The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-04-10
IPENTECOSTAL SHOWERS.
Spiritual Life In 0hrist-The Week of PEN
tecost-For what Noted and How It
Should Be Observed-0ne Con-
dition of Revival.
GRACE CHURCH.


stract OF the sermon preached by Bishop
Hare TO the large and deeply interested
congregation at Grace church yesterday
morning on the text, aye are the body of
Christ, aud members IN particular" As
Christ while on earth used the members
Of His natural body through which to
carry out the purposes OF His inner be-
ing, SO now, seated at the right hand of
the Father in that human body, He
seeks to use those who by baptism have
been made members of His mystical
body tn church. Each Of these has life
through union with Him in this great
oody of Christians and should be respon-
sive to the will of the head. Where fail
ure exists, it is due to want of this re-
sponsiveness to His spirit. As a paral-
yzed arm or finger, though still a mem
bar OF the body, is useless until the cir
culation Of the blood is restored, 80 over
the brows Of many who are signed with
the cross of Christ in baptism should also
be written, "impeded circulation"
The evening sermon, by the pastor
was on Acts xiii; 81, HE, whom God
raised up again, saw no corruption" and
was an effort to show, in part, the i'm
portant bearing Of that fact in our Lords
resurrection upon our faith in Him, and
our endeavor to rise with Him from the
death Of sin unto the life OF righteous
ness.
NJ. e. CHURCH.
Yesterday morning the Pentecostal
services commenced with a sermon on
Pentecost. These services will be held
each afternoon and evening OF this week.
The text was chosen from Acts 81. The
speaker said: Pentecost was first q jew
ish institution. The Christian Pentecost
was a phenomenal occasion. It was the
glorious dawning OF q new dispensation.
The features of this occasion which we
can be profited by noticing, are as fol
lows:
l. The attendance. 1They were all in
one place." Notable gatherings indeedi
All who saw him ascend. We read Of
none Offering u They had been
taught before this that the Kings bust
ness was important. .Follow me and
let the dead bury their dead"
The power would have fallen il only Pc
ter, James and John had been there, but
the absentees would have lost the bless
ing, and the influence OF that occasion
would not have been SO great
2. Their spirit "They we're all with
one accord" When the spirits OF Gods
people symphonic, like the instruments
OF a well trained orchestra, there is
power in their applications. We do
not enjoy discord, much less does God.
Paul says there is one body and one
spirit."aiSome prayer-meetings are no
table for having no object, others for a
diversity OF objects, but this, because
there was but one object. One hundred
and twenty petitioners, but one petition!
Truly they were "with one accord"
8. Persistence. "'Tarry' was their
orders, and tarry they did" They
waited ten days. True waiting is not
eas and indifference; 1T implies effort
and anxiety. They waited as the moth
or for her belated boy; the merchant for
his rich-laden ships; the sailor for the
sight Of land; the king for tidings from
battle. They assembled on the evening
OF Thursday, probably. They tarried
until the second Sunday, early in the
morning, when the promise came, thus
concentrating two events OF history
the Jewish Pentecost when fire came on
Sinai, in the giving Of the law; and the
resurrection Of Christ.
4. Power. This is the thought to be
perpetuated.. This is the need Of the
church. Divine, fiery, fearless convict
ing, converting and..::sanctifying power.
It was not the power OF e~loquence, logic
or OF undeniable facts alone, that made
Peters sermon effective, but Of the Holy
Ghost sanctifying and utilizing all his
native or acquired gift, and also upon the
whole church.
8. Prosperity. Let us give a passing
glance at their marvelloul, ~unprecedent.
ed success. 1900, 5000, amultitudes both
OF men and women" This 10 the record
OF converts made in a few daysl I pre-.
sumo the apostles had worked harder be.
fore with smaller results. It il the
power that does it. Cities OF Judea
Samaria, Asia Minor, Macedonia, Greese
and islands Of the sea were quickly con,
quersd. 1t wa like the power OF q
swollen stream, bearing all upon it's ire.
sistible tide. Let us plead for that
power.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Theme: "One condition Of q revival