El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-02

CT TNDER the Juniper Tree" a mes
y sage for the man and woman
with the blues, was John Edward
Browns subject for his second ser
mon, Monday night at the union tab
ernacle. Monday evening at 1880 was
the time scheduled, but as It was
bright daylight when the services
began. late Monday afternoon would
better describe It The services are
going to commence more and more
promptly on the hour. however. sc
these who want to hear the sermons
mast reconcile themselves 10 going al
SHUTDOWN
As on the first evening, the taDer-
nacle was filled during the song serV-
had them sing Brighten The Corner
according to marital condition. first
the married people, then the uumar-
Tied. 1T sounded so much happier
when the married people sang iti' he
remarked. Then he asked the unmar-
RED who had not lost ell hope 70
sing the chorus. He had his chorus
sing aSafl Oar" with some beautiful
choral effects for the different parts
Mrs. Slower, on the cornet, carried
the harmony at all times, except when
Mr.. Slower would strike IN on his cor
net, when she would play second
James A Dick appeared on the plat
form long enough TO threaten his
s0ugsters with the draft II they did
not willingly come up rom the aud
ience 10 the platform. This filled the
seats in the choir
slower pays Old FaVorltes.
Mr.. Slower played ''The Prayer Per-
feet" as a cornet solo. and then swung
his chorus into a medley hymn, going
from one chorus to another Of such
old favorites as When the Roll Is
Called ID -lnder" Sweet Bye and
Bye" and Nearer. Ny Cod To Thee.
Brother Brown made some an
nouucements. one OF which was that
the tabernacle was no place in which
to chew tobacco, because. he said,
Moses says any animal that cheWs
the cud and does not divide the moor
is unclean." He announced that ar
he wants TO meet the secretaries ap-
pointed by the different churches and
the ushers on the platform Then
he told the audience that he had a
happy little surprise for them he was
now going 10 give each one Of them
q chance to put IN the skillet the dol
lar he had neglected to bring the
night before. He also said ne voiced
the feeling OF the preachers commit
tee when he said That the man VINO
couldn't PIT a cent in the pan was as
welcome at his meetings as the man
who put in $40 He told his audience
again 20 SUBSCRIBE 20 a daily paper
or send one TO out OF town friends
He had the choir and audience sing
"I-m Bound For The Promised Land
which he said IS one OF his favorites.
after which Mrs Slower sang, Il
Would Be Like Jesus"
Tells OF EIIIah's journey.
But he. himself (Elijah), went
days journey into the wilderness, and
came and sat down under a juniper
tree And he requested for himself
that he might die TT is enough. Now,
o Lord. take away my Hfe-' II were
10 ask you who vas the meekest man
IN the Bible" said Rev Brown, you
would likely say Moses II 7 asked
who was tins greatest general You
would probably say Joshua. But there
might be difference Of opinion about
these If I asked who lived the most
perfect lie OF a Bible character,I think
We would all agree upon Elijah. He
was privileged TO see from his noun
tain TOP the heavens open and the fire
fan But we cannot judge a mans
life by any single act Even Elijah
did not spend all his time up on
the mountain; he came down and
went days journey into the wilder
ness and sat down under a juniper
tree and asked only 70 die
Wear Path TO Juniper Tree.
"A lot Of you people have worn a