The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-11-28
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ity in church work does not give power
unless man has grace.
Come ye apirt in the desert place
That is necessary for preparation. Al
o i bishop once said Care for your pr!
vate devotions. Some houses are not
friendly TO devotion and neither are
sleeping cars or hotels
IF spirituality decays We will not on y
lose religious life, we viii have TO be
careful not 70 break one Of the moral
tics When preacher fails, it is ike a
star. Ho d to religion; your orthodox
and morality will then take care OF It
self.
when man loses his religion he wants
to bring the gospel down to his little
| faith. Some men are concerned that the'
shall not fall into cant; they believe all
they can uots:de OF the Bible and as little
as they can in the Bible.
Hold to your living experience and
you'll be real and genuine.
"A man with shrunken faith who keers
on his large clothes OF larger faith can
not deceive anybody.
"You cannot have faith outside the
record of Christ. People file down and
| rim down the gospel.
ct is not enough to start in religion,
hut you must make steady progress.
I'm Splte of the errors as to perfec-
ton, we must hold TO il IS the ideal
There is homespun depravi'v arS
'H"rc v''v from Adam. Hard TO tell where
one begins and the other ends. God doc?
more for us than we cen ask or think.
salvation docs not originate in US, but
in God. The Prodleal Son started gu
to change service. His father took hi~
back as a son. God givea mere thar
we ask
eve shall never reach any point wher
we will not need more grace The mar
who is satisfied with his experience ie
the only one who is satisfied. The CUES
ton is as to how much he reeds Some
ere easily filled. Men need daily exper-
| icnce. True religion hos an arp"tita for
more grace. Stated with sc'f-suffciencv
IS rot holipess. Paul he'd a good rel,g 'ous
9'ort at Damascus. But when he war
"'d-the never grew verv old. but wes
| worn out)--he wrote to Philir', ord 81
10 wos rot norfect but rressing forward
rIrroer after rarfect'on is a sort o. par
f""t'on. II tofns time TO rinen some
things in REELECTION. potie~cn evrerie~"-
bore come through trihulot'on Pc"
n,'ruta. If vc,. cor+"od;rt a VIC
"rof"ssns rerfect patience, see how soon
:" 'osns -,
Experience will change as the years
| go by If it is good experiences. l was
harpy when converted ct college and
thought I should never be tempted again.
But sorrows and griefs have come into
nv heart ard home. Trials have come
Tribulation has taught me as man les
sons the college boy could not learn.
There are culmirating moments that
brig us un TO a higher level.
"You should know WHIT YOU believe.
warm heart VIII helm Won to think
clearly. Don't limit your faith by what
you know. You cannot tell al YOU fee.
Perfect love casteth out fear. 1t en-
ables a man to give what he has saved
for hi'''self 10 the man in suffering.
"A little Scotch mother ruts some
Bessemer steel in me- Nv perfect hnalth
casts out the fiar of death. Perfect love
casts out snlTshness. When you hrvn
"eef out selfshness you have cast out
fesr
Many Methodist preachers are not
afraid TO die, but are afraid of being
sent TO a pcor circuit. Asburv never feared
to go anywhere. 1t is more important
not to fear living and duty than the
fear of deSth.
''Thore are men pot afraid to go TO
hell if they can get birthstone 20 they
car eel it to others and get rich.
When Methodist nreacher's ever
fence fails. he reaches after a side lire
He is SUR TO get side-trc cted He told
- PREACHER who sold q Salve 10 cure
burns II pot hin, into hot water which his
saive wo"ld not cure mar who gives him
self wholly to rho work OF the m'niStrv
mev 70 sure that the work will take
70 of him.
..rnon the r,'as of the church. The
church he's right 70 Rave i's ru'"s uo."'S
ord raii-oaaS hove thoiTs. rat'~ood VII
rct crrr'ov tnv who snln'es cigarettes.
''Nsr r1ar i hou~d ~ sfav IN our
church. He con locate II he rleasea or
10 rod roror cor,o in Some n'su 'a'rs
lihe-t'as with the order OF worship, which
ought 10 be uniform.
ssThis il ALWAYS . young world The