Smyrna times., 1886-09-15
Tongue can never express
The sweet comfort and peace
Ola soul in its earliest love.
or my Saviour possessed,
/ was perfectly bleSt,

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The sweet comfort and peace
OF Il soul in its earliest love
Ofmy Saviour possessed
was perfectly beSt,
As If filled with the fulncss of God"
say that Jesus not only teaches
this truth by these figures, but the
| truth itself is interviewer with the
very web of inspiration.
There is, therefore, now no con-
demnation to them that are in Christ
Jesus"
And again
live, but nevertheless not I, for
Christ liveth in me, and the life that
live is by faith in the Son of God"
You cannot find such expressions in
any other work. You would think me
exceedingly foolish if would say that
scholar was in his teacher, or of "a phil
Osopher that he was in Zano. And now
the question comes, why did men who
understood what they said, so fire.
quently use such strange language &?
Because it is a new relation. The be-
lever is in Jesus Christ Just as the
branch Is IN the vine, just as my living
arm is IN my living body. Now then
| want you to look at this view of it
and you will see in moment that in
every movement of the Christian
Church, Jesus Christ, he has
identified himself with the Church.
and whenever an attack is made upon
the Church, it is made upon
Jesus Christ Himself Take the first
career Of this man himself PAUL He
IS upon his way to Damascus. He is
determined in his heart to crush the
Nazarene He has taken commission
from the High Priest and is going into
strange cities. Suddenly, he is pros-
tratcd in the dust Hear! Saul
Saul! why persecutest thou me 2n
There was not word Of reference to
those saints in Damascus. The
Church of Jesus Christ is an anvil that
has worn out many a hammer. o.
look, therefore, at the protection it
throws around the Christian. when
conscious Of this in-dwellng Christ.
Let me give you a scene in the Old
Testament Here is Elisha. The
King of Syria begins to iud out his 20
sltlon and he surrounds the city and
III the morning the servant goes out
and sees the enemy and says: Alas.
for we are undone." And
Elisha prays for the Lord to open his
eyes with what result is well known
by you ALL.
Look, if you please, | say, at the
privilege that YOU and | en-
Joy in the Church of Jesus Christ
union with Christ Himself
But now we will pass to another
thought. We not only enjoy union
with Christ, but union with each other
Il Is an honor to be united in Jesus |
Christ. | would like to have given TO
ne the tongue Of an angel, that might
express the Joy of our union together
With linn. fit htd not been for the
thrown around me in the
lays OF my youth by very many MEM
)ers OF TINS Church, | would not be in
ny position to-day. | feel that we
,annot too highly estimate it. But
heh the privilege of the Christian is
lot confined to amy one class or denom-
nation. 1t includes every church. it
Includes the faithful of every kind If
comprises within its ample folds every
department down 20 the last redeemed
plrlt That has gone To Heaven. Be
leVers can only come unto Mount
Zion to find the spirits Of the Just made
perfect, and those Of us tonight who
eel that we are united in Jesus Christ
re in sympathy and fellowship with
ne redeemed around the throne. Itis
rue that there Is difference in our
We a C little flock; they
re II great multitude we are still
truggllng with the tolls and cares of
his world, they are at peace in the
eavenly Jerusalem. We are part
nj parcel of the same redeemed COM
amy; heirs of the same bright inheri-
lnee. No wonder Charles Wesley
aid