The herald., 1893-02-27
SPIRITUAL FOOD FOR THOUGHT,
Features Of the Church Services
of Yesterday.
A barge Congregation at the Simp-
son Tabernacle Revival.
Sermon of a Quaker EvsDgelist-Dr.
Thomson the Mantle Of
Eljjah--A Plea for
Peace.

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vival meeting in the Simpson taber
nacle yesterday morning. The sermon,
which was preached by the Quaker
evangelist, David B. Updergraff, was
one of the most powerful and convinc-
ing yet delivered during the present
series, and was marked by an unusual
lack of the orthodox blood and thunder
denunciations.
The address was preceded by a solo
from Miss Updergraff, whose sweet mez-
70 soprano delighted those present.
The evangelist chose for his text,
the thirteenth veree of st. Paul's second
epistle to the Thessalonlans. But we
are bound to give thanks to God always
for you, brethren, beloved of the Lord,
for that God chose you from the begin
ming, unto Salvation, in sanctification oi
the spirit, and belief Of the truth.
In the course OF his remarks he said :
"Here is powerful declaration of the
end sought, and the method of receiv-
ing that end. Paul, in few words,
congresses the doctrine and the expe-
rience which is necessary to every child
of God. 1t is commonly believed that
in those days, God performed miracles,
and did good things for people, in q
manner unusual at this later day, but
shall we not rather believe that God to-
day is just the same as then? 1t is the
privilege of those who believe, it
is our privilege to expect the
same benefits and the same help
from Him, and l praise God for it.
declare to you think we come very far
short OF appreciating our heirship in
Christ. Now people look on being saved
by sanctifcation as next door to an inn
possibility 30 it is, specification is only
the medium by which we may attain sal
walton. Salvation doesn't mean simply
being saved from hell, it means much
more. 1t is not an insurance policy
against the devil as some would believe
it is not only the desire to lead a Chris
tian life, for the desire for such a life
must precede salvation and the prayer
for salvation. Now, what is good def
milton of salvation? I will give you one
which think and hope you will appre.
ciate. Salvation is present possession
of the imputed righteousness and belief
in the psrdoning capacity OF Christ; it
is being eaved from the power of Elm.
Now | am not going to exaggerste any
thing. Salvation is a wide term, as q
general term it covers everything from
hell to heaven, but there are grand divia-
ions in it as in other generic terms. Sal
walton may be divided into ssnctifcstion,
and qualification. Our bodily salvation
we need not bother about, for our souls
salvation will be opened to US at the
coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Now
Paul shows that he has divided the
term salvation into justification and
glorifcation, for example, in which be
writes to the Thessalonisns. Who are
they that they should be considered III
candidates for salvation on those two
terms. Were thev Christians, newly
converted? l think not. The church
at Thessalonica was model church, q
church well up in the school of Christ,
and therefore more fit for his lessons
than many of us today. ri.f
People say often that they do not
claim to be especially good, and that
therefore too much must not be ex.
pected of them yet we read in the
scriptures of people who, because they
followed God 80 faithfully in small
things, were made rulers over all. These
Thessalonians were truly, and in every
sense of the word, saved people, as truly
saved people as 1 hope come of you are
this morning, thank the Lord. We
must be born again, our congregations
must be new, our preachers must be
new, new in Jesus Christ, but that is
only the beginning. We are not satis-
fied when we have little child born to
us we are eager to develop it. Do you
h tn1r hat EotLay
not also desire your moral development
as eagerly?
Do not delay. I remember that occa-
sionally people have given me the names
of friends OF theirs in strange cities, in
order that when l visited those cities
might know where to find friend.
Occasionally | have thought it upnec-
eseary to remember these names and
have often regretted it when visiting
their cities, but it was then too late.
Oh, if could tell you the things have
heard by the bedsides of the dying, OF
the lsments OF those who had lost their
opportunities of finding the way. Has
the blood of Christ touched you in any
way? If 30 then you are sanctifed.
Have you renounced the devil and all
his works? Then you are sanctitied
you must pass under the blood in these
ways were the Thessalonians ssnctified.
No man is privileged to live an unholy
life; morally he dare not, it will bank
rupt him.
God will not allow the devil to compel
you to live in sin. We cannot see him,
but we know it, and we can see God in
Heaven.
There are some of you here this morn
ingwho are a long way from Him. Come
nearer to Him, He wants to dwell in our
hearts, let God live your lives for you,
surrender you weapons of rebellion, give
up your arms, make an unconditional
surrender.
In conclusion the speaker said: "Be
hungry for grace now is the time to get
good meal, you may be hungry again.
have good appetite three times a
day, as the peopl4L am staying with can
testify. God has made a good pro-
vision for us; take it. Humble your
selves and the Lord shall fill you. How
many of you are willing to say, this is
God-s 6TSth ?"
At the fnis& Of the sermon many oi
those present applieS for admission into
the tabernacle, and Evangelist Upder-
graf remained, in order to sSplain any
obscure points in his discourse 20 those
desirious of obtaining information.
Services will be held at the tabernacle
jvery day during the week except Sat
urday. A whole day meeting is an
nounced for Wednesday, commencing al
in the morning.
CHURCH OF THE UNITY.
DR.. Thomson preached yesterday
morning upon The Mantle of Elijah,
A T. H. l. !