The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-11-02
A SERMON FOR SUNDAY
AN ELOQUENT DISCOURSE UPON THE
HOLY GHOST.
The Rev. DR.. j. wilbur Chapman Shows
How the Holy Ghost IS tlie Christians
Helper Beyond All Otherz-Is the Life
of the Church.

Inc Ley. Dr. - 0itDur Chapman SHOWS
How The Holy Ghost Is the Christians
Helper Beyond All Othcrz-Is the Life
of the Church.
! New York CITY. - The serman here
furnished to the press Is the most impress
| stye one Of a series which the Rev. DR.. )
Z Wilbur Chapman prepared some time ago
for the Bible Institute Colp1rtagc Associa-
! ton. 1t Is entitled The Holy Ghost in
| His Relation to the Church. and was
preached from the text: And the Lord
! added TO the church daily such as should
be saved Acts 2: Al.
In the honest endeavoT which we make
| properly to live thc Christian life and in
the end receive a reward from the hand OF
the Master. thereby not missing our
crown, the Hoy Ghost beyond all others
Is our helper lie is certainly TO be count
ed as the director and leader Of our church
lie, We need expect 10 great ontpourng
Of the Holy Ghost SO long as His leader
ship Is ignored. and without this high
| spiritual atmosphere we may expect, as in
| diyiduals, no special victories.
| On the day OF Pcnteeost two great events
! occurred; the first was the exaitation OF
/ Jesus Christ at the right hand Of the
! Father-"This Jesus hath Cod raised up.
| whereof we arc all witnesses tActs ,:
/ 32) the other was the outpouring OF The
/ Spirit, because Jesus had been raised up
/ and exalted The point is that Christ as
/ our head had poured out upon Him the
| Holy Ghost; thus receiving Him in trust
| Tor the body; and ii naturally follows that
! what the head has received tire members
| Of the body have 4 right to claim Since
| that day, in the plan Of tod. the Holy
! Ghost has been the administrator Of the
| affairs 1f the church, and He is here to
| make Christ real to every believer If BE
| had tarrled with us in the flesh aud / had
! claimed His pre- sence He would have been
1 dpntoH IN htaf hat In. e.
| N the spirit. SIC may all have Him and
| lay claim to His presence and the love of
| God may be shed abroad ia Our hearts uy
| the Holy Ghost. Tie Is ii a real sense the
| vicar Of Christ, and there can DO no other
| The Son OF God Is to-day at the right hand
Of God. representing the church. and the
| spirit Of God ought to he enthr0nod and
| exalted in the church representing the
risen Christ. He is 90 counsel her. to
| guide her and to control her--in q word
lie Is to govern all things IN the church.
from the least things unto the greatest.
The Scriptures arc evidence that He has
message for tine church IT is generally
believed that the epistlcs 20 the seven
churches in the Revelation contain the pro-
phetie setting forth Of the church's history
Its declines and teeoveries. its fixtures
and returns, and il j. believed by many
That we lave come TO the Laodicean period
Of history OF the last DAYS Of the church
Seven times VIC have the expression re-
peated: He that hath an ear, lei him hear
whit the Spirit saith unto the churches"
II IS to be noted chat this expression Is
used after each OF the churches had hack
slidden. Ephesps bad left her first love:
smyrna was rich, aud likely 10 be proud:
Pereamos was touched with the doctrine
OF B1laam: Ihyahro was Influenced bv ,le-
2ebei; Sardls had name TO live, and WIS
dead; Philadelphia had lie ittlc strength.
while Laodieca was neither hot nor cold
the real cure for backsliding in the church
y that wnch comes % us bv the Holy
Ghost Of the revelation OF Gods viii and
the Interpretation OF Gods word.
The church Is called-oat body We
were chosen IN Him before the world
foundation, and wa are elect according to
the iorclsnowlcdee Of God. for thus saith
the Scripture. Jesus IS in heaven direct
ng the work Of the church, bat the Holy
Ghost IS here carrying ont the PLAN Tins
plan extends to the minutest details Of the
ne Of the church lie mas ordained the
offices we must have, and Tie kind eli men
We must lay hela upon 20 hll them
" therefore He saith. when He assembled M
on high, tie led captivity captive, and gave
gifts unto men. And He gave some. apos-
ties; and some, prophets; and some. evan
geilsts; aud some. pastors and teachers
i9T the pertectlng Of saints, for the work oi
eli Christ - 5nbes;sng AZ ~ iS ,i,i5
church Is really fbe bab;toHH1 ~ IN
Hear what the Scriptures have IA saw, !
Eph. .. 10 TO 22-,Now therefore ve arr
no more strangers and FOREIGNERS Inf al
low-eitzens with the saints aud al the |
household of God: aud are bnilt mon HE
foundation OF the anostles ana nfonbots
Jesus Christ Himself being No cb;of cor.
nerstone; in whom Mi The buildinw ftlv
framed together eroveth unto a 'holT fem- |
pie in tile Lord: in whom We also erc
huidcd together for an habitafion If C,o5 |
through the Spirit. If He i ,llyellipg n
rs, we must he careful Of onr cb,rrb he
for we may grieve Him and clirncb Hin
by the way we live ana work NIanv
things are done t. .lav IN the rburch r.bicb !
may commend Themselves ia ,ns, mi ~
fall utterly short OF the annrnv,l ~ GA
AS an Illustration, Peter. STANDING M ,v;tb |
The TO. spoke Of the depsrlfre ~ lIndas
and declared that one l3ust IL cbossn y,
his stead. PRAYER ,yas offered q rote ,.,s
taken. and Matthias elected, h,t tberS
was no indication flat tlis e}oct;,,, -
ever ratified bv the Lord far Matthias Is
pnce sinks out Of si-bt TIA 800 :, ft.
ward the Lord calls one In 6j tbe W
cancv, namely Sn,l NJ 49,, p,.'l
speaks thus of himaplf. Ca1 i. Cpl
an apostle NOT AZ mo-, ns;tl,or -, L.
but bv Jesus Christ and CoJ tho II, .i,,r
who raised Hin, f,.o,,, H., M ! "'A'is