The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-11-18
BILL COx'S LETTER.


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notwithstanding the fact that we
hear so many sermons, the sub
stance OF which is the minimizing
of works and stressing the import
ance of faith and strict observance
of the peculiar practice OF the re-
spectiye churches. when we put the
matter to the final test and appeal
to the Judge of the quick and the
dead we find when Christ shall
| sit upon the throne OF his glory:
/ and before him shall be gathered all
| nations: and he shall seperate them
| che from one from another, rs a
| shepherd divideth his sheep from
lie goats: And he shall set the
sheep on his right hand, but the
goats on the left. Then shall the
King say unto them on his right
hand: Come, We blessed of my faith
or. inherit the kingdom prepared for
| you from the foundation of the
world
What follows next9 does he say
you stood up before men and pro-
cleimed that You believed the Book
from cover to cover. Did he say
/ YOU went among men and told them
that you had been set apart as
| bright and shining examples? Did
He say you had phophesied in my
name and in my name cast out
| devils? Did he say He would say
! to them, you have been baptised
properly and by the proper authori-
/ ty? Did He say He would say to
them. you have paid the pastor and
been a regular attendant ct the
house of worship? Did He say He
would say to them you have done
my will because You have held up
year head and thanked God that you
were above such things, when you
have been weak, sinful mortal,
wallowing in the mire? Did He
| promise heavenly reward because
OF the fact that you have only asso-
cioted with the most respectable of
your kind?
No, here is what he said: For |
was hungered, and yc gave me meat:
was thirsty and We gave me drink:
| / was a stranger and We took me in:
naked, and We clothed me: | was
sick and We visited me: | was in
prison and ye came unto me- l
have frequently said that the only
way a man can serve God is to serve
His creatures. Christianity is love
and love leads TO service. We have
heard many a man and woman stand
up and give what was called bright
experience when there was not even
an intimation that they had ever
turned a hand to assist an unfortu-
nate fellow mortal. We see people
who spend so much time on their
knees that they have eorns and they
hypnotise themselves into believing
they are leading a very eonsecrated
life when they are making of them
selves sniveling apes. | have seen
men and women get so happy when
they told of how they loved God
that there almost appeared a hello
about them when the fact was they
were lying like the devil but I'M
aware of the fact for they never
knew about the real principle OF
christianity, God pity such spiritu-
ally starved people II they werc to
slip by the doorkeeper and enter the
realms of the really blest they would
discover that they had spent a life
in honest effort but had never
known the fist lesson OF the real
Christ spirit. To those OF You who
know better let me say do not cen
sure these little soul-starved rants.
they are doing the best they know.
! They were given but the one talent
bui did not hide n They will get
tfeir reward and there VIII be re-
. served Tor them halielniah corner
: In TIE New Jerusalem. where 10 com
pany with Others OF like kind they
. viii continue 40 cut their capers.
Pits such and cali upon All who
know the real soul-lnspirlng quail.