The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-08-27

get hungry before got through; but l
pay no attention 10 that part-l eat right
on! Believe what God ssys-no matter
what he says. l have no better sense
than to believe just what God says, and
60 right on. Well, you may think that's
an ideal life; well, so it ls. ! have no bet
ter sense than to believe the blood OF Jesus
Christ cleanses from all sin. Twas once
in unlavorable relations to infdelity. l
was well Versed In all tho obi ect.
ions against Christianity. Infidelity can
only BIZ answered from the stand point
of Christian experience. The great Rrgu-
ment and answer, Is that great fact that
God writes on the heart. Some Christians
are trying to tinker the Bible, to make it
better adapted to meet the objections Of
infdelity; but they are whipped In the be-
ginning Of the tight. We can only show
the truth OF Christianity by the expert.
cnCe and the correspondence Of holy lives
with her doctrines. InfdeLs see in the
Bible that Christians should be holy.
Some make a sorrowful professionally
that some can say Is, 10 wretChed man
that l ami But Christianity requires
all her votaries to be holy. But, alas
how many fall below this standard. Yes,
even the church that launts her banner
before the world, declaring that her mis-.
sion is to spread Christian holiness over
the world, has stulti6Cd herself. Yes,
some Methodists get mad, and some min.
listers too, when this experience is pressed
upon them. can set some old dried up
stingy steward into tho exuberance Of
youthful hatred by pressing him little
on this subject. At some camp meetings
the managing brethren have said you
must not bring your holiness notions here.
Some say, l hate the word holiness.
Would not the bones Of Wesley stir in his
grave iihe knew how some oil his sons arc
trailing the banner Oiholiness IN the dust?
But they are coming 10 the rescue from
other denominations hail Brethren
we welcome you; Presbyterians, Baptists
and Quakers / Oh yes, that band Of he
roes marked by their peculiar dress,
Shout tho blood Yes, yonder comes
also the gowned, robed, surpliCed EpiscO-
palian. But unrobed like other mortal
men, he breaches full salvation like the
rest. And then there comes on behind,
accompany Of criticizing, quibbling, sour
MethOdisls. o, brethren let your quib.
bling and criticizlng go until we get 10
Heaven.
But, says one, l thought you was TO tell
US how to get this thing. Well, | will tell
you. II you will follow my lead, l will
take you where you will hardly know
yourself. But it will take the starch and
buncombe out Of you. Can you stand
1t? Well, there must be q 4 per-
feet abandonment OF self and sur.
render OF all 10 Christ. But says one, you
must explain; l must understand this
thing before can commit myself Well
brother, l have nothing to say to you
now; you step three PAGES to the rear. l
am after man who will go it blind that
is one who will believe what God says.
All you need to do now is TO believe what
God says. l exact Of every one who
wants this experience, to say | 30IR have
it. You must make Il vow, cost what II
may, ! IS!4l -l.aUa HtiS thing. This seems
awful, says one. Are you AFRAID! All
who arc willing to let God have his way
with them, raise your hands, INSTANTLY,
hundreds Of hands rose) Gods will Is,
that this shall be the day ofyour salvation.
want to put you where you cant go
back again, no never Are any afraid 2
DO any wish to draw back? raise your
hand !-FOt one /? We lave now got you
good and iast;-you are gone, sold out
We'll, how is 1t? ut is through sancti1.
cation OF the Spirit" am here TO tell
you, you are chosen of Cod. In view Of
your position and character now, God has
chosen you unto salvation through sane
tification OF the Spirit and belief Of the
truth. (The speaker, here requested all
10 close their eyes Tor q moment and
ioin with him in solemn prayer OF con.
secratiou; then followed the prayer,
solemn, tender, heArtsearching, carrying
all with it.) Opening his eyes and look.
ing heavenward he said ! l see the holy
Dove with his halo o. glory encircling him
round, he is lowering over us,-just there!
l see the Saviour, he is walking here in
the midst; he smiles lovingly on you
brother, sister. lie says receive ye the
Holy Ghost! Don't keep him out, open
the door,-say como In. God wants all
to come 10 this tOuntain; he wants 'holi.
ness on your tongue, on your hands, on
your heart.
But what is next to be dOneG simply
believe, Some have tried TO believe, but
can't, because you can't believe'what lis
true, You cant believe that, God has
saved you; it is not belief that he will.
Ifyou knHO God had done it, it would be
and not faith, and to believe
TINT he loil does not come up 70 the point.
TJLSti is tho idea, but trust is not know.
ledge: We arc getting into crisis here.
! ami taking you where the Lord took mo
q few years ago. FdiM trusts that God
.doeth it. There is rock about hero
somewhere. l was preaching on this sub.
jeCt some years ago and God putme into
+ corner. / was showing the people the
way. There was tho plank; l told them
to walk out; full salvation was.at the end.
Then ID voice from heaven said in my
heart, ADO it yourself" 1t was an awful
crisis; could not go back. An influential
brother sat there who W as instrumental In
getting me to that church, and saw where
I was going. He scowled and his counte.
nance grew dark, but | walked on; |
couldn't retreat. l came up to where l
saw the plank; I went out tc where II be.
gan TO tip; I could not so back. l said |
am, o Lord, thine f0fever! But it was all
dark; it was q moment OF desperation.
There seemed lie time shut upin that
moment; no feeling, all darkness; but re.
peated, / am, o Lord, t0reeer thine! The
plank tipped andI was In. l didn't fall
lar, l was on the rock. / walked securely
as though walked the golden pavement
of the city Of the great King. S'
The service was closed by a ceremony
Of conservation peculiar to the manner Of
tho National Camp Meeting method. Tho
anrmnr made deen imnression ON. the