El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-24

you might have been under God, had you
not lost sight Of Hfe's true idealF -"
often do we hear men and women ls.1- 81 ay,ain
I wish I might live my life over , q 3 Int a
would make many changes ms -. --ovr,
confession that they have lost thSI "eS CO
they have missed the mark ana naYS - -
measured up to their own idea OF "laI -
life should be. -
During my career as an officer Of the law,
1 once arrested young girI Nno ~ 81 sat
quite reached the age Of 20, ana - zS 80
In the lobby Of the county JAM IheuIt5 oT
she buried her face in her hands' an ~
after sob shook her body, and many FL, ~
to make me a pure. good girl DuL H- ~
disgraced you. am solIed H. q
the shadow Of the penitentiary tonlsnI, s,-
There was silence for moment save ~
TIE sad sobbing Of an aching near slLC
then she said: Mr.. Webdeu, L might Hssto
been something in the world; somebody Win
a happy home and a bright tuIu ne, Ha1
followed my mothers teachings " nat Ms1s
the trouble2 Why this ruined me ~
this soiled soul? It is but the ssoFy oL
Ideal had been lost sight Of
Why are there so many men, women 80
children in FL Paso who never oarken tLS
door Of a church and are without Coo ana
without hope for the life that now is OF
the life that is to come? It is because they
have lost sight Of life's true purpose anu
high ideal Why are there SO many urunh-
ards, gamblers and daughters OF Eve IN the
scarlet life today2 It is because that some
where along life's way they lost sight OF
LIES sublime ideal You have men in this
city who are drifting away from the cnurcn
and away from God to an open sea OF soul
suicide, because they have permitted tha
God Of this world to lead them from the
path Of duty-and the Jingle Of silver ana
gold has shut out the voice Of Cod and
conscience has become so scared and spir-
itual vision so beclOuded that they know
not that they are miserable, naked and
blind and lost.
The Example Set by Paul.
Men Of FL Paso. is it right to have q
church? Should we worship at the feet OF
on the Sabbath day, and then by our ac-
lions we may say to a lost world; Jesus
is the souls ideal" Paul was the churchs
greatest thinker, greatest doer, greatest
great life? He did not permit anything to
come between him and his LIES true ideal.
he started out with fixed purpose and
with listening ear to the voice OF God
and blood, but unto the heavenly vision"
i determined not to know anything among
you but Jesus Christ and him crucified."
The reason so many parents in this city
dren into the Sabbath school is because they
have lost sight of Gods ideal for them Our
Jails, our penitentiaries are filled to over
flowing with men and women and boys and
girls who have lost the vision OF lies true
ideal. Some Of them we're started upon the
road to ruin by fathers and mothers. who
before them had lost the vision OF the
Christ.
Let me say to you careless mothers and
lrrelig1ous fathers, have a care as to how
you live. Some Of your sons and daughters
at the eternal judgment will testify against
you in trumpet tones, saying that indiffer-
ence to Jesus Christ and his great saliva
ton caused them to miss the way We miss
heaven becaUse we lose sight OF Iife's great
Ideal Jesus promised a woe upon the man
or woman who Should cause one Of his little