Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-16
IN THE CHURCHES,
DIR. c. E. Taylor breaches on Re.
pentance.
HIS sermon at the First Baptist Last
Night the FIRST OF a series
AT the ". N. G. A
south Park.

A very large audience assem bled in the
First Baptist church last evening to
hear the sermon on Repentance" by the
pastor. Rev. G. E. Taylor. 1t was the
first OF series of four on the fundamen-
tai requirements of the christian religion.
The text was from Acts Xxx. 81.
"Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the
Greeks, repentance toward God and faith in the
Lord, Jesus Christ
This is Psul's statement as to what was
the aim and purpose of his preaching dur.
ing his three years work in Ephesus
There are many misconceptions of scrip
tural repentance; as confounding it with
penance, with penitence. with reforma-
ton. 1t has been taught that it was
wholly work of God, in which man was
psssive-a doctrine derived from oriental
fatalism and not the bible.
True repentance is really the second
thoughi-sfter thought, implying that
upon reflection one has discovered that be
was wrong-wrong in opinion, feeling
and actions, including also the idea of q
change of purpose. A reversal of the
N oral determinations and intentions, is
accompanied by penitence and sorrow for
the sins of the past is followed by re-
formation making right thst which was
wrong, toward man and toward God.
Repentance towsr3 God signif es that
one has upon reflection confessed
TO himself that he has sinned against
God and neglected his obligations
toward Him and has proposed to confess
the wrong before Him, and 10 herceforth
live in faithful obedience. While man
has the ability TO repent, he has the abil-
itY only By the aid of.the Holy Spirit.
But the Spirit, as scripture clearly teaches.
convinces all Of sin, of the necessity of
righteousness and of tie necessity of
judgment.
All mus. repent. either truly in this
life or by compulsion in the world 10
come, but repentance that is not volun-
tary, is not true repentance and is I'M
avsiling. Gods great persuasion to men
to repent is his love in giving his son.
The ordinance of baptism was admin.
istered to a number at the close OF the
sermon. Others are still avail ting the
ordi nance.
THE i NJ. c. A. SERIES.
The lecture at the 7. NJ. G. A. rooms
was largely attended yesterday. Dr..
Taylor continued the subject of the work
of the Holy Spirit. Taking up the SUBJ
ject Of Regeneration" he showed the
spirits work in making a new creation.
not q remodeling or transformation, but
new creation, renewed in the image Of
God and having capacity to understand
the truth. This is followed by the work
of the spirit in the believer in cleansing
and strengthening and producing his on
fruits in the life of the believer The
closing part of the lecture was taken up
with consideration of the sins against
the spirit which were mentione and com
mented on and explained. With next
Sunday DR.. Taylor finishes his lectures in
the course and will take for his subject
the "Enduement With Power"
AT THE SOUTH PARK CHAPEL
The regular Sunday night meeting at
South Park chapel conducted by the Y.
NJ. G. A. was well attended last ening,
and number of young men in the neig h.
borhood professed the Christian faith.
Next Sunday night there will be sp ecial
music by a quartette of young men.