The Newtown bee., 1901-05-31

is obedience and love-the same spirit as that of the Father-the man in Christ Jesus can say. "Abba Father, y and "Lo, come to do Thy will, and in Thy law is my delight"
 first to the natural man to prepare the world for the higher spiritual gifts and privileges. That which is first is natural, and afterward that which is spiritual. The Spirit of God has come into the life of mankind little by little. At the first it was given only to a but in the divine Providence there
 has been a growing desire for the Holy Spirit; and in the times to come, as it
 was prophesied of old it was to be
 poured out upon all the people of God.
 Mans spirit was made for Gods Spirit. In being made in the image of God he was made for the inspiration of God. But not till Christ was glori-
 fled could:the fitness of the Spirit be
 given. "The Holy Ghost was not yet, '' said John, the beloved :disciple. Not
 that the Holy Spirit had not been
 manifest, but not in it's fulness in the
 life of men.
 The greatest gift of God to man is
 the inspiration of the Spirit. Moses
 discerned this in the fact that line
 of prophets should be raised up which
 should find it's fulfillment in Christ.
 The prophetic gift came by the divine
 promise. And in one way or another, all the prophets told something of Christ, who, when He came was filled
 with the Holy Ghost which was poured upon Him without measure.
 Each step in the life of Christ was
 necessary to the completion of the di- vine work of salvation. It was not on ly needful that He should teach us tine
 way of life; precepts alone would not save us. Not only was He our divine example; His example alone would
 He suffer and die, that by the means of His stripes we might be healed; sacrifice alone would not complete the
 work of His mediation. The Ascen- sion was also necessary that this last
 best gift of the Father,
 1.-THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH"
 might come and abide in the awaken ed, quickened, and renewed spirit of
 man, to make us the true spiritual children of the Infinite God.
 "These things have I spoken unto you, while yet abiding with you. But the Comforter, even the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, He shall teach you all things, and bring to your remem brance all that l said unto you.'
 Real faith does not depend upon present, personal relations by means of the physical senses; but it's power is that of the Spirit within. God, the Creator, is with us in all the relations of the natural life. He is with us by means of the laws of nature; He is with us III His revealed Work; He is near to us in His only Begotten Son made flesh, but more and better than all else, if we live by faith, hope and love, He dwelleth in us to teach and guide us, and we rejoice in the con- fort of His holy love-
 We do not and we cannot come to our best estate in this present world except by the fellowship of the spirit, the Comforter. We are not our own true selves until we come into con- with the eternal Father | through His Son. We cannot under stand ourselves except as we are en- frightened by the divine grace; and we comprehend the things of God except as the Spirit of God shall teach us, "For," as St Paul says, "Who among men knoweth Jhe things of a man, save the spirit of jhe man which is in him? Even so the he things of God none knoweth, save ,he Spirit of God.'
 The Lord wants us to have the pirit of life in ourselves. He would lot have us limited, and dependent lpOn the external wisdom of the world. He would have us live by the Spirit of Truth which comprehends ;