Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-03-25

'''''' n@u assembled in the great build
ing since these services began. Will,
several thousand others We're outside
unable to secure seats or even standing
room. lie took for his subject. Ton
cues or Fire, the text selected being
Ghost?"
Inc word ghost. which means. q
soul or spirit, has been degraded in
common parlance. We talk of ghosts
as oaleiul and frightful, and in "a iriv-
olous or supersttiOUs way. But my
text speaks of a Ghost who is omnip-
otent, and Divine, and everywhere
present; and ninety-one times in the
New testament called the Holy Ghost
Inc only time I ever heard this text
preached from was i'm the opening days
on my ministry, when q glorious old
scotch minister came up to help me IN
my village church. On the day of my
ordination and installation. he said.
II you get into the corner of a Satur-
day night without enough sermons Tor
Sunday send for me- and I will come
and preach for YOU" The fact ought
TO be known that the first three year
OF q pastors life are appalhngly ardr
Gus.
NO OTHER PROFESSION
makes the twentieth part Of the de
mand on "a young man. If a secula
speaker prepares one or two speeches
for a political campaign. it is consid-
cred arduOUs. If a lecturer prepares
one lecture for q year ne is thought
TO have done we'll But q young pas
tor has two sermons TO deliver every
Sabbath. before the same audience. be-
side all his other work; and the most
Of ministers never recover from the
awful nervous strain of the first three
years. BE sympathetic with all the
young ministers, and withhold your
criticisms.
My aged Scotch friend responded 20
my first call. and came and preached
from the text that I now announce. /
remember nothing but the text. II
was the last sermon he ever preached.
On the following Saturday, he was
called 20 his heavenly reward But [
remember just how he appeared as,
leaning over the pulpit, he looked into
the face of the audience, and with
earnestnCss. and paJhOs, and electric
force. asked them, in the words or my
text: "iIaye We received the Holy
GhOst?" The Office OF this present dis
course is to omen a door, to unveil q
Parsonage. 20 introduce a Force. not
recognized. He is as great
as God. He is God. The second verse
of the first chapter Of the Bible intro
duces him. Genesis II. 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
them to fly: so the Eternal Spirit
spread his great, broad, radielt wings
over this earth in it's callOw and UNI
fedged state. and warmed IL into life,
and nuttered oyer &c. and set it wing
ing its way through immensely lie Is
the tip-toD Of all beautiful, and sub
lime suggestveuess. Can YOU not al
most see the Outsprcad wings over the
nest of yOung worlds The Spirit
of God moved upon the face Of the
waters
y NJ II Elk al L4-A4A-A-NN.l4
Of the Holy Ghost was at Jerusalem,
during a great feast Strangers speak
ing seventeen different languages were
present from many parts OF the world.
But i'm one house they heard what
seemed like the coming Of a cyclone,
or hurricane. IL made the trees bend,
and the houses quake. The cry was,
ssV-hat is that?" And then q fOrked
flame of fire tipped each forehead; and
what with the blast Of wind and the
fire. a panic took place, until
Peter explained that it was neither
cvclOnenor conGagratiOn, but the bril-
lance and amounting. and bapusmal
Dover Of the Holy Ghost That scene
was partially repeated in forest when
Rev. John EasJOu was preaching.
There was a sound of n rushing,
miobtv wind. and the people looked 70
tbe sL,v 10 see fl there were any signs
of q storm. but it was a clear Sky; yet
the sound of the wind was so great
that horses frightened, broke loose
from their fasteniugs and the whole
assembly felt that the sound was sup
erna+ural and PentcCOSJal. Oh. what
ON infinite. and almighty, and glorious
pereOnage is the Holy Ghost. He
brooJed this planet into life, and now
49, through sin IL has become % dead
Void he viii brood it the second time
60 life PerilOus attempt would be
. comparison between the three Per
sons of the GOdhead. They are equal
hut there is some consideration which
attocbes itself To the Third Person OF
tbc trinity. the Holy Ghost that does
not attach itself TO either COO the
Father or God the Son.
WE MAY GRIEVE
Cod the Father and grieve God the
Som and be forgiven. but we are di-
,.octi,. told that there is sin against
+6o Holy Ghost which shall never be
Saroiyen either i'm this world or in tho
.,.aSld IN come. And il is wonderful
~ while on the street you hear the
80 -, of God and Jesus Christ used IN
.-,foDfI,- Won never hear the words,
-, Ghost This hour I speak OF the
-. Ghost as Biblical interpreter. as
= human reconstruction. as q solace Tor
The broken-hemted, as "a preacher re-
Noes ~ cor+ro5ic-
..ons an affirmation o. impossibilities.
' Sio,--' tbo Holy Ghost helps us TO I'M
'',,ll ..~5 II The Bible says OF ITSELF
t6at me scripture is not for private
tl''' ~ ~ctefion. but holy men of God
ln me-, =. ~ thev were moved By the Holy
. pen -; mat is. uoJ private nterpre-
.s.,or lint Holy Ghost Interpretation.
I,1lo, on Your study table all The com
PIE on ~ If the Bible-Marthew
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