St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-02-26
The Gospel Meetings.
The Interest of the Closing Week.

The gospel meetings led by Mr.. S
NJ. Sayford, closed Tuesday evening
lacking two days only of three weeks
duration. The manner and methods
last week were not unlike the proceed
/ ing weeks. The interest kept up t6
the end, and the number of people
present Sunday and Tuesday evenings
was limited only by the capacity OF
the largest audience room in town. On
/ Saturday afternoon there was a very
large gathering of children which Mr..
Say ford got very near to. giving them
instruction that some will long remem-
Der. On Sunday afternoon there was a
meeting for parents only, some seven
hundred being present. 1t was the
most tender and touching service in
the entire series. Both leader and
audience were deeply affected.
THE FELLOWSHIP MEETINGS.
The Fellowship meeting on Tues
day, the closing day of the series, oc-
cupied the entire day, and was largely
attended and full of interest. A devo-
tional meeting led by Rev. d. IL.
Adams, opened the morning session,
after which the topic of the morning,
s'The Holy Spirit" was introduced by
Mr.. Sanford, in the reading Of passages
from John Ii. He desired in opening
this subject for discussion, to impress
his hearers with his full belief i'll the
personality of the Holy Spirit. The
first mention of the Spirit is in Gene
Spirit of God moved upon the waters"
God created, the Spirit brooded over,
and the Word was with God. We
should exercise care IN our prayers and
remarks, not to speak Of the Holy
Spirit as an influence. In all Scripture
reference to the Holy Spirit, the per-
sonal pronouns He aud Him, and not
it, are used. Christ says, "The Com
forter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom
the Father will send in my name, he
shall teach You all things" Pray
ence, and make us realize that the
Spirit is God Himself, who moves in
our hearts, and broOds over us, whose
Office it is to teach us more Of God, to
quicken and sanctity. 1t is thus our
privilege to have God himself be-
slowed upon rs.
Rev. E. II. Fairbanks followed in
The Spirits work among Christians"
| saying, that we are Christians just i'll
proportion AS we feel our need of the
Holy Spirit, and can receive His pow
or. The Christian is one in whom the
Holy Ghost has begun 4 good work.
In Phil. IS, we are taught that He
will also finish it. Before Christ left
his disciples, .'He breathed o. them
and said, Receive We the Holy Ghost"
The Holy Spirits work with Chris
tians is for their advancement and per-
lection. ale will guide you into all
truth" We are ''led ny the Spirit )"
"sanctifed by the Holy Ghost"
strengthened with might by the Spir-
it :" walking in the comfort of the
Holy Ghost )" "ye shall receive power
after the Holy Ghost is come upon
YOU" 'Hthe Spirit helpeth our mfr
mites. mal<eth intercession
for us !" ''the Spirit and the bride say
come" These passages are all found
in the last pages of Gods word. Thus
the highest and most amazing revela-
ton of GOd is given in the Holy Spirit,
who directs and inipels us to- the. Sa
vior. There is 30 higher conception
of the Christian life than that we are
brought into and moved on in it by
the Holy Spirit-GOd working in us,
revealing the deep things, and inspir-
ing MS tai re-live the life of Christ.
Rev. E. T. Sanford spoke of ''The
work of the Spirit in the world" The
work of the Spirit is the redemption of
the world carrying on to completion
Christs work of saving souls /; bring
ing back the kingdoms of this world
to the Lord Jesus Christ. The mission
work of the church was early declared,
when the Holy Ghost said, Separate
unto me Barnabas and SAUL To CO.
Operate with the Spirit they mnst go
out to win tie weird, and the church
is gnilty of being -recreant to her trust
if she refuses to give the news of the
gospel to the pations that know not
God. The work of the Spirit is TO i'm
part the divine graces in the heart,
whereby sinners may be saved re
vealing need, conyictiRg of sin, and
pointing TO the righteousness of Christ.
All this is the Spirits work in the
world, ahd we need to believe and
rest in His power.
Fhe discussion of these themes was
taken up briefly by others. Rev. Hem
Try Fairbanks spoke of the power and
auction of the Holy Ghost, to endne US
for service mot oniy making Us .chris-