New-York tribune., 1897-07-31

SOlQ everywhere. IIlCc Oh CeHto'
THE CENTURY CO., N. Y.
thought In our hearts gather together In this
conference. That does not mark the first and most
important question that each Of us ought to be
facing day by day, and perpetually. There Is an
aspect of the Spirits work that precedes His work
as The energizer of our life for service to which
we must come before We ever can be men and
women from whose inner life there flow out rivers
Il believe that expression Of our Lord on the
great day Of the feast marks the desire of our
hearts this morning, and we say: Lord, may we
not have these ryers of yns water We p gG
churches and from our spheres OF work. and thank
here and there who have been won to Christ; for
the days full of sunshine and blessing In our minis
try FOR the moments WI when we elt that GGd bs was
things do not answer to the description OF the Mas
ter that out of our inner life there may flow rivers
The thirty-seventh verse is personal: II any
said He that believeth on me, of his belly shall
The first marks relation that is to exist be. be,
tween Master and and nyed myse His dealing all Il w5a be
place of having lost my individuality and my per-
ne Of bessDs M dDe through Which the living waters
flow 10 the people outside Verse 81 marks personal
ing Verse IS marks the place of my relative bless
ings. the place where / become a means of bless
SBelleve me. you can never interfere IN Christian
life and service with the divine order No one can
ers verse no y rs We know of scores Of people VINO
are hungry TO get into verse 80 who would like TO
ht hna should m
for seryGe is not the first h hng nS a
tie removal out OF life Of the element Of self. As
iG%'s Sequence s ~o become Of
ings. and out of our inner lives flow rivers OF v.
Is desirons Of the baptism Of the Holy Spirit for
the power for service. am inclined to say to that that
sm Of h Holy HOLY SPIRIT ' the rst thing it may
may be to take you out OF the place where ,! y9n
but it may
RIGHT RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD.
zone or two Of my brethren came to me just
before ] left Birmingham to talk this matter over
with me. and said Tell us what you yourself know
of the baptism of the Spirit for service. and
said: The first thing is right relationship win
God through Christ ard the Holy Spirit. The first
thing is to put where God would have us be-
and If are in the wrong place the hrst step Is
to put us into the right place
churches to-day that we are apt, to think
deaiing with Christ If any, man thirst let
him come unto me ana drnS, nS,ro men, ha hent
back # the first is attended to- We have the expe
of S8 He that be.veth IN me NH ss enw ,ms
rivers of living water. What is this personal con-
Si5iGnI %oTd the Mase s%T could @ possibly Nay
ask ourselves in the presence Of God What Is & me
supreme sense Of need in my life at the present sh
time? That question cannot be answered IN ,,in me
crowd must get into the place OF calm ana a,iie @
and loneliness with my Master If am TO "a ansW"f ,%a
i, arignt. What is the one sense OF need that
dona,os my nd mysTf in wha n, fe"fSrenG 10 Sr once
underlying desire % that smr mriVey who y deals
1if 70 let Him in to show ourselves this morn
nE 50 Da1iye ,nI we ana %aE GcsTe G1"e Of my fe
What are you seeking? What $40 90 y YOU the wan.: pres
ent line Perhaps some would say to ,, ne n AIN
very lonely God came into my 9ynd e m I'll the daTs
ago at hc veors and here is that great gap Inffe'
and am athrs this morning foi compan'onTnd nnd
Tie. w%Tg tns, pned in lonely darSness ever
sine oSTk %a this truth and although it may seem S,
" hard one | would not say IL II II ,n;no md serv-
heag Mn hat sense Of lack of M Su
no S he channel through when riVepn o, "a n voi
/ cahnot Ill dow You a thirsty Sou,. - ~,
water. s,iS, Sirk about your own pain ana lone,ip
and bereavement tnat mr. tn anV ~ one else It is
your giving ou, o,ioe dnH forms by which we are hin
derod. r,,r cprRIr
OVERLOOKING WITH THE sfiHii'
-, .o,,,hor n man a; the Southport convention
T., Errland last year. who PRAYED Ho'' m - oon
Tbv spirit. We cannot hoi' i' anonot overflow
.rreow n great deal But you c"iho' ,itn ,s
ov'i"o , ,'a oro filed and so long as your ne !.
""', ~ 90 sense OF companonship you c"'''o'
,o ou, 7 am not saying that sorro" any -
NOM rob people of power for srSnd sHrv they hinde,
sorrow , an% bsng used for service Some ONE e'S Of
rsys That is not my sra af1 fHr cleansng within
deep Az ann from ali that Is evil Thank rsa od remans
rsi long as 1na' Of Blessing to others II
you canno sense Of the SO long as ere Sou are
Io,s Ine that right down In your hare orybe,m yol
hsie nd se; sT the Victory after % a 91S yon
you in your of rivers Of blessing. and you oush
not to try TO be- o,so saws: That Is not my lack
II want IT. anydhnfP Edd Perhaps we have to tn. tn
most subtle and peculiar point OF an % any axnerience
say am spe,akins ~ DO S"9 8; great thing God b,
,Sa, very desire / am In danger OF hnub ihrou9b me
doing what He wants nbs,e 70 dangeTs w M that bese
one one we want to be and do something mos
Him remember d,G the p9ln' e You Y "s are seeking b
winner rather, han 70 6S % from doing
seeking WAS to do With me- and in the
He wanted 20 use me. .,, ,,hatever they ma,
TO nd aiI onv touch briefly upon these varied o pos
sbilities the Master comes and says say eanf AMI tha
hnrever Ih,Is, soul comes In simple abandonment o
,,se,f 10 Him He Is able TO come INTO nh ~ i'iu % a
satisfy every des1e sked ot bu, anSs by giving Himself IN Hi
f,iness Never thirst Is the word Of Jesus ,e con
srn1G hs drnS "so so II ou are 70
ship lie waits to come right Into your hat e vou 10 vii
and the Tsos he saes and I'd that wan
nDotbing but the Master Himself the most @ i,,, nr
pqbr1arf,s e rs and let Him smile everything els
out of existence We want not TO 90 $50 som :
thing or to se seyce but want Thee to
end lake possession OF our lives absolutely eivn
us toa bot anf hat the next hour
the r,ms momsmt tor us but coming thus sht into fun
unauestioned possession OF our who'e oe'hs'
BLESSED POSSIBILITY.
..vben the soul comes into that place Of surren