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jvToiicHEifeof
HopelessMen
.A Finished Work" Sub
ject 'of Rev. Rush at
wlV Woodland Baptist
'Speaking from John gvll:: "I havs
finished the work which Thou gavssl
- rh to do" Rev. CharM B. Rush had
k u hi subject 'yesterday af Woodland
. Baptist church "A Finished Work.'
f H Mid:
V ' -Christ lit tho word of our' tt
. ia talking about things dtvtna aplrltual
and eternal. With theee (acta Bied
' ' In our minds wo ar able to aaa why
the Master could apoak with full as--
suranee of tha Ufa and eervlce Ha had
' coma to Jrtvs to a loat world runner'
- mora. It was becausnHls life Vas had
. in God the Father. .
. Hit Ufa was guided by the holy
communion and biassed fellowship
. - with Ood the rather In prayer
- His vicarious Ufa waa one of cour-
i' age and untiring efforts to touch the
' Ufa of hopeless mankind and make
" - It rive forth glorious praise Ilka the
y . v wtuigs u lira Mimiy hch wnviivu f
; 2 Ita mutir'i (Infer or to gate forth aa
expression of beauty like the rose
wms. loucneu oy un eunsnwo uu
rain.
' . . ' Hla life was unbroken by faults
and failures but triumphantly through
v :.t ' ; ovary difficulty and lengthening 'shad-
ow that fell across His pathway He
. waa able to come to the end of His
- - ' Journey and be ushered Into the pres
enoe of the Almighty and with un-
-.; apeakable Joy proclaim I have on
w Ished the work which Thou gavest Me
' to do
Oh what courage what faith what
' joy should come to the hearts of the
f. children of Ood for He who spoke
these words said: "Lo I. am with
" you always even unto the- end of the
world unto the consummation of the
ages." Mankind alone may aceom
pllsh his selfish ends build hi thrones
and place them upon his gods of gold
sliver of greed of pleasuie while
time and eternity In their unfaltering
match will prove It all a failure but
what about the big business Ood has
assigned to Hla children to give their
lives In service with Christ in tell-
Ing the lost world of His saving grace?
"I gave My Hfe for thee; what hast
jm rthou given for Me?"
It standa without question that If
man la to accomplish the work that
' has been trusted to him he must put
Into It the same elements of truth
' and righteousness that Jesus put Into
Hla accomplished work.
v- Ood had sent Him on His mission.
Whether our Lord was apeaklng to
r- one possessed of a demon or bending
over an outcast from society or
apeaklng to the multitudes on the
shores of Oalllee . or trampling alone
among strangers on the Judaean hills
or In the synagogue proclaiming to a
r curious crowd the power of His aav-
"t Ing grace the) predominant note that
Ha ever proclaimed was that Ood the
Father had sent Him on His mission.
It seems to me 'if there Is one hope
" L End assurance to which man may cling
It Is that Ood has sent Him Into
' this world on a mission "As My
Father hath sent Me even so I send
you."
This mission should be accom-
plished. "All power Is given unto Me
in heaven and on earth." This means
it- that Christ held within His grasp
- the power to accomplish every end
whereunto He had been sent but like
the great heart of Ood He did not
i withhold any good thing from them
. that followed Him. Freely He re-
Jeelved. freely He gave to His follow-
)j hrsr the power to touch the dead and
make them live to touch the leper and
. make him whole to touch the lives
'.- of the bereaved and sad and make
them to rejoice thla power mny be
the power of men everywhere If Christ
' ' be their leader and guide.
One of the deep passions of the
aoul of Jesus waa that He ' might
' bring to Ood the Father glory and
honor through His Ufa of service. As
- He stood at the cloae of Hia earthly
' career facing the tragedy of the cross
He waa mindful to lift Hi face heav-
enward and with the agony of Hla
- aoul. He prayed to the Father that not
only with His life He might bring
honor to Ood and those whom He
served but by Hla death He would
t conquer sin death and the grave'
- and lay the trophy of redemption at
the Father's feet and send a message
of salvation to the uttermost parts of
a uie eartn. wnat unnatiaa wun aucn
a life 'and death and victory as found
In Christ could tumhls face back-
ward or slacken hla march or fal-
ter or fail In this great hour when
ao much la demanded of them that
' love Ood? Ood leads. He leads to
x victory. He leads to glory and honor.
