The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-07
yoRh or rHE COMFORTER.
Rev. DR.. HYDE breaches an Interesting
Sermon sunday Morning.

Sermon sunday Morning.
At the Third Presbyterian church sun
dav morning Rev Dr. Hyde preached
from the text. ST John xiv, s-ll: And
when lie IS come lie VIII reprove inc
world OF sin, and OF riSnteousness' ana OF
iudgment or sin. because they believe
not on Me Of righteousness, because go
TO My Father and We see Me no more.
OF Judgment, because the prince OF this
world IS judged ,,
during which the Christian world VIII
unite I'm prayer TO God for certain OBJ
iects specified by the international Evan
Felical Alliance. There ls inspiration IN
the thought OF such union in petition and
praise In hundreds OF pulpits to-day the
work Of the Holy Spirit will be discussed,
and TO that theme l invite your atten-
ton. "
In verse preceding these TO which
your thought is directed our Saviour gives
an infinitely touching reason or Ills own
departure and the coming OF me coih
fOrter 1T IS eXpedient Tor you thdt
20 away. for il / go not away the COM
fOrter will not come unto you, but IL
depart / will send him unto you. II
would be very difficult Cor the disciples
to understand the breVity OF the lncaIha-
ton and the short duration Of their
Masters public ministry ne 'iOrlu hdO
stood upon the uptOe OF eNYecta'loh'
waiting Tor the coming OF ne PlVihe one
i'm human life. Now that Tie had come,
and inspired them by Ills hoiy toucI,
U,bv ebouId He so soon b.. taaen away?
1T IS expedient tor YOU they near him
say. They must needs be Impressed WIN
the sDiritual union between themselves
and the Christ, and this could not De
while He fingered. They must be taught
the great lesson that the sPlrltuaI Is Ils
real And so ms INN, ZINES o sme b to, and
transDlanted in the garden OF Goa tnat
we may be in touch with the spiritual
All me, a little baby
Leaves an aching blank OF space
When God stOOps down and taxes IL
From an earthly dwelling place
but its perfume fingers In the nome as
beuedictiOu. and We ever aiter nave
peculiar interest I'm heaven.
The entire work of the blessed Com
forter. the Holy Spirit, Is compfeheHueu
First To reprove the world of sin. be
cause they believe not on Me; convict,
convince the world of the sin OF unbelief
ON the incarnate Son. Ihls SIN or othla-
sion is the deadliest or all sins, l9t II 10
aIl-inclusive The incarnation IS the CEN
tire Of the divine revelation, ana uhDeIiei
an thar liz the source OF all SIN. IL Is iie
province of the Holy Spirit TO Iasten tils
sin uD0n the human heart but VIZ
Sririt's work stopped here men Woulu
second But. then. the Comforter is to
convince the world OF righteousness pc
cause ] 30 TO My Father ana yc see a.
no more one. awakened TO the SIN OF
IUNeIlgf. must If toltNlltA'A W l'N -
sonai righteousness of Jesus Christ as a
complete remedy for sin. And this IS part
of the Holy Spirits work.
Third. The world Is 10 be COW N, me-, Ne
world is Judged This is not the hnal
i'fdement but the present judgment or
satan. who has been conquered by. me
son ~ cod We need 10 be convinced
- satsnic mower r. subject 10 the
infnite' such conviction viii give as the
couraee 10 fight the battles Of the right
our feet ought TO be- upon me neck OF tne
evil. for through conquest OF our Master
he has been judged. ,...
If we become not only convicted. by
,onvinced of these great truths through
Inc benehcent operations OF the 10y
spirit. We become more thah cohi"vloi
t'rourh Him that loved us.