Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-10-02

rhe meeting began this morning with
prayer and social meeting in the large taber-
lacle at $50. At the same hour a ministers
At o'clock family worship was held in all
he tents. In every direction was heard the
voice of prayer, and the songs OF praise. AT
, o'clock meeting OF the Seventh Day
Adventist conference was held with the
president, ED. X. A. L Underwood in the chair.
Credentials Of delegates were called for,
and quite number Of churches were repre-
sented.
The secretary of the conference then read
a report of the last annual conference, after
conference.
The appointing Ot committees was lett TO
the chair. The meeting then adjourned to
the call OF the chair.
At 1890 the congregation assembled at
the large pavilion to listen to a sermon by
Elder j. u. Van Horn. After appropriate
singing and prayer, the speaker took his |
text and spoke from Matt, IL, II. 81 in |
deed bsptize you with water unto repentance.
but ye shall be baptized with the Holy
Ghost not many days hence
The subject Of the baptism Of the Holy
Ghost Is Ms important now as ever.
Gods people are to be baptized with the
| Holy Spirit, but the wicked are to be de
stroyed with fire. Two classes are addressed
by John the Baptist in this chapter. The
Jews were divided into Phsrisees, Sadducees,
and small class called Essences. These
different denominations of Jews needed to
have straight testimonies borne to
them. John was baptizing at
this time in Jordan near
Jericho, and many people were continually
passing. John no doubt was called crazy
many; but when they heard his words they
were constrained to say that he Was in his
right mind.
John called the Jews generations OF vipers,
which mus, have sounded very harsh to those
popular church members. Christ used the
same words nearly in Matt Il 80 and in John
S:44.
Many who are unconverted have come in
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necessary that those who are cor.
rupt at heart may step out. Wher
, Gods people became proud and
lifted up. he left them to their own devices
1t is sad thing when wordliness comes
into the church. John Baptist says, dom
think because you have Abraham as you
. father that you are all right. The axe is lsit
at the root of the tree. We are all trees, anC
/ Justice is the axe. II we do not lear frui
we are to be cut down. Gods law is the
rule and the fruit borne is the result OF ODE
dience TO that law.
lu Gal. 3: %, %, we are told what 10 th
fruit Of the spirit OF God, love, JOY, pecas
long suffering, &c, 6c.
Christ is the one who baptizes with tn
HOLY Ghost Though He is away of il
= Heaven, He does pour out the spirit on Hi
people.
,. Johu's ministry was only six months long
. and he was looking for the manifestation c
the Messiah. When be saw the sign ths
God gave him he recognized Christ and said
:. behold the Lsmb Of God" | Jno. !: 2!
II 80. No doubt many were present that da
e to listen TO John, and a. Christ steps down
d the water and requests 10 be bar
z tized, John complies with th
r, request, and as Christ comes from the waite
" | the HOLY Shirt like a dove rests on his bea,
Jobu no longer doubts. for the sign is I'm
in filed. Then Gods voice is heard from heave
u ! saving: This is nv beloved son in whom
a am well pleased" From there Jesus went
wilderness to be tempted 40 days: an
y, that little period Of time is lone enough f
the fck,e multitude TO forget the &ondert
n manifestations they had seen. Having see
that Christ received the spirit at hi. baptism
n we turn to those passages where Il
promises of the spirit 10 God
~ neOplc are given. Christ sa,
No In Jno a. lG-2l, that he will send the con
for,er. Are We claiming the fulfllment
be the promise made by Christ, or are we pas
ing along day after day b.rren OF his bles
ing Worldlings do not recognize the spir
a. of Christ. Do we have his spirit? If nc
! our names on the church book will not sa,
rs. We can't have the spirit of God and NJ
know #. Do we let worldliuess control o,
minds? Then we are not his children? A
ter Cbrist's death he renewed the promise
the Holy Spirit, telling his disciples to W.
er for the promise of the Father. Acts |, 4.
ss After ten days Of waiting by the disciple
the spirit was poured out on them the dt
=, OF Psntecost Acts, /, 2. That was
d. sample OF what God. people may claim al
VI " possess all through the christian age Pete
,e in defending the disciples from the charge
nne drunkenness, showed that the outpouring
"e the spirit at that time was fulflment OF
Us prediction in Joel, 2: 2s 30, which was
~ cover the whole gospel age.
GU After he had finished his discourse, 4
w terrified Jews asked what they should d