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movement" and am no. Chased asa

holiness evangelist" but am in sympa-
thy with oil who are earnestly contend
ing for the faith of our fathers. Espe-
cially am inclined to this way when
find that the arguments used TO disprove
the doctrine are almost identical with
the arguments used by some of tho the
oloRisns OF the Calvanistic school to dis
prove the doctrine of assurance and apps
tacy or falling from grace, as taught by
the Methodist church. / find also that
tho same arguments used TO discredls
the experience OF sanc.ilcation are ofson
used by ritualists nnd worldly people to
discredit the.doctrine and experience of
conscious conversation and witness Of
the spirit. To instance, & Pref b yterian
minister few months ago said to me
he doubted not but that we were sincere
In preaching assurance, but he did not
believe that one could know that they
stood In saved relation to God.
preached in Gown o few years ago
where bishop of the Episcopal church
had said in sermon few DAYS be-
fore that "she doctrine of conscious CON.
version and the witness of the spirit as
taught by John Wesley and his follow
ers was perversion of the Bible and Q
deiusion OF the devil"
Because have not been consciously
converted is no proof that Others have
not been or that the Bible does not teach
conscious conversion.
Because seek the blessing OF sancti-
dcation and do not receive Il does not
prove that others have not received IL,
or that the doctrine ia unscriptural.
The fact thstsome profess sanctifcation
who do not show o ss5ctifte6 spirit, is
no more an argumentsgainst sanctiHca-
ton then, that some who profess con-
VRrqtOn whn do aYhthik 49,.
spirit is an argument against conver-
sion. My investigation uon this subject
has covered period OF more than ten
years. In that time have met with
some who are crRnks on the subject, but
by far the larger part of those with
whom l have come In contact who pro-
fessed to be in the blessing. exemplified
1t in the life and walk, and have often
been struck with one popularity, they
seem to have something that the VAST
majority OF protesting Christians do not
seem to have. My Investigations have
also convinced me that the experience
called Entire Specification, Chris
tian Perfection" Perfect Love" and
Second Blessing" by Wesley, Watson,
Clark, Asbury, Lovick, Pierce, Bishop
Key, DR.. Carradine and others is identi-
cal with the experience taught by
moody, Pearson, Torrey, DR.. Gordon and
others and called "Endumens for Ser
vice" or Baptism with the Holy Ghost"
While they differ in theory and name.
Oil agree that IL Is definite work OF
grace wrought In the heart of the be-
lever subsequent to regeneration, snd
that absolute conservation and specific
act OF faith are the perquisites to this
Cleansing" "InallinR" or Baptism"
l would say to all interested In this
question, II you want the blessings meet
the conditions -Consecration and Fai,h.
Never mind about theories. but do as
friend once said to me, "Sepd your
heart on to heaven by lightning express
end let your head 60 by slow freight"
Get the baptism and call 1t what you
please. Get II whether necessary to
salvation or not The experience know
to be real, for IL tHlleys with my own,
and to me 1t cannot be . delusion, for 4,
transformed my own life and made me
an Evangel of the Cross.
II you ask me what WAS 1t received?
What Is 1t have? 1 answer, Jesus,
blessed Jesus. whose blood now
clesnses from all sin and gives me vic
tory"
We can only be complete in Him"
He alone is our wisdom. righteousness,
sanctihcation and redemption" Claim
iIAmt pEOkucEb no yOuE SbViOur from Gil
sin and claim Him now.
"'Tis the promise Of God full saliva
ton to give"
This 20, wretched man that am"
Experience is not the language OF soul
from sin set free" but Is legal bond
age. Jesus breaks the power of can
celled sin, HE sets the prisoner free"
Ellis blood can maxi o the foulest clean"
"His blood avails for me"
Put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ and
make not provision for tho hesh,"
Whatsoever ye do. do all 30 the glory
of God"
Get the Saviour and you are saved.
Get the baptiser and you will have the
baptism. Get the ssnctifer and yon are
sancsi6ed. For God hath not called US
unto unclesnness. but unto holiness.
And the very God OF peace sanctify you
wholly; and 1 pray God your whole spirit
and soul and body be preserved blame
less unto the coming Of our Lord Jesus
Christ. Faithful Is he that calleth you
who also will do IT," This I believe to
be the true remedy for the dead formal
isy and worldliness in our churches. Let
the old. time doctrine be preached, ex-
perienced, urged constantly, anywhere.
everywhere, and soon our pulpits would
fame with the old time fire. Our affairs
would be crowded with penitents and
the glory of the latter day Methodism
would rival that Of the early church.
The class meeting would take the
place Of tho card table, ballroom and
theatre, and our prayer meetings would
resound with the halleluj4hs OF praise.
Then would the church walk lin the
spirit" obeying the Commandments Of
God.
Looking for that blessed hope and
the glorious appearing Of the great God
and our Saviour Jesus Christ. who gave
no1 To- DO Ioh rndn