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THE LOVEOF GOD"
Was Rev. Joseph H.
Smiths Evening Text.
Second Revival Meeting at Metho-
dist Episcopal
Church.

Rev Joseph H. Smiths text last
night was Romans 5;5-'And hope
maketh not ashamed; because the love
of God is shed abroad in our hearts by
the Holy Spirit which is given unto
u.s." You recollect that when L stopped
last night 1 was speaking about what
a Pentecostal revival meant to the
Christian. Let us begin there. The
text SAYS that THE love of God is shed
abroad by the Holy Spirit, which is
given unto U.S." This is subjective;
this is personal Christian experiences;
this is the fulness of the blessing or
Grace We are drawn tonight to the
theme of the love of God shed abroad
in us. The idea is that of the whole
moral and affectional nature being
filled with, controlled by and satisfied
with the love of God.
1.-The love of God shed abroad in our
hearts," in Pauls vocabulary, is the
same as Perfect love" in Johns full
ness of love! He that believeth in Me,
as the Scripture hath said, out of him
shall flow rivers of living water" this
said John. HE Spake of the Spirit,
which they that believe on Him should
receive Let us read back from the
first verse of the chapter, and you Will
see how the text is related. They were
first justified by faith; they had peace
with God; they rejoiced in hope of the
glory of Cod they gloried in tribula-
tions, and it was all because the love
of God was shed abroad in them by
faith in this grave wherin we stand.
This grace or fulness of love is some
thing different from justification.
They were already justified, and Paul
adds ''by whom, also, they had (some-
thing more) access into this grace
| wherein we stand
This grace of which Paul speaks is
| characterized by stability, by abiding
| joy: it is marked by a jubilant tri-
umph in tribulation even. A grace
| which is not ashamed to hold up its
| head; grace which will satisfy your
| longing; a grace in which the soul is
| ballasted by the love of God / do
not know just what your need is,
hence L will talk about the first point
stability. You doubtless have been
troubled to find vacillation in your
work in your devotion, in your joy, in
your peace. This grace shed abroad in
our hearts by the Holy Spirit will cure
all that. The Lord will give a grace in
which we may stand. The Lord can
hold you TO straight line, and, as he
has promised, keep you from fall
| ing" enable you Ito run and not grow
weary to walk and not faint" You
all have your ecstatic movements in
the spiritual life when it Seemed as if
] you could fly; but let me tell you,
| beloved that it takes much more grace
| to walk steadily all the time, than to
| fly infrequently. 1t takes this grace to
enable us to do all the little things of
| life in a ChriSt-like spirit and way.
do you mean to say that l can be
saved from my SPELLS say>you? Yes,
| thank God; you may by grace-the
grace given when the love of God is
shed abroad in your hearts by the
Holy Spirit given unto ou;-when you
receive the "fulness of the love of
God" Christ came to take the burrows
out of your hearts and make them
well-spring of joy-nay, more-to
make them so that out of them shall
flow rivers of living water
A man is no credit to redemption
who cannot joy in tribulation eve
God wants us to rejoice evermore''-
'ever" gives the idea of continuity
more means increase of joy. The
blessed Christ can give you unspeak-
able and indestructible joy. A man
who is in this grace can rejoice in
hope. even if he does not understand
just the why or wherefore of the ev-
ents of his life. Now | know, beloved,
that you want this blessing; you want
all that God can give you. One of the
best ways to get fresh check (bless-
ing) from God is to send him a receipt
(praise) for the last one. Let-us kneel
and each do this for himself