, 1876-04-10
" The Power OF The Holy Ghost "---
Sermon by Prof. Andrews, Of
Dennison University.
Dedication Of tho First Baptist Church,.
Sermon by tho Rey. DR.. Eyerts..
$3C,5o0 Subscribed.
Prof. Swing on the Relations Be-
tween Christ and the Human
Heart.
Thirty.Sixth Annual Meeting
Of the Chicago Bible
Society.


Society.
THE POWER OF THE HOLY GHOST.
sHnMoN DI PRESIDENT ANDREWS.
Tho Bccond Baptist Church waB Woll filled
yesterday morning TO hear the annual sermon
before the Theological Union BY tho nev. Dr.. z.
B. Androws, President Of Dominion University.
tho UNCONVENTIONAL institution Of the BAp.tsls in
olio. Tho RoV. hlr. doodHpeod, pastor Of the
church, noted tho fact tint the sermon vaa tho
frat exercise OF tho Baptist Union Theological
BcmsnaEy'a Commencement, aud thon introduced
DR.. Andrews who took for l,ta te1t,
And Paul Raid unto then "Dld 70 receive the Holy
aAoat when 70 hc1esed7'
The Hermou was AZ folloWB:
When Paul cana to Ephesus, hS found there
soma disciples, as tho historian calls thom, Of
type quito anomalous. They may have boon
immersed by some irresponsible follower Of
John tho Baptist. We cannot toll. But Il Ia
pretty ovidont from thoir Ignorance Of Christ
and tho Holy Spirit, and from tho fact that Paul
thought proper to rcbapt'ze them. that httt,or-
to they had not savngy Apprehcnlod Jesus.
Something peculiar In their doporkmans Or utter
ancca lod tue Apostle to quoatlon tho reality Of
thoir faith. IIo applies tho test, ''Did 70 re-
ceiye tho Holy Ghost on believing? When you
professed faith aud wore bnpttzsd, wcro you con-
scious Of change within you which you could
not help ascribing to divine power Wero you
tho subjects Of m Inward Transformation, or Of a
moro outward roform7" This was the decisive
question. ThA was the infnltlble touchatono on
which tho Apostle triod the metal OF their chat
| actor.
Tlo aaking Of this question, therefore,
mount ~ to teaching l, that theEo eau
as, cngondcrcd by tho Holy spirit. This Is tho
Church Church grows and religion sdvancos By socsa. M
lions OF Individual Houls alono, this passage also
assuros ua Of broader truth,-tlas tho Holy
| Spirit Is the cauBat aRcnt In the whole work Of
extending religion. Fix your mioas for bsIof
| fled and proved, and those popular sentiments
which becloud this truth aud reprcsa faith in IT
arc critlctHod.
II the Qonpci had been moro human scheme,
| without tho nd OF any human power, only by
| tho influence aud personal aupervision Of ita
founder, nothing could havc beon moro strangely
| foolish than that lie should leave the world Of
! Ills own accotd, OF more fatal to tho osuso than
that Ho should bo Obliged to loave 1t. Yet. In
| that memorable conversation Just boforo tho
tragic scsne Of the crucla1ton oponod. ne hear
Tho Divine Redeemos, In. tho most joyful
al His departure because thoy could
approaehlng r. 9eign,S" sSoverthaless, I toi. you
III trutb It 10 e4pediont for you that 30 away
| far II + m mt nwnv the Gomfortor will not
cnmo unt6 vn,, bnt Il dauart. I viii Bend Him
| unto you." "Apd I w1ll pray tho Father and
| ia pbslt riyo YOU another Comforter, that lie
may abldo with you forever" "Te1lly, verify,
,rortn III thst do shaiI lie do siso :: and crcator
works than thoso shall liz do, because 90 to
Nv Father"
From these and many other passages, Il bo.
chrint expscsed a far groater display Of spiritual
nowsr In regcuerst,ne mcn aod cstsblisi,toe lila
Church, aftor lis CIT from the world, than lad
sssIs boon aq H. .Sa
| Anrnr1. thn anrita coming WA TO bo tl1a euu
| nf tho f.osnef dnys r.sInc IN its strength and
iestined neyar to sot tlI| alf nasions had boon
w.rn",t AMI an1tohtancd viii, its henicn.ns
The M.ater had .t fonoth. m,de II,a 3ts
ctnies hc1insa thnt IL 1aa bnst for IItm 10 70.
Tfom From tic iii in Detbsny.-froru ther lingering
look at the Lords ssaeudin'g toE%:m.hsy turned 70
viii weeping oyes and iaipttng hearts, but
lii ,"trsnid ari nri7omht,nv fstth In NAV n,
ihe e doscsns Of tho Holy Spirit.
Mark tic confidence Win which they apppli-
| r.fo. rathered IN that 1,rnnr roomf Tho7 fsye
bean coromssoped to preach Christ 10 ai{ men.
And they know thnt men hate Christ. Whence'
tbou. lie bolduosB Of these d[sclpleB2 Whenoe
thoir roadlness 10 1nsb, at such sppareut odds,
4
own experience hayo tauoht tbcnu to exnoct
Ali tie secret is in tboso last words OF joeus
'Ys shall receive power aiter thas tho Hols
Ghost IL coma unon yor, and 70 aba!i bo Nil.
uoasos unto No, beth In Jerusalem. aud in ali
Judoa, and IN satnsria, and unto Tie uttermog,
pars OF tho oarth,"
Tue Apostles did nor know how great worb
II WAS to convert this world; thoy did not full,
know now many obstsalos stood In tho way n
tho Gospels progreas. Happy for then, that
they did not. Dus they knew enough OF these
things to make them tho wildoss fanatics In his
tory, il they did not, TO tho lsat degros OF firm
ness, believe Ia Tho constant, Immediate, aud
hlmlghty agency ot tue Holy Bpirit
They know thclr own uealposs aud tht
power of sin too vol to suppose tha,
OF themselves they could spiritually AFFECT NOR
at all. Still farther were they from imagining
that it WAS poeolble Tor Human power to create
and perpetuAte hero on earth ! holy roliglor
such Ia they had boen blddop to preach. Ii TO-
spect not only to their own salvation, but nIst
to tho advancement Of religion, whs 1t t1ua thai