New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-16

perencs After a while some Jews came down
not saved at all IL is not Necessary merely that
you believe In Christ; but you must also keep tho
troubled and clrcumcised. and wondered II
they were really pardoned and saved or not
Il would Ike TO ask you question. You have re-
ceived the Holy Ghost should IKE to know how
Was It by observing the various ceremonies Of the
Mosaic law? or was Il when you simply believed
God to pardon you on the ground of christs
death?' Every one OF them said at once, We re-
believed the testimony and God set H!s seal to II
ceiving the Holy Ghost IS then, that you rest aoso
lutely for your acceptance before God. not on some
has s done a But Il should ask some Of you II you
are saved; You would say Yes Ar, your sins
Are you accepted before God? What make. YOU
think so? What are you resting onY You would
steps Of christ am trying to i've Just near
Ike Christ as can have adopted ne morning
partake Of the Lords supper You go through
IS VIVA, am resting upon for my accept
put the anne questions to others. and they would
answer: II am resting upon the fact that Christ
made curse for | believe that God pardons my
sins and justihss me- not on the ground OF anything
of what Jesus Christ has done" Gentlemen, what
are you resting upon? Trust in the finished work
baptism OF the III Holy Spirit, '"'' ''''''"e
Ats 49, R s 5ns outing STay y Of and an
baptized. every one OF you in the name Of Jesus
Christ chris unto the remission Of your sins and k
course repentance I'm this verse has primarily 70
S So VIII me , cnanee OF mno ABOUT onrirr out
and change OF mind about sir. The who II
all sin out Of his Iife Here is the difpcultv N
thousands OF Men who have heard about the
such an experience men who long for H. men who
pray for IT. men who go TO convention after con-
u y nj hlf aq A n nj IN
H. What is the difficulty? In a very large proper
ton Of cases the difficulty is just his.s-i-n-sn,
our hearts The marvellous capacity Of men 20
6d amen and YET nTy wby e Cod do
not bless them. Gentlemen. some OF you have got
d9ed d WITH G poWer You have go to meet God face
10 face. and LET God send the light OF HIS Spirit
ha You DO no think ana or rS not ses bnk
that are hdeous in Gods sight. You may try to
call them little sins. but those things have got TO
be settled before your praying will do any good
ABSOLUTE SURRENDER To GOD
So Is also tb 6 Tb OF os bafs s,yen
little word. but It is of the biggest words n
means coming God and saying Heavenly
Father. here am | surrender myself absolutely.
where Thou wilt Do with me- what Thou. wilt.
! Use me as Thou wilt. Thy will be done absolutely
DO fha e a III who o Gody Is He not in
! finite wisdom Is He not also infinite love? Is
greater than any human fathers bat more 'e r
! have never known the man or woman yet 70
whom would be willing 70 surrender my vii ao-
the universe whom thank God have learned TO
trust absolutely, and that is GOD ], Is ABSOLUTELY
Of power until you take that step believe that
/ some OF you will do II. II may cost you the
before you resi- you viii g and look up into ne
hat will no no M
fq deGsion you ever made made ~, your 5. ME wiz,
b un Ggrn Sep ne oe o 'nII b n5nieenh
chapter Of Acts We read that Paul came down 70
he ap nut 2 f5a s Q T the
Holy Ghost when ye believed? They looked up
did non know whether The Holy spri, was sven
They didn't say what our Authorized Version
whsther there be any Holy Ghost. They leti
that to the nineteenth century Christians They
Of the definite promise Of the baptism with the
gG 6et sH' h fd Paul PsS kaGS may nG
| Spirit is here and the promise is for you Ana
men. the difficulty with some Of us is that DO
not believe confidently that there Is such tning
say; 20 Oh thst IS for Sturgeon and wesley and
Whitfield. and few other choice men VIII
person %no Rs Is @lH Version For to you is the
promise and TO Your children. and to all that are
afar on even as many as the Lord 9 ,S GOO v snai
tSe context proves is not the promise Of our sal
vation but the promise OF the Holy Ghost Peter
Then he looked over their heads TO their i'm.
| mediate descendants And 10 your cnidren
to ali them that are afar on. even as many as the
Lord our God shall fa bo. 9at foT every S az saved
| man. and II any man isn't saved. he may oe IN
few minutes. So then II il for every one OF us =,
be baptized with the Holy Ghost before the sun
down today II W. believe tnat D ana colIsV ~s
/ OF America? What will II mean for the colleges
dom OF God? what will it mean for eternity'
/ Believe IT, then. brethren
The f6 6 5Ifp H '@ Revised SS '0
the last day. the great day OF the fast Jesus US
hi 19G come a1 unto me and drink He that oeieveth
the scrptg tn hah w s3q oq But P h hs .psks
he o- OF +, the ra seT any man thirst Simply
desire. strong desire good many do not desire
it. They may think they DO but When S,.a han
hnf with VII the Holy Spirit they really do want
Il Well 6rehrea aIr am DJy t iST a GG will cos
when through the barrenness and unss stse.9 "a
OF life you Ti be 80 gFeaty fslurs
have spent all these years plodding along IN my
own poor. human power when ! might night. nave been
used by the Spirit Of God 70 DO Goa "orh
must have the power Of the Holy Spirit"
PRAYER FOR A DEFINITE BLESSING.
The sixth step Is prayer-dehnite prayer for
definite blessing Luke xi. 10. If ye then being
ey Know now much 70 more shall your heavenly Father
give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him. l
know the subtle and specious arguments that men
have broug n forward show that II is not right 20
pray for the Holy Spirit, but against an these I
+ place the statement OF Jesus Christ: no" mucn
; more shall your heavenly Father give the HOY
Spirit to them that ask him. But not only 90
} We have these words Of Christ but We have the
/ experience OF know not how many men. shan
/ never forget one night in the church in chicago
when we waited upon God. about o'clock In the
mornng-ministers from different parts OF chicago
knelt down and cried TO God for the baptism OF ne
} HOLY Spirit God in His great mercy heard their
PRAYER and gre silence fell upon the place
Ms Individuality Whatever people may argue. know
/ this: That when men meet God face 70 face slone.
with a definite cry for a definite blessing. having
met the conditions and believing the testimony OF
Gods word about IL, While they pray the Holy
: Ghost comes upon them. =.
The seventh and last step is simple faith Marx
XII % Revised Version. All things whatsoever ye
: : - LII. q haliaNa have recelXed