Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-07-18
UNION SERVICE
Large Congregation Worshipped To-
gether at First Christian Church
Last Night.

tnglSllan cnufcn ldsJ DlSHt ana Il very
{ large crowd was present. filling the en-
tire church. Splendid music by the
: leading singers of the several choirs
I was rendered for the service.
Seated in the pulpit with the pas
, tor were Revs. Morris. Weaver and
Caughley and all of them assisted in
the service
The pastor. Rev. Thomas. preached
I the sermon. selecting for his subject
/ Civic Righteousness" Following is
an outline of the sermon:
Acts 24:24-26: And after certain
days Felix came with Drusilla, his
wife, which was a Jewess. and sent
for Paul. and heard him concerning
the faith in Christ. and as he reason
ed of righteousness and temperance
and the judgment TO come Felix trem-
bled and answered Go thy way for
this time. when | have a more con-
venient season | will call for thee He
hoped withal that money should have
been given unto him Of Paul that he
might loose him Wherefore he sent
for him the oftener, and communed
with him"
Paul was held in prison at Caesarea
by Felix at the time of this sermon.
1t was a direct appeal to the hearts
of Felix and Drusilla who were stepped
in sin. Their deep need was right
eousness and temperance and judg-
ment to come. Paul did not temporize
or slight the gospel message He de-
livered it in great power.
The message as delivered then has
not been worn threadbare by the pro.
cession of the centuries. 1t is still
Gods message to men and sharper
than any two-edged sword. We of
Bryan need TO come by personal expe-
rience TO a more intimate knowledge
of those two Oldfashioned graceS Of
righteousness and temperance. or self.
control. God is calling all men up to
this higher plane of life
The gospel is constant call to
Righteousness. Jesus ministry COM
menced in His baptism. which He said
was to fulfill all righteousness. He
soon exhorted Seek first the kingdom
of God and his righteousness" Paups
final shout of triumph was because the
Lord awaited him with a crown of
righteousness. Temperance is self.
control. The only way to control self
is to put Jesus on the throne of our
life and cruelty self "They that are
Christ's have crucifed the flesh with
the possessions and lusts thereof"
God is calling us to us to manifest
these virtues of righteousness and
self control in all of the varied rela-
tionships of life There is a call for:
First, personal righteousness and tenn
perance; second, domestic righteous
ness and temperance. social righteous
ness and temperance; third. business
righteousness and temperance. The
golden rule should prevail here. Fifth,
civic righteousness and temperance.
Felix failed here. He was ready to
sell out Justice for bribe. and to
withhold sentence for personal profit.
either from Paul or the Jews.
The opportunity is still open for men
to be dishonest in the exercise of civic
duties. do not make any charges.
for do not know, but there is a
strong impression on the part of many
people that in the past they have not
had a square deal. That something
has been unclean. But however this
may have been, We should see to it
that in the future civic honesty shall
prevail. The citizenship should de-
mand that the men who ask for office
should be men of honor and integrity.
They should stand for great and right
eous principles and be the incarnation
of these principles. Their methods of
seeking office should be entirely clean.
The time should come when no man
seeking office should go out with his
pockets filled with cigars, his buggy
filed with beer or his purse lined with