An that Christ ever sought to in
Ject Into His messages noble deeds
or the hearts or men. waa tne char
acter of Ood He reproduced. With
such-a high and holy purpose with
such a high and holy task suqsly Hs
' -v must win. Tnere waa no rqpm ror
w failure wnue una ia true or tee
y only begotten Bon of Ood it Is . also
true of the children of Ood the fol-
lowers of Jesus Christ for He who
finished Hla work for us win hurely
' finish His work In us. i
Hia noble purposes should bej ours
; ' ; and that to aeek and save that which
lost. i
v Bis holy cha -e'er should actuate
. ' eur every thougl. id message.;
In the holy calling of following
Chrtot every Christian should ae dl-
' vested of self and give to the World;
. which needa a saviour a gospel that
' Hia . glory shall cover the carta as
- the water covered the sea. Marl the
"hfe of all be aa the Apostle Paul when
- v he said: ' "For me to live la Christ."
y V sat In my study with A lif dleas
: eeed la my hand but the bafnrr
breeaee and sunshine called me into
x a bigger world and there I found a
fertile soil and piantM the Hfelesa
' aced. In a httle while the slumber
Hg seed heard the voice of Its Mak-
" r and answered with ' its beautiful
- follaga and fragrant blossoms. The
bees) came and carried away Its sweet-
" .. jieaa but the supply waa not dlmla-"-
la bed. My friends cams and admired
. t Its beauty of form aad grace and
' ' even plucked Ita blossoms and want
ea their way rejoicing. Surely If
- ( thai Uttle object of nature couM fill
. such mission mankind otoij whore
.' ahouVt seek te flD theirs. Bat .a
momenfa refleetto ' wilt show trait
" from the street tha cottage the pstl-
' aoe the sanctuary the secret ptaae
Uie sbop. the -office men sterjalieao
- . have beard thswle f their Maker
and anaweredwMh- redeemed Hfei
beesi planted la a bigger world to
1 Vmnesei the nature" and character
of Ood and lead the Mat everywhere
Women!'' WMSnJ&;S3md By
' Methodist
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Houston Post BpsolaL .
' WASHINGTON. April II Legisla-
tion intended- to prohibit easmen
smoklna. la "unwise.'' according te
offlciai announoement Issued here by
tha Methodist Kplsoopal church
through Its board of temperance pro-
hibition and public morels.
The announoement was Issued under
the name of Rev. Clarence True Wil-
son general secretary of the board.
It was called forth by numerous in-
quiries that came to the board at the
time New York polios were arresting
hotel and restaurant proprietors under
the mistaken impression that an ordi-
nance was In force srehlbltlng amok
Ing by women In public places.
The Methodist church however in
its announcement allows no room for
doubt as to Ita latitude toward smok
ing by women. .
The announcement feeds in part: -'
"wa nnr much doubt tha wisdom
el legislation attempting to prevent
the use of tepaeeo by women. We
favor and have always favored the
prohibition of the aale of tobacco to
minora but never have favored the
extension of any such prohibition to
adults either men or women.
"However women who smoke cer
tainty show no respect fon their own
womanhood. Ood Himself Is respon
sible for the differences between t
woman and a man and the proper
sort of women are proud of them and
Gives Lecture to Jewish Youth
On "The Culture of the Soul
Fred T. Wilson Addresses
Sunday School of Tem-
' pie Beth Israel
Toung people of the Sunday school
of Temple Beth Israel were addressed
at the synagogue yesterday at 11 a. m.
by Fred T. Wilsan official member or
the First Methodist church and well
known member of the Houston bar
on the subject. "Ths Culture of tne
Soul." Mr. Wilson is- much in de
Lmand for addresses on religious and
educational subjects in tne city ana
throughout the State. In Ms address
to the Jewish young people he said
in part:
Man of all creation nas neen en
dowed with a triune nature.
Desolte the continuous contributions
of science to its extension the aver-
age physical life of man Is yet less
hn 40 vflara. The Four Horsemen- Of
the Apocalypse yet nae on uncnecaeu.
More then half of this average physi-
cal life is spent before man attains
unto full physical manhood.
It Is well that every means for the
best physical development be exertM
for mind and soul oweu most con
tented In the palace or neaitn ana
beauty.
JHawever hiah may be man's devel
opnrnnt from-the standpoint of the
physical through that medium alone
he can never arrogate to 'himself the
klnrshln of creation. The bird can
outfly him the fish can outswlm him.
the ox can outnull mm ine raoou can
outrun him the jackal can outjump
him.
Physical Body Valueless.
Weighed In terms of the material
the physical man is au dui vaiueiese
The ron in his body would make butl
few ma nans tne lauow one great
candle to burn but for a moment the
phosphorous but a few thousand
matches to be used and tossed to ape
winds.
It was after much meditation on
man s Drier existence mm u
the prince took up the life of an as-
cetic only later to promulgate the
ethical philosophy known to the world
i Buddhism.
All material life Is so limited. Even
the stars have their seasons of youth
middle and old age' in the blue red
and yellow stars.
"Imperial Caesar dead and turned
to clay might stop a hole to keep the
wind away."
Over the desk of Sir William Ham-
ilton 'of the University of Edinburgh
were these words: "The greatest
thins- in the world Is man. and the
greatest thing in man Is- mind."
The culture or tne mina one oi
the glories of man. "In thoughts sub-
lime that-pierce the night like stars
and with their mild persistence urge
men's minds to vaster Issues." man
has lifted himself out of the ranks
of the lowly only to walk the high
places of earth.
Through the eye and ear gates
visions arise of the future that' may
be hla.
yvertc of the Soul. . '
Whether In literature science art'
or material invention the finished
product is but the visible "expression
of some busy builder's brain.
