The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-24

This special enduement of strength
from the Holy Spirit we have already
alluded to in previous chapter. We
shall now consider 1t more at length, as
revealed in the divine word and in hu-
man lives.
In the case OF our Lord Jesus Christ
there is distinct recognition OF this
enduement, as constituting his prepara-
tion for his ministry. After the visible
descent Of the Holy Ghost upon him st
the jordan, we read tina. he returned
in the power Of the Spirit into Galilee,"
and that he wont into the synagogue at
Nazareth and read and applied to him.
self the words OF the prophet, 1.-THE
Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because
he hath snointed mo to preach the Cos
pol to tho poor" In the Acts of the
apostles we hear Peter declaring How
God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with
the Holy Ghost and with power. who
went about doing good and healing all
that were oppressed OF the devil"
In the case OF his apostles, we find q
constant recognition OF the same fact.
NOW he which establisheth us with YOU
in Christ, and hath anointe d US ia God"
says Paul writing to the Corinthians.
The amounting which ye have received
OF him abideth in YOU" writes John.
AND these, Jesus Christ and his apostles,
we boldly affirm to be our exemplars and
models In this as In all other things.
And the history OF Gcd's church abun,
dainty confirms the view that those who
have done tho greatest work for God.
have done 1t through the uuc ton of the
holy Ghost and power which was en-
them.
To some this amounting has come AL
most simultaneously with convention.
to many 1t has come at q considerable
period afterward. The apostles Peter
and Paul furnish types OF the two
classes. Peter we must suppose to have
been regenerated man whom he made
his confession, Thou art the Christ, the
Son of the living God" But how weak
an apostle for one naturally so strong;
how timid for one so bold how inefff-
| oient for one so Zealous! Yet after that
on the day OF Pentecost he had been
| baptized with the Holy Ghost, he was
utterly changed. He who had covered
before maid and denied his Lord, now
preached like lion and boldly declared
jesus to be both Saviour and Lord, in
the face OF all his foes Paul, on the
other hand, was the same III an from the
very beginning, because his conversion
and his amounting came close together
There have been some Pauls in the
modern church, but more Poters-And
we shall cause examples Of both to pass
In review before us. Let US select from
our own times an illustration of pow-
erful revival preacher.
An eminent authority expressed the
opinion some years ago, that probably
no man since the days of Whitfield had
been instrumental in turning 80 many
souls to God by his preaching as Rev.
Charles G. Kinney. Certainly we should
not know where to look in recent times,
TO md such startling and overwhelming
supernatural results attending the pro-
clamation OF the gospel, as those which
were witnessed under his ministry. As
ne went from place to place evangel-
lang, whole communities would be-
thrown under conviction 1t once, upon
his very first utterAnee the feeling
would sometimes BIO such as ITO make
the stoutest men writhe on their seats
as II sword had been thrust into their
hearts " Hearers who succeeded in re-
pressing their emotion in church would
rush home, and unable to contain them.
selves longer, would fall upon the floor
and burst into q loud wailine in view of
their sins" In one PLACES, 80 utterly
abandoned and goddess that it had ac-
Quired the name OF Sodom, he preached;
and as 81 the close Of his sermon he be.
gan to apply the truth TO the peoples
CONSEQUENCES, he ssys: II had not spoken
to them III this strain OF direc; applicsx
ton, when al at once an sw fui solemnity
seemed to settle down upon them; the
congregation began TO fsll from their
seats in every direction and cry for
mercy If had had sword in each
hand, could not have cut them off as
fast as they fell. Indeed nearly the
whole congregation were either on their
knees or PROSTATE, / should think. in
less than two minutes from the fest
shock that fell upon them. Every one
prayed for himself. who was able to
speak OF all" And the results were
even moro wonderful than the impress
sions. Vast ingatherings attended hia