The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-19

give you clean heart? He can. brother.
THE blood of Jesus Christ, His Son.
cleanseth MS from all SIM
Inc generation efore ours was a doc.
tr'nai age al aye when Calv'nism aud
MetHouisn had sharp cJmbats And
you KNOW now human nature swings
iIoih one SIDE to the other. Our children
are growing up to-day without knowing
the doctrines of their own church, and
ABOUT all the doctrine some of our min
listers are preaching is warning against
our oeilef, not telling what is the truth,
, OUT saying that this is not the truth.
rms ls about all the dortIinal preach.
ing your children are growing nm
wltn-we nave swung to the Opposite ex
IRENE. Now, Of all the neglected doc
trines In this age Il do not know that
TINS Is true SO much In Virginia as in the
eastern, western and northern States), of
All neglected doctrines, this Fundamental
doctrine of sin is so little explained. so
little preached, that many men want to.
but do not, know the truth of God con-
corning SIN, and you could see by the
questions from sincere persons how many
DO not Know the definition of inbred,
original or indwelling sin. Men are not
only sinners by practice, but sinful by
leeds, but sinful because of inheritance,
ana salvation is not completed when a
mau is saved from the sins he commit
.ed, out also must he saved from the sins
ne inherited, and since there is no merit
In works OF his which can save him. it is
necessary for him TO look to Jesus 70
take away his sin, and He will make
MIN whittier than snow. That is not ma
furity' growth, development. That is
purity There is n little boy who las
some scrofuons diseases. The mother
hnds some doctor who can cure him. aud
his blood is purified and the disease
taken out. Now. would any of the
neighbors say, johnny is done growing
now because he has gotten well," That
he Is ms big us he will ever get now, be-
cause he is we'll? And yet there are peo.
pie who will say that because we are
preaching in the name of Jesus that God
VIII take the disease OF sin out of you, we
are preaching thnt II man will get as big
rs ever he will get in an instant. We
tell You that God will take the leprosy of
sin out of you, and then you will grow
more in day than'you did before in forty
years.
Now, I think ought to say something
to you right here think that YOU will
understand it's spirit; l think you will
understand its meaning. I hold these
meetings nj the year, but this is the only
community or section in which | have
held n meeting like this in any thing else
but church, except for lack of room
thu only community. This is the only
community, brother, that have been in
for year wnere the pastors of the
churches, whose theology maintains the
doctrine which preach, were not with
me day by day and night by night on the
platform. We are no adventurers, no
eNploiters. Our organization is passed
every year in annual conference without
challenge. go to three annual confer
ences, and hold meetings like this and
have no apology for preaching the doc
trine of full salvation in the Lord Jesus
Christ. We have no fanaticism to pro-
muigate, no new doctrine to project.
Our object Is to teach that the blood of
Christ will cleanse you from the leprosy
of sin, and make you whittier than snow.
The Lord said when He sent Paul out
to be n preacher, the Lord said when He
sent me out to be preacher, and He said
when lie sent every other man out to be
preacher. 81 want YOU to he I. preacher
and witness. not only want you to
proclaim, but testify So, if YOU will
excuse me. will do what have not yet
done in this meeting. will abandon
the role of preacher and take the witness
stand was poor sin er, well brought
up, understand, and my good old Pres
hyteriaE mother is still living, and much
OF what am owe to her; but became
wdyward and worldly, not going to-
mothers church, and only went a-oun
to tile Meth Odist Church ut nights, and
then not altogether for religious pur-
poses. But, und RI the circumstances in
Dictated here this morning or yesterday,
got under deep conviction of my sins and
sought earnestly pardon for them. My
attention was rot turned TO the matter
Of Development maturity, disease, but
my attention was turned to the fact that
| was guilty. condemned sinner under
penalty of the law of God. l cried for
mercy. and on the Goth day of January,
1874, ut tea minutes after Q o'clock at
night, God spoke to my heart as clearly,
though not with u human voice, but as
clearly rs man ever spoke to a friend,
and said to ire that for the sake of Jesus
my sins We're all forgiven. Beloved with
that moment there WAS transformation,
change of life; there was new Joy Il.
new peace, new inspirations, new attach
ments. have started In my new life.
a uian said before I left the meeting
house, II preacher "Now, Brother Smith,
it is done, It is done - said, ''No. sir,
do not fee! that way. only know am
trusting" "Well, don't you believe you
were converted?" Eyes; hut say brothe =,
look here, feel that somethin ing has lust
tegun; am after something else, and no
ore ever started me but God" Almost
as soon rs ] was converted God started
me after something else. On my way
home felt an appetite for something re
liSioTs to read-that was one Of the Ell
dences of my new life. felt craving
for religious book A Christian woman
had loaned me n book THINKING If would