New-York tribune., 1875-05-17

mcnt, to cit down at the wcddng supper;
it has been taught an. as ss TsehE ss sss of
beggas rags fair outside hiding foul inside; Chr m ~.
"a IL IL were his own The doctrine Is preached
badly and ohensiyely, and las dome giiey3% % BARN
put on The Scriptures which teach and demand PEI sona
holiness as the ultimate OF salyationthat is salvation
pf,1 Sn tSo Sdss 9n has s had ans ihe oS % lie
need and work OF the Spirit in mans salvation ID ttnnn
TO change utterly the ordinary doctrine aud feeDS aDont
tho Holy sprit-not be it observed to deny IT, but e
render 4 Tsa mansry yasst9 a1a 1 gsnsr snec: n'S'
In the seat nee OF New Testament story the comngo OF
ts n y r t " hs % sna asah and II 81
sending OF the Comforter" In the whole adnnisr IRA
the active agent. Tho Father created Tho son re-
de med. The Holy Spirit works personal salyation
aSescs dSn Siis th, lie in tho indvds The sons work Is
general Tne Spirits work special and particular
man ns - n g a NJ ans ions as thosc cling to mo and lras
me down az long as 1 cannot free lay hands and lea,t
fro these, OK what avail Is II to gay avn & rF1ch%SI @ 81 % ~
tail suioring, which Il really instance OF tho acrcy Of
my Cod 70 deliver men rom tho power ON OF %ro.g; T
10 restore them to lost Of righeousness-to make
their righteousness, not the poor sh1ns OF Their own.
Righteousness Of Christ" tho reality which he eoiei
pecre menqll this he peSSca. 10 "a. tay Oh '0 III
Whitsnnday really brings us TO tho consinlmaton9 Of
tho edemptye worl as tDin5 pi@cncal anu toi g;
OF tine living God holy and pure to abide npon en aa
work salyaCion IN the he frs o. men, Cs came Eli yga; IT,
distorted truth. For living IN the dpensaton OF
h9 Sn df the oIy Ghos cRris is present BY s sFir
Christ eigns In Ills Church on ear ~ il spirit nc
fDiS SS oy tS Split init that gives fe how as when o brold
over the aste chaos in the dawn OF time He Is " the
Author and Giver o iiie" all life. bodily ana spilita
The power OF the sacramens Is His Tho HE OK an .hs
means Of gracs is n TnS M 81 karos is H
nation 10 Of ~ t6ihss the administering God the pei.
| anal y Xern
sbal he subed unto the son by tho adminstl ton Of
the Spirit and this temporary order ends, thcn tLc world
redeemed shall DC delivered to the personal go'erL''
Possibly 10 nriigent Catholic Christian would object
TO these statement o would rscoSnzs tiem ~ ac
And yet they would be heard as merely abstract stae
Ien' o yerH po no @bos RIh them s we viii hat
they not abstract bat personal and special For u
be aGmnistrIti6n Of personal salvation IA is hai
personal salvation Is holiness, nothing short OF It, Tue
now, in matters OF salvation deals with individual con
sciences and hearts. Biasphcny against Christ can be
be forgiven IN any world. And tiis because b.asplemy
against Holy Spirit involves the absolute rejection
OF salvation by rebellion against dim VINO coniess saliva,
ton IAe aoctr,es eyn9e.ns o; o the EC S,i Hel. g.e
because personal holiness Is salvation becas1 10 sou!
God unless delivered from is SINS; ,.cddse ~
the work Of Christ in bringing saYaLion WIS 10 me
this holiness possible becalse IN this holiness ana
Culy is found the crown and completion OF us IeueMP
The fceDleness Of much OF Christianity lies this.
t nncs men os SebSf bSe there e 91y E an o o y
have clung Christ III the esh tie very best OF am
many times. They hate forgotten tiaI " though We
have known Jesus Christ III tie hSh yet henc 20 n
know Him no more" They have been content with
pardon They have blessed God because tEoy nave er
Caped hell They Bavc dwcit IA te alplabet Of .r e-
li.don. The first principles have been tic whole 10
escape damnaLOn By hairs brcadtl 10 enough. Inc
huldinr I'm OF sIlv1rt Christian clara. ,el Dy the
spirit OF might and gboslly strength by The spt or
knowledge and the fear OF God the very character ta
silered a matter Impossible. From oontomna
ton and the horror OF impending lnen ice u thrlo
the trembling criminal Tho umd and d'Jpailns, the
feeble feet the tOttcliRg limbs crying, "Saye' CHRIST
Life. They to Him to BE- made strong to grow N
the power OF the Almighty TO reach up to heaven now
they escaped hell; 10 complete tue work OF saliva
ton by holiness purity, and might 10 feel Goa nO0 ~
them, but in them; TO be clothed upon by tho Creating
Spirit who broods cAaos and b.inS out The ofue.
eternal and divine IN word or In soul In3 ernest
OF redemption, the apostle calls the Spirit OF Od
pledge thai saved; IdaL neither Is.
time, DEATH nor eternity can sever Tic SOU from
God because God dwels III 1t.
work She breaches repentance and iIth, btle c.cpe
from the City OF Destruction Bat holiness, furpOwn
manhood, possessed by tue spirit OF tLc LllnS cod e
fold gifts OF the Lord of Lc, tho cIJBz 10 tho
bills OF eternal calm, the meeting the chi0s OF
passion nature and life, The serene hSAts OF spl"ua
power salya alton attained, has she Ircacncd tbs % We
not leave all this to tho distortions OF half trus 10 we
accept dispensaon OF the Spirit tnat to WORK OF
cross, tho grave, the resurrection, the ascension Is
dono and over, and there now remains, until Tho od,
when the absent Christ aDsent, save as Nc Is cF Dy o
Srt shall come again, tie work Ilo .i5 10 De done by
His church, dWet in and mado alYe Dy liis r!f.i t.o
work OF making men holy, putting thcia IN actu1 l0s-
session o the salvation which Detsenane ana 'tN'.iy
made possible. Men may be saved" 1Eat Is goiel,
and glorious gospel. TIE completion o: 1t ~ the wurk
of the Holy Ghost "These meu are saved ior tAel SOuu
arc sarines possessed BY the Holy One"