The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-01-17

of my goods 1 give to feed the poor
and If haye taken anything from any
man by false accusization, | restore
unto him four-fold." And Jesus said
unto him, "This day has salvation
come unto this house." Now, whore,
OH where is your converts in these last
days that immulates the ennobling
commendatory example of Zaccheus?
But now in these last days of greed
and self-aggrandisement they would
risk the fatal consequence and go down
to the irretrievable frey regions of the
irretrievable pandemonumized cavern
ed damned.
have no doubt but that thousands
of preachers will wake up in the abys-
small tantarian regions OF damnation's s
bottomless birthstone gulf for telling
sinners that were somewhat uneasy
about their future state to be reconcil-
ed, and persuade them to join the
church, and comply with its ordinances,
and all would be right, without them
having any experimental acquaintance
ship with heaven and divine things.
| claim that experimental religion is
satisfactory perceptible overpowering
plain when received as it was on the
memorial day of Pentac0st, when the
Divine Spirit made its appearance and
demonstrated it's God.personifying
mission to the world, and filled all the
house where they were sitting and
there appeared unto them cioven ton
CUES as of fire, and sat upon each one Of
them aud they were all filled with the
Holy Ghost, and they began to speak
with other tongues as the Spirit gave
them utterance. And it shall come to
pass in the last days, sayeth God, 81
will pour out my spirit upon all flesh,
and your sons and your daughters
shall prophesy, and young men shall
see visions, and your old men dream
dreams"
This is the way the first sinners we're
converted, and it is the way that the
last one of Adams posterity will re-
ceive it. When they rejoiced on the
day of PentacOst with such overwhelm-
ing delight, as the Spirit gave them
utterance for the outside world to ac-
cuse them of being filed with new
wine, and the same old song is being
sung by nominal professors. When one
gets experimental, soul-reviving, heart.
felt, hcsanna hallelulah shouting, God.
gloryfying religion, he is looked upon
by the outside world as an extravagant
enthusiastic back-woodsman, extrava
gantly impregnated with animal ex
element. In these last days these
patent-right ministers look no more
for the hallowed enthusiastic, soul-stir
ring religion that is inexpressible ant
full of glory that passes not away, but
not now like the Psalmist David was
when he was converted, said "Come al
we that fear God and l will declare wha
he hath done for my SOUL" Then b,
goes on to say He brought me up ou
of q horrible pit, out of the miry clay
and set my feet upon rock and estab
lished my going; and put new sons
in my mouth, even praise unto on
God. Many shall see it and fear ant
trust in the Lord. Conversion open
up for mans comprehension aud un
circumscribed impire without limita
ton, or comprehension of truth love
Joy, revelation aud uninvironed com
munication with God of undimention
able blessings, and he is overwhelm
ingly enthused aud stimulated by tn
cooperating guiding influence Of tn
! Divine Spirit to egregiously emplo
and subordinate every conceivable OF
portunity with the greatest laboriou
pains-taking solicitude for the glory {
God and the salvation of foundereC
bankrupt, wrecked, world perst
vering ON and on, ever realizing th
hallowed pulsating throbs of immol
atty coursing through whole individu
ality.
ITO BE CONTINUED !