The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-04
ENTIRE MULTIPLICATION.
sermon on the SubJsel BY Rev. Dr. Pp..
leFtOn, or MOundSVllIs.

I'VE euelees hy Rev, 0F. RRs
lsF'0n, or MOundSVIIIs.
MouNDsvlLLE, January 2-Rey, ]. A.
Fullerton, D. D., preached this morning
In the NJ E, Church from the text Or
rather texts, BLESSED are the puro IA
heart Tor they shall see God," and aye
shall know them by their iruih." Asthe
Dr. In this sermon gave his views, in part,
on the doctrine OF entire sauCiRcatlOu'
and this subject Is al the present time one
Of great iAteEeat to the Msthodlst Church.
thought 1t might be Of interest to your
readers to give a few Of The points made.
as l caught them from listening to the
sermon,
AS Introductory to his remarka no stated
that the sermon was not preached for CON.
uoVersy, but 70 correct miRIepresenta
tnat mad been made concerning his belief
De believed In entire BanctihCation: had
always done 90 and preached 1t Whenever
ne thought II was for the best. The ablest
scholars and theologianS didsr on the sub
ec1, but while We dlasr we can do 60 in
!oxe' de Ae4t mentioned four tb9orieao OF
neilei Goncerning entire sRnctihcation, I. 4.
condition Of tho soul In which We aTe
entirely delivered from sin, and freed irom
lts power over US.
First, II isonly aEtaipAble at death, He
did not subscribe to this doctrine, but knew
many good Ghrlatian people who believed
i, and he was not prepared TO Ray that
they would be Lost because they did moi
believe 90 no did,
Second, God does all for us at conversion
that he processes TO do for US, All he had to
say concerning this theory was that he did
not endorse It, Notwithstanding the fact
that ne had been quoted asa follower Of
the Zinzindorf theory,
Third, Regeneration Ia Banetiilcation
begun.
Fourth, Underthls head the Doctor gave
h's own theory by using quite q number Of
metaphors, starting out with the assertion
mat when we are converted we have taken
the first great step. He used the figure Of
the plant aud tree, the flower and fruit.
AS IN the seed lies the tree in embryo, and
IN the plalt 10 the full grown tree In in.
laRpY, % In conversion we have the Chris.
tan In infancy. We develope from thia
infancy to the full grown man aud woman
10 Christ Jesus, which Is entire sanctiHoa.
tion, The objections made 10 this view
are: First, that we are to do oil ourselves,
and there 10 not enough left for faith
70 do. The answer "a that there IA
danger OF leaving too much 10 faith,
we are 10 pray as well as 10
believe. Second, we do not know where
this change has taken place, There can
be no force Ia this objection, for we can
know OF ourselves when we are all reign.
ed TO the will oi God, and our Rues will
show 1t 70 others II we practice what we
profess. The question may be asked how
long will II take for tho completion OF the
work, This may be, and no doubt will be,
different In different lndivlduals. Just az
one developes much more rapidly than
another physically, 30 will II be spiritually.
But 1t will take place lust 90 soon as our
wills are all resigned 10 the will OF God.
he could not see why II could not be that
this work might take place At conversion,
although he did not hold to that theory.
And In some instances II might take the
whole lie, but II 80, II Ia our own, not
Code, fault. The trouble 10, We do not
seek 10 grow, lie next noticed what en-.
tire sanCtlfcaLlOn 10 not.
First-lt is not Balyation beyond the
possibility Of falling. Paul prayed 10 b0
kept from falling. Good men In all ages
have done the same.
SeCond-lt does not remove us from the
realm OF temptation. That we will be
tempted while In this life Is q Scriptural
doctrine.
Third-Itwil not cause its possessors 10
withhold their support from the cause OF
Christ, or to use Canting expressions when
speaking OF self.
Fourth-It will not cause its posseasors
TO pray for the conversion OF the different
ministers oil the town. or when there 10 an
evil rumor abroad magnify 1t In q way 10
do harm instead oi using the golden rule.
sRncti6Cation is actual purity. The
heart, the tongue, and all the walk and
conversation must be free from guile. II
is 70 love God supremely, to follow the
golden rule, and 10 have that charity that
sufereth long and is kind. In short, It is
To be humble, pure, manly, straightior.
ward and upright.
The sermon was delivered 10 o largo
aud was listened To with the
olosest attention. This sermon will be
followed by teyeral others ON the same
subject In the near future.