Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-12-01
srHE CONVERSION OF SAUL"
Rev. Hu6er's Theme at the Disciple
Church Last EvenIng.


Church Last Evening.
Mr.. C. w. Huffer preached at the
Disciples church last night to larger
audience than the night before. His
subject was: THE Conversion Of Saul"
He said: "YOu all understand the i'm
portance Of the subject. The CONVEX
sion OF Saul meant more to that early
church than the conversion of 3 thou
sand others. A few great men have
moved the world. Abraham, AleXan-
Ger, the Caesars and others. The con-
version Of Saul marks an epoch In the
history Of the church. Who was this
Saul? He was a Roman citizen, but
that would not save him. l think some
people believe that to be a citizen Of the
United States will save them. l want
something more TO save me. want, like
Paul, 70 be ready when the end comes.
But Paul had a great ancestry. Some
people love TO boast Of great ancestry.
10 Is we'll, to have a goodly father and
mother but that will not save you.
And then we find that this Paul was
a very learned man. People boast OF
learning, and Of the learned men Of their
church, they take what they say.
Friends don't pin your faith to the opin-
ion Of some man. Paul was not only
learned man but he was intensely In
earnest. He made havoc Of the church
that means, he rooted up the church,
devastated it.
People say all that is necessary is to
be in earnest, you may be intensely in
earnest 10 your religion, or whhOut re-
iigiOn but you may be wrong. Some
people have an india rubber conscience,
they can stretch or contract 1t, at
pleasure.
Dancing, the card table and the wine
cup have got the devil in them, In the
home as we'll as away from home. What
were the agencies in Pauls conversion?
he was pretty bad, breathing out
threatening. The first agency was the
glory Of the FOrd-a light from heaven.
God had TO veil himself in human flesh
that man might see his glory. And
then he heard vOce from heaven say
ing Paul, Paul, why persecutest thou me?
No man will be converted until he hears
Jesus speaking unto him. Some OF you
have heard him speaking to you many
times. 1t mades a man trem6le when
he sees himself as God sees him. The
trouble is we don't think we need to be
saved Lord. what will Thou have me
to 40? Paul believed by what took
place that Jesus is the Christ. Paul had
not as good evidence as you have. l
baptized a grandson of Adam Poe who
said, Il promised my mother to be a
Christian" He could not forget her
face. Paul could not forget the
face Of Stephen, That was one
of the goods be was kicking against.
He had heard Stephens sermon. heard
a sermon once l could not get away
from. Don't wait for a great myster-
iOuS something like Saul saw. II you
do you will nevar come to Christ. The
Lord did not appear TO Saul to convert
him. He must hear the conditions
OF salvation from one OF his fellows.
The Lord appeared TO him to make him
an APOSTLE. Was Paul a Christian when
he went into Damascus? No. He was
a man deeply convicted of sin, but he
did not know what 10 do yet. Annanias
was sent to him. He was fasting and
praying. What did Annanias tell him?
Did he say pray on, you will be
flied with some mysterious feeling?
He said. the Lord even Jesus hath sent
me that thou shouldst receive thy sight
and be filled with the Holy Spirit. He
said, arise aud be baptized and wash
away thy sins calling on the name OF
the Lord. Does water wash away sins?
No, but baptism brings a man into the
condition where God forgives his sins 4
he has fulfilled the other conditions
necessary. The way is simple. Paul
heard, believed, reDented and was bap-
tized. Christ has made the way simple.
WAT il was necessary to do nineteen
hundred years ago TO be saved it is
necessary tonight" Tonight the sub
ject will be The Rich Man and Lag
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