Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-03-28

one times IN the New IeSldIhehA N"AANN
the Holy Ghost. The only time ever
heard this text preached from was II
the opening days of my ministry, wher
glorious old Scotch minister came uI
to help my village church. On the day
Of my ordination and installation, he
said: IF you get into the corner Of a
Saturday night without enough sermons
for Sunday. send for me, and | Will
come and preach for you The fact
ought to be known that the first three
years of a pastors life are appallingly
arduous. No other profession makes
the twentieth part of the demand on
young man. If secular speaker pre-
pares one or two speeches for POLITICAL
campaign. it is considered arduous. IT
lecturer prepares one lecture for a
year, he is thought to have lone well.
But young pastor has two sermons TO
deliver every Sabbath. before the same
audience. besides ali his other work;
and the most of ministers never recover
from the awful nervous strain Of the
first three years. Re sympathetic with
all young ministers. and withhold your
criticisms.
A Farewell Sermon
My aged Scotch friend responded to
my first call. and came and preached
from the text l now announce. / re-
member nothing but the text. II was
the last sermon he ever preached. on
the following Saturday he was called
to his heavenly reward. But / remem-
Der Just how he appeared as, leaning
over the pulpit, he looked into the face
NJ the audience, and with earnestness,
and pathos. and electric force, asked
them. in the words of my text "Have
received he HOLY Ghost 9ff The Of
flee Of this present discourse is to open
a door. to unyeil a Parsonage. to intro
duce a Force. not sufficiently recOg-
nized. He is as great as God. He is
God. The second verse of the first
chapter of the Bible introduces him.
Genesis /: ?, The Spirit Of God moved
upon the face Of the waters" That is,
as an albatross or eagle spreads her
wings over her young. and warns them
into life, and teaches them 10 fly; so the
Eternal Spirit spread his great, broad.
radiant wings over this earth in its cal
low and unfledged state and warmed
IL into life, and fluttered over It, and
set II winging It's way through immens-
ity. 1t is the tip-top of all beautiful,
and sublime suggestivenesss. Can you
not almost see the outspread wings
over the nest OF young worlds? The
Spirit Of God moved upon the face of
the waters"
Another appearance of the Holy
Ghost was at Jerusalem. during q great
feast Strangers speaking seventeen
different languages were present from
many parts of the world. BUT IN one
house they heard what seemed like the
coming of a cyclone or hurricane. ltmade
the trees bend. and the houses quake.
80. n af lie
a forked flame Of fire tipped each fore
head: and what with the blast Of wind
and the dropping fire, panic took
place. until Peter explained 1t was
neither cyclone nor conflagration. but
the brilliance. and amounting, and hap
tismal power of the Holy Ghost. That
scene was partially repeated in forest
when Rev. John Easton was preaching.
There was the sound of a rushing.
mighty wind, and the people looked 70
the sky to see If there were any signs
OF a storm, but it was a clear sky; vet
the sound OF the wind was SO great
that horses, frightened. broke loose
from their fastenings, and the whole
assembly felt that the sound was super
natural and Pentecostal. oh. what an
Infinite. and almighty. and glorious Per
sonage is the Holy Ghost He hrooded
ms planet INTO AI~. anu now AltttA
through sin il has become a dead world
he will brood it the second time into
life. Perilous attempt would be a COM
parison between the three Persons Of
the Godhead. They are equaL but there
is some consideration which attaches
itself to the Third Person of the Trinity,
the Holy Ghost that does not attach
itself to either God the Father or God
the Son. We may grleve God the
Father and grieve God the Son, and he
forgiven. but we are directly told tina
there is a sin against the Holy Ghost
which shall never be forgiven. either
fin this world or the world to come And
IL is wonderful that while on the streets
you hear the name of God and Jesus
Christ used in profanity. you never
hear the words Holy Ghost. This hour
l speak Of the Holy Ghost as Biblical
interpreter. as human reconstructor,
as solace for the broken-hea as
d preachers reinforcement.
Holy Ghost and the bible.
The Bible is mass OF contradictions
an affirmation Of Representatives, unless
the Holy Ghost helps MS 70 understand
IL. The Bible says OF itself that the
Scripture is not for private inter
pretation" but holy men OF tod spake
as they were moved by the Holy Ghost;
that Is. not private Interpretation but
Holy Ghost Interpretation Pile on youi
study table all the commentaries of the
Bible Matthew Henry. and Scott, ans
Adam Clarke. and Albert Barnes, ans
Bush. and Alexander; and all the arch
aeologies. and all the Bible dictionaries
and all the maps 81 Palestine. and al
the International Series Of SUNDAY
school Lessons: and If that IS all. yot
viii not understand the deeper an,
grander meanings Of the Bible 50 wei
as that Christian mountaineer, who
Sunday morning. after having shaker
down the fodder for the cattle, come
into his cabin, takes up his well-wori
Bible and with a prayer that stirs tn
heavens. asks for the Holy Ghost To I'm
fold The Book. No more unreasonable
would / lie il / should take up tn
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