his suffering, amount
ID TO nothing compared ia the glory
If the home which awaited him.
The application of Paul'S life TO III"
present dav. DR.. Raw said, explained
or one thing. whv preachers are
to he poor men and to- suffer
rhilo others succeed in material
hngS. Thcv reckon their euffn"ingS 4
count for nau"ht compared to IN"
,randuor OF the reward ~hov will re-
nivo for doing Gods work. In CON
lusiCn Dr Ray urged that suffering
{ all kinds nv I'll roonlc should no;
otNr thom from following Christ
NJ should holm thom because thoir
rin1c rro nothing comnarod 10 IN"
lor'oe ih0t win ho revealed to them
\ their heavenly home