The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-04-10
Text: Psalm 51:13 aThen shall / teach

BnAii DC converted unto thee"
There is a great deal OF meaning in
the first word OF the text, the word
sThen." 1t is q high-water mark, all
the preceding part OF the psalm seems
to flow up to it. .sThen" means to
David after God has pardoned my sin,
cleansed my heart, restored to me the
JOY OF his salvation. He will "then" be
qualified to teach transgessors and
4then" surely sinners viii be converted.
Let us examine this n condition OF a
revival OF true religion in u churches.
viz: the necessity that all professed be-
levers in Jesus should be right with
God themselves. Alas, how many are
notl How many are following afar oft"
In the hearts OF how many has the love
OF God gsown cold! Whatssis it to be
right with God?
/. We must have a clean heart. BY
this We mean not absolutely free from
every faint OF sin-that is desirable but
not possible in this life-but a heart
free from the guilt Of sin, a heart that
has rolled off the load of it's guilt, as we
all may, at the foot of Christ's cross. A
man who has a load OF guilt upon his
own soul cannot successfully pray for
others. His first duty is to himself.
2. We must know that God has &C
cepted us as his children. Sometimes
we call this assurance. It is q reality.
We may know that we are Christ's, &C
cepted in his eternal covenant. st.
Paul had no doubt of. his own accept
ance. Hear him: "The spirit beareth
witness with our spirit that we are the
children of God Grew. 8:16,; II know
whom l have believed, and am persuaded
that he is able to keep that (which !
have committed to him" g Tim. 1:12).
B. This clear evidence OF our accept
must be preserved by faithful obe-
dieDce to the Saviour's will. We may
know Gods will but are not happy I'M
less we do it. 1--WE count them happy"
says st. James, (which endure" For
we are made partakers Of Christ, If we
hold the beginning Of u confidence
steadfast unto the end" Heb. 3:14).
Through the smoke and din of battle as
well as when upon dress parade we must
heed our commanders orders.
Fulfilling these conditions we shall
be in the true spirit of a revival of
religion. Then shall we teach trans
gressors Gods ways and sinners shall be
converted to Him.
For what student is competent to
teach a fellow-student the steps neces-
sary to the solution OF q difficult pro-
blem who has not mastered that pro-
biem himself? Or what traveller can
describe with enthusiasm the enchant-
ing scenery Of Scottish lake and Italian
landscape who has not seen with his
own eyes the beauty and the grandeur
which he describes?
Who of us will attempt to instruct
a fellow-mortal in the great question
connected with the present and the
eternal life who has not answered these
questions himself and found the true
solution of them all? What person can
fifty describe the place which the chris
tian has by believing and resting upon
Christ for salvation unless he has be-.
lieved IN tina aavinO ofhia own soul and
knows by experience the the ''peace that
passeth understanding"
BY keeping near to God ourselves we
will be able to bring nearer to our fell
low-men the blessings Christ purchased
for them on the cross.
Mrs. Languish. "Tired! Oh, so tired
all the timel" Mrs. Smart. "Well, so /
used to be until / began to take Ayers
Sarsaparilla as a spring medicine, and
now,I don't know what it is to have that