The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-03-29

thrilling every time ne went through It.
In the saddle bags that hung across ms
horses back as rode from Jerusalem
down to the Dead sea and up to Damas-
Gus / had all the books about Palestine
that / could carry, but many man on
his knees, in the privacy of his room,
has had flashed upon him more vivid ap-
probation of the word of God than
many man who has visited all the
scenes of Christ's birth. and Paul's elo-
quence, and Peters Imprisonment. and
Joshua's prowess. and Elijah's ascen-
sion. do not depreciate any of the
helps for Bible study. but | do say
that they altogether come infinitely
short without direct communication
from the throne of God in response to
prayerful solicitation. We may find
many interesting things about the BIZ
bic without especial illumination. as
how many horses Solomon had in his
stables, or how long was Noah's ark,
or who was the only woman whose full
name is given in the Scriptures. or
which is the midtiie verse of the Bible.
and all that viii do you no more good
than to be able to tell how many beam
poles there are in your neighbor's gar
den.
The learned earl of Chatham heard
the famous Mr.. Cecil preach about the
Holy Ghost and said to friend on the
way home from church: Il could not
understand it, and do you suppose any
body understood it?'' ''Oh. yes.'' said
his Christian friend. there were uned-
ucated women and some little children
present who understood it." | warrant
you that the English soldier had under
supernal influence read the book, for
after the battle of Iukcrinann was over
he was found dead with his hand glued
to the page of the open Bible by his
own blood, and the words adhered to
his hands as they buried him: II am
the resurrection and the life: he that
believeth in me, though dead, yet shall
he live
Next consider the Holy Ghost as a
human reconstructor. We must be
made over again. Christ and Nicode-
mus talked about it. Theologians call
it regeneration. 1 do not care what
YOU call it, but we have TO be recon-
structed by the Holy Ghost. We be-
come new creatures. hating what we
once loved and loving what we once
hated. If sin were a luxury. it must |
become detestation. If we preferred |
bad associations, we must prefer good |
associations. In most cases it is such !!
a complete change that the world no.
tees the difference and begins
to ask: What has come over |
that man? Whom has he |
been with? What has so affected |
him? What has ransacked his entire
What has turned him square
about?" Take two pictures of Paul
one on the road to Damascus TO kill
the disciples OF Christ, the other on
the road to Ostia to die for Christ.
Come nearer home and look At the man
who found his chief delight in low
class of club-roomS, hiccoughing
around a card table and then STUN
bling down the front steps after mid
night and staggering homeward. and
hat same man, one week afterward,
With his family on the way to prayer
meeting. What has done it? It must
De something tremendous. 1t must be
iod. 1t must be the Holy Ghost
Notice the Holy Ghost as the solacer
If broken hearts. Christ calls him the
Comforter. Nothing does the world so
much want as comfort. The most peo-
Die have been abused, misrepresented,
lied about. swindled, bereft.
What is needed is balsam for the
lantern for dark roads rescue
rom maligning pursuers. a lift from
he marble slab of tombstones. Life
o most has been a semi-failure. They
lave not got what they wanted.
They have not reached that which they
tarted for. Friends betray. Change
# business stand loses old customers,
md does not bring enough custom to
make up for the loss. Health becomes
when one most needs strong
MUSCLE and steady nerve and clear
)rain. Out of this audience of thou
ands and thousands if I should ask
ii those who have been unhurt in the ,
truggle of life to stand up, or all ,
tanding to hold up their right hands,
lot one would move. On, how much
We need the Holy Ghost as comforter.
lie recites the sweet gospel promises to ,
he hardy bestead. He assures of !
mercy mingled with the seventies. He .
CONSOLES with thoughts of coming re- ,
ease. He tells of a Heaven where tear
5 never wept and burden is never car ,
led and injustice is never suffered. .
)omfort for all the young people
vho are maltreated at home, or receive
insufficient income, or are robbed of !
heir schooling, or kept back from po-
itions they earned by the putting for ,
yard of others less worthy. Comfort /
or all these men and women midway .
n the path of life, worn out with what
hey have already gone through, and {
With no Frightening future. Comfort :
or these aged ones amid many infirm-
ties and who feel themselves to be in ,
he way in the home or business which :
established with their own ,
-rit.
The Holy Ghost comfort. l think. gen. :
rally comes in the shape of a solilo- ,
NY. You find yourself saying 10 your :
elf: well. l ought not TO go on this !
ray about my mothers death. She had ,
uttered enough. She had borne other ,
'eople's burdens long enough. I am 9
lad that father and mother are to- !
ether in Heaven, and they will be
7aiting to greet US, and it will be ,
My little while anyhow, and God /,
nakes no mistakes" Or you solilo- ,
uize, saying: 1t is hard to lose my ,
/ am sure l worked hard ,
nough for it. But God will take care .
f us, and, as to the children. the mon }
Y might have spoiled them. and we find ;
hat those who have to struggle for :
generally turn out best, :