Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-06

| All is in no formal Way. THIS morning.
| that | welcome you i'll this place. we
regard it az an honor to entertain IN
| centennial session of the Maine Baptlst
Missionary Convention. An hundreh
wears have marked a magnificent prog
rass on the part of the Bartists OF
| Name and we take particular pleasure
| in welcoming you here in this place ut
this time.
we welcome you, therefore, to the
| old church, which has sent forth many
TO tn. far fields of missionary labor.
1t is fitting that you should come on
the occasion of this centennial to this
place. We are glad to welcome these
representatives of the convention. We
are glad, too that we have with US,
here, the missionary pastors.
We are glad to welcome back the
missionaries as well. thos- Nho have
gone to the ends of the earth to sprea |
the Gospel. We are glld to see you all
am sure inspiration will come. W"
welcome you to the city, to the college
to the institute, to our homes. May the
Lord bless you ALL"
''Ru' k of Ages" was sung the menu
DtlS On llt great COIN tnlIbIl IISIIlS -
their feet t. unite i'll the singing OF the
grand Did hymn.
The convention sermon WAS then de-
livered by Rev. +. p. Hope. Mr.. Hop"
took as his text a part of the fourth
Verse of the second chapter of First
rinthIauS-'In demonstration of thu
Spirit ana Of power He said in part:
christian people the world over
recognize the need of power. There
is need of power and we always know
it. We as BaptistS believe i'll the
Word of God. When we read that we
are to believe and be baptized, we
know that the believing precedes the
baptiZing. There is an order eX-
pressed in the text. Before there is a
demonstration of power there must
be Il demonstration of the Spirit of
God in our lives We are to demon
striite and make clear the spirit and
power of God.
The demonstration of the spirit,
Christ said, Except Il man become as
little child he may not enter the
kingdom of heaven We know that
to humble ourselves is the necessary
thing. Here is the point for US, but
alas now often we stop at that. We
seem to gather the impression that
the chiIdlikc spirit is the initiation
regalia. Christ's conception of the
members Of his kingdom was those
who retained the childlikc spirit.
1t il not an easy thing to do. 1t is
not congenial to the atmosphere of
North America. We are FESTIVE of
anything like established aut horities.
The childlikc spirit does not come
convenient to US. The Ego flourishes
like Jonah's gourd. but, alas. without
the Wulm to smite it.
I'VE ar" to prove The power of Gods
spirit - the saving efficacy of human
: life t" demonstrate the power of God
TO st2nd a man on his feet. The
demonstration Of the power Of Gods
! less it can show something more than
drc"ncy and responsibility.
/ The time WAS when the world could
be moved ANA stirred by the authority
Of the church. but what docs the world
i car" today for authority Of the church
There never has been a time when the
Gospel was preached with so much
! power rs today. and yet the world
| 'filtS il'l DfilNt tllt TIME Is coming
when the people Of God will thank Him
| for this uncertainty ANA this doubt.
! N"'N" got To DO something more than
has ever been done for the world. We
must grow and develop until the peo-
pl" of the world shall say: Here is
something that cannot be except for
! the power Of the Living God. Then
! tn" world will know. Then the world
Will recognize the demonstration of the
! power OF Grd'S spirit.
"N" Wr"StIc not with flesh and blood.
W" Wrestl" with principalities and
powers ANA The spirits Of evil. We
Wrcstl" in tie sphere Of heavenly
things. Wh"r" We attain to the glorious
| likeness to Christ.
| "I;y cons Grated manhood and wo-
mahh""d tn" triumph of the kingdom
| IS brought about; but we must remem-
| Der that there must be where self is
not. place for God and his power"