The herald., 1896-03-01

After Rev. Bane's address, the whole
congregation united in the hymn, Alas,
and Did My Savior Bleed. 1t was the most
universal singing yet given. There seemed
scarcely a still voice in the room. DR..
Marks next offered prayer after which
j., spoke on the subject. 1.-The Relation of
the Holy Spirit to the Christian Worker"
This was Mr.. Pierson's second of the con-
vention. Yesterday he carried the enthus-
iasm rising all through the morning to a
high pitch.
He began: "There has been much said,
and we'll said, on the subject of the Holy
Spirit. wonder how many have got
Him." Later. in the course of his re-
marks, he asked all to stand up who knew
they were filled with the Holy Ghost The
majority stood up. He then requested all
who desired to possess the Holy Spirit to
rise. Nearly all of the remainder arose to
their feet. The service might have become
a storm of excitement. On the contrary,
it was continued with dignity. Mr.. Pier
son prayed for all who confessed desire
for the Holy Spirit.
Mr.. Persons discourse was in fact: :
You can't argue men into spirituality.
Who started argument? The devil. He
started the debating society, and all fac
tions, trials, curses and the difficulties of
life come for him."
What relation has the Holy Spirit to the
Christian worker? The same relation that
the air we breathe has to our physical life.
Shut off the Holy Spirit and what will
Christian work amount to?
The preaching of the gospel is done in a
sanctimonious and set way. l don't know
but what it is all right but l am waiting
for some one to arise who will go through
the world to arouse every minister, every
man, woman and child to get up and go to
work. But in all things we must prove
nItyno iafn nj Nnd in y,
patience.
The services closed with singing. The
congregation sang Onward Christian Sol
diers, and Mr.. and Mrs. George Stebbins
followed with q beautiful duet, What
Manner Of Man Are You?
AFTERNOON SESSION
The afternoon session was taken up with
The Plan of the Ages, by the Rev. James
H. Brooks of St. Louis. The tabernacle
was crowded until there was scarcely
breathing room. The plan Of the ages, as
set forth by DR.. Brookes, briefly stated was
as follows: "The world was made in six
days, and each day was 1000 years, max
ing altogether 5000 years. That period is
parallel with the 5000 years since the
creation of the world. AS the period of
creation was divided into six ages, or days,
SO the period since is divided into six days,
or dispensations. The six dispensations
are Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, tire
Savior. the Spirit, the King. We are in the
sixth dispensation. As the six days OF Gre
alton ushered in day of rest as the sew
cnth day. SO at the end of the sixth dispen-
sation we are waiting for the period of rest,
peace, the millennium, the seventh dispen-
sation, which is the reign of Jesus Christ
We are at Saturday night--.omorrow will
be the day of rest.
1.-THE purpose of Cod" said DR.. Brookes
in respect to the plan OF the ages is set
forth in Ephesians |, 10. "That in the dis
pensation of the fullness of times, he might
gather together in one all things in Christ,
both which are in Heaven, and which are
on earth; even in Him." "Dispensation
is economy said the speaker. ECONOMY
means the law of the home, management.
plan. The text sets forth Gods plan. [
am not in sympathy with evolution. No
mad.cat or tad-pole for my grandparents.
Don't you forget it. No monkey for me,
God made man in His image. Was it the
seed of man? No, seed of woman. Mark
the stamp of woman in this generation that
will be borne to the final dispensation.
The following is synopsis of the seven
dispensations: "During the dispensation
of Adam men were great conQuerors, but
sin became king; all were bound to the
monster, death. The wages of sin is DEATH
Utter failure and ruin; slch is the dispen-
sation of Adam. Abel brought the sacri-
flee OF blood.
'It was 26OO years ago to the dispensa-
ton of Noah. Then God saw that wicked
ness Of man was prevalent. God stepped