El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-26
VETERANS ATTEND
MEM0RIAL5ERVICE5
Rev. j. +. Williams breaches
to Men Who Fought
In Two Wars.

Veterans who wore the blue, some
VINO wore the gray IN the civil war
and the younger veterans who fought
curing the Spanlsh-Amerlcan war
neld their annual united service at the
First Baptist church Sunday evening
at which time Rev j. F. Williams,
pastor of that church, preached to
them. This is an event which the vet
: Grams hold once each year, the sun
day preceding memorial day There
was a large attendance at the service
The Healing OF Naaman.
Dr. Williams took Tor his text II ne
healing Of Naaman, the captain Of the
Syrian armies. ana said in part:
THE gospel is the appropriate
I theme of every message from the pull
pit / make no apology for choosing q
[ theme like this on an occasion like
this Naaman was commander IN cnleL
OF the armies OF Syrla-pOSSlDly Lle
foremost public figure Of his time he
mad been his nations del1Verei-Jne
George Washington OF Syria But ne
had one serious defect, he was a ieper
However, he was destined 10 De Iree
from this lOathsOme disease through the
agency of a prophet OF the living God
With costly presents and IN great pOmp
he reaches at last the humble home
Of Elisha. but to be declined a formal
audience and told to go 10 the Jordan
and dip himself seven times IN It's MS
IOTlc waters and he would be nealeu-
The great soldier was offended but
on sober second thought he ObeEed the
command Of the prophet and was
humbling TO Naaman's pride Of position
He was a great soldier, a first citizen
of his land and he wanted to be treated
In manner becoming his exalted posi-
on Elisha, great honor IN return Tor
his services. What did Elisha care for
all this trumperyE Himself was a
servant OF the King OF Kings The
command Of the prophet was insulting
TO Cen NaamanS pride of country.
are not Abaua and Parphar rivers, OF
Ngrr nl p. al 20 Haa-
OF Israeli May / not wash in them and
be cleanT Wound a mans pride of
country and you wound him deeply If
e L love thy rocks and riils
Thy woods and tempted hills
Elisha humDled the soldier pride OF
wealth. lie was able 70 make Elisha
wealthy man ana willing to do so, but
the prophet would not touch his gold
and silver nor invest himself in the
costly ra1ment prOffered him Naaman
must be cleaned in Elishas way or not
at all Well for him that his pride was
made to yield before the unbending re-
quirements Of the representative OF Je-
hOvah-
The treatment of the Syrian captain
emphasizes the simplicity involved in
Cod power TO heal Go and wash in
the Jordan seven times and tiny Ilesh
shall come again to thee and thou
shalt be clean. Healing power could
not come in any Other way than this.
because it was Gods way Surely Eli
y
rian, strike his hand over the place
and invoke his God and heal him
Let not men stumble over the SIN
pllclty OF the gospel Gods power to
heal is without money and without
price Labor viii not ea-n il, 81 7ney
viii not buy It, and character viii not
.. The gift Of God is e-e-naI life
through Jesus Christ our Lord Then
the healing of this great Syrian soldier
was marvel Of grace Hear the words
% i nHa L.
ing Of Naaman- Many lepers we're in
Israel in the time OF Elisha. the DrOph-
ct, and none Of thin was cleansed say
ing Naamau, the Syrian A woman
dying OF leprOSy in a heather land eX-
claimed i am so glad God afflicted
me. for If / had not been q leper ]
should not have been sent TO this place
10 near the gospel, believe and be
saved A fountain has been opened in
the house Of David for sin and all un-
cleannesS. 1t is a fountain filled with
blood drawn from lmmanuel'S veins"
Return From Presbytery.
Rev Charles L. Overstreet returned
saturday night from Atlanta, Ca,
where he and E. A Shelton, the lat
presbytery to the assembly repre-
scented Fl PasO. On Wednesday night
they viii make report of the acts
OF the assembly to the congregation
Of the First Presbyterian church.
Friday night. Mr.. and Mrs T. J.
Jones viii entertain the active mem
bers of the Baraca and PhiIathea
classes Of this church, at their home.
81 LaWton avenue and on Saturday
night A c. Fosters Bible class will
entertain Percy W. McGhee's Bible
class of boys at a banquet in the
church.
Highland Park Methodist.
The Philathea class of Highland
Park Methodist church viii give an
Ice cream social at the parsonage on
Federal street Thursday evening
There viii be meeting of the picnic
committee and the children's day
committee at this church Wednesday
evening, at which plans for these two
celebrations viii be made
A pie supper is the entertainment