El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-13

more than rally nights Tor the va
rious sects. on which members will
especially undertake TO bring their
friends and relatives; every Is
welcome on all these occasions.
Leave Tin Rattlers In Next Block.
Mr.. Brown made one special request
Of his congregation, which was lnal
those who came in machines and mao
TO leave before the service was all
over. should leave their corn shelters
and peanut roasters." as he said.
some distance from the tabernacle so
as not 20 disturb the WOrshipers with
the noise OF the automobiles The
chief of publicity remarked. however,
that an exception was made in favor
Of Knights. He reminded the people
that church services would be held
in their home churches Sunday morn
ing. and, after a word from Rev. 7. k
Knickerbncker. told them that they
were expected TO attend. as well as
send the children TO Sunday school
as usual Mr.. Brown told them that
70 raise the budget for local expenses
by and including Sunday night they
would have 20 give freely, but II they
made IL they would break all records,
everything considered. Mrs SrOFer
sang, spend one Hour With Jesus
Opposing Desires In Man.
Tie who drinketh Jf the water OF
temporal, worldly things said the
evangelist. shall thirst again, but he
that drinketh Of the water that Christ
gives SHAH never know that deep
thirst again. There is in every human
breast two thirsts- One is for the
temporal indulgences and worldly
things and this one. II encouraged
can never be quenched and finally
consumes US The other one may oe
said 20 be a thirst 81 the spirit, Tor
the things Of God, that abide. 7 am
confident there have been times IN
every one Of your lives when some
thing within cried out Tor something
higher and better than the world Of
fered. Brother mine. sister mine
whether YOU dr. TO the level OF the
brute OF rise to the level OF the angel
while yet this side the grave viii be
determined by which one OF those
thirsts dominates you, or which one
you follow
False Fire In Wine Cup.
'Nulutudes are trying 20 find IN
the wine cup what can only be found
in the Spirit OF God Why do they
drink2 Because they seek TO find the
light that thrills and thrOos and
CLOVIS No matter what a Weakliug
man may be, fill him with liquor and
he'll agree to lick the whole United
States army. No matter how poor a
man may be. make him drunk with
whisky and he'll solemnly undertake
10 loan you q million dollars He's got
the vision Of the wine cup It's the
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that burns out and leaves nothing but
ashes. and If he follows IL IL lands him
In hell where there's no vision al all
You must get the real vision through
the Spirit Of GOD, for in that there's
no awakening to disappointment.
drunkards, that is disgrace to any
civilization and a stencil in the
nostrils Of God Every man in il was
once as strong as you Why are they
drunkards? Because away back there
they took the first drink, and now
only to thirst again. and, finally
their mind burned out and their heart
q clot. they stumble into hell
Root OF Evil StiU The same.
again, there are the men who
make money their god Where is
happiness in money, in property As
matter Of fact, the big, worthwhile
things are put where the dollar cant
put its dirty hands on them You
can't buy love- you can't buy friend
ship. or health, or clean hands and q
pure heart Men resolve TO get
money, and they finally get to the
place where they are money drunk.
Slaves TO gold and drunk on prop
erty- A man started out by wanting
$4,000 He got Il, and then he found
he wanted $4,000 Just twice as bad
and then he found that he wanted
$4,000 Just four times as bad as
he'd wanted the 20. Then he wanted
$4,000 A man like that is just like
a fly that's fallen into a great big
vat Of molasses. Up in the Missouri
valley, where the land is rich, there
are farmers who get land drunk.
They want TO get more land so that
they can raise more corn. so they can
fatten more hogs, so they can get
more mOney-to buy more land So
that they can raise more corn 10 fat
ten more hogs 10 get more mOney-to
buy MORE laudl A man thinks
around that circle TIL he just becomes
part Of the machine; he's part land
and part corn and part-Well, that's
the way IL gets hold Of them
Curse In Games Of Chance.
a lot OF my friends cheerfuIly pre-
dict that I'm going to die in the poor
house Well, I haven't much money
and never expect to have it. but II
John Brown Of Arkansas ever goes to
hell, Il won't be from ungodly love
OF the almighty dollari He that
again First thing you know he's
dwarfed to the size Of a dollar. and
the only way ne can stay awake in
the house Of God is by keeping his
hand on 2 dollar Then there's the
gambler. Most Of you little know or
sugpect how MANY there are m and
down this land, in this very house
who are in the grip Of the fever for
the gaming table. This thirst so
dominates, drives, enslaves its vic
tins that, II he does get hold Of a
dollar, he somehow finds a way 70
gamble IL away. 1 know a boy who.
In two years. gambled away all his
legacy, his home and his Wife's and
his own ieWelry, down 10 his own
watch his wife had to take the
little child and 90 back 20 her father.
7 believe that IL God sent the angel
Gabriel down to that boy with a
golden crown from Heaven, he'd take
IL to a gambling house and say to the
angel, stand backl Here goes for one
more game"
Sinners Better Get Busy.
"Sensuality is a deeply implanted
thirst in man. It's the desire 10 see
and experience life Seeing life
usually means seeing It from the bad
side, and yielding TO the passions OF
the Gesh-th0se passions that re7 oh
down and finally lay hold on hell
There are those here tonight who
would give their lives If they might
thereby purify their souls There
was wealthy man who said in cold
blood, I'm going to see what the
world has TO offer. I'm going to taste
OF every experience That man wen
the way OF all who take that road and
as he lay dying, he said over and over.
Rotten ROttenn Yield to this thirst
and IL viii finally possess and at last
damn you Men and WOmen hold on
TO the foul old carcass OF sin, say
ing, Wait until I can have one more
night with the flowing bowl: wait
until 7 have one more chance at the
gaming table; wait until have gotten
together few more dollars.' Men and
women, II you intend 70 let 90 OF sin
and come TO Christ you'd better get
busyl