The Penn's Grove record., 1903-12-18

IL 1QiE. ArOuUQ tu Tie eulDl SiuC Va tf~A
he most frigid man there is always a door
hat opens to the pressure o. q loving
leart. Thou hast loved my soul from the
lit" exclaimed Hezekiah, as be looked
Jack at his alarming illness; as II God:
over His PROSTATE servant, bad
lsed His great heart as a magnet to hts
he sufferer from the grave. Love magne-
Hezekiah from death. Be We, there
lore. iinitators of God, Paul urges. and
walk in love even as Christ also loved you.
As His sent ones, we are to go about low
my people out OF sin into forgiveness, out
81 unrest into peace. Constrained m
PEELED, urged on, held irresistibly to one
aim by the love of Christ, we are sent to
those yet in enmity against God, to love
them into 1lowship with Him.
Continuing, as we do, Christs mission,
our parish IS the world. As He was sent
into the world, even so has He also sent
US. His command to make disciples Of all
the nations has never been repealed.
Within every Christian church ] wish
hung a chart, constructed on the ba-
sis of Acts i:8: Eye shall be witnesses unto
Ne: both in Jerusalem. and in all Judea:
part of the earth" Four concentric cir
cles. A picture Of the local church at the
centre. The inner circle at the top. TN
all Judea:" at the bottom, Estates Mis-
sions." The third circle at the top, In
Samaria:" at the bottom, Home Mis-
sions." The outer circle at the top: unto
the Uttermost Parts Of the Earth" at the
bottom. foreign Missions" Across them
all in the shape of a cross. Preach the
gospel to every creature" 1eThe Field -
the World"
a sinful world, where men and women
are dying without God and without hope.
a sorrowful world. where bleeding hearts
need bandaging, where many a man never
sees the stars shine through his cypres.
- A covetous world, where greed
ents creed, where the book OF trnth
he bottles Of hell are struggling for
premacy: where, with eyes blinded
god of this age, many are Fastening
bme rich. falling into temptation and
ke and into many foolish and huTtfu!
which drown men in destruction n
[1tion. Into such a world are we sent:
must we keen ourselves unspotted
from the world. His figure of the salt
Jesus immediately followed with His figure
of the light. While minoling with people,
as salt il mixed with that which needs
reservation, we must be as lights, above
and shining down upon the world. Some
times in the hoy mount with the trans
figured Christ. then down among the peo-
pIe with the demoniac bow; keeping close
TO the Master while keering touch OF the
world; LAYING bold of sinful nan with one
hand and the sinless Man with the other,
and bringing them face to face.
It Is profitable to note Christ's interpre-
fafion of His own mission. and to read our
mission in the light Of that INTERPRETATION.
| Hear His words: II came down from
| heaven, not to do Mine own viii. but the
will of Him that sent Me. As My rather
! hath sent Me. even so send | you: l came
MOI to call the righteous, but sinners to
! repentance. AS NY Father hath sent Me,
even so send ] you. The Son of man came
/ not to be ministered unto, but to minister,
/ and to give His life a ransom for many:
As NV Father hath sent Me. even SO seno
I you. The Son Of man came to seek sno
to save that which was lost As Ny
Father hath sent Me, even so send l you,
he came to minister. and He ministered
ia all classes. He welcomed influential
| N;codemus, and explained to him the new
birth. He took equal pains with the ee-
snised woman of Samaria, and drew TOT
- the living water. The two accounts
are placed side by side During His ne
Pc mingled with the poor; IN bis DEAN
He made His grave with the rlcn IN crd Z
God in Christ Jesus concerning US: VS.
arc saved to serve. With hands full OF
belnful charity. with a word in season 10
him that il weary. with a heart at leisure
from itself to soothe and sympathlze. We
lEaserrsenI e bring b on rssnf 81 need.
\ WIIU HUMANITY al tAC POAl
Ourselves, mark you, not merely our SUP
stance. The human soul is cavernous IN
| its hunger, not Tor things, but for loiEs'
n Is easier often to give money than sell
# takes less prayer, and neeessltates iess
nervous expenditure. Jesus tonched men
and virtue vent out of Him. he gave nis
I;fe. As a ransom that gift was unique IN
;ts value and effect. As an offering .ioi
ain Il can never be duplicated Yet ma
ne. n some true sense, give ourselves. q:
Ha gave Himself. We may present on,
bad;es 4 living sacrifice. We may pour on
our lives on the altar OF the enurcns lal.n
ana count it a joy, as Paul did we nss
initiate the devotion whlcn burned IN .ot
bosom and blazed in the life OF my revere
fe.char Martin Brewer Anderson, wnt
rsed TO saw: cit has been the purpose =
nv life to live as far as | might TOT OH
a-s. Ike NV divine Master. to give myse,
for them. and so far to renew IN mysei
that perfect life -,
rs view Of our mighty mission. are ",
"a weakness. and In fear ana IN mus
! trembiince Let US be eomlorteo Dy ~
j Lords microscopy prayer; ne gIa snsak
comnlete equipment. When lie speaA
, & eard;ng rs into the world. bis wor'
maans more than a mere sending. II .n
rEes an official. authoritative commlsslo.
I arstbar With the necessary. equipment
! Is The Father equipped Him Tor ms I'll
! ;sfrv 30 He thoroughly furnishes US u m;t
I aveTv rood work. He was anointsn W.
the Holy Ghost AMI with pow tho Hol
receive power, said ne, WI 20 shall b
5 ~ r;tnesses. For witness-nearine =
III of fhe Spirit is assolntely esseh' y1
Z ffge vn,,sf tarrv until we are enoueu. ~
: ~ he r;ehly endowed without Deing 81
( 5,ssd a. all. Once, we are toia, u w.
ora sermon to convert 50W sous III" i
taxes 1000 sermons to convert one ;a oie.,
i the statement be true. the lsaso Shirt
7 n. Panfecostal messenger was pm,
I c1 4 We must tarry for the promise !
tha rather before we can carry tns sosp'
: Ea,inped with power, we are g.sen
. Jesus went about teacnins "a
g Ms asaSsnr fbe gospel of the Kingdom; 2
: he Father sent Him even SO ssnes &c h;
When 4 man gets the tongue u rot i;
IS Theme is not politics or sos. eoD,lsr tonit
: -eratnre or science, not the popuaai III
] q e Ls,s;ness or society, but the mlgnss
: ero~Is of God. Paul told Timothy una. -
= e. svnnld come when men wouio uoss
- serrd doctrine, but, having iocaIu
!, esrs would heap to themselves tedJu nr
s sf4er their own lusts. II cnurene s..he,
{ itching ears they can always nnl scrafe
and preachers who are WINS ~ not an
their ears. But ear-scrateners are raconc;.i
2 hasss5ors' In our ministry OF reconsa,
E tsnn we have hut one message-tns M1'
q e1oar src;i;ation God has comm'ttee
e e s, rss0 or. as Paul says, God has depos h,
8 i: e 1. Il. as If it is a sacred treasure wus
g : e = ers s e preserve carefully and bear ia''
fully to Others. wmrrs
Parents and teachers and fellow woans
unto the kingdom Of God, WINE conn.," -
8 ths yr;ss;on Of Jesus who came TO sex a.
= tae a m. hat which was lost, may Gcd 81
:, von and me the u~nspeakable JOY not on
3 y turning men and women from darkne
Il - l;oht hut also of leading many OF =
4 i;tt!e ones to Him who carries the lam
i His bosom.
Tot rs BE Thankful.