The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-11-26

bankrupt debtor might be forgiven. and
restored 70 the divine favor. For this
act Of love the Apostle Paul said: (
Thanks b. unto God i5r His -Speuks- |
bic gift" Non. af the provisions Cf !
mercy bring u 1ui-r sg.cn solemn aud I
enduring obligations Of gratitude as the I
coming OF Jesus Christ into the world, /
assuming the official relations Of Re /
deemer and Saviour, and appearing Is
.eThe light Of the world" Light is the
first object Of sight. All things are seen
by light: II by Itself. No one Is iElp
rant that there is light, yet what li5;ig as
few know. Light visits many impure
places. and yet remains most pare. The
light OF the sun j. neither parted nor ci-
miuished by being impaired TO many
several people aud nations. The sun
hath yivifyiug power. The sun drives
away the fTOSts and fo-s Of winter; decks
the earth, awskes th. birds Finally,
all dCrkue>s HES before iigh-. Sur! r.
Jesus Christ NAY We wash ia his atom
iug blood: rejoice in His mercy which
loves as, aud bgsk ia the sunlight Of Ifs
love.
Tniri. We slou,i en-.s- in these ie
lightful duties, because OF Jae com'H@ o.
the Comforter. Said jesus: And !
will pray the Father, ana IL shall give
you another Comforter. i go not
away the Comforter will not come unto
YOU: but r. I depart. will send Him
unto you row, Jesus has gone away
lie has sent the Comforter, and the cdIi-
dreu of u,n have rEp.3z=d i:.s Influences
in r-pcoyf, conviction, coAV Ts'on, sane
t;iicuriol. cousr! itign and EjircIaus!iip.
| He Will ralcA u-, ,.. ,r- iHte'oe5eion lor
| Us with .rToaaiI-e ''~'s c""aot be ut-
tered, bear witness 81 l "f .:rir, and
guide Us into all trutH.
If We wcuid sFGi.4s ''iasa o'esSih5> -
/ all fuliuess. we must nO5 rs i>t the Holy
| Ghost: uu>5 not gr;eVe the Holy Spirit
.of Sod; must no qu-uch the Spirit, bus
| ask Tor the Spirit. T-3ying till lie come
| down upon Us, as tHe gentle dew, or as
| the teemiGg shower.
Fourlh. 80 DAY we should thank INN
| for His Church. Not that ssctarianiein
| and deuOmilationa!iam exist, out that
| God hasa Church IL 5he world y people
that know the joyfGt soHha. y Peo-
| pie bdpJisei b. the same Spirit into one
| body. ! people IN whom IS Tie ii'.-.'
which was also in Jesus Christ y Pso
| pie upon tio tablets oil whose hear'S 'he
| law of God IS written by the hnger OF
| the Holy Ghost.
| y people, one III oHifi:, one III eAp peri
ence. one in faith, one III hope OF eJef
nal life, waiting for tie coming o. me
| Lord Jesus. For the Lord hlihSeii siia,i
| descend from Heaven VITA a Sloif, "!:h
the voice oI the archanSel' ana WIN 'iie
tramp Of God Now, there Is one ldih!-
| ly in earth auj in heaven, but tiie LJfi
shall make up his Jewels. III that day,
and the family OF God shall be inarsiiaieo
on the heavenly plains as ohe la:iiiiy-
the Church triumphant IN her Era'ld 'lit
| glorious array.
let Us thank God thot III i'!is ituu "i
Christian brotherhood we recognize an
army, organized and marching Oh
against the powers % s'n AMI crime
contending earnestly lor the I':t'h once
delivered unto the SAINTS charging up
to the bn!waihs oL tle enemy ue'e'-
mined that the world s:onid pe Won -
hing Jesus-ii trophy oi ia 80 -
Whiie we are stt,'idlil{ upon ~ - PtI, +i,',
pecIiNe r"cA' iooeiiI7 ~ -; -,
future conquestS ot Jesus ana MS nos
may we not turn ourselves ABOUT H'''S'
|
ing and praise.
The shades OF the dark ages nave ee<il cen
driven before the golden rays Oh tue
gospel Sun, as he arose ABOVE ti!e lIoIl]oli
shedding his silver light upon mountain
and dale, upon hhItoP ana N4ley' cIt'
rying JOY and giadness TO ihose VINO
sat in the valley OF the shauo" q
death"
rHRar. ON fal
adiutOr. set in motion the bali OF reform
alton. Calvin aud hnoN, Wesley a.iu
Whitedeid. started i5 on with new I,l-
petus, and the aggressive power OIL ''.e
| gospel IL receiving additIonal iofce as le :
wins Ifs way from one grand DIVISION oI
the globe to another. Ethlopia i''is
stretched out her hands 1oF tle Oiet,' VI
life. Some OF her sable sons nave oee'5
made happy in RedeemeTs rove anu
the explorations 2f the DoiI' se'i-s''Sii ~
ticing Livingstone and Stanley, are out
the forerunner OF brighter day Lof u'IrA
dOwn-trOddenAtriea. India, Chiha' ia
pan, and the islands Of the sea, have III
a measure surrendered to the vic5"''o'7
gospel.
In our own land tile GOOD WORK Il 90
ing on, not withoutoppositlon, ouV win
victory parchinS upon the banner OF ID
rael. Moody and Sankey went 10 Lon
don, and other European citieS, ana !Lle
God OF battles went Win Iileiii 20 Ie'i,o
his WORE u Ilie G5ii,o.'eh n;,I; t';ii Cticoro
Ia, IA ,a-r,o-. otI,ar cf+ias Will be taken
into the circle Of their evangelical Ia
bors. and we may be permitted to hear
gool news LOT "i.efo - o',ii,' - e I'll
gas 10 ,i'el' fa'Iie' iio'.f, - Cd s.,
what he has done for is in this city
God has a people nere-ini,ii-teFS mere;
ana iof ,l9 ~, iS.'S III a,,t