Winged words In the mouth of a
Webeter become a great oration.
The artist's brush In the hands of
an Angelo transforms a canvas into
glowing colors.
Musical notes find lodgement In the
mind of a Mendelssohn and mighty
music issues forth.
Jtarbank looks upon the berry and
a new creation springs Into being.
Electrics I energies play about the
face of Edison and the whole world
la transformed -
Poetic thoughts come trooping
through the brain of Tennyson and
upon his tender touch the world la
However -"our knowledge is but a
torch of cmoky pine that guides our
pathway bat one -step ahead."
Like Oallleo we aref only able to
pick bp ths sands of ths sea. while
ths seeeti of truth roils out before us.
Ths brilliant brain of today Ilka a
springtime flower withers under au-
tumn's touch.
Jefferson ths athlete and scholar.
becomes brsken and aged only to wel-
ooms death as a Iriewd hurrying to
his rescue. . -. ? -
Greeley the editor and statesman.
brilliantly battling in November for
aarth'a greatest political prise dies la
January helpless in mind as wen as
At beat the metftoHty of man enlovs
but a brief existence In the fun spies-
dor sf Its pewera. .
Since the mornms; of creation
ut'haar
whle4
has not only possessed a-souL -but
bees) rocaenad aa g living souL
' sit Hsu of Growth.
It Is only ths aoul of man whW
has "the privilege of eternal growth!- -
K this hs ths part s eur nam re
haa Mrs wbea the earthly taa-
Board of Morals
fully reallxtf that they Incur certain
obligations tecauae of them
"The woifan who smokes Is at best.
a poor ImlKtlon of a man. An lmlta
tioa seldom is to be admired much
whether if he Imitation furniture lew
airy tr
"In trying to Imitate man
woman allows an altogether unwar
raniea sense ok inienoniy
"The publlo press reports that
prominent women in commenting on
the scuon or the New Tork police ser
gesntJ nald
lost of the more Intelligent
women smoke.'
"If the woman who said this
really believes It Ood help her no
one -lse can.
"Most of the women who smoke are
poor dragged out pathetlo creatures
who have got an Idea into their heads
from certain novela and magaslnes
that It In 'smart.'
"Of course a few really 'smart'
women do it .if 'smart' la a proper
adjective -to apply to a woman at little
sense and much money.
Meanwhile the real women lot the
country almost 60000000 of them ace
going their own sweet way.. using
the brains Ood gave to them.
spectlng themselves and respected by
the remainder of the population.
"For every woman who smokes
there easily are a thousand who ab
stain."
9-
FftKD T. WIL80N
ernacle shall have been dissolved how
true is It that it should be developed
to its highest here.
More and more men are being olassl
fled by the else of their souls. If this
be true what a privilege!
Not in terms of physical perfection
or mental supremacy will the in
numerable caravan be classified but
by the length breadth and depth of
Its soul life.
Emerson In the dotage of old age
as - he looked upon the dead face of
his friend and neighbor Longfellow
exclaimed: "I can not remember his
name but he must have had a beauti
ful soul."
The best forces not only of earth.
but of Heaven aid in the culture of
the soul. Faith hope and love are
Its hand-maiden ready to answer Its
every call.
One of the tragedies of life Is to be
conscious of the decafof the soul.
The glory of life is to feel Its ex-
pansion. Darwin In his devotion to science
lamented the loss of his earlv tte
for music and art.
Turner the painter. In reDlv to
the friend who could see nothlns sub
lime In the sunset said: "But don't
you wish you could."
The voices of nature contribute to
ine cuuure oi ine) soul.
ine songs or the sea and the hymns
of the trees on the hillside awaken a
larger spiritual life.
in aomg justly in one's dally rela
tlona loving klndnes. and - walking
numoiy in tne presence or our Creator
dsy by day we aid-tin the culture of
tne soul
'Let knowledge grow from more to
more.
But more of reverence In us dwell.
Till all make music aa before.
But vaster."
True el the Nation.
Man can attain unto the hlshest
development of soul only as he aalls
out of the shallows of self and finds
anchoi in the ocean of others.
wnat is true of tha Individual aoul
Is also true of the soul of the nation.
Every great life has reckoned Its
real fame In the degree to which the
soul has been developed.
John Qulncy Adama shortly before
his death in reply to an inquiry as to
his health said that hla human house
was all but ready to fall In decay but
that John Qulncy Adams who lived
within was fine.
And so we cry with' Oliver Wendell
Holmes as he looked upon the unpol-
bihed form of the chambered nautilus:
"Build thee more stately mansions. O
My Soul.
As ' the swift seasons roll !
Leave thy lowly vaulted past!
Lst each new temple nobler than
the last.
Shut thee from Heaven with a dome
mors vast.
Tin thou at length art free.
