The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-06-29

ling hour of st. Paul from his Ephesi
ans. Farewell and parting thoughts
come over us as | stand here before
you tonight to deliver my last, my
farewell, address to you. ! can leave
no better wish for you than the Apos.
tie Paul's wish for his congregation at
Ephesus: And now, brethren. | com
mend you to God, and to the word of
His grace, which is able to build you
up and TO give you an inheritance
among them that are sanctified" Not
only good wish do leave behind, but
also few words of advice and admo-
milton. May everything about the
home be conducive to sincerity and
.truthfulness. Let us make it hard for
the child in our midst not TO be a
Christian. The majority of fathers and
mothers are too busy making a living,
too busy with lodges, and domestics,
and clubs, and amusements 20 spend
much time with their children. Par
ents are no more teachers of their
children, but the school teacher is del
egated TO do this for them. Instead of
teaching the child the rudiments of
life he must learn it from the vulgarity
of the streets, and in the pool halls,
and other places. Things that he
ought to learn at his mothers knee or
in his fathers company he must learn
from the foul mouth of personified de-
pravity. The things which in them
selves are holy are taught to him by
those who evil thinketh." and instead
of coming into the realization of his
kinship to God he falls to the plane of
the animal. Fling away your modesty
and teach your children the things they
ought to know. Don't let the devil
have first chance. Better a thousand
times to be taught right in the first
place than to rectify what has been
wrongly taught, The child in the
child-what shall it be-?
And that depends on you Follow Him
through the valley and shadow of
death. Follow Him through cross to
crown, through suffering to glory.
The fact that Jesus is an example is
well and good. but this would not help
us, if He were not the Savior. Savior
is His sweetest and most comforting
name. This alone can help us. OIL
Him the Apostle says: "Who His own
self bare our sins in His body on the
tree, that we, being dead to sins,
should live unto righteousness by
whose stripes We are healed" Also
you, my friends, are healed by His
stripes. Often has it been told unto
YOU that Jesus died for our sins, and
hat He was raised for our justifica-
ion. What would you be without the
savior? Poor creatures, having no
gracious Father in heaven to whom
you could pray; Abba, dear Father:
servants of sin and children of wrath. |
But what are you through Him? Bless
I'd of the Father, children of God, |
lelrs of heaven. To Him you must |
ook, in Him you must trust, on Him
'ou must rely. Though mountains de-
'art and hills be removed, yet my
trace, says He, shall not depart from |
hee; neither shall the covenant of my |
'eace be removed. Therefore, follow |
Him, your Savior, If you and | follow
Him as our Savior, We shall, whenever
ife's day has come to an end, meet |
gain in paradise. Therefore
Jesus be our guide
AS through life we glide.
Faithfully in our behavior.
May We follow thee, dear Savior
Lead us by Thy hand
Through to Fatherland.
Rev. Adolph j. Schliesser is thirty.
hree years old and has a wife and two
hiidren. He was born at Farmington.
TO-, and received his collegiate train
ng at Springfield, Mo-, where he also
tudied for the ministry, remaining
here after his ordination for four
ears as pastor of successful church.
lie has been associated with the Pas
agoula, Miss congregation for eight
en- months. He was well received
esterday by his new flock, and it is
expected that he will make his mark
ere.