The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-05

wears was the rediscovcry OF Christ, that
the characteristic OF the passing score of
years is the rediscovery of the Bible; and
that the next two decades probably the
hrst OF the Twentieth century will be char
acterized by the rcdiscoyery OF the New
Testament church Certain reservations
OF course are TO be made, and certain linz
itations understood In accepting statements
like these but there is sense In which
croeds and controversies. ecclesiastical
blindness and dogmatic dullness have over
laid the Man. the Book and the Church;
and 1t is true also that modern liberty
rather than modern originality has brough,
these to light again. There has never been
a time since the inspired age when Christ
the Bible. and the Church, have been so
we'll understood. so nationally vindicated
and SO highly appreciated, as they are to-
dav. In large and vital sense they have
been rediscovcred.
Christ. however, was genuine discoy-
erer. lie discovered childhood and gave n
new sanctity to the nrst years OF life. He
discovered youth with all its amazing pos
shilties of character aud service. Our
Lord was the Columbus OF womanhood and
while we can not say that she was ahso-
lutelv lost In Judaism. she was submerged
In pasanism. and in the mongrel Christian
ism that superseded 1t In the Roman en-
pire and In our own civilization. How It
meudous forces for the uplifting OF the
world were allowed to drop out of the
church's life. like so many lost arts, is
one Of the mysteries OF the evolution of
our race and our religion. am not an
old man. but I can remember the time when
the Sunday school amounted to little In
comparison with its present proportions;
when the women sat on one side of the
church by themselves. and were allowed, by
special grace OF suffrage, to sing. and
when the young people mobiI'zed In the
back OF the church and were expected ia
talk and misbehave. But. thank God. the
veil has heen removed and the millennium
OF stupidity Is drawing to a close. Rober'
Raikes rcdiscovered the children two cen
turtles ago: DR.. Clark in more recent years
rcdiscovered the yonng people; and know
not what benctcent genius, by the aid OF
the Divine Spirit, like the rest, rediscov-
cred the power OF liberated and consecrated
womauhuod for service in christ s Kingdom,
The Christian Endeavor movement is the
last and the greatest of the moral discov-
cries of the age. because it combines the
others with itself and has thus become the
most marvellous OF the new spiritual forces
Of the world
lnasmuch as the motto adopted at Wash
ington last GUNNER was Not by might
nor by power but by my spirit. saith the
Lord" and the supreme purpose OF the
wear mas Dtttl 10 NttItH XIV sli ANNA' NV
and your secretary has requested me TO
sneak along these lines, have concluded
to modify the subject announced and to
deal with the broader question. the Holy
Shirt for power and serVicc In witness
ing for Christ. The true Endeavorer wants
but one thing, spiritual power, and he
wants that ono thing for one purpose. ser
vice in witnessing for Christ and the
church
"'rhe Holy Spirit for Power" 'Yo
shall receive power when the Holy Spirit
has come upon you" The heavenly en-
duement promised to the Apostles was the
coufermcnt of power for Gospel service
The amounting OF the Spirit is the spirit
ual sacrament for character and consecra-
tion. The outpouring, milling or baptism
In the spirit Is the means of power for
effective service in the salvation OF men
The characteristic feature Of Christs min
istry. the one that distinguished II from all
other ministries, Is called by three OF me
evanEclists the baptism in, not OF. the HOY
Spirit The baptism was OF Christ as the
administration, IL was In the Hoy spirit
as the hoptizing element. Its purpose WAS
to energize the soul and to give convert
Ing and snnctiiying power 10 christian
men The view that this baptsmai ac-
ton Of the Holy Spirit was purely m'rac-
ulous manifestation confined to the Apos-
Ties on penteeost. and 4 few OF the hfsl
Gentle converts III Ca M" ""o 49,, 4,
temporary witness io' e, w." 10 IAN
Christ ana the aescehuen 9,i,'' s ~ 'a an,
ure to dis'ineuish nrtwson any All tho
accidents nf alvine sra ,n,t a, ~" asscn-
genuine chrlstiats ." , .n,s h'uH Nv. ,rars,s
bly, we're conveIVeu 't M ' 5"i' nor hear
the voice nor were you struck Dlnd LOT
three days nor recoNeieu a,Jrr yI bn,,d Tho
ness oy cue 'ouI I,, VI c,ango 10 The enme
fundamental sp'',,u a ar'nrary mtracnio,s
In an cases, hos ,ne rntnu,n; comyorsion
incl"Fn.N OF 80 go no the pentecostIans
You were CONVERGE i,"V ~, ,1o ,,iano ~ meet
but were NOT $780, ~ ~ r,'sn,ns Wind from
ing ny uhe sounu & arr,,,na ynu ana moi
heaven ana whoh Sp ,',a a. aro si;,ing an MI
see eleven tonEue h ''n nnoi'a in many Ian
the preachers; Nl H. ,yc,,derfrl ,yords
guases anu u"lor's ,,a' ohamaa was the
OF COD lne ~ no,, h,,i Tho miracu
same IN ,heiii ni'r y, ~ ,hesn snec,al case,
IONS n'c"ripn"'l,l', ., ,,t,air Inward change
were no pant VI oonyors,on WHY moi dis
that cohstl'" '',' v,annor between The ox-
lihsu,sh III In ,o,',n,reI effects and cir
traord'hary NV n'a bon,,sn, I'm the uoly
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