Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-02-20
BISHOP KEY m BRYAN.
Preached Two Powerful Sermons at
Methodist Church-Rey. J. j.
Barnes Ordained


spent Sunday ia bryan by invita- I
uon OF DR., !. +. Belts, and preach
ed powerful sermons before large
congregations in the morning and
evening at the Methodist chufsh.
The morning sermon was mas.
terful presentation of the obligation
Of paying tithes under the gospel
dispensation. la this connection
the Bishop pointed out Tie dangers
of the teachings of Antinomianirm,
and declared The law OF the Sab
bath might a. we'll be rejected az
the law of tthes. Two scripture
LESSONS were read bearing on the
subject. TIE first was from the
third chapter Of Malachi, begin
ming with the sixth paragraph,
and the second from the seventh
chapter of Hebrews beginning with
the fret paragraph The text was
from Leviticus xvii, 3U,3l: "And
all the tithe of the land, whether
Of the seed OF the land, or Of the
/ fruit of the tree, il the Lords: II Is
holy unto the Lord Aud If a
man will at all redeem aught Of
bis uthes, he shall add thereto the
fifth part thereof.
In hls discourse The Bishop re-
viewed the history of the paying
Of tithes from the earliest times,
relating the incident of Abraham
paying tithes 20 Melchisadec, and
the operation Of the law amouhg
the Jews. He said no man can
talk about giving 20 the Lords
cause until after he has prid 10 per
cent. Of his income; this much is
the Lords to carry on biz work IN
the world and il debt A giit 10
the Lofd's work is what may be-
contributed over and above the
tithe payment The Bishop en-
larged upon the right OF the Lord
TO the tithe, the dependence OF man
upon his Maker, the overcoming of
selfshness in mans nature, the
glorious privilege Of association
with the Lord in his work by con
tributing to il, the educaIive and
spiritual benefits received, all
through the operation and observ-
ance of the tithe law. IL is pro.
lection against back.sliding and a
means of growth in grace. We
are, the Bishop asserted, as much
under the tithe law as any people
ever were. The gospel Is the re-
affirmation of the law. The tithe
law and the law of the Sabbath are
indissolubly joined together and
no man can put them assunder.
The Bishop showed that nothing
has been substituted for the tiihe
| law, aud set forth most fordbly
that no church could support H.
self by voluntary contributions
any more than the state can 20 sup
/ port itself. lie related the history
of the prosperity of the Jews un-
der the operation of the law, and
gave interesting incidents from his
own experience with individuals
who observed this soriptural in
junction with great temporal aud
spiritual blessings resulting there
from.
AT the conclusion of the sermon
Rev. J. j. Barnes Of lola, Grimes
county, was ordained a local elder
by Bishop Key, assisted by Dr. /.
+. Belts, pastor Of the Bryan
church. Rev. Barnes was elected
to elders orders at the last meeting
of the Texas conference, Bishop
Key presiding, at Pittsburg, bu,
was prevented from being present
at the conference TO receive ordina-
ton. The ordination ceremony
was most impressively administer.
ed with the Bible and the laying
on Of hands.
Bishop Keys sermon at night
was based on a text from the third
chapter of Malachi and included
the l6 and II paragraphs, as fol-
lows: Then they that feared the
Lord spoke often one to another
and the Lord harkened and heard
il, and a book Of remembrance was
written before Him for them that
feared the Lord, and that thought
upon his name. And they shall
be mine, saith the Lord Of hosts, in
the day when ! make up my jew.
els and / will spare them as a man
spare,h his own son that seryeth
him
The discourse differed from the
morning sermon, in that 1t was
a powerful arraignment OF defiant
worldliness and wickedness Of the
present age, which he compared
to the era described in the chapter
embracing the text. He enlarged
upon Che causes and effect of this