New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-03

or figure, rather OF a mother broodinr over her
the world we'll that Z press it little further
God w tremh Say II In this way And the Spirit Of
mnd so o., the first vision have given to
,nndr rne vision OF His love. which is kind
mother ~ ''' '''' vi ="
STEPS IN THE HUMILIATION OF CHRIST
Iurn 10 the second chapter Of pauls letter to the
inihppians' beginning with the sixth verse: Who
'e''s IN the form of God, thought IT not robbery
10 DE equal with God" And II you notice here you
VIII get seven steps in the humiliation of J.sus
'nrist: Who, being in the form of God thought
il hot robbery to be equal with God but made
hmseif or no reputation step the hrst-"and took
upoH MN 'he form of a servant."-step the second
- ana was made In the likeness Of men step the
'hird- And being found in fashion az n man
sep the fourth-"he humblcd hmself'-step the
mn, ana became obedient unto death."-step the
seventh; Then If you take the very next verse You
,oi nd nd the moment He humbed Himself are
r Ins is my point The humiliation Of Jesus
equal with God in power and din in aubortv W Sr
S Soe SGc9rdins to the numoer Of prvatos and
came your Saviour and mine. must be the attesta-
"o % of ms righteousness and of His glory
Holy Spirit came; there was nothing in His com,
Ing that would take from Him for Single moment
the thought Of His divinity. Go hack to Pcnte-
cost COST The Siscipes were gathered there. 100 in
nn9 hnH, when suddenly there came the Holy
rushed upon them. And He changed them u mar are
had denied Jesus Christ. STANDS before thar mighty
company and breaches the sermon that swung 5000
souls into the kingdom.
HOW THE SPIRIT SHOWS HIS LOVE
Tonight call upon all that Is within me 10
praise and magnify the name OF the Spirit be-
cause in His marvellous love He has made Jesus
Christ real TO me. and lie has made this old Book
10 shne as my eyes peruse its pages until TO my
! hungry and thirsty soul it has become sweeter
than honey In the honeycomb. Without the work
'hric thara how Ioar
you and for me; but without the Spirit OF Jesus
Christ even the very work upon the Cross would
have profted nothing for you and for But /
want TO make i: just little more definite for you,
and so suggest some things by which the Spirit
First Of all. then. is love in conversion. Love In
conversion ! believe that without the work of
Jesus Christ there would have been no foundation
for my hope Men to-day are exaiting the example
| or christ, and the example OF Chris, was mar
vellous. But there is not "a single thing in the ex
ample Of Jesus Christ which saves me if shut it
BY the work of Jesus Chris, the foundation Of my
hope was laid deeper than any word of mine could
foundations and it will profit you nothing II you
the love OF the Spirit when l say that without His
work there would have been no view of what Jesus
1t is the WORK of the Spirit to bring sinners nigh
lie in word it is the p work Of the spiri; to
bring about conversion. Christ Is the way But
guide to that way and He is he leader in that
way There never can be CONVERSION from sin a1r
never is conviction in sin until IT is the work Of
When there was was" no hope in You He stirred you
up When YOU cried out Oh wretche e man that
And when you fell that there no hope you
SS Gu yeS eah one Sog upon oG
you said TO yourself. II cannot UNDERSTAND my ex-
%e miracle Of miracles the conversion soul
because IT is the work Of the Spirit Of God ,.,,.
me S when 54p thnk OF the love that Him
down b to m Whs Who %as @ and helps
unto the uttermost. 49,,
Second, His love in justification. Now. you know snow
there is a great deal more to justhcation than
mere forgiveness. It is a wonderful thing to s be
declares when come to Him in the Lord JESUS iIs
Christ e ases 0 o1T t ss sna 10 yeu about that
am talking His !ov. n jqsssa,ion r And , it
S Sils' Of What Jesus Christ did He counts him as
7 looked into the face Of little baby before !
left home-pure an angel and sweet as any chid 1
wish nv heart and lie were pure and sweet as
hers And thank God o d sba th hS, ~ Of Cod
actually pure my sins buried from bs me as tb lar
thew are actually forgiven For the sake OF sinners
God counted His Son as if He were guilty ana h ior
bee saks IN q Him as if they We're innocent That Is
the wor: of the Spirit and 1t is the love OF the
Spirit
LOVE SHOWN IN ADOPTION.
Tn the next n,ace want to tell you a word con-
corning His love in adoption. For as many as are
led By the Spirit OF God are the sons OF Coo NO"
there is certain kind Of teaching to-day that there
is such thing universal fatherhood OF COO anu
a universal brotherhood OF man. don't peheVe
anv man has right to hold any theory without II
grows ou. OF Gods Book. The only way for a man
10 become the Of God Is to lay hoG upon oe5a
Christ by faith, and then the spiTit OF uu forh His
in him the very life OF GOO ana he sehuS III ' Inc
Spirit into our hearts. ,, l., -,
/ am sure I do not know wha: your OPINION a o1
me and what you think Of my position. ana am
sure am not much troubled about IT, and am sure
/ heart burns WltilH Hle ~
night when know that am in Chry W new y" sex
is that ali? That is only the begin1ng Bel9vea
are the sons of Cod ana i eo.h 10 a5pear
when He shall appear don't know Whe ao;s y you
na nave Hee against it and don't read but want
to say that the thing that transorn n pd my
good To me-so sweet tina: cannot describe II in
/ human language-was the truth thar one gay tne
PFd 'eSH s ChT neveT ean tell You but it
that the only thing that Is eve coge OF Him
whom. not having seen with all my heart nave
want to go on to the end and speak next Of His
love In sanctiacation John xvii. II: Sanctiiy mem
through INV truth: Thy Word is truth" woul1
not have YOU think we are not ell sancthed peo-
Pile for in the plan OF God Bnt' Iust od IN a
Sav works so he may give TO every single child Of
God experience that would correspond VIII" HIS
standing. Have you thatY
ONE DAY TO BE LIKE CHRIST
The Spirit Of God works to-day. fashoning me
until one day shall be Ike God; touching my lips
until one day shall speak like Christ; touching my
heart until one day It shall just thrill with Chrs|
remember a remarkable man In Indianapolis
u,ben 7 was a hoy who sent out a challenge through
the State OF Indiana that he could take an idot-a
child who did not know anything-and by certain
svslern of which he had the secret he could make
him talk and sing and read. And | remember they
went all over the state and they got the very low
", chId that could possibly be found and took II 10
Jrdianapolis | could not describe 10 you In words
what have been told about II. - ,,.
I,'t that celebrated man took that little child into
his room every day for two years two hours IN the
~ snd ne placed il down upon the floor, and then
ni:.ced himself In such II position beside II so tnat
he window wound lust strlke