The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-10-23


There is an insidious disease which
slowly and secretly turns the vital organs
of the body to bone. It begins By ossify-
ing little fragments of tissue here and
there. No medical skill can arrest its pro.
gress. Nature Is perverted from her
healthy process of assimilatng and nutri.
tion. to the creation in the system of moth.
ing but bone. What should be life to mus.
Gle and nerve and sinew and arteries,
turns to solid and lifeless bone. At length
become bone, and its beautiful work OF
pulsation by which life is sent in red
streams to the very tips of the fingers,
ceases and death ensues. Such is the
moral induration which the sensibilties
of a SOU suffer. when long appealed to by
the services of religion, to which it. will
not give back throb of responsive feel
ing"
".
II the church is to be governed by the
Spirit. every office-bearer in the church
should be influenced by the Holy Ghost.
Ministers should be filed. Paul gives an
Illustration of one phase of this truth;
Acts l3: 9.l2-"Then Saul, (who also is
called Paul, filled with the Holy Ghost.
set his eyes on him. and said. o full of all
subtlity. and all mischief. thou child of
the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness,
ways of the Lord? And now, behold. the
hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou
shalt be blind. not seeing the sun for a
season. And immediately there fell on
him mist and darkness. and he went
about seeking some to lead him by the
what was done. believed, being aston.
ished at the doctrine of the Lord"
The Holy Ghost only fills the man whose
desire is to honor Christ. Philosophy.
poetry, art, sociology, ethics, are well
enough in their places, but their place is
not in the pulpit The Holy Ghost has
/ pledged, Himself to witness only to the
story of Jesus and the resurrection. Paul
| thought this whole thing out. and while
he was schooled in all the learning of the
day. he said
'We preach Christ crucifed unto the
/ Jews a stumbling block, and unto the
Greeks foolishness, but unto them that
are called, Christ the power of God and
the wisdom of God
Peter is another illustration: Acts 4: s.
Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost,
said unto them: Ye rulers Of the people
And as I began to speak the Holy Ghost
fell on them. as on lis at the beginning
Then remembered the word of the Lord
how that He said. John indeed baptized
with water; but We shall be baptized With
the Holy Ghost"
] do not know of any one in the New
Testament Scripture furnishing us bet.
ter argument for the use of the word OF
God in preaching than Peter himself. Take
the sermon at Pentecost, if you will. 1t is
simply string of texts of Scrnture. II
YOU should ask. "But is this all he sad?'
answer: "The words of Scripture are all
that the Holy Ghost thought worthy OF
record" Peters words would have passed
away with his own generation. The word
of God abdes forever.
Stephen furnishes an illustration of the
fact that to be filled with the Holy Ghost
does not always mean human success.
Acts 6: to Sand the saying pleased
the whole multitude. and they chose Ste.
phen, man full of faith and of the Holy
Ghost, and Philip and Prochorus, and Nj
canor, and Timon, and Parmenas. and Nj.
colas, proselyte of Antioch; whom they
set before the apostles, and when they had
prayed they laid their hands on them.
And the word of God increased, and the
number of the disciples multiplied in Jeru
salem greatly and great company of the
priests were obedient to the faith. And
Stephen, full of faith and power did great
wonders and miracles among the people"
Acts Z: 55-"But he, being full of the
Holy Ghost, looked up steadfastly into
heaven and saw the glory. of God, and
Jesus standing on the right hand of
God"
One might be filled with the Spirit and
pass through the greatest disappointment
Of his life, for Stephen was just as truly
filled, although he was stoned to DEATH as
Peter the preacher of Pentecost. God
might fill you and then test you. The
great guns which are used in the defense
Of our country are always tested before
thev leave the arsenal.
The position of the minister is an exalt-
ed one. /. Peter /: l2-"Unto whom it
was revealed that not unto themselves,
but unto us they did minister the things
which are now reported unto you by them
that have preached the gospel unto you
with the Holy Ghost sent down from heav-
en-. which things the angels desire to look
into"
There is not an angel in the skies to-day
but who would leave his post of honor to
take. your place and mine in the preaching
of the gospel. The position is a divine
one: Acts 20: 28-"Take heed therefore,
unto yourselves. and to all the flock over
the which the Holy Ghost hath made YOU
overseers, to feed the church of God which
He hath purchased with His own blood"
It greatly dignifes ones work to know
that we are here to do just what Jesus
would do if He were in our place. The
message of the man of God is inspired;
Matt; 10; 2o-"For it is not We that speak
but the Spirit Of your Father which speak
eth in you" Mark 49, TO- land the
Gospel must first be published among all
nations. But when they shall lead YOU
and deliver. YOU up, take no thought be
forehand what We shall speak, neither dc
We premeditate, but whatsoever shall be
given you in that hour, that speak ye: for
i, is not .ye that speak, but the Holy
Ghost" Luke II: II - For the Holy
Ghost shall teach you in the same hour
what We ought to say"
The Holy Ghost never encourages idle
ness. We are not teaching the lesson that
one need simply open his mouth and ex
pect the Lord to fill it: but the ideal posi-
ton is for everyone to be so filed with the
message all the time that if he were called
to speak any number of times during the
day he would always be sure that he had
a message from God. Notice what the
Scriptures say: Rev. /: l0-'T was in the
Spirit on the Lords day and heard be-
hind me a great voice, as of n trumpet"
Rev. a: 2-"And immediately l was in the
Spirit; and. behold. a throne was set in
heaven, and one sat on the throne" If
one is saturated with His message, and is
in the Spirit, there will be no question as
to his power in the presentation of what
he has to say.
These conditions having resulted the re.
suits are guaranteed: Mark 10: 1918
"And He said unto them, Go we into all
the world, and preach the gospel to every
creature. He that beieveth and is bap.
tized shall be saved; but he that believeth
not shall be damned. And these signs
shall follow them that believe: in NY
name shall they cast out DEVILS they
shall speak with new tongues they shall
take up serpents, and if they drink any
deadly thing. it shall not hurt them: they
shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall
recover" Heb. 2: 4-"God also bearing
them witness, both with signs and won.