Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-21

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GLOOMY Christians"-strange con-
tradiction. But how accurately does
it describe some of us.
My God shall supply all your need
according to his riches IN glory by
Christ Jesus Phil 4;19.
Religion is meant to fit us not only
for the sterner duties Of life but also
for It's pleasant courtesles.
In the fear OF the Lord is strong
confidence; and his children shall
have place of refuge,-ProU. 14'2G.
Old Thomas Watson says, "Prayer
is the Offering up of our desires to
God in the name Of Christ for such
things as are agreeable to His will,
1t is an Offering of our desires. De-
sires are the soul and life of prayer;
words are but the body, Now, as the
body without the soul IS dead, so are
prayers unless they are animated with
our desires"
Character is like the ocean, for it
receives the open tributaries that pour
into it from all sides, while it gives
out the unseen influences which rise
from it all the time. The streams
that flow in from land to ocean carry
many impurities, but the invisible va
pors that rise and 90 back to the
clouds have been cleaned Of their i'm
purities by the matchless chemistry
and movement of the waters. One
may rot be able to keep away from
the touch and sound of evil, for it
abounds; but one can guard the in
Auence which goes out from the
heart so that 1t blesses all and curses
none. 1t IS that which goes out and
not that which comes in that makes
guilt-Selected.
REvIvALs:-Since the warm nights
Of July scarcely an evening has
passed without the sound of church.
bell calling the people of Phillips
burg to the house of God for worship.
The tent meetings emphasized a dis.
tinctive belief, but did not fail to set
forth those fundamental truths of the
Gospel; The Sinfulness of Sin; The
Coming Judgment; Personal Ac-
countability; The Divine Savior
The Danger Of Neglect; The Reward
of Faith and Obedience. The cyan
gelistic services in the tabernacle fol-
lowed. A very large number were
led to profess Christ as their Savior
and united with the Christian church
Then the Methodist people spent
nearly four weeks in laboy, with
earnest prayer and faithful preach
ing. And now the meetings at the
Baptist church have closed. One
might ask: What are the results Of
these long-continued religious Of
forts?" This can be answered only
IN the light Of eternity, Many have
been helped to renounce SIN and OK.
perience the joy of pardon; many
haYe been drawn from a cold, indif-
ferent religious life to "a closer walk
with God" All the churches, and,
to q limited extent, the community
has been aroused to the consideration
of the serious truths of the Bible
These are some results. But it has
been seed-time as we'll as q harvest
Impressions have been made, truth
has been planted and much done to
produce effects that cannot be seen al
present. In the Judgment of the
writer, tho genuineness of q Ere
vivap is tested and proved by the
after-effects. Has it created new
ness and freshness of life? Then a
quickening impulse and power will
manifest itself. A revival that closes
with the closing with special meet
ings Is not in the truest sense a re-
vival, In the best ordered efforts no
RELAPSE" is experienced, but a health
full growth into purer life and larger
works. Now IS the time to plan for
and expect these larger works"
Each church as also each Christian
should 'forget those things which are
behind and reaching forth unto those
things which are before" attempt
greater things for God and right,
Hold what has been gained and use
the increased force with increased Of
ficiency. We need not necessarily
seek out new lines or new methods Of
labor, but plan for a better use Of
means and methods, already in opera.
ton. All the meetings Of all the
churches should become fuller, richer
and more productive of good-thC
spiritual life of church and commun-
ity be constantly quickened and puri
fed. These after.effects will be the
surest proof that a revival has
come down upon us, and at the samt
time the only means of conservin,