New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-04

grace to awaken you you meyer ,re"bIs You
been awakened before mar conc God 70 AWAKEN you to
the truth that without righteousness. wi,ho n Cod
ness without occurrences, no man O"' ~
God Is the consuming nre'
NOTHING TESTS LIKE FIRE
r. r,v. van these two facts to take home
with you and I pray God to burn them INTO you.
con, First fire searches and fire reveals No'hihs
tests Ike fire Tried by fire is a synonyne io'
rool pcnu,ne pure Fire brings out the true
character of anything submitted to IT, ro. ha be
seen how the smelling furnace uiE ,sos IRE it
niece Of gold orc thrown into IT, II SEXES s, ~
encrcles IT, penerates thrI hrInss a't to light ali
,mnnr,t,es Nothing escapes it. II burns and burns
until all impurty is thrown asid iea anu in The Are
remains except the pure gold. tried IN une that
Now God is consuming FIRE and through p .ns'
Are you o man! o woman VIII nsve now No
wonder the thought fills you with terror E sbat
God is searching YOU ne kn9s nov viii vet make
patent to the universe Not thought not oS T0r i
not escapes Him and my ny ot vo Mere porn
What an unmaskng II VIII De! ~ ar t ofT and
nn viii stand there bare naked "a you are wl o
the fierce light OF God playing on you nd laws You
barn this morning before this fen
pass for pure man wat II WOO Would stare and
Yourself. Man, how your irlehuis ~o
shrink from you as from one dsease"'
CHURCH LIFE TO CLOAK SIN.
Won mass for an honest truthful. sincere man
VIA, IL God laid bare your business lie? "nat
would the city think of you? You pass lot 'en-
glous man. and in many cases our rcheio" 10 W.
masterpiece OF hypocrisy. You may pe ''e'',
an officer minister. Leader, r afe 10 in prayer
and yet publican scattering ruin ana s9 sss,v
and wide an employer Ot TONED to the
church talking in the Church ana y e, and
the truth on which the orncnpts Of the Chrchs
Lord Scribe Pharisee. hypocrite trcht 81 FIRE
ia about vou and God Is consuming hie, ai,,
and fire reveals. But again, s'Nyh'.'''
fire DESTROYS This is not a word or wratn' uu' an .
wSf@ "a fact and It has spark Of msrcy for
those who continue imgsnitens Of sn is death
Ro,we 20 nv God and sin there Is no compromise
Against the sinner finally mPen'eeh cod Who gave
jesus Christ to redeem us can on only o nash ike I ,hs
in destroying fire know you 90 no, %, ,re !, w" II
kind Of preaching but do not blame me fof IT, apy
is Gods word. and only tell you 1t To- oy cS aaS
means may lead you TO renounee sn Mere are are
some Of the flashes OF that destroying hre'
WHOM GOD WILL DESTROY.
Against impurty: Marriage is honorable IN all.
and the bed indebted. but whoremongers ana
adultercrs God will Judge" Oh. sinner. beware
AGAINST lying: Without dogs. and "hoso-
ever llveth and maketh a lie.
Against covetousness: For this know ye' tna'
70 GGye'o OF c6pst or n' Of "@y
Against gluttony and drunkenness: ,, msS ,' 81
GO t:oa ;9fh things '"''l not e"'F, ' .o,
Against unbelicf: "He that DelieVetn uon 10 ~
drmned already. because he hath not peHe'eu III
he only hogotten son Of God"
The chan he will burn WIN unSu ,his are Wi
IL purify will IT destroy Us? ROW VIII s yoS5
stand III Who shall deal with the s s,,ng ybSnns
Brethren I will tell you. Those who haye not DIS
sDd have not Discovered that their righteous
ness is filthy rags ana nave n,n no e' he
said 81 count all things but loss that may win
Christ and he found in him. rot having my b 6mh
is through the faith OF Christ. the righteousness
which Is of God by faith.
COMFORT IN THE MESSAGE.
Rut now pass from this to speak OF this text
as a word Of comfort This text contains truth
about the nature and character OF God. out All
truth about God. M bre,hren. must bring JOY
and comfort 20 Gods people. The very same
thing which makes this truth terror to others
makes IT a Joy 10 the believer. For fire searches.
And our God is consuming fire. what COM
fort there Is In It. Sef-examination Is on" OF tho
very first duties Of a Christian. To the follower
Of Christ even more than TO ~" disciple or Soc
rates there comes tho command, Know thyself
Bu, any one who has attempted this work seriously
knows how terribly difficult 1t is. The human
is not easily known Most Of Us are deSeoe9 1
about ourselves because me suo,'e.e Dt pu'
heart defy the utmost skin OF our etamhatl ION,
We have tried this work and We have failed. but
whe, comfort n the though ma W Goa ya IS soms
do our loving Heavenly Father viii 90 God Is a
consuming 1s s sa,h the s.rptare? Tn" heart
Is deceitful above all things; and desperatey
Tksd eq .he o and %h love lie
reveals to US our faults that lie may humble us
He. wha, is sham. Under the clear light OF Gods
presence what call humility appears as proc
ouI prehrcn arc We prepared for this
definite searching? God grant that we may y, be-
~ be brough, 70 own our righteousness hlthy
rags that may know not our righteousness but
G ssarcS me- cod anf know my heart ny me
and know my thousht-, and see n there Is any
THE HARDEST PROBLEM.
But this searching and revelation is not all IL
ls wher we have been searched and when the
Gin within us has been revealed that our greatest
problem presents itself. How Is this sin which
God in His mercy has convinced us Of which the
destroying Are has revealed US. how is this TO be
got rid OF? That is the problem OK the Christian
NE tho problem that is breaking our hearts and
making us cry out. 20 Wretched man that am
who shall deliver me from the body of this
dcath?" We have oftentmes striven against this
thing and It has overmastered When We
thought that had overcome II In one part OF
our life II appeared In another. We strive against
pride and by prayer and discipline thought that
had overcome. when the Hash OF Gods light
bile When thought that we had overcome tho
love Of money. and were 80 occupied with the
traction for US the loss 81 property We possessed
the orer OF greater wealth. revealed the old pas
sion within us as strong as ever. Now. my bieth-
rem how is victory to be obtained? Our text gives
a word Of comfort here
Fire destroys and God Is n consuming fire.
The chan He Will burn with unquenchable fire
How different these words seem now TO what
they seemed when we spoke OF them In their bear
ing on those who are out OF Christ! The word OF
terror has become a word OF comfort. Our God.
who Is n consuming FIRE, is going 10 try and He
will not fail. Listen Whose fan Is In his hand.
and he will thoroughly purity his floor and gather
with IRE unquenchable." Il will turn my hand
upon thee and surely purge away thy dross and
take away all thy alloy" He Is Ike reaner s
fire and ikc fuller's soap. and he shall 81, as a
renner and purifier OF silver and he shall purify
tho sins OF Levi and purge them gold and
silver that they may offer unto the Lord offer
ing In righteousness"
PURIFICATION MEANS PAIN.
What no comfort of ours can desire Gods pres