Leaving thine outgrown shell by life's
unresting sea"
B. F. P. V. MEMBERS TO
HOLD PICNIC FRIDAY
The B. T. F. Uj of the First Bap-
tist church have set asidd Friday aa
picnic day to which an tha members
of ths church are Invited. A big pie-
nlc la planned to be held It NorhiU
addltldn a beautiful new section of
the city now being opened up on ths
Studewood ear Una. . '
Oamas stunts 'contests and vari-
ous amusements are being : arranged
so .that everyone- may have a good
time. The -crowd will meet at: ths
tent at Main and Lamar at f :M a. at.
Friday. A baseball gams is scheduled
between ths . Baraca class and ths
First Baptist team to take place at
p. m. This win be aa exciting
event of ths dsy ss both teems are
primed far the game. -Five hundred
rolls and cakes and MO pounds of Ice
has been donated to- the church by
Henry Studs to help make the picnic
Self Siirrerider
To Christ Price
Of Salvation
Must
Follow Jesus to
Enter Kingdom Says
Rev. Lloyd
"Tears and fasts vigils and labors
are useless. The price of Christian
character is willing serf-surrender to
Christ" said RevL. L Lloyd at Mc
Aahan Memorial Methodist church yes
terday in a sermon on ths parable of
"The Pearl of -Great Frioe.
He used- as his text Matthew
xxxxlx:t6: "Tha kingdom of Heaven
Is like unto a merchant-man aeektng
goodly pearls: Who. When he had
found one pearl of great price went
and sold aU that be had and 'bought
It.'
In part Rev. Mr. Lloyd said:
"The kingdom of Heaven is like unto
a pearl. Such a comparison woum
have been at once appropriate and
truthful. But aa a matter of fact he
does not say that. What he does ssy
Is "The kingdom of Heaven la like
unto a man that Is a merchant." Tha
emphasis of the one parable points to
treasure rich and attractive; tnat or
the second directs our attention to a
man bida us study his oharacter and
follow hla acon.
Tne nrat verse centers our inougnii
on the thing oi value pearls. The
second on that of the seeker and the
cost. We lay emphasis on the fact
that "salvation ia free without money
and without price." However we
often forget that the Invitation reads.
not "Come back" but "Come buy
wine and milk without money and
without price." Of course there Is a
sense and a very Important one in
which salvation Is absolutely free the
gift of Ood.
Cost 6f- Christian Character..
But there Is another sense and a
very important sense In which the
Chrlstly character is the most costly
thing on earth. It can be obtained
only by the surrender of all things.
Tbls great truth Jesus seeks to illus-
trate and enforces through the parable
of the "Merchantman and the Pearl."
This golden thread running through ifll
the Masters teaching regarding the
life of man and the necessary living
of that Ufa for admission Into the king
dom is generally in the background
in the average Christian life of today.
Neglecting the activity of the church
Its services all those things that make
and educate In the great school of
Christ and devoting themselves to the
things of the world business of pleas-
ures. Induces nothing but spiritual
leanness. As well look for "pearls"
In Idols or spiritual .life In the stock
market.
This merchantman Is represented aa
a man in the market. About him are
numerous tradesmen offering their
goods tor sale. Some of the goods they
offer are fine. large and clear; others
small and Imperfect Inspecting those
pearls with a desire to obtain the very
beat bargain possible he' Inspects .one
after another closely but suddenly he
stops. His attenttsnia .fixed. He
has been seeking: not he has found.
What has he found? A pearl more
costly and far better than he oxpeofed.
He was seeking "goodly pearls)" he
has found a "peart "of great price" a
fern of surpassing value. He never
xpected to find such a gem. It far
excecuea ms nignesi nope.
Requires Diligence.
There ls.no promise in the Scriptures
or In reason of great spiritual attain
ments for The indifferent and careless.
'Te shall ssek me and find me
when ye shall search for me with all
your heart." There are many such
promises In the Bible which find
abundant corroboration In nature and
experience. He who .would attain
success must strive for It. He who
would find the truth must seek for It.
He who would leeome Christlike must
put forth Chrlstly endeavor must
emulate the Chrlstly spirit and must
be willing to make the Chrlstly sacri-
fice. Whan he found it he went and
sold all that he had and bought It."
So everything we own must be held
for his disposal to be used precisely
aa he would have us use It. AU earth-
ly buslnsss must be carried on as
Jesus would carry it on were He In
our place and for the same high pur-
pose that He carried on tha work of
preaching and healing and helping.
uoodly pearls" you may obtain more
cheaply. Church membership costs
many people very little in money or
service; respectability may be had for
song in tne worm s nrs.
A reputation for benevolence or spir
ituality or religious seal and efficiency
cans ter only part of the price.
The Price
Rut th AIM "Nwk&jrl nf otm nr4u"
can only be obtained by walking with
out hesitancy or faltering the path
tne Master walked; that you may be
able fo say at the end of life ths words
mat eaua utterea wnen He said to
tne rainer: - i nave nnianea tne wont
Thou gavest Me to do." After selling
comes buying "He went and sold aU
that he had add bought It." Can sal
vatlon be bought? Are not the
things the free gift of Ood? Ton can
never obtain them any other way than
by purchase. Are there not Instances
In the Bible where those who tried to
purchase these things were rebuked
and punished?
no. not that they tried to purchase.
but that the price they offered was
too little. Thla can not be bought with
gold for the price the Master named.
a complete surrender ef life and
sessions to His use and service is the
price every roan must pay.
