Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-11-05
THE AFTERNOON MEETING.

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i was necessary to adjourn to the ChaP,
inc street rink, which was also pretty well
illed by o'clock.
The services were opened by Rev. q. +.
Hite with prayer, followed by SOLO and
.horus, do You See the Hebrew Captive
Prof. TOwner singing the solo
part. DIR. Loyal Young, Of Washington,
Pa, followed in earnest prayer, after which
Near er My God to Thee" was sung.
Mr.. Moody then arose and said he
wished to call the attention of the con-
gregatiOn to several verses in PauPs letters
o Titus, beginning with the End chapter
md 18th verse. For the Grace of God
hat bringeth salvation appeareth tOall
men," and ending with the last verse.
The Grace food is brought out in a. three
old aspect, said he, the Grace to bring sal
ration. the grace to live it out and the
Trace 10 work it out. Many people be-
,omn confused on the great doctrines OF
he Bible, and can't tell law from Grace.
I.aw never gives life. Law is the school
master TO bring US to Christ. The law
shows men how crooked they are, Grace
straiphtens them out; the law shows them
how vile they are and Grace cleanSeS, and
purifies men. The law says lay hold OF
him, Grace says let him 90. Grace Is
altogether different from law if we would
only understand it.
THE GRACE OF GOD
bringeth salvation and appeareth to all
men, and if man isn't saved ii Is because
he won't be; because he won't have the
Grace of God. You can't obtain it by tears,
prayers. and passing through hardshlps.
You have to take it as 4 gift You cant
find any place where Christ set dead man
TO work. He must be first given life. Are
you trying to merit salvation by your
works, or by Offering your trail body TO
atone for your sins If you are you are
mistaken. If we ever get to heaven 1t
will be without Boosting Of what we did
to get there 1t won't be our work that
will get us there, but that
of God. 1t was the Grace OF
God il.at broke Saul'S heart
while OH his way 20 damascus. The
Grace of God is offered without money,
work, or tears, but free to all who Will ac-
cept. Stop trying to get it and God Will
save Won. 4 woman whom ! knew told
me she had done everything to secure the
Grace ofGod and couldn't succeed. ! told
her to give herself up "a lost, which she
did, and that moment she was saved. That
is the experience of all of you that have
been converted. You try to work out your
salvation in fear and trembling. You
must first hayc salvation before you can
work it out. 1t is gilt and il you want
it you have got to take it.
1t may startle yOu if | tell you You are
kept out of the Kingdom Of God by your
good works. You think you do not need
the Savior, and go right along trying to
work without Him. There are too many
Christians who have not the Grace of God.
If YOU buy it, it is not Il gift, and you
don't like TO take it rs beggar. If peo-
pie could buy the Grace OF God, . my,
how much bQasting there would he in
Heaven, Let me tell you, 1t you get to
Heaven
THERE WON'T BE ANY ROASTING.
II you could pay for your salvation, when
YOU reached heaven you would take your
harp and 90 over into coyn%r and sing
about your own soul. and not pay any at
tentiOnjto the grand chorus of redemption
You think you've got to work, pray and
weep TO make God believe you want Grace,
but you still refuse to take 1t rs gift when
it is right before you. You act rs If God
held his blessings with tight grip and
didn't want to let them go.
have no sympathy with lazy Chris
tians. We should work because VIC are
saved, and out of gratitude to God. And
now we come to the second point Grace
for living which is an important one. We
must get Christians to quicken the work
and see what can be done with the uncon-
verified. we want the Grace of God to con-
troll our passions, desires, lustS, temper,
and hold sway over our daily lives. Ii
there is trouble in the house, if the hus-
band isn't agreeable or the wife il cross,
YOU haven't the Grace of God. The great
est obstacle to religion is the
church. We don't care for
these ScofIers on the outside OF
the crowd: they cannot do any harm.
There is too much cold iOrmal!ty N the
church, and the outsiders seeing this, keep
away: they see no salvation there. There
are too maIy Christians afraid they can't
hold out. The privilege i yours to al
ways be full of Grace, by keeping IN con
slant communication with Heaven. There
is no trouble about that, since people live
80 much on past experiences, when they
should and could have
FRESH MAMMA EVERY DAY.
They imagine il they 90 to one religious
meeting it will last them for years. II
you want to live you have got to get fresh
Grace every day. Christ has plenty OF
Grace to hold you up, is yop are willing
that he should. The Christianity OF
lots of people il like morn
in cloud that sweeps away: it Is because
they don't let Christ enthrOned in their
hearts. People 90 lex Into the past and
take out ell their old troubles anu examine
them every day and then imagine future
ones; and putting them all in big "a, i
they throw the burden over their Shout
ders and 90 plOdding along
through life under the great load.
A good many people want Grace enough
all at once to last them all the restOf their
lives. This is a mistake. OIL dGa' { T'art
stale mamma; if you will only get down
and pray for fresh Grace every day, you II
get it. You've got to use the Grace OF
God, and when you use 1t
He'll give you more. Too many
people attempt to live on stale
mamma. If you are not growing
in all the Graces, it is because you stint
yourself We want the growth of Grace
in the church, because if sinners see
there is no growth they won't come to
Christ. If a child wasn't fed when it was
born it wouldn't grow; when man Is born
again he must be fed, and You must have
the Grace Of God to feed him. God gives
us Grace to stand, and it may be dark III
your home, but the darker it is the more
the light shines, and you should keep the
light shining by having the Grace of God
in your hearts. Some people have mean,
natures, but the Grace of
God win make them shine Some people
say circumstances are sgainst them, but,
my dear friends, God is above all these
things. The secret is to take the tempter
to Christ.
Don't let sataa make yOa belieYe be