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; SANCTIFICATION'
What it is and What it
Does.
Evangelist Smiths Topical Tues
day Afternoon
Meeting.

Rev. J. II. Smith spoke again from
the 18th chapter of Johns Gospel at
the Methodist Church yesterday after
noon. The text was: Il pray for them"
IL is clear from this chapter that the
word 'sanctify'' has more than one
meaning in the Bible. Christ applies
il 70 them" disciples and also TO
Himself Beloved, do not be afraid of
the term, sanctification, of the doc
trine OF sanctification, of the expert
ence of, and testimony to sanctifica-
ton. The term is sometimes used in
the sense of separation TO a service,
such as that of temple vessels or
priests TO their Office When Christ set
himself apart to the suffering of the
cross. he sanctified himself. When we
consecrate ourselves fully to God it
has one sense OF sanctification. APP
piled, however, to a moral being II
means more than mere conservation.
The liberal meaning OF Sanctify is
ITO make holy" 1t means separation
from sin, from defilement, from every
thing unholy. Sanctify in the text does
not mean separation from the world.
ed. IL does not mean being set apart
to a work as is a minister at ordina-
ton. 1t does not mean simply being
kept from outward evil. They to whom
he spoke were already kept from out
ward evil. Some people seek TO eX-
cuse various sins and inconsistencies
in themselves by saying: "Oh, do not
claim to be sanctifiedw Say, beloved,
did it never occur to you that you are
a hypocrite if you have enough light
to see how a sanctified man ought to
walk, that is enough to condemn you,
if YOU do not walk that way. Notice
the place of this petition that his
children might be sanctified." 1t oc-
ours later than the petition that they
might be kept from the evil and earlier
than the prayer that they might be
gloTified.
Sanctification does not mean glorifi-
cation. We are to find the source and
power of sanctification in the blood of
Christ. Do not look for ii in the de-
in the blood. Christ tells
is the instrument used, ''Sanctify them
through thy truth "Thy word is
truth He is all the word, the truth.
All churches agree that sanctification
does not occur at the moment Of con-
or justification. They also
agree that without entire sanctifica
ion or holiness mo man shall see the
Lord.' They differ in the medium
Ised, viz: Purgatory. growth, time, or
somehow at death. Christ says: Sane
ify them through thy truth" That |
loes not mean that you have to grasp |
Ill truth. Throughout all eternity you |
Won't be able to do that. 1t means the |
ruth on this point. In order to receive |
his gift from God you must take hold. /
Iou feel the electricity when you make |
through your body by TAX
ng hold of the handles of a galvanic
You must take hold by faith
IN Gods promises. What does sancti
cation do for us? 1t takes out unholy
empers. the bent TO SHINING; it gives
fullness of indwelling love in the
leart. 1t is a cleansing of the temple,
lot a reconstruction of it. 1t does not
INVOLVE freedom from physical or
mental defects and from consequent
rrors in judgment and practice. 1t is
lot exemption from temptation, nor
rom the capability or possibility of
sin. but through love and
he fullness of the Holy Spirit free
ON from the corruption which is in
he world.