New-York tribune., 1901-08-15
UNIFYING THE CHURCH.

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UNIFYING THE CHURCH
II. In the second place. the Invisible Christ at
teenth chapter OF John find the visible Christ
praying that His people may be one as He and
the Father are one and now that prayer is begin
ming 10 be answered, FOR they were all with one
accord Thece was much diversity, for God does
OF seek uniformity. There were differences OF
size Of feature. and voice, and doubtless OF creed
In many particulars II you had asked John Wnat
ne thought vas the most important thing N Chris
II you had asked Peter, he would nave repIe1
ENTHUSIASM If You had asked James. his reply
Each one OF these one hundred and twenty dis
ciples may have been looking at many truths from
obedience and purpose. Jesus had told them 70
wait until imbred with power and they were ere
ious TO secure the highest place in the kingdom
Prompted by ambitious mother. they asked FOR
a place at the right hand Of the Kias, but now
all se!dsh ambition enyies nd jeaIousies are gone
Self is out OF sight That upper room is mount
OF TRANSPORTATION where Jesus only is seen
Among the Rough Riders in the Spanish war there
mionaires and cowboys, delicate college
students and rough handed wor@men al march
they a unit in their PATRIOTIC courage Diff
ferences We're forgotten while all rallied around
This unity at Pentecost came before the Baptism
have before there can be repetition OF Pentecost-
The Church that is divided into factions each part
the other, refusing TO fellowship the other,
need never expect to have power from on high
UNITY OF PLACE AND EXPERIENCE.
There was unity of place They were all with
one accord in one place The SpTit 6 6aptizeS the
assembled Church; He came as the rusnlng mighty
wind and ilIed all the house where they were sit
tins. After this baptism of the assembly a shower
Of fiery tongues feII ana one saL Upon edcn OF
them. We have here the philosophy OF revival
q raS1it Gf ne baptism of the assembly We
may walk with God alone. day by day doing His
will and holding sweetest fellowship, but II we
pIe of kindred minds and with them wait upon
God for the hlng OF Ine SPi & Of ne Py nls.ory or OK
the present is record OF tb the & Splits Ioo anontns
individual This emphasizes the need OF frequent
meetings for prayer
ned With Maf fhe Holy spirit The prophecy Of JOEL
which Peter quoted. includes men and women.
Young and old. servants and masters. The great
difference between Christians is the difference OF
nl nth % on IRE viii burn its way into the inmost
soul. So. addition 10 this fire in the pulpit
need N the Few the warmth of love and sym
pathy. - Ill u.,...,-.. ,,-..,. =
as sounding brass and tinking cymbaL II is like
the resonance which comes from strokes on an
empty barrel heard sermon the other day
which had in IL truth, sense and sound, but the
that there was emptiness behind the utterance OF
the truth and sense. FplnesS means WeignI Z +b bne
all the streams that dow into it, and this proves owes
dnSt ina Inns Ine Over not because Of What you can
go into It. but because it is connected with great
Unseen reservoirs that are never exhausted such
fuiness is the CHRISTIANS privilege, for in GOD
there is the fountain Of life And every suen
Christian is like the artesan wells recently sunk
In the Desert OF Sahara, making an oasis or YER
dure and fertility
UNITY OF ACTION
There was unity of action. They all spaks with !
other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance /
The who is filed and fired Is certain 70 speak
and he will speak in a tongue that the people will
understand I will not stop to discuss what these /
meant 1t ia certain. however, that [
the people who heard them understood what was |
said and that IS the important point We need I
language OF theology into the YER
nacular OF the common people and II cannot be |
done without the fulnesS OF the Holy Ghost with |
the tongue Of fire If we talk religion, other |
men talk business and politics. our utterances will
appear 10 be mysterious. II not nonsensicaL A
talking Church without the Holy Spirit IS TO be I
lamented for talk without power may do more /
harm than good. At the proper unne the Wnole /
company remained silent while Peter preached |
and the man who is Spirit filed will know how 70 4
keep silence as we'll TO speak The silver OF |
speech and the gold OF silence belong 20 the Lord \
and we can sometimes Him better by silence |
than by speech. We need HIS rulness 10 teach /
when 10 speak and when 70 De silent