The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-03
Rev Mr.. Hite,s Sermons.

The Rev. Lewis +. Ilite preached morn
ing and evening sunday In the Mission
Room. 7l-2 west Marshall street, two
sermons based on the 18th and 18th chap
tors Of the Gospel OF John. The text IN
the morning was, And for their sakes,
l sancity. Myself. that they also might
be sanctiled through the truth John
xvii. 10.
lie said. in substance: "Tho prayer OF
which the text forms a part is a perfect
expression Of Chrlsrs nature, and OF the
purpose Of His life on the earth. This
prayer. interpreted spiritually and in the
light Of His whole life and TEACHINGS
tells us that the essential and supreme
thing I'm the work lie came 10 do. was -
bring into exercise FOR the good OF men
the divine love, which was the inner sub
stance of His being. the inner light by
which lie saw His own nature. and the
needs Of men. and the inner source OF
the power which sustained Him. This
love brought Him into the world. The
substance out Of which He was made, the
form into which lie Yves moulded. the
life that animated Him. His inmost de-
sires. His deepest thoughts, His every
act, came forth from this love. This love
was His Father. Ills life from first 10
last in every particular was true 10 this
love This love was the God lie served.
This love was God. His task was TO
make this divine love human. and His
human love divine. As q child lie could
only learn of il. in the Scriptures. lie
found a perfect description Of it. and Of
His own nature and future work And
all this lie learned perfectly. As a
youth lie could only think ont the mean
ing Of this description and make the DE-
vine wisdom of the Word His own wis
dom OF human life. As n man He search
ed out and removed the hndrances I'm
Himself 10 the entrance and operation of
this love. and brought 50 down into the
exercise OF His own human faculties and
powers. thereby making Himself IT'S per
feet medium 10 men. His steadfast pur-
pose TO do this Is expressed I'm the words
OF the text HIS desire 10 have the in
finite fulness of the divine love. con-
sciously present and operative I'm Him
and IN Him manifested TO men was ex-
pressed in the opening words Of the
prayer. Father. glorlfy Thy Son. that
Thy Son may also gl0rify Thee
when this process Of removing His
own human imperfcctions and Inherited
tendencies 20 self-asSertiOn and resist
ence. and Of letting I'm the divine love
until the exercise Of His human powers
was the actual presence and operation
Of this love upon and in men, He could
say: L have glOrifed Thee on the earth:
/ have finished the work Thou gavest Me
10 do" Thus speaking He was The
Glorihed Jesus
The sermon in the evening brought to-
gether the promises OF The Holy Ghost.
and showed that the teaching Of these
promises IS that the Holy Ghost IS the
Spirit Of the Lord Jesus Christ. which IS
taught directly IN the words Gle breath
ga on them, and said unto them. receive
ye the Holy Ghost
But the Lords spirit the sermon main
tanned. is not something that goes out
Of Him and into men On a spiritual sense.
The lord is a divine person lie IS omni-
present. as fully present I'm one
place as I'm another. So he is
fully present with every man.
The Holy Ghost then is the Lord ll'm-
SELF as lie is actually present. with de
vine fulness I'm men, Every man. thCro-
fore. by virtue Of the Lords presence
and operation has always at hand the
divine aid 20 live q perfect human life.
VERY man can. If he viii. avail himself Of
the divine aid to see evil and shun It. 20
rid himself OF all wrong tendencies and
bad habits. TO see the truth and think il
clearly. 20 love unselfshlv and TO act
wisely and solely for the good of others.
"Be ye therefore. perfect. as your Faith
or which is i'm Heaven is perfect