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whether he has the spirit OF God. Ii Is
known by Its fruits. and the Bible tells
plainly what are the fruits Of the Spirit.
Another man asked me II really taught that
baptism was being born again! thought
had made that pretty plain. when said
that baptism and Confirmation were not
regeneration. Row | propose to speak OF
God free Grdce. Many do not understand
what Grace means, and would do well to
look up the word in their dictionary. | had
been paItaker OF the Trace OF God ten
years before knew what 1t meant Trace
means 'unmerlted mercy. undeServed Ia
vor.' 1t has nothing to do with worth
ness. Christ came to call the unworthy.
The trouble with too many men is that they
are going about to establish their own
righteousness, and are not ready to accept
unmerited mercy. John tells U.s. that the
law was gwen ny Moses but grace and
truth came 10y Jesus Christ. We get moth
ing from Tod except through Ills SON We
read IN the nth chapter OF Romans "lt
through she offence OF one many be dead,
much more the Grace OF Tod and the gift by
Grace which Is by one man. Jesus Christ.
hath abOunded unto many. But where
sin abOunded grace did much moro abound
that ~ sin hath reigned unto death, even
50 might Grace reign, through righteous
ness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our
Lord Christ is thus revealed as the
source of all these blessed gifts. lie is the
God of all grace. The world knows moth
ing about grace. When man betTays his
trust. as so many are doing, and falls, the
world Jump on him and keep him down.
The bank may give me what it calls three
days of grace" on my note but 1t max s
me pay the interest on them, and it | fail to
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treats us differently lie sent His son to
help us up Mr. Mo0dy read from limo
thy 0. and Ephesians ii. s, showing that
gruce is not of mans works or Efforts These
"self- made men, who are always telling us
how they have got along by their own help
are disagI eeable enough here below. There
will be no such Boosting in Heaven
How could the man who got there by his
own efforts sing the song of Redemption
with the rest? lie would have to have a
corner BY himself, where he could tune his
harp to his own praise OF course men
must work, but it Is because they are saved =,
and not in order to save themselves. They
must work from the Cross, not To the Cross.
Paul tells US, Grace Is no more of works.
But you ask ii We are not told to work
out our own salyation'2 Yes; but We
can't work it out till We get 1t. When
first went to Boston, found myself without
money or acqualntances IN great city. |
went Gnxiously to the post-Othco several
times day. hoping to get remittance.
was very hard up, when at last got let,
ter. and 1t was from my sl'ter-and was iull
oil warnings to me TO beware oil plckp0ckets
dld not lear the plckpockets, Tor there was
nothing Tor them to work on about me. A
man cant work out results IN his garden
till he has garden TO WORK IN. Men must
Work out their new lille IL they nave not
salvation, how are they to WORK We are
TO be saved by grace, not by works. 1t Is
the gilt o! Tod. Will You take 1t! Don t
shrink from 1t because 1t Is offered on such
easy terms. lhere Is no merit IN groaning,
and agony, and hanging back, when
Christ invites Us to come by can't We
initiate the simple falth OF the men OF old
There was Haccheus, the chief publican
oil Jerich0-about the worst man IN all that
city Christ passed by and saw him up the
tree, and sad to him, Come down, and
Luke says Hacchens mate haste, and came
rigH down, and received Christ J0ytuty.
lake Tod at his word II he offers Inc Salva-
ton and Eternal HE, Tree. Will take 1t.
Let Us initiate the humility Oi the SyrOphe-
nIclan woman. She was not angry when
she was called gentle dog. YES, Lord,
was her meek reply. but the dogs eat OF
.ne ehi'uren crumbs anu sue got TUE
dansbi,r The Cen,rr;nn as tho .Jeus said
S.aa :. u,r,hv ;, ard baj = bu;It a svna.
80 - b., W. a ia 20, hi, h;r, r,-
~ Me- ,hn Can,us;ar so,, ~ him in
hm,,;I;,v s,y;ng ,bat hn ~ NO, wor,bv
Tho, Cbr,g, sbonId c,mn ~ hi horse his
1885, was haaIaa ~ MOI ,rh, ZOOS
aronnJ bI,s.orin,, ,ha, 10 = bo,t,r than
,hcsa chnrcb nan, herS ,,;ii 90, no,b,no from
ca tn ard -. b;s ,,raoo 20 ,be M
,,o,,bv On, Iii Tho pbar;sees tha, rms
nnbiic,ns and barIn,s shorId enter his kinp
| bom hoinro ,ber No oftsn sav nf snme
innnent; al man soma eminent lawver ner.
hon. r. ~ was nnIy conyor,od bou
murb he crnI6 do for rcliqion But God
can MOI nm a drnntard from tho gpttar
and make IF him a more useinl man than
he, With several stories of the conversion
OF men who had fallen to De among the
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w al, us uu.o ~ ~, 80 -, ia NJ
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'h'" 'o""' VI '''iS O'OS'
THE OVERFLOW MEETING
at the College Street church was rather
thinly attended most of those who found
the door of the Baptist church closed upon
them preierring to 90 to their homes thar
to church at some distance, where they
would not hear Mr.. Moody. A choir occu
pied the platform, Mr.. BARLEY leading the
singing till the arrival of Mr.. Sankey. The
| opening exercises of prayer and reading o.
| the Scriptures were by Mr.. W lllcOx. Rev
Mr.. Brastow preached from Ephesians vi.
18th: Having your feet shOd with the
preparation Of peace on the duty o.
readiness for service. Mr.sSankey came III
before the close, AMI made some remarks,
abiding to the inquiry meeting in the after
noon As exceedingly encouraging IN tht
number oil in4nirers. he also onereo
o,, o,,o,dod tho hoJv If the cburcb
being pretty will filled Pres. Buckhan
oileren the opening prayer. MIR. Moody reaC
and commenced on Tue RAISING Vi oairus
Va ,ha 6,,h cnanter nf MARI as show
ing that nothing was too hard for God
Kew; L: I. Iorrey, oil Chariorse SPOKE
VI '"o - 80 rar, io,,,
one. and they hoped Tor good results. Their,
were some obstacles in they way Char
lotto was eonsluereua nara . .tn, ou' .ner'
me- far these churches in Darlington. anc
they asked Christians here to pray for them
\ gentleman from Shelburn said that thu
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