The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-11-04
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repent.
A MAD MAN CAN M SAVED.
There are some that want listen to the
spirit; they will get up and go out and
slam thu door; they are mad and it's not a
bad sign when man gets mad over thai
it's not q bad sign at all when a man wakes
up mad I'd rather have q man get up aud
90 out while I'm preaching, because he
gets mad over something say about him
and he knows it's about him, Than have
him 90 TO sleep while I'm talking; you
can do something with men that get mad
because they believe that the text and
sermon are for them. A great trouble IN
our churches Is that too many people at
tend and listen for others, ~ do wish
Jones could have heard that aermon; II
would have fitted his case exactly"
They never think that it Is for them I'M
til the Spirit OF God begins to act. You
can get a church full OF people who want
to bs christians, but II the Spirit Is not
there there Is not going to be one con:
version; even the Angel Gabriel could
not bring about q conversion in thst con.
gregation unless tho Spirit WAS there to
rest on and aunoint their hearts
Unbelief Is tree that brings forth
much evil fruit; the Spirit 10 wanting.
Many people try to get themselves to love
God; they will never succeed; they can't
make themselves love God. It Ia only
when the Holy Ghost spreads his spirit
that ono can truly love God. II man is
full OF love he will have tho same mind
that Christ did; the Holy Ghost came
into the world to ippsrt that law. To
love man that loves me takes no graps
at all but 10 love a man that don't love
me-that's something that takes more
than human power can do.
HOPE NECESSARY.
Tho Holy Ghost imparts hope. A man
without hope Is good for nothing. Take a
minister without hope and IN short
time his whole congregation will DO in
the same condition. A man or child full
Of the Holy Ghost Is always hopeful: God
has deCreed that the timeis to come when
every kneo shall bend and every tongue
confess him; the time Ia coming when
mans voice will be but the echo Of Gods
voice. Let rs hope that that tips may
not be long In coming. The Joy Of the
Lord Is your strength-not your sad
ness.
The Spirit OF God gives uS liberty. Lib.
erty 10 about the lag! thing we have we
have plenty OF stiffness but no liberty,
We want To loosen things Up and then
we'll have II. There Is always liberty
where the Spirit OF Gcd lie. There are
some ministers In the pulpit who are like
LazaruE-.hey are bound hand and foot
they haven't liberty. This is ~ age 81
critlCisfn that ye hSye fallen into. Some
people think thatabout all that constitutes
ehristisnjty Is to 60 to church aud pick
the minister to pieces. II he says one
hundred good things and one bad thing
they will take up that one thing and find
fault with thai, forgetting the good things;
then they wonder why 1t Is that he has
no inHteneei THE fesEon there are
SO few conversions in those days Is be,
cause we oriticizs too much. The idea oil
picking o man to pieces and then wonder.
ing why there is no blessing. They don't
want to give In to the Spirit
TRsTIFYIEG OF CHRIST.
The spirit testiaes OF Christ; that Is its
work down here. There are people that
try to teach the world with eloquence or
logic; that teaching does no good. The
spirit shall teach you all things. have
no faith in Christians who 60 of TO con.
suit departed spirits. A child Of Light has
no business going OFT into a darkened
room to question and learn oil departed
spirits; We have the Holy Ghost here to
teach us and guide US into oil truth.
After tho spirit comes we remember all
things; isn't that your experienCeP A
man full OF the Holy Ghost will not be
talking about their feelings and opinions
they talk OF the Word and the Spirit.
The Spirit tells Of the things to come; II
teaches Us how to pray. Tho Spirit shall
comfort you; there Is not solrowing
heart but what He will comfort. I'm
sorry haven't the time 10 speak further
on this point. The Spirit has had three
dwelling plaCes In tho tabernacle Moses
uet up Ia the dessert, In solnmon's
temple and these bodies Of ours. You
never hear Of the Spirit working
where there was q quarrel. You re-
II entered the temple when
the LeviteH wsre singing With one accord
there wasn't any quarrel In the choir on
that occasion, Mr.. Towner? think that
the coming Of the Spirit ct that time put
great honor on music, II 10 when we are
nearest TO God that the Spirit comes.
THE SPIRIT pwRL1s IN W,
In this dispsnsatlon the Spirit dwslls In |
these bodies, but II ID only when they arc
cleansed by the blood Of the Lamb that
they ire fitted for His coming, Gods
spirit dwelling In me and making
me q son oil God Is one thing
The Spirit resting on me and an.
Slnttng me Tor the work is another thing.
A trouble nowadays 10 that thOI0 isu't
enough amounting; 1ine.tsnthB oil the peo'
pie Ia our churches haven't enough az
,reeslyeness to 90 forward and II keeps
he other tenth working hard 10 hold tho
,them up to their work, aud we think we
Ire doing well L We hold our own. Christ.
an people don't look IN this ago for the
spirit 40 they should II they would, then
here would 10 snCh an AWAKENING 90 few
u you have dreamed oil. lie pAHie that
ye might have lie more abundantlF II
70 were properly anointgd for Gods work
he result would DO wonderful.
There are three classes Of christians
hey are described In the third, fourth
nd seventh chapters oil John. There
ias NlDodsiAqs-!a maa Of inHuenDs
Die Of christians think they have Unfit!
nee because they occupy some position,
ut they havO no power. YOU haven't the
ght Mld Of influence unless you win
,ulS, There ale NeA Who arb called