Thla cost of character In this parable
of the merchantman and the pearl Is
this: seeking finding selling Any-
Ing. In literal fact: earnest purpose
diligent search complete self-sor-
render and glad and full possession. If
we withhold the least part of ths
price ever so small a portion of H
we can never have this "pearl of great
price." .
Tears and fast and labors sad
vigils are useless. The price Is will-
ing self-surrender freely fully sad
ths "peart" of greet price wlfl be
yours. - Lacking in gifts few and ta-
a lan meant may be your opportunities
for service; but In you tho spirit and
the life of Christ will surely appear;
and these will abundantly rsmsapsaas
you for all tne cost.
When sos to willing to pay ths pries
hs need not wait a moment for ths
Messing for the supreme blessing ths
satvatloa ef ths Immortal souL tha
attain meat ef ths Chrlstly character.
Is offered --OS conditions ss definite. '
and far mors tangible than thsss upon
which sas may sbtam pesrl (rem m
Jeweler whs deals la pearia .
Serves 51 Years as Secretary
' Of Ndvasota Sunday School
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Historic Navatota Baptist Church. Insert "Unci Bill" Stacy
When does a man get too old to go
to Sunday school? Promoters of Bun-
day school work are respectfully re
ferred to William Stacy of Navasota.
Hla answer will surely meet with their
approval and encourage and Inspire
them. He says "Never.
Mr. Stacy practices what ha preaches
by holding the champion long distance
record for service ae a Sunday school
offloer in the entire South. He has
Just recently completed his fifty-first
year as secretary of tha Baptist Bun-
day school In Navasota and has no
Intention of resigning. Rotation In of-
fice apparently does not appeal to him
for he haa accepted the Job for life.
Fifty-one years as the secretary of
one Sunday school has enabled Mr.
Btacy to watch Intimately the makjna
of much church History in Navasota.
He has no record of the number of
children who have passed through the
school since he first became secretary
in 1S71 wnen It was organised but
the number mounts Into thousands.
He Is the only person now living who
waa present when the Baptist church
and Sunday school was organised in
navasota being now In his eighty-
seventh year.
Mr. Stacy recalls that the first su
perintendent of the school waa Judge
John R. Kennard and others who
Sees Prophecies to Jews
Coming True In Zionism
Elder Hancock of Bible Students Association Traces
History of Jews to Show Coming of Kingdom of
Ood on earth Is Imminent
The establishment of God's kingdom
on earth .through tha seed of Abra-
ham foretold In the Scriptures and
now Imminent saya Elder Hancock
St the local International Bible stu-
dents at the Odd Fellows hall Milam
atreet and Rusk avenue.
Mr. Hancock apeaklng from tne
Subject. ''Zionism In Prophecy" said
In part:
Zionism Is a Jewish organlzstlon
looklnc to the establishment of a
Jewish homeland In Palestine.
Oentlle Bible students are inter
ested In the Jew In ao far as Bible
prophecy connects Jewish history wun
that of other nations.
In the twelfth chapter of Genesis
Ood very explicitly tells Abraham
that It Is Ills purpose to Mess all the
families- of the eartn tnrougn ADra
ham's seed.
We are aware that many are dla
posed to dismiss the subject with the
thoua-ht that Jesus Christ waa the
seed of Abraham therefore the sots
heir to this promise and that He has
aeoompliahed the bleestng of all the
families of tha earth througn tne foe
pel which He preached but while we
And that the fulfillment of the promise
depended solely upon His faithfulness
la the fulfillment or tne perfect law
of Ood we Irani (Oal. -). that there
were to be joint heirs and we know
that Jexus taught His disciples to
pray. "Thy kincdom coma. Thy will
be done on earth aa It ia In heaven
and by this we are led to believe thet
the fulfillment of the promise will
not be accomplished until ths snswer
to this prayer Is realised and Ood's
klna-dom is established on earth.
It Is absurd to aay tnat-Oecva win
is done on earth at tha present time
It Is done In heaven. forSaj
told us that Hla "blnvdom la.
of thla world and that "Satan b the
atinoe. or ruler of this world-r
When Ood called Abraham and later
chose the Jewish people establishing
i Jewish nation at Jacobs death.
ws learn that It was His p
to picture or foraabadov throagh His
dsalinss wlta taeaa. His astiiusis ooa
earning the war Id of mankind la gen
eral.
