The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-23

well aware that there are self-denying
workers in all parts of the earth; men
and women who do not count their
| lives dear when they can devote them
to Christ. We are glad these days that
| the commandment of the gospel is love-
The first essential is love out of d
| pure heart 1t is possible for each
Of us to have pure heart in the sight
Of God. We are commanded to have
pure hearts; to love God with all our
| strength, and our neighbors as our
| selves. We are encouraged by the
words which fell from the lips Of the
| Master. In these days of liberal views,
when a great infidel dies, even Chris
| tians feel that it is possible he is saw
| ed, but Christ said: blessed are the
pure in heart, for they shall see God
A good conscience is the second es-
sential. A good conscience should be
| emphasized as much as a pure heart
| Suppose we look into the political field
| Do you not know that there are thou
sands of voters in this commonwealth
| who will vote for the party, no matter
what their conscienc<s dictate? Men
| should stop to ask who are the men
the party has put up. Men should vote
| for principles and for men of prin-
| ciples.
The third essential is an unfeigned
| faith a real faith. You and sometimes
pray, and we should be surprised if
| some of our prayers We're answered.
We should pray with real faith. Faith
| is the foundation of all human action
Faith is one of the cornerstones of the
| home. Love is the other, but without
faith the home would be miserable.
| Doubt never did anything, faith does
all things. What kind of an evangelist
| would he be who has not faith? AS
| long as Mills believed in prayer, he
| brought many souls to God, but as soon
as he began to doubt, he was only fit
for the society of free thinkers, with
| Col. Ingersoll even, and to speak with
the blasphemies of infidels We need
| the faith that takes God at his word ;
| the faith that takes hold of infinite
mercy and declares 81 will not let thee
| 60" Out of these three essentials will
| we win victories for the Lord.
| The regular revival services were
| held at o'clock in the Clinton and
| Lowell church houses, and in Rev.
| Alonzo Sandersons tent. cabinet
meeting of the Epworth League was
held in Epworth League hall at 4
o'clock, where the prospects of holding
convention next year were talked
| over.
The committee on preachers board
| ing houses met at o'clock to make ar
| rangements for the rest of the week.
The evening sermon was delivered by
| Rev. F. H. Ellis of Oakdale, who spoke
on the subject, "Our adoption" taking
his text from LIST John, ill.,, 2. The in
PRODUCTION brought outI tie history of
| the text in the relation of regeneration
| to salvation. Rev. Mr.. Ellis brought
| out the views held by certain older
| Christians like the Violations, and in
more modern times as in the case of
the Plymouth brethren and other nom
| inal Christians, concerning these rela-
tions. He went on to show mans fallen
| condition and in which he continues by
wilful choice. He dealt with the scheme
of salvation preached by Christ and re-
sulting in mans relation as children of
God, as illustrated by the case of civil
| adoption. Its duties, privileges and
honors We're brought out. He touched
on the present joyful state of Chris
tians, admitting, however, little knowl-
edge of the future. He showed how all
hopes of future rested on the right re-
| lation to Jesus Christ