The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-29

Again, i saw that since &c was the pure
chase of Chrisss death, It could be only
by faith, and therefore was mine then,
the moment trusted God for 1T: did
therefore trust Him definitely for this
very thing; snd I, even I, WAS enabled
TO reckon myself dead indeed unto sin,
but alive unto God in Jesus Christ my
Lord"
THIS that flesh, which had disoov-
cred to be so utterly corrupt and inca
pable OF Improvements, / now found
could be abandoned. read, Eye are
not In the flesh bus in the spirit. fso be
thar the Spiris Of God dwell in you. !"
BY faith 1 knew that the Spirit of God
did dwell in me. and therefore by faith
l could triumphantly cry. 81 have
'crucified the flesh with It's affections
end lusts. 1 ON dead, nevertheless
live; yet not I,bus Christ liveth in me-"
And according to my faith found IL
was done unto me. In reckoning my
self dead, found that WAS practically
dead unto sin. In putting OF the old
man by faith. and in putting on the
new man, found that the one was act
ually put of. and 1.-The other actually
put ON. I was enabled, in short,
- walk In the spirit aud therefore not
10 fulfill the lusts Of the flesh. en-
tered into the rest OF faith-that keep
Ing OF SabbRths" which remaineth for
the people OF God; and there I still
abide. Not that there are NO conflicts.
Alb. no! But she battle Is no longer
mine. but Christ's. And can under
stand the blssaedness Of enduring
temptation; knowing that the trying of
my faith worketh patience, and shall
be found unto glory and honor at the ap-
pesring OF my Lord Jesus Christ.
And now, II 1 am asked what is my
life, with deep and abiding sense Of
my own nothing meas, I can only answer
that Christ Is now my life. Once had
truth about Him, but now 1 have Him
self! Once 1 tried 10 live in my new
nature independent Of Him; now l am
joined to Him in oneness that is in
describable, having NO life but His
lost and swallowed up In Him. Not
that l never leave this blessed abiding
place, and walk in the flesh again, to
my unspeakable anguish and regret.
But Christ 10 always the same, and the
way Of access by faith is slways open;
and, thanks be Unto God. He ia faith
ful to keep that which have committed
to Him. and more and more does He
confirm my soul steadfast and immova-
BILE in Him.
At last 700 have learned the secret
OF the Holy Spirits presence and guild
nance. But thia cannot explain. The
voice Of Christ in the soul can be heard
only by those who abide In Him, and
must be experienced to be understood.
Suffice 1t Is to say, that more than all 1
30 longed for 10 m ade mine now by faith;
and am satisfied.
All the past of my Christian course
seems comparatively wasted. 1 was o
child of God, 1t 10 true; but my growth
eakt hln
Now. have begun to grow. Now. there
are no limits to the possibilities of my
future. have entered upon the way
OF my holiness; and my path, even
mine, will be. humbly believe. Is the
path OF the just, shining more and
more unto the perfect day. The dedi-
cation which was before impossible to
me, has become now the very Joy of my
heart. Am dedicated, not by what I
have given up, but by what 1 have re-
ceived. Jesus has entered into my
heart and take possession there; and,
by His mighty power, He is subduing
all things unto Himself. Utterly vile
in myself. and less than nothing, have
found in Jesus all that I need. My
lifelong struggles after holiness are
satisfied in Him. Filled with him, 1
an filled with righteousness. Abiding
in Him, the promise Is sure that I shall
bring forth much fruit. Believing,
resting, sbiding,-these are my part;
He does all the rest.
We clip the following from tIe Vir-
ginia Evangelist, which may be 1854
with profit by all church people:
Don't Make Fool OF Yourself.
Instead Of becoming alarmed at the
nj standardization yphfnh
10 threaten our country, we rejoice at
Its appearing To be forewarned Is to
be foresrmed. We desire to forewsrn
two classes who are extremely liable in
the present or coming crisis to make
fools of themselves. The first Ia that
impulsive. responsive, emotional class
which Is 80 largely controlled by their
feelings and who hear the word and
anon with Joy receive 1t. These endure
for awhile and in time of persecution
wither away:
The other class Is composed of the
preachers who try every doctrine by
their denominationsl standards, and
because they fail to find anything In
these standards to favor his doctrine
but much in them TO condemn 1t, these
with one accord will make fools of
themselves by Offering such foolish CD.
position to the doctrine that they will
make themselves ridiculous and there
by aid the cause they fstn would put
down. We are sorry to see thai some
OF our own preachers have already made
some little newspaper filings which to
our mind indicates lack of thought
and investigation. Brethren, let US ex.
anime the question II IL is new to some.
Do not forget, however, that 1t is much
older than some OF us think.
Tho one class to receive permanent
benefit from this agitation is composed
Of those who shall strive TO attain this
higher life as the scripture hath said