The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-05-06
THREE SERMONS SUNDAY


+ tue AUDITORIUM at fF&fY HEfstt1s sA%
mems meeting AZ $50, attended by |
more than thousand men was per-
haps the mos, interesting OF all the |
services yet held
An hundred or more asked for
prayer and about fifiy went forward |
| 10 the altar Many Of them made pub
Tic profession OF faith IN Jesus
| Christ At the morning hour the
leyangelEst spoke on *H0me Relig-
ION" Choosing Gods speach concern
ing Abraham as the basis of his ser
| mon "For | know him that he Will
command his children and his house
| hold after him . Home authority
and home example were the two
| thoughts drawn from the text. In his
own nmitable way he illustrated
and enforced these thoughts until
at the close parents by the hundred
| went down TO the chancel and gave
the preacher their hands pledging |
| themselves To a better christian life |
In the home. Following this large |
number went forward for prayer. La |
the afternoon he took David's speech ,
TO Solomon as q text, BE Strong and +!
Show Thyself Man" It Is impossi-) J
Bile to describe this service.
The men sang joyfulIy and vol
uminously and 1t was easy to see
that Mr.. Excel was pleased with
the way they did It,
This joyful song service was pro-
phetic of the great service to follow.
Strong men; old men, young men,
all knelt together about the altar
and front seats while prayer was or
: fered and instruction given by which
they might be helped to = proper 50
!, ceptance OF Christ Jesus - thets
y laavtor. The inatructtOn G1ven ~ DE-
. Campbeil was clear and - hrCehef1,
= Al to inspire tho unsaved TO reAE|
r up IN faith ana take Christ Dunn
le the altar service men came voluntal
" ilv from the congregation. sayln
ne they had settled the question, 1t ~
es truly q great service. The evangeiis
le lin his earnestness preached for on
, bonr and q half and yet no one was
weary.
a At the evening service the large
jcho,r sang several new tunes to the
delight Of all and then two or three
familiar ones were joined IN py all
1.-The people Mr.. Stuart announced MS
text, 'If thy right eye offend thee
pluck it out II thy right hand OF
fend thee cut it off" This is one OF
the seyerest things, said he that Je-
sus ever said Of sin. You never find
Ianv compromise sentences III the d.
BILE. | never knew the full force OF
the figure until | saw an eye PAL
literally taken out and until ! heard
tbe story of a convict who took a
batchet and severed one of his hands
by stroke from the other' ooii'e
very good men break down at one
point-some point. They call IL oe-
setting sin. Now the devil catches
some of you in the same trap every
day He illustrated the folly OF such
a course by a story or a doS "ho
mt the same foot in the same trap
night after night. Worry ana III
itemper are the germs of many morai
and mental diseases. BY Gods grace
and the human will you can conquer
both of them. | worried once be-
cause the train that brought the uo'-
, tor from Knoxville to see my chiio
with diptheria was forty minutes
; late When DR.. BOYD got off he said
George. good thing the train was
late or | should have had No anti
toxine." Nv child was at the border
I land but she Is well and strong To-
dav. | don't grumble any more when
the train Is late. Yes. we often break
down AT one place IN tempers, rus
sing around home. We need 70 set
tie some things right here. Fence au
right hut one rotten rail. Put IN
good rail right there my brother.
Man kicks "a faithful horse because
/ the horse with blinds on him that
he can't see behind him moves ms
tail 20 Dust rs and touches the
uIohsek of the fellow. Iil-tempcF'
would like 20 put speech into
dumb brute Ike that and let him
talk 20 such = man Just little wniie'
III An old fellow had "a family morse
III that would go home It his own "''
III cord aud ne SAWS ''OenrSc just
watch this horse SO home lu'ns
every street corner just HEhi ss u
he knew their namss NsNt da' mNH
IN don's want to eo home d!festN hu'
Il nf coarse the horse Aia aud ill-'ew.
s.es whips aud foams and fan's ins'
/ bssaus.. the horse Is as srnaFt today
an ha was yesterday Af' NJ
Where do yon break dosn
II yuu are TO lsv damned li SIS
- Tor A few things ! sa@ fseY H@Ah
little haas sut ia tbe Tennessa''
| rl,cs whem BE- was mad to Eti rae
/ hit off pile " rubbish he s"i ,"'
/ rahbls. Killed it pat it ia his i''s ~
/ ana started hask hut bis htiie sAl'l
uent under and they @ot hiA 'E"a'
down ga the islaad sams days stier
fellow pulled the rabbit out of ~
pocket and said. NOW. isa 'h@'