Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-03-21

This City Sunday March 4th.
We are indebted to Mrs. F. D.
Swindell for the following COM
prehensive short hand report OF
tie splendid sermon preached by
Evangelist Cakes in this city on
Sunday. March 4th, which we are
sure will be read with interest and
profit by u many readers this
morning
Tert, Romans, 1e, IL, Cognote Passage,
1st 7hes, rs.
Sanctifcation is different from tne
BAPTISM of the Holy Ghost. We VIII
discuss first what Sanctification is not;
then what it is.
It is not the eradication of the flesh
Or sinless perfection. That would place
us beyond the flesh. Cleansing Is not
n point in life. but a line, and q same
is true of faith. Fellowship with CHRIST
is one of the highest experiences OF Inc
believer.-1 John, II.
While in England / noticed the clear
beautiful ewes of tho Golfers brighter
than the ewes of others, The reason
of this is, that in their york in the
mine the particles of coal and dust
wouId often get into the eye and the
lschrymaI gland continually poured
out its tears to wash the foreign SUD-
stance away and this constant oathlng
of the eve made it so bright and clear.
We are the apple of the Fathers eye
and Jesus Christ is the iachrymaI
gland. His blood cleanses, etc.
Having sin and SHINING are differ
ent. To be sinless, is to be deafness,
and Christ was the only deathless a
He did not die on b cross, he gave up
his life there. The sting OF death IS
sin. The day is coming when we VIII
have absolute victory.
Sanctifcation is the perfected self.
The Adamic state. In the game OF
bouls as played in England the pail
hits the mark, but it is not the ball
that directs itself, but the hand that
threw it. We cannot sanctify ourselves,
Christ does the work. It is not sanctl-
moniousness-I thank God l am not
like other men. / do not do this or
that and wear this or that. 1t is not a
special gift for finding fault with Gods
children. It's not freedom from temp
tation.
THE Christian through temptation
gets the hukes of his anchor aroun the
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Not freedom from the Christian war
fare. but a preparation for meeting the
conflict. The higher we get the ore
fearful the temptation.
Paul never discussed this doctrine
by itself. =.
Christ and attained as an experience.
It is both positive and progressive.
Absolute in that Christ is made unto
49, n,otsf ofInn PRO-
rressive in that Christ rules in us and
guides us. 1t is made real by surren-
der and obediance.
Absolute sanctification includes death
of the flesh. Progressive sanctlhcatlon
is the development of the fruits OF the
Holv Ghost in US. One is purity, the
other in maturity. One the Seeding,
the other the harvest. We must have
a life in which sanctifcation is inner
emit. We grow in, not into sanctltlca-
ton. Spiritual adjustment is the work
Satisfaction is fatal to progress. We
grow by yielding to Christ, and in the
exercise of the graces, and it brings
us into larger experiences. 10 Illus
trate-while my boy is at school some
one makes him a gift of ten thousand
dollars, not knowing its worth, he says
Papa, haven't I enough money to get
me a b~icycle?" Yes, my son, and so L
got him the bicycle. After a while he
saws, 81 want an education, haven't |
enough money to educate me?" Yes,
my SON, and SO he goes to college.
When he is graduated, he asks,
Haven't 1 enough money to buy me a
house?, Yes my son ooh! myfather,
1 am beginning to see what my ten
thousand dollars will dol"
So 1t is with the young Christian,
the small request is met, the larger Is
met. until he realizes that Jesus Christ
meets every need.
Progressive s~anctihcatlon Is the ex
ercising of faith.
The more we grow in sanct1hcat1on
Love vaunteth not itself" If we get
into sa~nctiication we will 10 tell peo-
pie their faults. AS we grow in sancti
tifcation we grow in love. Love never
faileth,
Progressive s-anctifcation is humil-
ity, Sometimes, though, our humility
is our pride turned inside out. One Of
the secrets of a sanctified life is, some
one finds it out before we do. Sanctlf,
cation is the death of self. Sanctlfica'
ton is Christ living with US. When we
get down to the place OF humility, we
will not care what is said about US. A
man once asked Mr.. Wesley what
was sanctiication? MI. Wesley re.
piled. '.No man should think toe
highly of himself And in reply tC
the same question again, Mr.. Wesley
said s.Sanctifcation is humility"
If we grow in this grace we grow
is power to forgive an injury. 1t is
sincerity. We can lie with a hand
shake. Sanctification, when it comes
means separation of body and life from
the world. Separation from question
able things, the theatre, cards, dances
etc.
Once q woman died in a theatre, anc
oh! there was 80 much CONSERVATION
"How dreadful, I" the people said ''tt
die in . theatre!" If it was not a good
place to die in. it was not a good place
8 be in.
Oh, young man, young woman never
be found in a place which is not fit fol-
you to die in.
S~anctifcation keeps us in the place
from whence we are willing to go init
Gods presence. Sanctification is a pure
speech, to keep unspotted from tn
world. "Tis visiting the poor and needy
the widow and orphan, the sick ant
the nimprisoned.
Go and do this. and thus be ready
for the greeting of the Lord,
Pure speech! such a man. is good but
oh! his butts! He don't fill in your little
raper pattern.
Jesus Christ is too big for a paper
pattern.
These little butts are like flies in the
ointment. So live as to see only the
good in any one.
My brother is my looking glass, il
which / see myself.
We see what we look for.
We pet what we gave, and we get