Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-05-26

ent lips. Now a testimony would be
given. Now an earnest prayer would
he lifted up. The meetings would not
start al Z or o'clock aud run for an
hour AMI half and have every one
look at his watch II the service
went a second over ninety minutes.
Bu, there the meetings would start al
IN time. Then when the meetings
III rot started they would run on and
< .metimes 1--WE or even ten hours
long. as though the Christian people
were loath to leave each other and 20
revival was 10 me an exact duplication
OF the days preceding Pcntecnst.
In the Upper Chamber.
Come. let me take YOU 10 the upper
chamber IN Jerusalem. II Is the year
30 \. d. II Is about the LIST Of June
or the beginning Of summer All the
hillsidcs about Jerusalem are covered
with flowers. As we come to this up
per chamber which was supposed TO
belong 10 the Evangelist Mark. who
was one Of the biogrnphcrs Of Jesus.
we find that these disciples had been
abiding there for nearly ten days. or
ever since the ascension. hear a
woman's sweet voice lifted IN PRAYER
II Is the voice Of Mary. the mother OF
Christ. The voice goes something like
this: 80 Lord Jesus. | cared for thee
when thou vert child am thy
mother. but thou art my Lord Send
thy spirit into our midst. Come quick.
~ with thy power Come and cleanse
us from all sin" Then as the prayer
died away IN pleading sobs methinks
hear voice starting song MS we
sometimes hear in a Methodist gather
ing. but instead OF Methodist hymn
the voice leads the little gathering
through the noble melodies Of the
grand old Twenty Psalm of Ia
vid. which is n promise IN music. And
as the climax is reached strange
spiritual Influence sweeps over the room
when the voices chorus that last grand
verse Surely goodness and mercy
shall follow me all the days of my
life. and VIII dwell In the house of
the Lord forever"
Then for Il little while silence regns
Why. II Is so st.ll that you can almost
hear each heart beat Then another
sob Then Peter arises and says: "Oh.
brethren. why did deny him? Why
did desert him at the saddest moment
of his life? can now see him turning
his great loving eyes upon Inc. de-
MED him not only once but twice and
thrice. But. though the cock crew to
remind me. he never reproachcd me
He surely forglves If we come aud ask
his forgiveness" Then another silence.
Then II searching OF the Scriptures.
Then a sohbing voice says: IL am
Thomas. the doubter But he forgives
me. even me" Then the prayer and
the supplications and the confessions
20 on. But on the tenth day. while
they We're still praying. suddenly each
man and woman and child turned TO
ward the others and cried: Look,
Look. See the flames II is the mani
festation OF the Holy Spirit" And. oil,
my friends II we come Ia God beiiev-
Ing that he would bless us If we asked
him and II We would only meet and
pray and a.oniZe and consecrate our
selves TO his service as the disciples Of
old did on the day of Pentecost do You
not believe Christ would give 10 us the
higher power Of gospel lifeF He will.
Will you not therefore here aud now
start forth 10 seek your Pentecost and
begin TO plead and to consecrate your
whole life 10 the Masters service;
Came When Most Needed.
But ! cannot close without just one
thought more This baptism of the
power of the Holy Spirit came To the
disciples Of old in the days when they
felt their greatest need OF the promiS
cd comforter or supernatural power.
The crucliixIon was over. Yes. The
resurrection had come Yes. But on"
day less than two weeks before sud
denly Christ had again departed. Up
from the Mount OF Ascension he went;
higher and higher until his body dis
appears behind the clouds; higher and
higher until In bodily presence he was
gone lOItNtI. va, NV uiuAttidht UNIV
illness and helplessness. Christ gone,
upon whom were they 10 leanf Then
came the power OF the Holy Spirit.
That power Is ready to descend upon
you If you only prepare yourself for
Gods gift
Friend. you need this higher power.
You need II now Let me soc; how
long ago did she dle-she who was so
much to your spiritual lifef You need
this higher power. You need il now.
Last Sunday as preacher you deliv-
cred sermon which was in literary
sense poetic gem. But after you lin
ished you knew as messenger of
Christ that IL rang false all through.
You need this power In the home. In
your own strength you cannot rear
that family Alright for God. Can 1t lie
that we are going 10 refuse longer Ia
seek this power of the higher spiritual
lifeY II Is said that on March II. 1906.
the British steamer pheniX foundered
at sea OF the banks OF Newfoundland
and nearly all ON board were lost be
cause its hull was battered To pieces
10y the barrels and heavy fixtures which
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