Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-04-12
THE WORK AT CENTRAL
INTEREST IN THE REVIy
CONTINUES.
Mr.. SCilGOlfeld Keeps Up 5is
Earnest work with Good s.i-
feCt-His sermons MOrninI and
Evening Yesterday.

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Evening Yesterday.
The largest congregation, at the morn
ing service, during the week, greeted Mr.
School6eld at Central church yesterday
morning. The church was full and the
sermon was in demonstration of the
Spirit and in power. There was no
doubt great heart searching on the part
OF thoughtful people. A more earnest
and consecrated man has rarely ever
stood before an Ashevile audience.
Christians who have not yet attended
this meeting have no idea what they are
missing. If the Christians will only fol
low the advice given, Asheville will be a
different place to what it ever has been.
Every lover Of virtue, morals, and pure
Christianity should give this man of God
encouragement in his blessed work for
his fellow man.
The theme yesterday was The Holy
Spirit in the Church." The speaker Said
"A non-spiritual church is curse to any
community; of all frauds it is the great
est. 1t is run in the interest of the devil
and not of Christ. Counterfeit money
is worse than no money at all. 1t gets
both the maker an the man that circ,l.
lates it i'll trouble No honest man wants
it. No honest man wants Il counterfeit
religion. A church without the Spirit is
like an engine without water in boiler or
tire in box; all it can do is to run down
hill. The Holy Spirit is the life of the
church. He alone can convict the soul OF
sin. lie aoncc can convert the soul do
not believe in a mar made conversion,
nor machine made conversion, and |
care not what machine may be used
mo man can say .Iesus is the Christ,
but by the Holy Ghost. BY the Holy
Ghost we have access 10 the Father
through Jesus Christ. He regenerates,
He sanctilies, He gives spiritual discern
ment. The condition OF being filled with |
the Spirit is to be emptied of scf and
dead unto the world Are you dead to
the world: Let us see The music be
gins; look, the feet begin to move. Nou
are not dead yet A man or woman |
dead unto the world responds not to its
influences. See again The fingers begin |
to move-the cards are being shuhled |
You are not dead yet to the world No,
but you are dead to Christ You arc "a |
spiritual corpse.
"fou read OF the wrath OF God, OF the !
wrath of the Lamb. but YOU rever have
read OF the wrath of the llolv Spirit lie
is symboliled by a dove. lie is gentle |
loving, winning. Paul tells us OF The
fruits of the Spirit in Galatiuns--love
JOY, peace, long suffering, gent|encss,
goodness. etc And they that are
Christ's have cruciticd the Ash with tho !
affection and lusts'
How can we be filled with the Spirit
Wait on the Lord Tarry in
the upper chamber Empty self
that God might fill YOU. Our Sav-
ior did not tell the disciples to pray. hold |
service, but to tarry at Ierus llem, There
they waited, emptying sell, until John,
the son of thunder. became filled with
love, Thomas was cured of his doubt
ings, Peter was emptied of his varllat-
ing spirit and became established. Then
God could use them. He cannot use the
man that is full of self. Wait on The
Lord"
Many went forward pledgiug them
selves to earnest PRAYER for the evening
service.
The Evening Service.
Notwithstanding the unpropitious
weather the church was well filled again
last evening, There were number who
asked for prayer and 12protessed saving
faith in Christ. The sermon was based
upon the words Come unto me-" MIR.
Schooliield said THE central figure in
the worlds history is the Lord Jesus
Christ. The destiny of every man is
linked to the Cross of Calvary III bc
lifted up, said Christ, Il will draw all
men unto me- The timeis coming " hen
to Him every knee shall bow and tongue
confess that He is Lord to the g,orv ut
God the Father. The need OF the world
is not learning creeds and theology, but
Jesus Christ. Christ enthroned in the
heart of the head of the nation, President
Cleveland, in the hearts OF our Congress
men, Governors, Representatives in
State Legislatures. our municipalities,
courts OF justice and our homes
ITO come to Jesus there must be a de
sire, effort and remuneration of sin There
may be desire without effort. Such
one will die in his sins.
"Why is His name Jesus Is it because
He will save His people in their sins So
many think. But it is because He shall
save His people from their sins. II it was
to save people in .heir sins, all that it
would be necessary for me to do would
be to remain at home, write the invita-.
tion on postal card and have it tackled
up at the postoffice and every old sinner
in Ashcvllc would accept it and go on in
sin, Without effort on he part of the
sinner he will die and go to hell.
May come We will let God the
Father answer. Say unto them as |
love, saith the Lord God, have no
pleasure in the death of the wicked, but
that the wicked turn from his way and
live; turn We. turn We from your levil
ways Who said that: God said it,
Again, he says, 'llo, every one
that thirsteth come We to the waters,
and he that hath no money; come yc,
buy and cat.
THE Holy Ghost aud the church are
calling you. Every man that hearcth
is permitted to call you, Yes, YOU NAV
come. Why should | come to Christ ?
Because lie is the way, No man gocth
to the Father but by Him. He is the
truth. No man gains anything by bc
lieving lie. Men 60 to hell believing
lies. He is the life. Then life alone can
come to US by Him. He is the way-thc
only way. Any system leaving out
Christ is worthless. Acts l;l2 settles it.
Some of you perhaps have started upon
the gospel train, but YOU got of to get
drink, to attend dance, to 30 TO the
theatre, and the train left you. II so,
you must come back and do your first
work over and then stick. 1t is possible
to attend upon all ordinances of the
church and go through forms and yet so
To hell Rclirinn Is lilc---niakcs q man