The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-08-20
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
Eloquent Sermon the Enduement
Power by Evangelist Mills.


Eloquent Sermon on the Enduement of
Power by Evangelist Mills.
By 80 o'clock, when the afternoon ses-
sion of the Christian convention IN The Cal
vary Church was opened, the building was
filed to its utmost capacity
After several hymns had been sung Cap
tain Carter led in prayer.
The third topic on the subject of the day,
"The Promise of the Father" was I'VE
May Receive Him." This was divided into
three heads: "By SeIf-renunclation," "By
Faith" waiting Upon God"
Rev. DR.. Henry led on the first head.
Every man." said he, "by his freedom of
Will seeks to be supreme. In some sense
man was born TO rule. The question Of
who is to rule is answered by the words,
'one that is the brightest and best Self
renu notation and submission honOrs God
and pays tribute TO his glorious character
and viii.
"MoraI law is the will of God given to
man In the commandments. Ii is authOrta-
tive. but not compulsory. God does not
force any man to be Christian. God does
not force any man to become consecrated.
That rests with the man himself.
I'VE must have the suppliant will, the
surrendered will, the Identification of
Chrisfs will with the will of God, the ex-
ultant will, before we have this perfect
blessedneSs. this enduement from on
high"
Rev. DR.. Easton took up the second head.
1.-THE center and pivotal point of being en-
dued from on high" said he, ''iS the ex-
ercise of faith. What the keystone is to
the arch. so is faith to the divine system.
Take faith from the Christian life; take
faith out of the Christian system and you
have nothing but chaos. The connecting
link OF this enduement from on high is faith.
Purity is power; holiness is moral Omni-
irgrE.s
there must be perfect unwavering faith.
What are the elements of faith? There
must be committal. l can understand of
no power except through Jesus Christ.
How to get it? BY appropriate faith"
Rev. DR.. Chapman, In speaking of the
third head. said: Those who come to the
point here indicated (waiting upon Cod
have reached the most critical point in this
progress. Is ii necessary 10 wait till God
accepts our conservation? No Is il nee
essary to wait until God receives US? No.
But after you have done all IL is necessary
for you TO wait upon the Lord till he gives
you the WORK you can do.
Trust in the Lord and wait patiently for
him. 1t is good for man to hope and pa
tently wait for the word of salvation. 1t
Will surely come and not tarTy.
''Why wait? 1t may be test of earnest
ness There is nothing batter to test earn
eStness than delay. You can't dam up
mountain stream, neither can you obstruct
the power and zeal of the heart seeking the
Holy Ghost. Delays are good TO develop
sincerity and earnestness. There is also the
Tipening process.
How shall we wait? First, submissiyely:
secondly, confidently; thirdly, patiently:
fourthiy, lovingly; filthy. joyiully; and
may God grant that we be not discouraged
while we are so waiting"
Mr. Mills then made his announcements
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special baptism OF the molly spif.g .or
service "a minister Of the Gospel" said
he, ''once asked me the question If people
receive the Holy Ghost, why not receive
also the power of God? The Holy Ghost
has always been separated from the power
OF God. II such power were needed, GER
tsiDly the disciples Of Christ needed il.
They had ALMOST an impossible task before
them. A hundred and twenty TO conquer q
hundred and twenty millions. Think Of IL.
And so Christ said: Wait until We receive
the promise OF the Father, the power from
on high
What is the holy Ghost? People have
strange ideas about it. Its nothing but the
breath of God.
Now comes the very serious question.
was this special gift for the founding of
the church? Have we passed the day when
there Is no necessity for the Holy Ghost in
the work of the church? There would be
one minister less if the words spoken to the
Apostles were for them alone. / would
have no heart in me to depend upon human
resource. II had to depend upon my own
wisdom and power would wear myself out
in one week. How utterly fruitless would
1t all be without the POWER of God.
Some people say we need the power OF
God for some things and our own wisdom is
sufficient for other things. We need the
power of God in all things.
Some people even speak OF secular
affairs OF the church. Great God! Secular
affairs OF the church of Jesus Christi Just
think of it. How did they choose the first
trustees of the church of Christ? They said
let US seek out men Of good report, men full
OF faith, men full of the Holy Ghost.
Until We get TO the place where the
voices that sing and the hands that touch
the money are filled with the presence Of
God, just SO long will the church OF Christ
continue to be afflicted with paralysis.
There is no secular life in connection with
the man baptized with the Holy Ghost"
He spoke Of the natives of the Sandwich
Islands, who had burned their idols tie
day before the first missionaries arrived.
claiming that it was the spirit Of God pre-
ceding the missionaries that made them do
X. ION, for the messengers to 90 before
us with power like that" said Mr.. Mills,
ferventiy.
Now" said he. I'VE come to the recep-
ton of this power. / believe that every
man and woman has this power aud influ-
ence In winning souls to God; that they have
this definite unmistakable. practical bap-
tism of the Holy Ghost In the enduement
Of power for service.
TO get this power we must entirely for
sake sin. All the service of yesterday was
but the link to fit in at this point We must
not only forsake sin, but cOnsecrate every
power, every ambition and every possession
TO God.
81 believe in that definite laying hold of
Gold that shall count the things thai are not
as though they are; count another living
sacrifice to the holy Ghost.
NOW. to day, are we of three classes?
Some OF us who have not known the power
of God; some who have known that power
and lost it, and some who know IL. Oh,
that we might be of one accord in this upper
chamber, waiting for me; waiting for mep'
Those who wished to leave were requested
to do so quietly while the choir was singing,
but only few did so. almost all remaining
10 the after service.
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