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was then pronounced by tho lscy. Mr.. Atkinson.
TIE HOLY SPIRIT.
THE AFTERNOON MEETING
at FarWolt Hail yesterday was but sparscly at
tended IN comparison With the others OF tho
series. What was lacking In numbers, however,
was made UP by tho extra tlrgree OF feeling
which was thrown into the exercises Mr.. 7. +,
Dllas. who Is nlmust rs gifted singer rs Mr,
Sankcy, and probably cxccls lin, IN thu matter
ot musical expression, took lcnltng part In tho
preliminary song service. The Rev. A. Mitchell
offered up tho opening prayer. An abstract OF
N1s. MoopTs REMARKS
is appended:
You that were hero yesterday witt remember
that VIC gut to this portion Of Scripture where
the Holy Spirit dwcIs With every believer, To-
day VIC arc to have the gift Df the Holy Sptylt
for service. This gLft It strikes n,c, ia distinct
and separate entirely from, conversion. be|eyc
God has great many children TINT have no
power. Tho ministers will bear INC out when 1
state that Mine-tcnths Of the churcll-mcmbers
cannot perform any work because they nse not
qualified. Indeed, 80 tr,.o Is this, that their
pastors Will not allow them to talk With a,lxious
souls Tor fcar Of their doing n,prc haru tt1nn
good. Sotnc haya been members OF church
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they do, more To- retard tho cause of
Cllrikt ttan anything | know Of. hut
Tails 70 them, prohe tllcm deep, and. you
w VII inl lhot tt!ey fGaily hodYc on t!le Lord.
and bclievc It IS bccausc they have mt eauyh,
tntg gfs. In the opening Of Lie eleventh. chapter
ni Luke We i!'lu tllc disciples asking Christ to
gocs on to explain 1t, aud III thu ninth verse
says:
And eny unto you, AK and II shall bs given
nntn ynn; seck and yd shall 6ud; knock nnd II
a.ksth @ Tssersth az hc that teckcsh hndcth; and
~ 1.i him t'1at knocGsth IL shall ho onened.
to rnv HnIrt ta ihrS % t,st III Iitn rA'"c' s'Vo
Nnw, M 1,scne. ,n,,st ,,nvn ,,",,, ,o,.,a...,
Y w INC po%ef o. LIN tas !iH.y uiost, Dut tue !cssnn
10 b9 lenrnal @ T. from this ts tfnt wo must prny
~. fnu Icy op!s1t ior soIFee, that wo may o1
ssa 5 s . a As Sscss 4 % H. tas xeFk Ta at was a
shl'a ol Hod eeioFc E!i!n', met him; but la was
nut aual!led ~ TO tHko thu lnttcr's rlace until the
sl,Iit q EHJa4a came upon him. We have to
ask l9r ts blcss,ng u knock for It, md search
anu my out why II does not ct'rIe. II VIC
Enanl itiaaity N our hearts, Il wo have some
h!daH1, esn, TOD Is not coming, to Eirc II us;
nh9 u VIC ooht Ect IL. 1t Is ~ well to stop short
VIZ as Ask tEe question WY !iH &ocs not give H.
~ hot neeahse TIM ~ i'ot "l'!lng or able, not
necaasa ~ loes n9t want to Etve It, for We nll
Know that lie Is nswnys ready to tnpart II, hut
aecause tAefc II something wrong with lis. We
;trc l,ot ~ I'm empty vessyl I'VE arc not ready
to receive the blessing, Hnl II docs not cutnp.
ln the third chapter Of Luke no 1atl that
Shfl5G was n0fitGeu 1y the Holy Gllo5t before
ile entered into Ills ministry. This should
teach us to get anointel before cssayiug tho
Lord = work. wis thinlsMg that II, II, o,lr
Theological seu,!nar1cs, utter getting all the
human wls>iom thcr c.n, tl.ey would Just spetd
leu tlays waiting for t'od t., glvn them power
r'El Oh high, VIZ would not have many sfckly
mcu sent out to preach. They have intellectual
power enough htst they lack the power Of thus
Holy Gllost' Christ was thu Son OF God lust AZ
much before lIis baptism as afterwards, but
even lie needed this power; ind II the Son Of
God, who mover had ssnncd. needed 1t, how
how lf6eo.lragang, Will 1t be II VIC attempt to
work betoro We get It.
1ccaerally divide tho Church Into
T1,AEE CLAsBEs OF ruIslsrIANs.
The first VIC find lii tho third chapter uf John.
They aru like Ni.odcnius. They llayu rot to
Christ and got life. NIuxlcmus gut lte, and