Telegram-herald., 1888-09-23

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believers showing them tie vorE thsg
have ~ do 10 be rsAdy iar that event
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dwell Viii eHphAsls upon ths threc spselsl
cusrsc erlsuns thai musl be eKsUpiliiea ~
ths remnant church a. proughi ~ sisS lu
Rev. isl2 Va patience born ~ irlbuisuar
= proper ooseFvsucs of The commandments
o. 0o5, and msintenGncs OF ne tsith
81 JesusEs shown ~ Ins New Testament
Ai2so y. a. lne sselenoe gathered in the
isrse oogion tabernacle. ana lolned Ia sing
lns Dr lsssc Waits hymn. commencing.
"ag God psrms ms noi 10 he
slEsugsI 10 Wsssli aua thee
AusI1si = lh0usA1d iue. q hls rove
fergeifl OF las hikhesi love
The speaker Of The hour va Eldsr J D
Cofllss Text. Rom. as. II. l& And
that. knowing tie time that nov Il is high
nns 10 awake Out of sleep for now Is or
salvation nearer than when We believed.
The nlght y far spent the day is a. hand.
let us. therefore cast on The works 81 dsfk
ness ana Jet us put On the srmur al light
The apostle speaks % thOse " DO know tie
times q which they i've thls cannot apply
70 all for all DO not know the TIME. The ora
high tims" indicates pressing necessity
10 act and 20 Aoi promptly. The bisie
brings 10 view that iusl before the second
coming Of Christ many viii be Ia the con
dition described by the texi-a condition of
sleep The neafness Of that great csy is
the great reason for the urgenf necessity 20
awake out Of sleep. Time Is RAPIDLY psss-
ing aud every Gay brings us % much
Eearer 90 the great event. ] cannot com
mand language TO express with Sufficient
urgency tie necessity for awakening out Of
sleep. We are told 10 grouse from the
works OF darkness aud enter the light.
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conditions lhst the teIt anticipates.
la the twenty fourth chapter of
Matthew 10 given the parable Of
the ten virgins who went forth 10 meet the
bridegroom. But while be tarried, tbey al
slum bered and slept. Part Of the virgins
were wise and part were 10 foolish. out AL
slept But the sxbortion nov Is that
u is high tine 10 awaken out Of sleep. TIE
sleepy condition ls simply a condition Of
not watching for the coming Of the Lord.
Such condition is one OF great danger for
SAtsns opportunities are many and favor
able for destroying them. One important
reason why such condition is more
dangerous IN The last days IA because Satan
knows that bis time IL short IN which 10
work; consequently he makes more oes-
peraie efforts than ever before.
When Christ took some of his disciples 70
the garden Of GethsemAne and left them
while he went away 10 pray. they fell
asleep because they did not watch. Satan
overpowerd them. and here was where
Peter met with q great loss. BY falling
asleep be failed TO hear the Savior's sgoniz-
ing prayer, aud hence was not prepared as
he would have been, for the temptation
that he was called upon 10 endure the next
day. This falling asleep was the first step
in that downward course. lt - Just -
now: those who slumDeT. those who siun-
Der thereby lose time for preparation that
they will very much need 10 1T them ior
some trial that they will soon be called 10
endure.
Those who have a mere form Of g0diness.
but deny the power thereof viii be guilty of
a long catalogue OF sins. selhshness 10 one
of those sins, and thit we see prevailing TO
an alarming extent Coyetousness boa.ling.
blssphemy. and others too numerous 10
mention. will be exhibited. We need %
guard with great care against this formal
profession OF religion that !. 20 prevalent ~
the present time. We have fallen into
perilous times, when men are lovens Of
themselves more than lovers Of God.
We can only be kept from Journalism by
the power of God. II We are not kept by
this power. we shall not be kept at all. We
have DO strength or power Of our own 10
stand against the wies Of the enemy But
what is the power OF God? Rom. il6 tells
US that IL 10 the gospel Of ChrisL This il
the power OF God unto salvation for every
one that believsth. But, II We DO not be
lieye IL will not benefit Us. Here We see
thAt the whole matter IS one Of faith. A
conventional faith is Of no account. Those
who make exceptions, denying portions Of
Gods word, have merely . conventional
faith
The power OF God comes through the
preaching Of the cross OF Christ II We aft
our crosses day by day, we obtain power 10
resist emptation. This II tbe testimony of
al who have gone forward in The perform
ance Of Christian duties. Especisly ls "a
the case with those who have made sscfi.
6ces for the spread OF the gospel. Those
who bear this kind Of crosses will have the
very power that "a neeoful. In the per-
formsnoe OF bis miracles. Christ manifested
10 q marked extent the power Of Cod, and
he promised that those who fully followed
him should not only have power 70 DO a.
he did. but that they should bs able 90 per
form greater works than he did. This
power # God j. simply the spirit OF God.
and when sn individual IL surohsrred by
the Spirit Of God. be "a power in the
world for good That body Of people
who have toll measure Of the
piith wonders in tie world In cRrrv-
ing forward the work of God The church
where this Spirit Of God prevails. will bs
free from strife and chickering's. bsnfbitDg.
and church quarreis. They will bs o bSDd
Of brothers and sisters loving and worship
ing God and advancing III. cause.
Christ directed bic disciples 10 tsrry st
Jerusalem until they should be endowed
With power from on high. "a. e1bOrtstion
is equally applicable 10 us IN these days
We need to tsrry 81 Jerusalem With PRAYER
and pleading. until God gives Us Of III,
power. Bot We must rss 70 our own
weskness. before God can give us ~ Bs
power. Just ss long a. We fee 30 f-su fficisnf.
God cannot give us Of bis spirit We
should sink 0ut Of seif and into Christ say
from the bottor Of our besrts. Thy wi
and not ours be done Our strength wiii
be made perfect IN weakness God vii Jet
His povsr rest opoo us ius' as soon - We
plscs ourselves where bs can consistently
DO %. PsDl rss made nisistsY
of tbs grscs 0f God, through the power n
God. be paced bimsed where Cod could
safely trust bis power With him. and be.
came successful isb0Fsr in the vinsvsrd 81
the Lord. Ard a. rnsv We bsvs power
given IS by God. il We only properly rsisi .
ourselves % Hin. We must htvs that
power II vs srs rep, unto fusl sDd ful
ss vstion our coHetsnf p~s~sf should be