Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-09-25
MEANWHILE, TENNESSEE, SATURDAY, SEP 25I886.

tney areSlmpIy enthusiastically WHITE
washed, but have never been "born
again." The theatre loving, Ger
man hopping, card playing, horse
racing protesting christian needed to
be "born again." (born from above).
When I see the blood, Elk II, 10;
furnished the theme for Wednesday
nights address. The children of
Israel in their bondage needed de-
liverance from the iron grip of Pha-
raoh, from the oppression of these
cruelsEgyptian task masters. Their
wretched and helpless condition ne
cessitated relief from source outside.
This was furnished by Israel's God,
and by a method peculiar to Himself,
to which failure of compliance on
part of the wretched slave, left him
without excuse, and its simplicity
the marked characteristic. To"make
the message clean and plain" the
preacher presented these points east
ly to be retained in the memory of
his hearers, viz: The blood-The
Shed Blood-The Applied Blood.
Not the blood and something else.
Not blood and church ordinances, or
ecclesiastical requirements. secure de-
liverance to the Satan-bound captive,
but the Blood. The victim must be
slain. Not the preaching Of the Son
OF God, nor His divinely wrought
miracles; nor HI is spotless life; nor
even His divinity, but the poured
out life of the Ransom divine, was eff
fective in the great work of redemp-
ton. cit is the blood that maketh
atonement for the SOUL"
The death angels stroke was not
averted, even though the blood was
shed. Its application was essential.
Views, speculations, and opinions as
to necessity of compliance in this par
ticular to Gods express commands
were of no avail on that eventful
midnight. The dreadful results of
disobedience to this all important
stipulation was clearly defined. Men
may deceive themselves and permit
the arch adversary to deceive them
with the doctrines eliminating from
himself alone, that the atonement
covers the reflector of Gods Son as
well as the believer in Him, and who
makes personal application of His
blood, but their doom is exempted
in the experience of those who failed
to apply the blood, and in the man.
ner prescribed, for che that believeth
and is baptized shalled be saved, and
he that believeth not shall be
damned"
another large audience greeted the
evangelist, to learn from him thai
"Christ receiveth sinners" "But,'
began the speaker, "there are certain
classes whom Jesus will not receive
"What, preacher" one in the au
dience might be disposed to enquire
"is not that contradiction? Chris
receiveth sinners, but classes of sin
ners He does not receiver Yes, para
doxical as it seems, "The Book" il
explicit on this point.
UnWiJling sinners Jesus will not re
ceive. aye aOiUnot come unto m,
that We might have life," are His owl
words and to force him into HEAVIER
against his will would be an act con
trary to the mind and Spirit of God
Such therefore may stand aside a
not being Of that class whom Jesu
receiveth.
Unbehevi,g sinners Jesus will no
receive, for the Divine One Himsel
asserts, elf we believe not that l an
He, we shall die in your sins.
Here the preacher set aside theologi
cal definitions as to the sin of unbe
, lief, which is the fountain head fror
which springs all others considere
, so fragrant and debasing, and gave
J difinition of that browning, damnin
, sin, in terms that will not soon
dislodged from the mind of his aud
tory.
2 Impenitent sinners, vascillatin
3 sinners, self-righteous sinners, etc
: were presented as hopeless, so long {
f theymaintained theirposition. Than
t God! there are classes He dot
t receive, and willingly, gladly, JOY
fully.
The hungering thirsty sinners, Ma
3 8, 6. The penitent sinner, Luke Il
: 10. The sinner willing to forsake h
Y sins, lisa So, Z. Before the close
the meeting, although the classes fir
y, named were quite evidently repr
j sented, it was gratifying to notice IL
latter class also were in the audienC
- and Sipnifipd their nurDOSn to CON