The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-02-04
TEACHINGS OF THE MINISTERS
Evangelist Ross Speaks on
Sanctification.
Doctrine of the Apostolicity Of the
Church.
Chriat's Second Advent Interpreted at
Unity-Miss Rider Speaks at the
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was delivered with great power and tbs
audience was held spellbound for more
than an hour.
He took his text from st. John xvii
chapter 18th verse. "Sanctify them
through thy truth; thy word ia truth. u
Sanctiioation is in the discipline of the
church and in the Bible. Some people
don't like the word sanGtifoation, and
why is it? Suppose L had read jnstifica-
ton you would make no opposition.
The word justification is written but
twice in this Bible and specification
$50 times. The meaning OF sanctifica-
ton has been misrepresented. The devil
will get some people in the church tc
sanctified man can't ain. A man oil
woman with true and clean heart can
do more damage to Sstan's kingdom
than anybody else on earth, 30 they are
tempted more. "A lie will not stand by
itself. you have to tell four or five more
to cover it up, but the truth will stand
by itself. The question is now whether
the Bible is lie or not. Ii some min-
listers were as much opposed TO sin as
they are to fanaticsm we would soon
run the devil out OF California.
There is nothing like being an honest
man o. an honest woman and now | will
give yol the benefit OF the doubt OF
sanctification. lit is good thing let
us uphold it. but if it is bad thing
will help you to put it out OF the church.
Some think that sanctifcation means
TO Get apart. Their, il that is go, re-
pentance means regeneration, There ia
human side and divine eide of re-
generation. The human side ia to SOW
the seed and harrow the ground; but
the divine side 10 to terminate it.
Original Gin is the corruption OF the
nature of every man. All the lust of
the flesh will begin in baby before the
child is months old, The speaker
proved this by relating several exam
pies.
When boy is converted he ia in a
saved state; but when he arrives at tina
age of rs be is 80 full of cRrnelity that
he feels the need OF deeper work to
cleanse his heart.
Mr.. Ross showed the harmony be-
tween eanctifcation and the discipline
OF the church. If the Methodist church
prays for something it does not believe
in it prayeth as a fool and mocks God
slluding to sanctificstion.
The speaker told a story of minister
in Kentucky, who lived close to God by
constant prayer. but was filled with car
nality and one day got out of patience
with his little daughter and almost as
Fascinated her. Afterwards he went to
God in prayer. asking him to remove
this carnslity, which He did. and the
minister was sanctified, and the daugh-
ter said che had not seen him angry
since. Sanctfcation is simply bap-
tsm of fire that takes the anger out of
our hearts.
Ii man says that God cannot remove
the things that Satan has put in his
heart, that man is untrue in the sight OF
God, is blasphemer.
Now, 10 sanctification to be hidden
away in the Bible, or is is it to be lived
in the heart?
You say the Methodist church believes
in sanctification, but when | ask you to
come to the altar and seek and get the
blessing, q lot of you get mad with me.
At the close OF the sermon the altar
was crowded with church members seek.
ing the blessing of asnctification, and
many professed it.
Mr.. Ross will preach each day this
week at 10 a. m. and Z 80 p. m.
APosToLICITY OF THE CHURCH.
At the Catholic cathedral, Rev.
Father McAuliffe preached the sermon
during high mass. His text was
"When He entered into the boat, His
disciples followed him. Matt. viii, %.
The chip into which Christ entered with
His disciples represents our holy church,
said the preacher. placed in the midst
of the vicissitudea OF the world, like a
ship in midocea an. As Christ was with
His apostles in the ship on the sea of
Galilee, go will the Holy Ghost be with
His disciples in the Catholic church.
And what Christ wsa to the apostles in
the storm at sea. the Holy Ghost will
be to the Catholic church to the con-
summation of ages; He will bs her
comforter end her teacher; the inviAibla
pilot who leads the ship OF salvation
through she turbulent waves OF time.
No church can rightly boast Of possess-
ing the Holy Ghost but the one that has
come down directly from the spostles,
through the uninterrupted succession of
her bishops, who for this reason haa the
right to call itself apostolic. Apostol
icity has always been considered q con-
vincing mark OF the church of Christ
and there never has been q controversy
among Christians about the necessity
of this mark in order to know the true
church OF Christ. 1t was founded by
the apostles, received the doctrines OF
its faith, the powers OF priesthood, and
the mission of it's pastors from them at
the beginning. and it must 90 remain
to the END OF time.
Beside the doctrine of the apostles,
there ia the public succession of the
pastors of the church from the apostles
to tho present time to teach and govern
the church and to continue the work of
converting the infidels and the sanctif-
cation of the faithful. 1t is also neces-
sary that unity of faith and communion
with the head and center Of the uni
vsrssl church be preserved. That go
ciety alone possesses the mark of apos-
tolicity and ia the church OF Christ, in
which are found material and formal
succession Of pastors from the apostles
to the present day, and all other 800
eieties must b. erased irom the list
which ale destitute OF one or both of
the SUGGESTIONS on which the work of |
apostolcity depends. No man can take |
the powers of the priesthood unless |
they be given to hisl by those who have |
power to give thsm. and even then one |
having the pEiest'y powers cannot law.
fully exercise them unless commits
stoned to do 80 by being lawfully sent.