The record-union., 1894-01-11
LAST NIGHTS REVIVAL SERVICES.
Interesting Exercises at the Sixth
Street M. E. Church.
DIR. Carradine breaches an Able Ser
mon, and Succeeds in Arousing
Much Interest.

The union revival services OF the
Methodist Churches. which were held
last night at the Sixth-street Methodist
Church, were very interesting.
DR.. Carradine of ST. Louis, who IS
conducting them, is a very interesting
speaker, and possessed of a large share
of personal magnetism, which attracts
his hearers strongly. He is assisted by
Mr.. Arne. who leads the singing and con-
ducts the musical portion of the exer-
cises. 1t was evident last night that DR..
Carradine has succeeded in arousing
strong interest in his hearers, and has
brought many of them face to face with
the problem which he presents to them:
"What shall do to be saved ?"
His sermon last night was on the text
from l Peter xvi, l: "Be thou holy,
for I am holy"
He said the same truth may be taught
In different ways. The style in Mosaic
days was largely by symbols. and the
Jews hardly understood it, comprehend
ing only a part OF it, seeing only the
visible sign. God taught by the countless
washings inculcated in the Ola Iesta-
ment that He was holy; that He could not
abide in an unclean place. Ii they
touched dead person they must WASH;
1t an unclean person or thing. they must
wash. All was indicative OF the necessity
of purity-of holiness. The practice was
thoroughly learned by the time OF Jesus
coming but the people had forgotten the
spirit and the reason for its institution.
The result, however, renamed. When
ever they looked upon the high priest they
saw blaZoned upon his forehead, 'Holl-
ness 10 the Lord" Wherever he went
In his sacerdotal robes the text accom-
panied him.
The children of God in this day shall
wear it in their hearts. There is no con-
fict between the Old Testament and the
New-the same lesson is taught III both.
No allowance is made for sin in the Bible.
No permission is given TO SIN. Some
think they might be allowed TO sin, and
that they must sin, and cannot avoid II.
1t is like asking for drop OF poison tor
the soul. They ought to rejoice TO get rid
Of it instead OF asking to retain it.
Where do they get The idea? Certainly
not from the commandments, for they
prohibits US from SHINING and fence
out from the dangerous ground, called
sin.
He quoted the ten commandments.
which, he said, contained ten Thou shalt
nots," and entirely prohibited from all
sin. They branch out and cover all sin,
touching up some part of them upon
every sin. Christ came and explained
them. He showed that the command not
to murder meant also that we must not
bear hatred and anger in our hearts, and
so with the other ones. Thou shalt not
sin" is the meaning Of Gods word.
If God, said he, should give us liberty
to sin, it would destroy his Godship-his
holiness, and reduce him TO our level.
On account Of Dayid's sin. he was told
that the sword should never leave his
hand. Solomon also was punished Tor
his sin, and so was Saul. We obey the
laws OF California and the United States
willingly, but think we can snap our
1iugers at the laws OF God.
There is no little sin. Ewes act was a
little one, but the consequences were
not. 1t is not a little thing to break
Gods law. II we study the atonement,
the whole plan of redemption TO all is
from Siu-to save the sinner who has
slnned Ii God had placed plank in
the plan OF redemption which allowed US
10 SIN, he would have lost his attribute to
holiness.
Our higher courts to-day are defending
the commandments and saying that we
ought 10 obey Gods commands. When
the Judge pronounces sentence on the
prisoner that he be hanged he says:
You have broken the commandment
Which says Thou shalt not KILL and you
must pay the penalty of disobedience."
When he sentences the thief or the
burglar TO State prison he says: y ou
have disobeyed the injunction Thou
shalt not steal.' and must suffer for It,"
When we condemn evil dOerS we uphold
the commandments.
The speaker instanced a missionary
who was expelled from his field of labor,
with his family and forced to return Z 600
miles to his native land, because he had
broken one Of the commandments and
outraged the sentiment of reverence a
heather community held for it.
IA T,si
uprightly, our drunkenness and other
sins, and says: You ought to have
obeyed God" Every faculty of soul and
body is injured by a life OF indulgence in
sin. The misery of the sinner shows that
his is not natural condition. Man was
made to be holy, and he who is not is un
happy sfrom the consciousness of it and
the knowledge that he must give to God
an account OF his actions.
The Bible gives us another reason why
we should strive to be holy, for without
holiness no man can see the Lord" God
has revealed the light 10 us. Ii we sin
against him after this revelation, we are
in danger.
Men go to hell for one sin, not for all.
Some sins are antagonistic and a man
could sin in both ways. Ii Il man wishes
to kill another he has no need OF more
than one pistol. One match will blow up
powder magazine, and one hole in the
bottom OF snip Will SINK IL. IL you
stick your knife into bag of grain which
is hung up all the grain viii run out OF
the one hole.
The most terrible weapon in Gods
hand, he thought, was holy man. When
Paul went to Rome Gods army went
with him, for he was the army. The
clank of his chains was the p9an of vic
tory. Sin is mlsery-hOllnesS Is happi-
ness.
How shall we get holiness? Repent of
our sins, pray. believe, have faith, and
humble ourselves and God viii take care
of the rest.
At the conclusion OF an i'm passioned
appeal to the congregation a large num-
Der went forward to the altar.
ADJUSTMENTS