The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-11-14

MARTINS MEETINGS.
Attendance at the Tabernacle on the
Increase.
A FEW DOCTRINAL POINTS.
Beliefs and Customs OF the Christian
Church Testament Conversions
The Safe Way and How to
PcrSuc il.

the utmost respect is shown and the most
hattering attention paid the speaker.
Only once has it become necessary to
mention such common occurrences MS
whispering and side talk. In fact when
Martin talks all want to hear what he has
to say whether they like it or not. The
superstition is, however, that the most of
them like it as each meeting finds a great
host of listeners who are never absent
from their post.
That those who are called outsiders, are
either becoming interested or at least, are
being entertained was made patent Tues
day night when the member of the Chris
tain church We're requested to remain after
service. Those who were not members
were nearly ten minutes passing the Dor
tails, and the small crowd inside looked
small indeed as compared with that which
had retired.
The theme Sunday morning was Chris
tain Soldiers, and was fraught with good
advice to those who were designated. The
sermon Sunday evening was n strong one,
and two additions were made. After the
service, the ordinance OF baptism was ad-
ministered to two young ladies and one
young man.
At the Monday evening service was
opened the promised discussion OF doe
trine. The theme was the startling one of
PREPARE 10 MEET thy GOD.
ThIs,sa!d the preacher, is an awfully SOL
emn adjuration. 1t strikes terror to the
heart. On earth is the place for this pre-
paration. During this life the time.
There is nothing in The world so certain,
more memorable than death. After death
is the judgment. In that Judgment all
must appear and be judged each according
as he has done. Death only destroys the
body. The spirit lives on. God does not
kill us. 1t is not until the tenement house
OF the spirit fails or falls down that God
takes the spirit. God is good and does
not take our darlings from us. One es-
sential to right preparation is faith. This
is born of belief in Christ. Life gives
multiplied opportunity for preparation.
Education is a helper but not all that
is necessary. Morality alone cannot
save. Well doing is good in itself, but
not all that is required. The inhic-
ton of bodily punishment fits no one for
heaven. Doing penance is foolish. How
can a man by crawling on his knees on
pebbles, by decorating his flesh, or by do
ing any sort OF penance, make himself
fit Tor Gods kingdom? God has never
told man to punish himself, and is not
necessarily pleased when man does it. 1t
is through faith by repentance, by bap =
tism, "A life in Jesus Christ, doing His will
n nd that IF tI,n Fnt bar hot ,,o,, arI ,,..,
Tn prepare themselves for their meeting
with God.
On Tuesday evening Il large audience
again assembled. The promised theme of
NEW TESTAMENT CONVERSIONS
was at once opened. Most persons, sale
the preacher, are more or less familiar
with the new testament and its arrange
mcnt. There are first the four books OF
the apostles. These were written, in the
language of the text, "that We might be-
lieve." Following these is the history OF
the acts of the apostles, the twenty ono
church letters, and finally the boob of Rev
citation. Ii you want to know of Christ
you must read the first four books. II
you want to know how His apostles per-
. pm ti'ii Nou IiS eau
the Acts. If you want to know your duty
, in the church read the twenty-one letters,
II you want to know of the future read
the book of the Revelation. The new tes-
lament is the Magma Charta OF the chris
tian's right, the basis of his faith. Be
, fore it was given to man there was no for
} giveness of sin, even the sins of the patri-
archs were not forgiven. They were sim
ply rolled aside. Not until the shedding
t Of Christ's blood was there remission
and this freely came to those who hat
died in the faith OF His coming.
In all cases of new testament conversion
three things are noted, and must be con
sidered necessary TO salvation. These
l were, LIST, repentance, I'd, baptism, I'D, be-
lief. The preacher here cited the record
OF tho 5000, the baptism OF the Eunuch
o the conversion of Saul OF Tarsus, OF thu
a Tailor, of Lydia and Cornelius. Men, tn,
preacher said, could not obey the law an
receive all it's benefits, by obeying only 4:
-, part of it. If the law said repeat, it mean
repent, and men could not expect to re.
ceive the benefit of the law unless the,
did repent. III the law said be baptized
no one had a right to hope for the bcnefi
!, of the law unless he was baptised. Coult
~ infant in its mothers arms repent
could it be baptised as an act OF self wolf
ton? Could it believe?
) Preachers had said in reference to tn,
E, baptism OF the Ethiopian that there wa
J.. no water in the desert OF the GAIA. Blu
e this book says there was water there ano
$ ! believe it. One said there was probabl,
S only Il crawfishNhole there. Very wei
: then; let us change the text and see hoy
@ we can make the crawfish hole fit in til.
:. case;
And as they went oil their way, they
came to Il certain crawfish hole, and tn
Eunuch said, see, here is a crawfish hole
I what doth hinder me to be baptized
y And Philip said, if thou believest with al
y thine heart, thou mayst, p = q and h
commanded the chariot to stand still; ant
II they both went down into the craYfisl
U hole, both Philip and the Eunuch, and III
baptized him. And when they were COM
> up out OF the crawfish hole the spirit %
t the Lord caught way Philip that tn
Eunech saw him no more" SO YOU SCI
where we dIF ltu WHEN we undertake Il
y change the language oi Gods book. IN.
t sermon was closed with an eloquent ap
= pea! to those who had not done so to ODE,
G all the laws.
The discussion Wednesday night WA
q continuation of the theme Of the cyrnin.
before. The cold wave caused quite
large number to stay away, and the seat
were not all filled. The vast auditorium
was warm and comfortable despite tn
chilly winds whistling and roaring with
out and the sermon was highly enjoyed.
At the closed of the address Elder Bau
mgr, of Dover, was ordained to the minis
try.
THE QUERY BOX
This institution has become quite popu
lar, and each evening after the discourse
the questions are opened and answered
e Tuesday nights grist was quite large:
The following appointments common
cling with tonight are yet to be filled: