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they had ever possessed tnlS simplicity anu IL
it had ever been theirs If they still retain IL.
In answering the second question he ANY
portrayed the incidents Of the temptation
and the fall IT. parleying with Eve the
devil raised the question in her mind whether
it was 1eally forbidden tree; he denies the
danger; he promises advantage by 1t. lie
caused her to fall by the use of subtlty. The
same method will be used with the Christian
today. He will cndeavor TO modify the
commandments to SOW the seeds OF pride,
vanity, discomfort and covctousness in the
heart. II he succeeds il will take but
little urging to convince his victim that it is
right
Thirdly and finally, we may eflectualy re-
sst our willy adversary. The Lord Will
provide means. Take Ills word as coun-
sellor: the Bible as a text book and follow
Him In mcckness and humility and IN entire
conservation and you shall overcome.
Rev. j. j. Noe followed in brief remarks
and prayer and inquiry meeting was held,
continuing until nearly o'clock.
Thc Ladies' Foreign Missionary So
cicty
held their business meeting in the district cot
tage at the conclusion of the afternoon ser
vices. The meeting was postponed from
ycslcruay altcrnOon.
Evening.
Largely attended prayer meetings were
held in the Middlebury and Leicester cottages
and in the Rutland tabernacle at 6 o'clock.
Rev. ID. +. Brooks had charge of a chill
drcn's meeting in the chapel at the same
hour.
Rev. ID. +. Brooks opened the Z o'clock
meeting with prayer and Rev. L. L. Walker,
of llinesburg, preached from Acts Avi:3l-
believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou
shalt be saved" The sermon was direct,
Impressive plea TO the unconverted, setting
forth salvation as conditional. a conditional
salvation is the only salvation Offered us in
the Bible. God has made man free moral
agent, and hence his salvation is conditional.
In all experience with God there is price to
be paid. Salvation on the day If Pentecost
was TN this condition. There has always been
and is to-day the same condition. That CON
dition is belief. Rev. ID. +. Brooks followed
with an exhortation.
Saturday Morning.
A continuance of the favorable weather
brought large additions to the camp. Teams
arrived continuously all the morning and
trains from each way contributed their quota
to the congregation.
The camp work was carly out of the way
and the chapel was again filled on the com
menccment of the s o'clock prayer meeting.
The meeting lasted until 1915 when the bell
called the worshlppers to
The Forenoon Service.
The congregation which assembled was
the largest of any previous. Prayer was Of
fcred by Rev. S. d. Elkins.
Rev. j. w. Bennett of Vergennes preach
ed. The theme of his discourse was: IIoli-
ness, the need of the church and OF all lndi-
viduals.
Inc speaker first defined holiness To be
holy, is to have all sin and guilt taken away,
to have the heart changed, to be wholly sane
tilted, spirit, soul and body, not only TO have
the affections set on God and heavenly
things, but to love God with all the heart,
to be filed with the spirit of Ged
The division among students and bcliev-
ers is with reference not so much to the abil-
ity of God 10 save as to the time when we
are to experience the blessing People grant
unto us holiness and put it off until death.
This putting off the time of receiving this
Christian experience is robbing Christ of very
much of His glory as the worlds Redcemcr.
We believe that that there are very many
passages in the scriptures that hold out to us
the possibility of being made holy in this
lite. If The Word teaches it, then have no
fear in preaching it. The text shows that the
time is now and the place, this life. 1t is not
only possible but it is the will of God. The
Scriptures also give us the degree of holiness
which we must attain to. Christ carly in his
lie preached holiness. He breaches it again
in the prayer which he has taught his people
to utter. 1t being possible that men can at
tain into holiness, it follows that they Can
attain unto ii now.
Some OF the needs of holiness were next
considered. 1t is written that without holt
ness no man shall sec God" This is an i'm
portant, an absolute need, but there are other
needs which are really stronger. Rationalsm
and infidelity are in the world. Some say on
the increase. BE that as it may, it is certain
they are in the world and must be gotten
out of it. Spiritual apathy and
worldliness are gaining ground in
the churches, especially in some
localities. The lines which mark the boun-
diary between the church and the world need
TO become more marked. Holiness is needed
to drive worldiness from the church and to
give spirituality to the believers of Christ. a
proper degree of spirituality will hold and
restrain worldliness. True holiness sought
for and lived in the daily life of the people Of
Jesus Christ, is the best cure known for all
shades of iniideity and skepticism. Ration
aism if ever driven from the world, will
have 10 be done by holiness 1t is impossi-
BILE that the church should have the proper
degree Of filling enthusiasm and zeal to con-
quer this world for Christ without holiness.
The right kind of zeal is founded upon u
spirit OF holiness,
Holiness upon the part of the church is
necessary that she may successfully engage
in the war against sin. The church is large
ly TO blame for the impression which rests
upon the hearts of the cast-down sinners
those sunken TO the depths of sIn-as to the
impossiDliity Of their being saved. Those
persons need to understand that there is pow
TER III the saving blood to save t!cm. When
we come to experience holiness as believers
and begin to live it these men will begin to
see that they can be saved. The church and
Christians quail right here when it comes to
telling such sinners that they can be saved
The church needs holiness to properly bear
witness TO the efficacy and ability of the
blood of Jesus Christ to save and if the
world is to be saved it must be done by tes-
timOny. Holiness is the basis of spiritual
power.
Holiness is needed that Christ may be
truly exalted and glorifed in the earth
In closing, the speaker urged the congrcga-
ton to go up and sanctly themselves and be
holy to-day and tomorrow great results will
follow.
The sermon was IN eloquent and heartfelt
appeal.
Afternoon Services.
A prayer meeting was held at O'Clock il
the Rutland tent, and children's meeting il
front of the grand stand.
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