Upon ths death of Jacob his II sons
were organised mto ths twelve tribes
of Israel sod ths Jewish) nation waa
formed. Thereafter Ood dealt with
this nation In a special way as His
peculiar people extending ta them
special favors for their obedience to
His commands and mating eat punish-
ments to them for their disobedience
finally rejecting them as His special
people just before ths crucifix loa of
In Matt. 4:!t-U. ear Lord sing the
arable sf tha Sg tree signifies His
In tact tie sf ra-sathartnaT sad Mess-
ing ths Jewtsii people. Here Ha says:
"Now learn a parable sf tks fig tree:
when His branch Is yet tender sad
peateth forth esaveev re basw that
ransmir in alJ ss akswam. when
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came after him were Dr. J. W. Terrell
James Hill Prof. B. H. Flake F. I.
Kimball. 8. F. Cone Prof. W. B. BIs-
sell Hon. H. L. Lswls. EL D. Black-
shear Prof. J. Thomaa Davis and
Prof. R. R. Williams. Thsre were 10
members present when the school was
organised. Today there are more than
100.
"Uncle Bill" as he familiarly known
in Navasota Is a native of Bolivar
Tenn. born November I 1IS4.' He
came to Texas In 1164 and to Navasota
In lift where he has resided since
devoting much of hla time to the work
of the Baptist church. He has been
a Maater Mason since 11(1 and a
Royal Arch Maaon since 1171 holding
membership In the Navasota com-
mandery. Incidentally "Uncle Bill"
recalls that hs has been subscriber
to The Post since ths Hogg and Clark
campaign a memorable year In Texas
political history and likewise in the
life of The Post.
Rev. Thornton A. Payne formerly a
Baptist pastor In Houston and well
known In local religious circles is
psstor ofthe Navasota Baptist church
and he apeaks in high praise of his
Sunday school secretary. "Thouah
old In years he is young In spirit. He
is alwaya at hla post of duty never
missing a service unless there is
real reason" Rev. Mr. Payne says.
ye see these things then ye know It
is near even at the doora."
The fig tree here Is symbolic of ths
Jewish nation aa Jesus Himself In
dlcated when He cursed the fig tree
a tew oays oerore giving this parable.
The prophet Jeremiah foretold of the
punishment of the Jewish nation and
their" subsequent blessing. Jer. If:
11-11.
The prophet sutes thst God will
recompense their sins double meaning
that He would duplicate the length
of time He had been showing them
favor by giving them exactly the aame
length of time In disfavor. That this
double or time of disfavor began to
count when Jesus rode into Jerusalem
five daya before Hla crucifixion. Is
also foretold by the prophet Xecharlah.
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It follow that If the period of dis
favor waa to be of exactly the same
engtn oi time that the period of fa-
vor had been then if we can ascertsln
tha length of time of favor" and the
beginning of their time of disfavor
we will be sbie to tell when we should
look for Ood's fgvor to return to the
Jews.
A period of 40 years waa consumed
in ths complete automation of Israel.
Adding 1141 yesrs to A. D. 11 th"
date of the beglnninr of their disfavor
we arrive et the year 1171 the year In
which we should look for sone mani-
festation of (he return of God's fsvof
to the Jewish people.
In the summer of 1171 exsrlly on
time we Snd that Lord Heaconsfleld. a
Jew became minister ofxOreat Brit
ain and using the Influence of hli
office was Instrumental In brlneina
SDOUI tne Berlin consreas of natlona.
which forced Turkey to arant civil
and religious liberty to the Jew..
Surely this great event In Jewish hia-
tory waa In fulfillment of prbphery and
generally acknowledged to be a
turning; point in Jewlah history.
in lsxs a great Jewlah journalist
conceived the Idea of the Zionist move
ment to promote Jewlah Intereat In
Palestine looking to the eatanllah-
ment of a Jewlah state there. Thla we
believe is the fulfillment of the fig
irse putting ronn nis leaves and In-
dicates the time of God's favor to
the Jewa and the consequent fulfill
ment of the A bra hemic promise to
bless all ths famlliee sf ths earth.
As the complete subjugation of Pal
estine extended aver a period of eg
yeara. ao S years frfera the expiration
of their period sf disfavor wo should
look for something more definite con-
cerning ths return of His favor to
thsra snd so we do And that eg years
from A. D. 1171. ths cad of their
period sf "disfavor that la. A. D. Ills.
that It nations of the earth meludlna
Great Britaia sad ths United States
any recognised ec endorsed the
establishment of a Jewlah stats ia Pal-
estine. la view ef ths assay prssh soles
naacinUag Us raaaiberlac sf ths
Sweeping Revival ol
Religion Meed of theTimes
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Should Come Through Increased Vitality and Spirit
uality of the Churches Themselves-r-Fearless Tes-
timony Commands Universal Respect Says Dr.
Templeton at Heights Presbyterian Church
The need of a revival of religion
and the certainty of auch a revival
when a conquering spirit Is renewed
in the Indvldal churches waa ths
theme of Dr. David H. Templeton
pastor of the Houston Height Pres
byterian church on Sunday morn
ing.
Dr. Templeton aald In part:
The need of the tlmee is a revival
of vital religion. This revival ahould
go deep Into the structure of the
church and should penetrate far
down Into the life of the people. Such
a revival to be real must be laatlng.
