Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-07

ascends. for every family altar reared for every
group Of thorc who fear the Lord and speak
often one 20 another, tor every cluster 81 the
young who learn the things Of the kinedou
ieI every church planted among the hesthes
nc h,me or the hesthen abroad. for every htts
c..isd an Christ whose sims are forgiven, Zoe
every young man who has overcome she wicked
one, tor every father who has known Him. thsa
- from the beginning. and Tor every fellow pilr
grim Who has already obtained the prize glory
be TO God, and let al the voices Of our lsrse
sAy, Yea amen. glory lie 20 God.
Tho great God q wonders has vet IN store
even ior rs In our unwortLiness, blessing thai
there shall not be room 20 receive H. He who
IN bringing many SONS 20 glory made the Gap
tain OF our salvation perfect through suffering
se' before Him JOY FOR which He endured the
cross and despised the shame. He made q COW
enLnt promise 90 Him and 90 the seed which
he was 70 see As tor me, this Is my cove
nhnt with them" saith the Lord MY spirit
that Is upon thee and Ny words which have
put IN my mouth shall not depart out Of Thy
mouth, NOT out Of the mouth OF thy seed. nos
out OF the mouth Of thy seeds sced, ssith the
Lord from henceforth and forever"
lie 10 whom this covenant promise vas
given went on the sabbath day into the synss
gosae az Nazareth and opened the book and
found the place where il WAS written that the
spirit OF the Lord Was upon Him. because lie
h-d anointed him 70 preach the gospel 10 the
ioor' had sent Him 60 heel the broken hearted,
TO preach deliyerance 20 the oaptivos and re
covering Of sight 90 the blind yet ct liberty
thesa that are bruised to preach the acceptabls
year Of the Lord.
Ho then sat down. The ewes Of all thom thsi
were In the synagogue were fastened upon Him.
ne opened his llps and said: This DAY IN shis
scripture fulfilled In your ears"
THf PROMISE IN so~Isr wEAEKxrp.
Now. that same Emmanuel IL here present In
the synagogue this day. Before Him we spread
'he covenant promise, a. shown, given unite
him and His SEED sitter Him. That promise 1.
~ no"ise weakened by the lapse Of years Ii
slssos good within these walls. Let every eve
tLei. OF those who are here met together 10
fastened upon Him Lord Jesus. our strength
ana righteousness, walt Thoa not open Ihy
gracious hlssnd say: This aay IL the Script.
nte iuihl.ed la your ears Let the spirit t6sl
ls upon ihee he shed upon us; let the word
That is IN D by mouth be put by that spirit into
Oar mouths. and oh let Il never ,.part out of ouf
mouths. Let not the word OF thunder, breakinK
Gown the hardened. and the word Of balm
healing ine broken-heariod. which verify Thou
diast put into the month OF our fathers, % do
tsuis THIS day the works still following thoss
who have entered INTO rest Let il not becsu..
OF our much unfaith.ulnoss, give place in our
mouths or an the mouths OF our sons 90 the
smooth speech Of the Sadueee which the world
IA tne church, longing 10 slumber and sleep.
uesires at our lips. Yea, verify let doubls
portion of the spirit be given 70 us for Thy
name ssake; and let the true word OF God, Quicl
and powerful and sharper than q tso-edged
sword, be. by that blessed spirit, afresh dis-
trlbuted among us 20 the glory Of Him who
spirit and they are life"
And now. fathers and brethren, what NOR,
shall sayl We are here, sent by a widespread
family OF churches which for a century and .
hall the world has been wont 90 call Methodist.
anu sent 10 what endI We are not sent 70
glorlty MethodIsm, but 20 take counsel how IL
may be worked more and more for the glory Of
Oou snd the salvation Of the world. Any time
spent IN magnifying our system or one another
would rather tend 20 hinder n blessing than 20
bring one down. Nor yet are We sent 20 dis
parase other branches of the church of our
common Savior. but on the contrary, 70
salute them IN the Lord, with love unfeiened
to wish that their children of the holy seed
may again and again say in their ears: The
place is too straight for me-" The man who
mere should set up claim TO any Christian
privilege or excellence as exclusively granted
TO ns and not equally open 20 all who hold the
faith would find himself "a bigot IN the WRONG
place. 80 any one who should propose that ne
assume any title which would imply that the
Methodist churches included the whole church
OF Christ, IN any country, would ind himself
charged with breach Of catholicity. The
whole we are not, and that we not only admit
but affirm; and equally do we affirm that We
are OF the whole. And, then, being Of the whole.
We gratefully own our manifold debts 20 other
branches Of the church, and doubt not thar
hereafter as h.retofore IT,. 80. .....ss.s -
them will bring profi,tng 10 ne m, go -
thai grace oiys,, 90 M ~ T. ,,..., ~
theml
Ifanv hrsnch Of ,ho o,,,,-.,, ,1..,..
IN he 81 H. whoI. ,ha, ,.,,ii' ".
shows that ,hey ,,aiscar,s;, :, oy
ana tbey cannes lnoy ~ ,,a,,.h 90 49,!
do. or ibey would moi ysn, ns g. s,,.,,s ,.,'...
dopbtfni disnn,a,iors Is ~. ~. pt't'. .e ~
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5isnn,a eSA 'N"' WIN no' eA0i'e ifesl
'p1'e.
The PURPOSE OF TEE CONFERENCE
What 1 conceive TO be the purpose We are
sent here for is 10 seek means Of being mor.
holy and NOR. rs..,rl 60. =, ...a.-.u :,
- 49, ""o =. iSAns AA tne
churches represented 30. WHAT would accom-
should leave this Conference 40 refreshed =, ,hs