The Oskaloosa herald., 1892-09-15

GETHER WITH THE CHURCHES II
VARIOUS STATES WHICH BELONG TO
IOWA YEARLY MEETING.
WEDNESDAY MORNING SESSION.
Devotional meeting led Dy John II.
Hadley, OF LeGrand, with Bible lesson
from Acts 2:17. The spirit Of true de.
votion seemed to perVade the meeting
while the speaker made earnest appeals
for all to accept the Holy Ghost and be
filled with His presence. He spoke OF
how in carnal warfare the progress has
been from hand to hand Col flict to that
of conflict at long range, while in
spiritual warfare the opposite has been
true. The time was when whole mul
titudes have been swayed and conquer.
ed at long range, while now the eight
has come to be hand to hand battle.
The young people are rallying to this
conflict. Never has. there been such
awakening to Christian activity the
world over as at present.
at 10 o'clock the regular meeting for
worship opened by singing, followed
by prayer by David Tatum, of Chicago,
and Mrs. Sharpless.
After singing Redeemed" by the
congregation, Jacob Baker, of Damas-
Gus, Ohio. fOrcibly spoke from I'd Kings
2:9. He said:
"The words of the Bible are the
words of the holy Ghost. The Holy
Ghost speaks Of the things of God"
He vividly portrayed the conversion
and life of Elisha, his VOW and per-
sistent ful6llment. Thrice comes the
suggestion from his spiritual advisor
to t&rry, and thrice he takes his VOW.
Is your life Of Justification as clear as
was Elisha's? God deals gently with
the justified man.
Let the people let the church say,
it is a wonderful thing, this thing of
baptism of the Holy Ghost. There is
no place for croOkedness in one thus
bsptised.
This baptism is inexplainable to one
who has not received it but a real thing
to one who has. To faith it is a sim.
pie thing.
1t is for every justified person, and
the Lord wants you to have It. Keep
an open eye upon the living prophet
of God till he ascends into heaven.
The Holy Ghost baptism comes only
from Jesus Christ and that only in an
sWer to prayer. The converted soul
will have notification from heaven
that it Is received.
Sanctification is said to be a perpsn-
dicular thing. that Is, it is an upright
experience. Self asserts itself in ev-
cry unsanctifed life on earth. None
but the Lord God omnipotent can slay
the giant Of unsel6shness. No baptism
by the Holy Ghost can be had by look
ing at crucified Savior but q risen
Lord. Sanctifcation Is an antidote
for the big
If you will enter the sanctifed life
and stay there, II necessary the Lord
will send his angels from heaven to
care for you.
David Tatum, of Chicago. one of the
old prophets of modern times, was in
troduced and spoke Of his wonderful
experience in the line of sanctifcation.
Being convinced of the truth of the
doctrine in 1867 he acc pied it, and has
since promulgated it.
At the close OF his interesting re-
marks call for those who wished to
experience baptism of the Holy Ghost
was made and many came forward for
the definite experience.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON - LOWER
ROOM.
The representatives presented the
names of Prof. Stephen M. Hadley for
clerk, and Prof. @. e. Tebbetts and
Jas. P. Pinkham for assistants with
which the meeting united.
Minutes for the following visiting
friends were read: Jacob Baker and
wife, of Damascus. Ohio; David Tstum,
Of Chicago; VIM. G. .Hufford. Of Col
umbus, Ohio; John Pickering and wife,
OF Friendship, Kansas, These, together
With new ministers who have settled
in the Yearly Meeting in the past year
were heartily welcomed.
q report from the committee ap-
pointed lastryear to attend to the open
ing Of Salem Quarterly Meeting was
received.
Then followed the reading of London
General Epistle and epistles from Dub
lin. Canada and Baltimore Yearly
Meetings, ali of which contained COM
fOrting and cheering words Of comfort
and advice.
The London General Epistle was di-
rected to be printed as last year as sp-
pendix to the Yearly Meeting minutes.
A committee to nominate friends to
attend the opening of Oregon Yearly
Meeting was appointed with Pres. A.
Rosenberger chairman.
The Western Yearly Meeting eplstle
together with a memorial to Congress
was read. 49,.
UPPER ROOM,