The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-26

until the righteousness thereof go forth
as brightness, and the salvation thereof
as light that burneth"
He said in substance: ut is written
of Corregio that his artistic enthusiasm
was aroused by looking at Raphaels
picture of St. Cecilia. The text for this
afternoon is a word picture master
piece of the Holy Ghost. We know that
it is pen portrait of a cody enthusi-
asst for the UNFOLDING of Zion. 1t seems
to be the portal to the theme: Christian
enthusiasm the need of the closing CEN
fury.
The object of the enthusiasm is con-
corning Zion and Jerusalem, which
stand for the kingdom of God in the
world The prophets object is the in
crease of the righteousness that may
go forth as brightness. The prophet is
not concerned with the Christian tenn
porahties He seems to take it for
granted that these things will neoessar-
lily follow the righteousness. We as a
people. however, are not unconcerned
with temperatures We feel it our priv
lege and duty to acknowledge our graft
tude to Cod In some material way. We
find written nowhere in the scriptures
any reference to poor churches, for
when two or three gather together for
worship there is the church and there is
the spirit of the Holy Ghost.
Mr.. Moody says the need of today
Is revival of practical righteousness.
That meeting, that sermon, is the test
which shall send people out to do better
through the week. A religion that ISM
manifest isn't the religion of Jesus
Christ.
THE prophet said: I will not hold
my peace will not rest How all
mi CT will toll q hct1t q xuh oh
interests them. The reason why we
do not talk more about the church is
because we are not sufficiently interest
ed in it, His words imply constant
prayer for lions prosperity. 1 have
not reached that point in life when
speak of the good old times, but / am
not sure that the prayer is as strong in
us or in our ministries as it once was.
May God give US enthusiasm that will
led US to pray for zioni
The prophet had a great idea of the
of the immortal soul We
Methodists have set ourselves to save
twenty million souls as well as raise
twenty million dollars by January LIST,
1901. What will twenty million souls
mean when one soul outweighs all the
thousands and thousands of suns and
planets III the universe? The soul OF
the meanest man and woman in the
world is so important, SO powerful, that
by its repentance it sets all the bells
of heaven ringing Well does Jesus
say, What shall it profit man If he
gains the whole world and loses his
own soul?'
IT we have the spirit of enthusiasm
of the prophet, we shall not cease IN
our work for increased righteousness.
The O her day, in New York, saw an
old Baptist church, and over it was the
sign, Consolidated Ice Company The
church broken up, the congregation
moved ur town. There are many
churches in this country that belong
to the Consolidated Ice Company.
The source of the prophets enthu-
siasin came from God An enthusiast
is one possessed Of the spirit. What
we want is revival of enthusiasm for
religion that comes from Christ II
can be had for the asking. Ask and
ye shall receive; knock and it shall be
opened to you Our inspiration is that
God wills it, For lions sake will ]
not hold my peace, aad for jerusalem Is
sake VIII not rest uqtil the righteous
ness thereof go forth as lightness. and
the salvation thereof as light that
burneth.'
At s o'clock services were held in
Rev. Mr.. SandersoE's tent, and in the
Barre, Clinton and Lowell church house
Rev. James Sutherland preached the
evening sermon, after which a rally was
held in Epworth league hall, with ar
overflow meeting in the Clinton
house.