El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-14

. are hlndereo by the cares and pleas
ures OF this modern life
sunday in the office.
We are told.
We. are amazed at the number of
men in Fl PasO. and throughout the
country. who feel that their SUNDAYS
must be given over TO the office. That
naI SIMPLY viii not keep the oc-
cumulated things Of the week must
pc cleaned away on Sunday The Of
flee force must report and hundreds
and thousands Of young men are de-
prlved Of their Sabbath dav devotfOns.
Thus. the one day OF the week. desig-
mated as the day for mans spiritual
culture Is turned into a day Of business
soul denied.
So men make excuses and treat with
lndl1ference the abundant provision
God has made for the hunger OF their
souls.
All Excuses Are bad.
All excuses are bad. Nothing should
Keep a man from the feast Of God
But everyone Of US. / take it. II left
70 ourselves would remain away from
God However. he worketh i'm us OF
ms own good pleasure and drs US rs
heaVenward He moves US bv the
great CONSTANTS Of his love and grace.
Why was I made 10 hear his voice
ana enter while there's room. while
thousands made a wretched choice. and
rather starve than Gomez Twas the
sweetly forced me in. else I had still
refused to taste and perish IN nv sin
just Folks
VINO are these people who decline 10
come 10 God; TO heed his GALE Just
folks. same as ourselves They arr
IN all points by nature such as we are
lhey nave common birth. common
experience OF Joy and sorrow. COM
mon destiny.
They have the same longing AT the
potion OF their hearts for everlasting
Ire; but they have a quarrel with the
ehnrch' and also, a quarrel with Cod
Ihey are the neer-do-w wells Of earth
the non producers. the tramps aud
Eagabonds- Many Of them are sod
den with drink. which the most Of Ms
t0Iefate and raise not a finger TO put
me accursed thing from them They
are the friendless. homeless-Dennfles
discouraged down-and-Outs Of earth.
ready for any desperate deed Yet
snese an We're born TO nobler things:
are capable OF being restored TO the
likeness of God 7 take off my hat to
the salvation Army and the great hand
OF rescue workers. who are doing more
TO reach and restore this class than
any other religious body
The Industrious Middle Class.
men there IS mat vast body of arti-
sans, the Industrious middle class who
are the very bone and blood ana rir.ey,,
Of this prosperous land of o1Irs Ru+
IN some way they have become alien
ated from the church sometimes
i.sseeII mat we have overstressed the
halo' feature Of our gospel presen-
tation ad have failed TO present Christ
10 men, as the strong. vigorous corIr-
aSeous. manly Christ that he is tho (
man Of Galilee- Perhaps our religious I
program is too cold and cafcrrIa+fpo-
too formal and fashionable. too hand |.
ana nigh brow and there is lacking
ne sympathy, the zeal and sacrifice I
Y men characterized Christ himself as I
ne Went about doing good
They Must BE Reached.
At any rate, these people must be
-eached and now, by the church. and
or the kingdom We can get along
AIRY well without the tramDs and
sags OF earth. though God knows we
am would win them TO his glory /
" can get along without the million !
'lres and idle rich-thouEh their so11Ts !
90 are precious in Gods sight but We |
aIiiot get on without the men who
Then There Are the Rich.
Then there are the well-to-do rich.
ne mllHonaires and ariStocrats of the J
and. who have largely thrown off an
- oIIlesuc ana religious responsibilities
on ind them in luXuriant apartments
M palstial suites of our great cities.
m sundays they are motoring in com I
or taDle limousines. or lollinC about
ONE exclusive club siDnirl.r .F.,r,
agne and passing the time i'm idle con
ersation They are the people who I
me times Of sorrow and adversitv. |
Urn 10 some new fad or fancy for that
plrltual comfort their souls crave I
lille many OF the rich people Of earth
re or Gods very elect, vet for the {
lost part they are rapidly drifting
way from God As yet the church has
'arcely recognized the claims of the
.psed aristocracy-
D ne DAY IS coming when We will be
.ndlnS our missionaries 10 these peo-
e the same as to the benighted souls Il
earth at home and abroad.
Through the Old GOSPEL
How are all these people. and diff /
rent classes 10 be reached T have I
Utopian theory, or new scheme Of
iVatlon TO offer 7 do say. however. /
at II reached at all. il VIII be with { Il
. old gospel ] know this is a hack
'yed. greatly ahused. and much mis-
ed term ] almost sic5en as 7 hear Il
me men talk Of the old gospel But
entity understood-ysu cannot inn
owe on the old gospel none is pos
DE IN the nature of the ease Human 4
ture is a constant factor. We have
e same wants. lodgings OF the heart
spiritual aspiration that our
thers mad. and the same gospel that I
Il their needs viii meet ours
Briefly stated the gospel embraces III
e three great factors sin. salvation ( III
d sanctification or spiritual culture I III
owtb iu grace and knowledge.
SIN IS the same today. Just q black 1 u