It should begin and Its permanent
good will be conserved through the
added vitality and aplrltual power Of
tne inaiviaual cnurcnes.
Let us consider some things which
areundamsntal to the unity strength
and progreaa of the individual church.
Christian Living First.
The personal life of the membership
counta most. Christian living comes"1 nave tne nonor or tne cnuren in
first. Religion without character Is
mockery Christ cams to make men
like Himself. Character Is the work
of divine grace and Ita foundation
la faith in Jesus Christ. The right-
eousness of Ood Is a character to be
possessed by His people. Moral con
viction tha passion for righteousness
are to be expected of thoae who are
new creatures In Christ Jesus.
Christian living Includes the benevo
lent spirit. Sympathy Is a fundamen
tal need In every life. Kindness haa
maglo power to sweeten human rela-
tionships. "The best portion of a
good man's life" are "the little name
less unremembered acta of klndneaa
and of love." "Bear ye one another's
burdens and so fulfill the law of
Christ."
Christian character passion for
righteousness and benevolent spirit
are the credentlala of the church.
Personal relations have much to do
with the success of the church. Pas-
tor and people ahould bo bound to
gether by friendship and urtdsrstand-
Ing. Great strength Is gained from
cordial oo-operatlon and personal loy-
alty toward the pastor and toward
each other. Charity and forbearance
make for unbroken unity and greater
power through absence of friction.
The perfect church can not exlat
among Imperfect beings. Thsre Is al
ways something to be desired. Here
Is the necessity for sustained loyalty
and energy. In the perfect church
there would be nothing more to do.
The. uncompleted work leaves us al
ways with a task and an incentive to
perform It.
Soldier know ths art of encouraging
each other. Christiana know tha
power that dwells in encouragement
and appreciation of one'a brethren. It
stimulates. It calls people to their
best It createa confidence and
strengthens morale. Christian! should
sharp thslr treasure of sympathy and
fellow-feeling.
Ood's tenth legion Is made up of
the people who have the purpose at
all times to make the beat of things.
Thsy save situations. In them dwells
power. They despair not. They rise
BYPU Training
Schools To Be
ConductedHere
All the Baptist churchea of Hous
ton will participate In a B. T. P. V.
Training echool to be held here this
week. Each church will conduct 1U
own school ana nave its own tsacn-
srs and many promlnsnt out-of-town
workers In. the B. T. P. U. win be
here.
The First Baptist church will con
duct Its school st tha big tent at Main
and Lamar. T. C. Oardner State
secretary of the B. T. P. U. of Texaa
will conduct the class In ths senior
B. T. P. 1. manual with another
book. "Grading the B. T. P. U. For
Efficient Work." written by Mr. Gard-
ner. Miss Stell Mllburn who hss
been conducting classes In many
places In Tsxas both In Kunday school
and B. T. P. I'. will teach the Inter-
mediate manual.
The following local members will
assist In the couraea teaching books
assigned . A. I). Foreman "Training
and Church Memberahtp;" Mrs. John
O. Gough. "Training and Hlble
Studies:" Miss Helen MrCullough.
Junior snd R. V. P. I'. Manual.'' At
least 100 are expected to enroll In
the Klrat Baptist school. The course
will begin Mondsy nlcht snd continue
through Friday night from :16 p. m.
to t p. m. A lunch will be served
each evening. In order I hat all those
taking- the course can come directly
from work.
The inspirational talka are analgned
as follows: Mondsy evening T. C.
Gardner: Tuesday evening alias Htella
Mllburn: Wedneaday evening. T. C.
Gardner: Thursday evening;. L. 1
Cooper; Friday evening will be devot
ed to a demonstrstion or play by the
rirst Kaptlat school.
STUNG
The Christian Register (Boston).
The candors of the brethren are
Illuminating. An American evanaeiist
was engaged by a church for a week's
special mission. On his arrival he
went to see the minister. "What sort
of church have you here?" be In-
quired. "Well" replied the pastor. "I
am afraid things are pretty bad: The
people are worldly and careless the
cuiwrrCiuQnB are inuu. tnere is no
interest In missions no one comes to
a prayer meeting nances and card
parties go on all through th week
and the people are Indifferent to the
claims of religion."
-weii. - aneered tne evangelist "if I
naa a cnuren witn member like that
I'd go out and blse a yellow dog to
bite 'em."
"Tea." said ths minister "that'
what we've done.'
Jew and ths orlgtnaT promise to Ab-
ranam tnat an the families ef the
earth shall be blessed through His
seedt we think thst the evidence ef the
returning favor la ths Jewish people
should cause as alt to rejoice in hope
ef the fuifillmonts of the nrennetin
Wag of Satan and the eetabilah.
meat g Ooa'g klagdea u sans.
to occasions. They grasp and USS : .
opportunity. They are to the church .
what Leonldas end his BpartansjSaere -to
the cause of Grecian liberty at
Thermopylae. ''
Should Shew Friendship.
