The New York herald., 1877-07-23
vOMAN'S TEMPERANCE CONVEN-
TION.

SERMON PREACHED BY Mrs. LATHRoP.
OCEAN GROVE, N j., July ~, 1877
Tho womans National Christian Temperance Con-
vention held solemn services to-day In the auditorium
Mrs Annie whiitemeyer opened tho meeting with
prayer tho presence Of about seven thousand per-
sons
MRS. LArHR0Ps SERMON
Mrs. Mary e. Lathrop, OF Michigan, preached from
the text Acts 1, In presenting her ideas she said
that power and forcc pervadsd tho social and moral
characters Of every person, but II was necessary TO
evolve Il by education The child Of to-day baby
power Of Thought and action; but II cared for and
educated ts power In full manhood woman
hood Will be strong for right TIE Lord jesus
Christ came TO unfold and develop tho power
Of the Holy Ghost 1t reaches through tho realms OF
science, and beyond 1t man believes in God and
ture until his theories meet o line which he cannot
formulate and then he loses belief In God and studes
on In darkness Meanwhile the Christian Hnds all
things solved 70 the mind by faith While the facts Of
matorialism arc grand IL often comes 10 places
whero II lost In maze; but the
Christians have ,hat He waved bis hand the
troubled waters o the Gallean Soa and the storm
husned The power that accomplishcs all things
working through human instrumentaIty, Is the Holy
Ghost When we so often pray ior the baptism OF the
Holy Ghost do we really know what we ask forS Nino
out OF ten-ycs, ninety nine out OF hundred-cx-
pecl that on them Will tall mysterious in
fuence which will mako them happy and
reStlul anu tuab BttluK tney Will DO AZ
peace But the power OF the Spirit OF the Holy Ghost
is one OF revelations. II begins shine upon us with
q light when reveals all our SINS and shaIna, and
crowds faces Ia modification 10 tho dust II
you shut up room all summer you
DO not the dust within; but when
the blinds opened, all the fifth is manifest you
cleanse II. So IL IS win the soul when you let the
light of the Holy Ghost shine wthn II. There 10 tho
great stumbling block. When you see how dusty the
room OF the soul ~ you get discouraged and wander
back into darkness; but the dust Is stiil there
HOW GOD sEEs OUR HIDDEN SINS.
Now, It means something when In trouble and with
whito lips you pray 40, God, send down upon tho
spirit oI the Holy Ghost" With God there are only
Two classes-sa;nts ana sinners You cannot hide
anything hour Aim lie goes behind tho door aud
sees The glass OF wine. Hc goes into the cellar
ard tho woman's glass OF beer. He
goes into the mans pocket and sees the tobacco
box. lie knows all Of our bosetting sins The Holy
wnicn deprive OF the right OF wearing the spot
less robes Of purity Arc you ready to go down
this valley Of sedcgradaton are you willing 10 pray
to God 10 send down upon you tho power OF tho HOLY
Ghost?
We have two sets OF Christians in the Church: ono
always carried about with them; and another which
realizes lth Of SIN and the the SOUL and
forever prays 10 God 10 be thorough with them and
make them clean. Don't believe Ia a theological
Christ historical CHRIST; Tor they saved
soul Believe, OBJ believe In tho sin n-cieansug and rc
decming CHRIST! He, and He alone, be victorious.
MEETING CLOSED WITH PRAYER
The meeting was closed by prayer offered by
Bishop Simpson, OF New Jersey, who asked for the
power OF Christ to and the Uucasts and tho
incorporate Ho said:-.'May the saving power OF
Chrst rest land; come q spirit OF love 10
thei- duty, until peace reigns in land and
all led TO ChrilL