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.ObED|ENT To
HEAVENLY VISION
Rev. DR.. JOhnstOn's Sermon asst
Evening at the Central
Union Church.

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has assembled to listen to DR.. Johnston
| heard him last night as he spoke will
remarkable eloquence on 1.-THE Five
Visions of Paul. =
| Miss Ormeroo of Maui sang esCome
Unto Me- in her graceful and pleas
ing manner. Rev. E. B. Turner read
the Scripture and offered prayer. Mrs
Judd presided at the organ.
Tomorrow afternoon the meeting viii
be for women only. The last meeting
of the series will be held tomorrow
evening. All are cordially invited.
Saturday afternoon, at $3.50, a meet
ing for the Sunday school children will
be held. All children over twelve are
invited to attend.
In the evening, DR.. Johnston viii talk
to Sunday school teachers and parents,
on 1.-THE Training of the Young
Last night he spoke as follows:
IN the book of the Acts of the
/
and the nineteenth verse, we have this
mention from the Apostle Paul:
Wherefore, O King Agrippa, / was not
disobedient to the heavenly vision
I'm this address before Agrippa, Paul
is giving an extract of a remarkable
chapter in his life. You know the story
and you will appreciate the fact that
there are two factors in this story-he
had a vision, and he was obedient to
this vision. He modestly asserts that
fact by saying that he was not dis
obedient. The two factors are neces-
sary, for the vision itself, if not obey
ed, only adds to ones condemnation.
Have we not had such visions
Have we not seen some days when we
have caught some glimpse Of the truth,
that has Iightened up new ways, and
as we felt the touch of the promise we
said we will henceforth rise up to a
plane. and live in feeling of gratitude
to Him? In a few days, however, we
are back again to the same plane we
were formerly on. We are not obedient
to the heavenly vision
1--WE have been talking of conditions
which must be met. We have touched
upon the leadership of the Holy Spirit,
and last night we tried to emphasize
the place of an allegiance that reveals
the great love.
Tonight wish to impress that vital
truth concerning the obedience to His
commands. IF ye love Me We will keep
My commandments Jesus Christ said
that obedience was the secret Of His
life, obedience to the Father. Evan
Roberts has three great watchWords,
Love, obey, JOY Those are his three
great words, and he lives into all three
of these, and SO did Paul, and I desire
tonight to have you go with me to that
explanation of Pauis to Agrippa
There is a law in this obedience,
that as we continue in this
obedience we are giving others
glimpse of our vision.
You remember that He would again
appear unto him, because Paul had this
vision. and I wish to speak of PauIs
five visions tonight.
''The first vision was the vision at the
Gate of Damascus, and 1t Is the vision
of the living Christ, dealing with us
because of our sin.
mo one has had vision of Christ
who has not yet had that vision. You
know the story how He came from the
cross of Calvary and with His cleans
ing blood cleansed the penitent heart.
Some OF You know of the hymn
which appeared a little while after I
left America:
One thing I of the Lord desire
That all sin may die out in me.
There are some who tell us that 1t
IS a dangerous practise of saying tnat
we may always be cleansed, no mat
.er how often we may get dirty. They
tell us that there is danger in a mans
saying, oh, well, If I am dirty, / can
De cleansed.'
I'VE have heard of the proverbial
ramp who takes a bath once year. |
Dirt to him is nothing. But you and |
:. who know what it is to be clean, |
f we are a bit dirty we long to be
,lean, and the dirtier we are the
stronger is this longing We increase /
n the love to be clean 1t is the great
word which fills the Old Testament. |
Al the washings, all those are types /
# cleanliness and the one great
hought of God-being clean If you
re not clean, you must get clean or
-ou can't get the blessing of God.
There are those who are pious by
ooks, deceiving the elect. But Jesus
yhrist has not dealt with them, be-
ause they have not longed to be
lean; because they have never realized
hat they must be like Him.
THE second vision was in the City OF
erusa1em There it is that the LORI
ppeared unto him with his life work.
he second vision follows the first. No
ne can be obedient to Christ who is
OF anxious to have others clean. Their
scape from sin is not enough. We are
aved to serve! We have it in Isaiah,
ow the spirit touched his lips with
ne coal oh, friend. have you doubted
he power of the Holy Spirit to send
lch message? But there comes an.
ther message. Whom shall We send? 2
nd it expects the answer, Here am l.
ard me- Isaiah did not ask where.
he eager Isaiah was ready to serve
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