The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-10-23

shall lay hands on the sick, they snall
recover" Heb. .: Good also earring
them witness, both with signs and won.
ders. and with divers miracles and gifts OF
will" There is absolutely no limit to
Gods power; He can do all things.
There is a very significant expression
used in Scripture. Rev. il: l3-"And l
heard a voice from heaven saying unto me,
Write. blessed are the dead which die in
the Lord from henceforth. Yea. saith the
Spirit. that they may rest from their Ia;
bors: and their works do follow them.
The Rev. F. Z. Never thinks that this IS
to he interpreted az Amen. saith the
Spirit" and that it is the Spirits approx:
al of what we have lone in the name OF
Christ. 1t will be a glad day for the church
when for every pastors work the SPIRIT
shall breathe "Amen;" Tor the service OF
every e'der. deacor and trustee he shall
saw again "!Amen:" when the living OF all
the saints shall live so nearly according, to
Gods will that at the close OF each Gay
the Spirit shall say "Amen and amen
to he confined to those who are called
ministers of the gospel. Every deacon
ought to he filled: Acts G: 3, 4-"Where-
fore. brethren, look We out among. You
seven men of honest report. full OF the
| HOLY Ghost and wisdom. whom we NAV
appoint over this business. But we Will
give ourselves continually to prayer, and
to the ministry OF the word...
There was a time in the history OF the
church when men were chosen 10 Ill the
church's Offices. not because Of their social
position or their financial ability. but SIM
DIV because they were men filled with the
Holy Ghost: so that there ran be but one
real test OF fitness for such an office. L
feel very sure that we shonld expect a
Pentecostal outpouring of the Spirit OF
God only when this principle is recognized
II the Holy Ghost is the life Of the
church-as we Hnd in Scripture: EDn. e
81. 32-"Let all bitterness. and wrath. ana
anger. and clamor. and evil spearIng. DC
nut away from you. With all matice. ana
he We kind one to another. tender-hearted,
forciving one another. even as GOD Tor
Chr;st's sake hath forgiven you'--then we
are TO be exceedingly ca-rful with respect
to everything that would Grieve Him IN
! fine least. 1t is p new thought to some hat
the presence Of bitterness or wrath or an
rer would grieve the Spirit. Such Is III
deed the case.
The HOLY Ghost is to work out in us
that which Christ has accomplished for is
On the throne. There can only he one him
drance TO the WORKING ont ct this Plan OF
God. and that is found i'll the church IT.
| self. There is a solemn warning for all the
members OF the church: | Thcss. .: -
':Ouench not the Spirit Acts :: So
But Peter said. 'Ananias. why hath satan
filed thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost
! and to keen back part or the price OF the
land? Whites it remained. was 1t not thine
own? And alter IL was sod. was 1t not IN
thine own power? WHY hast thou con-
ceived this thin. in thine heart? Thor
hast not lied INTO men. but unto GOD:
And .Ananias hearipg these words, fell
down. and gave IN the ghost. and great
fear came on all them that heard these
| things. And the Young men arose, wound
him IN. and carried him out and buried
him. And it VS. about the space OF three
hours alter. when his wife. not knowing
what was done. came in. And Peter an,
swered unto her. Tell me whether We sold
tbe land fo~ so. much? And she said. Yea.
for so much. Then Peter said unto her.
How is it that We have agreed together to
tempt the Shirt Of the Lord? Behold.
the feet of them which have buried thy
husband are at Che door, and shall carry
| thee out" While men may not NOWADAYS
have been stricken down as were hnanlas
and Sanphira. vet it is true that because
OF the fact that we are living in a spirit
that is contrary to the Holy Ghost, we be-
come dead spiritually. it not physically.
and it is a possible thing to so nearly
quench the Spirit that from the human
str,d point there will be no life at al.
Thus while the individual member OF
the church may miss his reward and "be
| saved. yet so as by fire. the same thing
ma. he true OF the church as a whole. 1t
would be a sad thing for the Bridegroom
to be disappointed in his bride.