El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-05

: could sing and wouldn't sing. they
ought to be sent to Sing Sing Mrs. 7. r.
Slower sang ITS A Long Way Back
To Dear Old Mothers Knee"
Demns Prefers The World.
The eTangelist's text for the even
ing was taken from the fourth chap
ter OF second Timothy, particularly
the 10th verse. For Demas hath for
saken me, having loved this present
world So st. Paul, one Of the great
est characters in history dismissed
with a word the man who had been
his cOworker and friend. The evan
gelist said that he used to think that
Demas, for his faithful service past.
deserved something better than such
short, cold bloOded declaration, 'He
loved the present world. and he's
gone" But St Paul was right; De-
mas had become deserter from the
blood stained banner OF Christ, and
merited a deserter's fate
BHckslidinE, Blacklist Sin.
I'VE have made a joke OF back
sliding" said Mr.. Brown. I have
heard men high in financial position,
women OF the first social rank, say
with a laugh, I'm an old backslider.
But don't forget this: However funny
Il may seem to you, in the eyes OF
God and the angels il is one of the
blacklist sins. The Bible teaches that
he who accepts God is married to
Jesus Christ So that what happens
when man or woman, having known
the richness Of the Christian life.
happens on lower plane, 1 may say
comparatively an insignificant plane,
when woman leaves the truest and
hottest Of husbands and goes out TO
live the life OF a harloti Take all the
VOWS made to lodge, club, nation or
state, add the scored vows of matri-
mony and roll them into one great
whole, and i say to you that in the
eyes OF God II sinks into insignifi-
canoe compared with the vow you
took when you accepted Cod
How Many Remain Faithful
"A certain Puritan divine used. reg
ularlys TO have service in which he
stood in the pulpit and called the
names or the patr1archs- kings and
generals Of ancient history Abra-
am, David Elijah he would call. Az
yer pause ne would say, Gentlemen,
they DO not answer to the roll they
are dead after a moment be would
-a-l Lne New testament names, Matt
new. Marx Luke and John Then
NoA4Q Hollow inventors. historians
and again the words.
These men are dead If an angel
rom heaven took my place and called
lne ron, now many OF you could re-
ply, Here and faithfuI2' II called
your name, would your pastor as cap
tain Of your company have to reply.
belonBs 10 our church, but deadr
and If you have gone backward IS II
because you loved the present world.
the things that loom large. that are
rlgnI at handT Demas sold his birth
right for mess Of pottage. Whv2
Because the pottaEe was right there
ne could see IT, Paul was triumrhaut
because ne closed his eyes to the pres
enr and kept them toward that CITY
whose builder and maker is Cod. Be
ware OF the appeals, the deceptions
OF the present" the evangelist admou-
lsned. Give thought to the things Of
tomorrow which are the things that
endure"
says Dollar CrueIest Taskmaster.
II you ave lost your vision Of the
eternal things, what was IL got in
front front OF your eyes and blinded you
7 eluaps II was money. Dunumbered
p ultl tudes are seduced from Christ BY
me lure Of that something called
money said the preacher soIemnlv-
Even greater than the great multi
tude that 90 down to hell because OF
an an al consuming love for liquor, is
lAe vast throng that goes down be-
cause Of an all consuming love for the
dollar The dollar is heartIess-
cruel taskmaster. The dollar saws
You stand up and men stand: II
says, Come and they tumble over
themselves TO come. At its voice. men
VIII get Up OH the sick bed and fol-
low; while Il speaks. they will josfie
their friends in the street and never
see mem The most pitiable thing
GOD ana the angels ever looked down
upon IS a man possessed BY hts
possessions chained to his desk.
9IlEen At the heartless crack Of the
Frivolous Are Greatest Traitors.
II an angel marked you down to-
night as g deserter. would If he fba+
your lie Is conferred on the one thing.