Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-05-14
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. But | remark aga. u, not only ChrlSt u
waiting, but the Holy Spirit Is waiting.
Why are some sermons dead failure?
Why are there songs that do not get their
wing under the people? Why are there
players that 20 10 higher up than a
hunters hIlloo? Because there Is II missing
link that only the Holy Spirit can make.
II that Spirit should come through this as
semUlagc this morning, there would be a
power felt like that when saul was I'M
horsed on tue road to Damascus, like as
when LydIa's heart was broken in her Gne
store like a. when three thousand souls
were lifted out Of midnight into midmoOu
at the Pentecost. DO you notice
that sometimes that Spirit takes
an insignificant agency TO
save a soul? I think it Is very often that at
Just one passage OF Scripture Just one word
OF Scripture, Il soul is saved because the
Holy Spirit gives it supernatural power.
DO you know what it was that saved Mar
ain Luther 1t was that one verse: The
lust shall live by faith DO YOU know
what it was that brought Augustine from
his horrible designations? 1t was that one
/ verse: put We on the Lord Jesus Christ,
and make no provision for lhe flesh, to full
| ill the luSts thereof DO yOu know what
it was that saved IIedley Wears, the cele-
brated soldier? 1t was the one passage
"BeIcve In the Lord Jesus Christ and thou
shalt he saved" DO YOU know what it was
that brought Jonathan Edwards TO Christ.
IL was the Que passage; "NOW unto Him
he glory forever and ever
one Thanksgiving morning in church |
read my text 80, give thanks unto the
Lord, for lie Is GOOD aui young man
ktOod in the gallery and said 10 himself, 81
have never rendered one acceptable Offering
/ OF gratitude to God in all my life. Here
I.ord. am thine forever" BY that one
passage of Scripture lac was brought into
inc kingdom and il | might tell my OWE
experience, | mi ght tell how ono Sabbath
afternoon was brought to the peace OF Tho
Gospel By reading OF the Syro.P h9nician''
cry 10 Christ where she said: Even
he dogs eat OF the crumbs that FIJI
from tue masters table" Philosophit
Sermons mover saved anybody. Meta
physical sermons never saved anybody. Ar
Earnest plea going right out Of the hear
blessed OF the Holy Ghosr, that is what saves
ihut l. what brings people into The kingdom
ytChrist. Isupposc the world thought tina
Fhomas Chalmers preached great sermon
u his early ministry but Thomas Chalmer
lays he never preached at all until years
tfteT he had occupied pulpit lie came GU
hf his sick room, and weak and emuCiated
he stood and told the story OF Christ to th
people. And in the great day Of eternity i
Will lie found that not so much the eloquen
bermons brought men 10 Christ as tn
story told, perhaps, by those who were un
known on earth, the simple story OF th
sayiour's love aud mercy, sent by the
power OF the Holy Ghost straight to til,
heart. Come, Holy GhoT. Ay, lie is her,
this morning. lie ILLS ali the place. l tel
you the Holy Ghost IS ready.
Then 60 on and tell YOU the church Is
ready. There ere those here who say: IN
one cares for nv soul" We do care for IL
You see man bowling his head in prayer
aud you say: "Ihat man is Indifferent
That man bows his head in prayer that til
truth may 90 TO every heart. The air
fun OF prayers. They ara going up thi
morning from this assembly. Hundreds o
prayers straight 10 the throne OF
listening God. The air Is full
OF prayers prayers ascending moo
by noon from Fulton stree
prayer meeting FRIDAY night by Frida
hight all over this land, going up frou
praying circles. Yea, there is not a minut
" an hour OF any day that there are not SUR