New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-07
CLOSING Days AT OCEAN GROVE.
A SERMON BEFORE THE YOUNG PEOPLES MEETING
-SUNDAY-sCHooL SERVICES.
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OCEAN GROVE, n. j., Sept. 6.-The Young
Peoples Temple was filed to oyerfiowng this morning
at the closing meeting for this season Messrs Yatman
and Gelswet for ten weeks have abored unremttngly
in these meetings The air spite or the sunshine was
crisp ana cool The Rev. DR.. Watson preached from the
words Now abiGeth faith hope, love, these threej
but the greatest Of these love- Said the preacher:
We have certain gifts which we call gifts Of nature,
nevertheless they are the gifts OF God There are
spiritual gifts which distinctly gifts OF the Holy
Ghost Men are led away more by tue physical mani
tons The gifts OF the Spirit inferior the graces
OF the spirit God bestows bis gifts by the hand OF an
nscrutabe sovereignty Tie gFaees Of the Holy Ghost
are everybody Repentance. saving faith humility.
patience and love are alike 10 all There Is no DIVISION
on tIlrsc We are not knit together in wisdom bat
are knit together in love In talent they may De diverse
IA on the ise ana arc nsfruinelta; the graces are
inside and form character Or talent and intellectual
es Md mon tle ne and makes men better Baaain
was a prophet. Isaiah hut bis gins did hot make
him good Judas had tdltt Int 10 did mt make
Inn GOOD and he sold his Lord Grace make charao err
A man may have the brain OF Bacon a Shakespeare
and tho heart OF devil. Te gifts Of tho Holy Ghost
arc fenpora and mas pass aas but tie grace, OF the
spirit spiritual and for eternity. Tne gifts Ike
tue gilt OF prophecy aud the GIFT OF healing, came TO the
'front.' in the days OF Moses, aud then retired FOX ages IN
the days OF Jesus these gifts were bestowed again. ana
then pas oil from the Church Faith IS apprehension
OF the truth aud then leaning on t. Hope - an ante
which Is good In the future. Love, or
cha'iy, Is not human affection, but u pure wltboat any
carpaliy, and means divine love. Yea m2e " nirs
God This love f. tbe rln that goes round md Lnds al
The gifts YDu canu1t have too much love. The fuhl
OF prophecy is In the realm OF hope bu II the soul
run. GA IT line love will fade out. The Holy Ghost
aunhiates time and space Hope without love will run
away with your chariot Love IS ii-pOised Love Is
nt the centre OF gravity and IL the present fruOn Of
will OF God here ana now Faith L the apprehension
OF truth. Faith unless controlled By love, VIII turn
iutO disagreeabe creatures. For three years Jesus
walked beside Judas. lie saw the incoming OF evil lie
knew when devil entered into hin, and yet Jesus
hid much love that he showed that ne doubted
Judas There have been 81 healiug by tatb Ia All
ages. believe that tho healing Of the body runs
parallel with salvation. When they begin this sort oil
dag hoy become ceDsOrl9us aud question the pety OF
al who do not believe they do. Eliminate frances
dreams and all such manifestations lest you into
fanatic-u Love Will weed Gus everything that does
not tend to edhcatOn AMI tile glory Of Cod Love Is
superior 60 all, brcausc IL makes us ike God. Whom We
sneak in love, whcn act In love- when we form all
on ud gmcnts ia love. then we shall be Ike God.
Tie summer Sunday school, under the superintendent
Of the Rev. J. H. Thornhy, closed to-day This school
consists Of sections the sunday school proper being
hrld i'm the auditorium. Dr. ImOns Bibc class in the
tabernacle aud the infant scOo N the Young Peoples
Temple. ,f.' .
AexI SUNDAY those that remain VIII ST. Panls
ChIrch Tuo Rev Dr. Webster. OF Baltimore. preached
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