Within the church and flowing from -the
church should be the sincere and
cordial manifestation of friendship V
Christ summed up In himself all tha :
grace and wlnsomeness of command "
Ing personality. So ought Hla pee- '
pie to partake of Hla life that they ' "
will show forth His genial friendll- "
neaa. David and Jonathan Damon '
and Pythias had no strongsr ties of .
trust and affection than ahould obtain
among the disciples of Jesus.
The power of the Spirit of Ood gives .
life to organisation and to a praying
and working people thla power la free
ly given. The Christian worker finds
himself through regular dutlea faith v
fully performed. Church work Is a
sscred trust. Those who undertake)
their keeping. On them Its success
depends. Punctuality energy and op-
Patience and endurance work won ''
der. While we take ths long look
ahead and prayerfully wait times does
Its perfect work. As falling water drop
by drop eventually breaks ths atone .
In pieces so time and patience have '. ;
power to wear away obstacles that '
will never yield to quick and Sudden -effort.
Within every conquering church
three things are found:. Passion for';
souls profound sense of duty and.
consciousness of a moral mission to
the community. ' 4
Saul Winning . i
Nothing helps a church so much a
to be engaged In soul-winning. Then;
the atmosphere Is finest understand ;
Ing is most complete trust la most
perfect fellowship la sweetest. Ths-
church is clothed with power when '
with conquering faith It work . to
bring men In contact with the. life of '
Ood. . t
Robert K. Lee declared that "Duty
la th subllmest word In any tan-"
guage." A dutiful church gives a con-
vlnclng testimony for Christ- An
awakened sense of duty Is vitalising
to every part of the organisation and
to every member. A church that I
laying down Ita life In Christian ser-
vice finds its life again in th
strengthening and refining effeot upon i
Its people. "Herein is my Father 1
glorified that ye bear much fruit"
The herolo quality must be sustained
In tha life of the church. Ita passion '.
for righteousness must be communi-
cated to the people among whom It ''
jvorka. The church haa a moral mis-
sion to th community Ita messag of
vital Oodltneaa and spirituality. 4
fearless testimony commands ths re. '
spelt of all men. Strong conviction -and
mighty faith go with ringing dee-
laration of ths principle of morality
and righteousness.
Such a church renewed in nil It in.
ward parts will meet the religious
need of the times and make the pres-
ent a golden age of victorious advance
for Christ's kingdom In men's hearts. '
Tent Revival
In Progress On
The North Side
An old fashioned Methodist rsvlval
In a tent was inaugurated ea th
North Side yesterday at Loralne and
Cochran streets which will b eon
ducted through the conflng two or
three weeks by ReV. O. A. Klein of
Memphis Tenn. working ia connec-
tion with the pastor of ths North Side
Methodist church. Rev. R. B. Mar- "
shall.
Rev. Mr. Klein Is one of th gen-
eral evangelist of the Southern Meth-
odist church and reputed to pa en
of the most effective in th denomi-
nation. He has held successful meet- -ings
In many of the cities of the-
Routh. He Is an Interesting arid pow.
erful speaker capable of holding great
crowd.
Baptist City Union
To Hold Meeting All
Day at Tabernacle
Baptist City Union or Woman's Mis-
sionary societies will hold th qar-
terly all-day meeting Friday. April t$
at Tabernacle Baptist church lllf'
Decatur.
The Woman's Missionary society of '
Tabernacle Baptlat will be hostesses '
of the occasion. -
The meeting will be called to order
promptly at 10 a. m. Mrs. J'. L. Ab-
bott president of the union will pre-
side. The program will be given as -follows:
10 to 10:10 a. m. Devotional Mrs. )
J. U Kops. "
10:10 to 10:10 a. m. Welcome ad-
dress Mrs. 8. H. Reneau.
10:20 te 10:10 a. m. Response Mrs.
Roal B. Evans. "
10:10 to 11 a. m. Business session.
11 to 11:1 s. m. Special music -Mrs.
Frank Moncrlef.
11:10 to. 11:15 a. m. City mission
Mrs. Joseph Pslmay. - ?'
11:25 to 11:11 a. m Baptist aaai-
tarium. Mrs. George Lee.
11:11 a. m. to It noon Industrial
borne. Mrs. Annie Laurie Sykes. - -
11 to 11:10 p. m. Noontide prayer
and praise. Mrs. D. C. Griffith.
11:10 to 12:10 p. m 8tar of Hope
and city mission. Rev. D. R. Pevetav
11:10 to 1:10 a. m. Lunch. ' ' : '
1:10 to 1:40 p. m. Devotional airs
E. M. Murphy..
1:40 to 1:M p. m. Union seci
tlon. Mrs. Hans Busch. . - - .
1:10 to I p. bs. Houston dUb-V
Mrs. T. M. Martin.
1 to 1 p. m 17f.000.0M camps! r
Rev. M. M. Wolf Robert Jolly
Rev. K. T. West '
1:N p. ns Baptist saaltaiiuat. T
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fl D. Fair yreatdsat sf tag ast.
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