The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-23
He WHO HAS POWER WITH
GOD HAS POWER WITH MEN.

T'he Reverend 6 r. Moore 81 tho Compton
Heights Chrlstla-. church occupied his pH.-
yir Yesterday morning for the first time IN
three weeks lie referred toUcEiHgiy 'a his
visit - lis aged parents and -th"r relatives
r. Kentucky. 70 Il two We r. meeting held
in the same state. in which much good was
on,flishc,l: ana 10 his delight ut being
a=;iu With his flock and IN his r's.lFr
work. Ills theme WIS. Power VITA God.
n.lnE taken I:u.2 Gen, SIS XNNii. - As a
Prince hast thou power with God and with
men. anu hast prevailed He :poAe IN
part A. -'iEHNS-
'.Pover. Win God IS n Sublime attainment.
anu viii bring most other needed blessings:
Having p-WSr with Cod. Jacob also bad
power with men Tor good. and h.: 40 re-t-
SON 20 fear FSaU.
r0re- Is. "" are bound To answer JhI' II
q not physical force. urT mental tL.TSy-
Neither can 1t he magical iui!U nee, hat 4
j. spiritual power. power tcat prevails with
God for q, certain end.
Whence :G,S this power Trocc,i2 |
answer that Il arises IN part from nature:
his goodness IS excited 10y oUr weakness In
part from Gods promises: from our r0la-
ton - tod n. Father. his love f"r rs knows
20 limit. 3. mart from she D,ri'S previous
a,ts. ever ti' ssirG being pledge 81 an
other. 'Ei- THAI spared urt his own soG,
hat delivered him up for us all how shall
L. not with him also freely ENy III all
How can this POWER ho exercised 10y the
children Of God to-day; To begin with there
Jacob. conscious of his iusu:ieis0gy. rray,G
most earnestly and ng:.f.y for str NTH and
Gv!fl,raEly. The Thought has rc.a most
So king expressed hy Paul III las ur..iara-
lion. When ! am weak then am strong
I'm addition Their" must b. SiUTl. faith in
tile goodness IF cod. that he is 4 re-
W.g1.-T 10, them that Giiil' uiiy s.,E him
Tire blessed Master seeks Goa Encourage us
IA this matter by lis declaration He that
heilcycth on me, the work that | 90 shall
h. 10 also
There must also DO earnest obedience To-
his will 80 order TO the excel s- 81 tl'S pow
-: II any man duetH his Will. iiim the
FetbCr hsareth.' Added 60 all these there
must he a fixed resolve and no T4vtr!aG.
according To- tho apostle : m.S. w. mast
IeCSeVery. even though our cas- may seem
u be- growing worse al the while Jacobs
lsweUesS Gl4 not stop iiS efforts: but as the
angel demanded lhI! he ry released the
ians Uan Answered. i Will not let thee 20
very much need "a lCarr. Jesus spike
parable TO .h.S end. that men ought always
To pray anc; not 70 faint.
To what Use may This power with Cod h.
all. as in Jacobs case. t"- ourselves and
our loved ones We do well ta .lur seek
LetiErraure ~ Is thTpp. %: divine grace. buj
MA such efforts our "ud"dyorS should lot
cease They should D." extended rather II
al Within rE. range IF our Ial,. Ir.. TG'u<
% Abraham iuJ,rceGiuS Tor Lot and rs
household. Of Ethan pleading for rain ~
favor UI those even VINO nd threatened hIG
NI". OF Moses pleading with God .or tn-
people VINO had maC- md then bow gd down
seek the Sd.vation NJ all u,,'l. By ia .us.s.s-
S.HG IT and exercise Of this power may
v" win SoGl~ 10 Jesus. for h. VINO t.S
IHH". wi;h tod will also have power with
mon. "a u ar" princes indeed ~ as Dny--
this power and earnestly s-ch /, IN ever
Increasing