New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-10-02

as sSan rsss da.sex y.rdnrs and bloom owe, vssx
ana hill eyen y the mountain tops The description Of
Spring 10 Caatc often applied Win true sDPre.
"For 10, the Winner Ia passed, the rain Is over and
sSs the
heard in land ng puteth forth her green
smell" The history Of the church. or father Of spirit
usl religion Is marked by special times OF reireshln.
which sends It's gracious clouds TO water the earth
has its GIBBS and flows but 1t Is inexhaustioe and II
| The metaphorical language in which I have bees
though .n nenssy y
Into which our modern csp r :, apt 70 b ee
Dol Of water under those other striking symbols fro
light. and air, we naturally import into ,hs s2r ,
physical science. Hence IT has abou In our time
that many think OF the Holy Ghost as an imper:onat
way OF thinking must here enter emphatic obiec
ton. The Holy Ghost Is, according TO the Scriptures
the conceived Of duplicated and adored as divine
personal. aud sovereign agent WORKING according
sToa where or He ss e
hold this In mind as having an important bearing npos
ton Of the hour IT, VIII the Holy Ghost work nightly
| in our tinei Now we shall find limitations OF tht
by His inspiration In church, which Is the organism
in and through which He works and ia the condition OF
the world which is to DO subdued enlightened ana nov"
created by HIS power
THE SCRIPTURE PROMISES ON THE SUBJECT.
T. What then says the word Of prophecy Thers are
in the Scriptures two classes of promises touching
marvellous eUuslOn OF the oprt III tuo idSt uayo
| l. As q specimen Of the former class, quote the
prophesy OF Joel as find 1t In the sermon OF Peter on
"Aad hail come 70 pass, last DAYS saith God viii
of ny Spirit upon alt u,h nd and your daughter. .ss
AND on ny servants and on nv h,ndmr, Will sho~
And vii show ~onss 10 shove and the earth
@ S s s, ;1 d H.i s eoa the moon into blood b.
"And shall come pass that ~hO'0e'sr shall e on the name
or attach no special significance to the phrase
" the last days" as note OF time for !. evidently
the whole period Of the dispensat,on OF hs sp
fulfilled the Day Of Peneeost ana mat IN ~
largest ssd G rSss
OF LOrJ Bacon, have sprnging and gerninant ranl
Of The Holy Spirit Till all flesh" shall have been
| baptized. For that wondrous baptism the Church hA
very 1t must be, as We shall see at hand, eVeh
The other class is composed OF promises well nigh
innumerable which foreshadow the universal triumph
of kingdom Of Christ in the latter days. he shall
that water the earth In His days snail the rlshcOu:
aourishyea. all king. shall fall down before Him all
blessed so shall they fear the name Of the Lord from
the west apd HIS glory from the rising OF The sun For
the Lord, the waters cover the sea Aud the glory OF
the Lord shall be revealed, aud all flesh shall to-
irresistible OF the Spirit the times just preceding
| the final triumph Of the kingdom OF Christ. % what
G GGSsr 'n''' We rely 'D' 'A' '''''' ''' ~
There those who argue the speedy conversion or
the nations. not only from the multiplication OF evan
gezng agencies but also from the forces OF our secular
civilization. have even heard arguments for forth.
coming millennium based the steam-engnes. the
telegraph the power Of the press, the ballotbox.
the Fifteenth Amendment, and the general dissemina-
ton OF democratic IDEAS In still glowing rhetoric
the sangune orators are wont to cxpaate on the
Of the gospel and the extirpaton OF social evils For
b %a IN I al tna Tns nd
the socaed march Of GENERALIZATION look for
millennium higher holer, more blessed than any which
DOssibly result from natural evolution however
helped and guided by science look for the reign NOS
OF mere cultivated intellect domina the brute forces
of nature Of Christ according to the law
Of love reeenerate and blessfu world This dominon
cannot brought in and established by any power
short Of that which fell on the disciples on tue Day Oh
PentecOst.
AGENCIES IMPorENr WITHOUT THE SPIRIT.
do not undervalue the agencies which have been
devised the evangezaon Of and Of heather
lands. The results already accomplished are very
precious but 1T Is time for us to and acknowledge
that those agencies without q new and unparalleled
efusion OF the Holy Ghost Will fail world.
Buddhism Brahminism. Mohammedanism--these doubt
less will pass away. but our MISSIONS considered as
peian fortresses are pellets OF paper aimed by boys
against the rocks of Gibraltar The innde argues from
doomed to failure He tells us that every convert ooss
$1,000 and that at the present rate of progress it will
take than 100000 years to evangelze the world.
AT the present rate OF progress, granted ken our
sronn 0
try, to every city, to every house. with .
Gres except very feeSy Throughout their world
wide and web-like ramifcations. But should
Of the planet get Of the wires the battery
would be superseded. there would be universal shook
and thrill and FASH and conhagraon And let the Holy
Ghost fall In pentecosta power upon our vast evangeL
ing machinery, missionary societies. and missions
and missionaries, churches and pastors the world
over, and how suddenly VIII the light Of the KNOWLEDGE
Of the glory OF God cover the earth Then nations VIII
be born in day. Something like this, something pro
phetic Of this is often witnessed in local revivas Some
times whole cities are lifted for few weeks out OF the
the free air and clear light eternity and God aud
Christ and Redemption and Heaven and He'll take pos
session of all minds. May pect that
has when the long preparation shall have
been completed. shall witness not local, bat uni
versal awakeningf
SIGNS OF THE TIMES.
II. But wheni We must seek for precise indk
cation Of time In the state OF the Church Tho
Holy Spirit impaired first to tho Church. and thsi
through the Church to the world This is clearly do
cared by Christ Himself. interpreted by the Eyange
list who records His words He that believeth me-
out Of his belly shall flow rivers OF living waters. THIS
should receive for Holy Ghost was not yet given
because Jesus was not glorlfed."
great and general outpoung the Holy Ghosti 1t is
said that certain IN an Eastern village happen
was rising noticed that the lightning rod was broken
of few feet from the ground They hastily fastened
nected It with the earth Feeling or the wire while the
the storm raging they felt charged with heat. 40
sends from Heaven, upon Church, and thence
to the world. To facilitate that descent there
provided certain conducting wires, and only when
these good order that predict with
ance the celestial visitation.
l. Prayer. Is there at the present time such spirit
OF believing and mportunate prayer preceded tho
baptism OF Pentecosi believe there is the cearest
evidence that multitude Christian people in TINS
land are just like Elijah, Mount Carmel bowed
to the earth IN mighty supplcations happen 10 know
pleading many months for great refreshing The so.
called womens temperance meetings have been In tho
main meetings for prayer that the Lord will come and
rain al all fhA