The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-06-26
CHRISTIAN CRUSADERS.

In 81 Days IL Public and Nearl,
Twice as Many Private Meetings
Conducted - Private Missionary
Work Done In $40 Homes One
Hundred Professions.
The large audiences which still crowd the
Tabernacle OF the Christian Crusaders. and
the spiritual results that are being brought
about In answer to the prayers Of the Chris.
vet abated, but Ia rather on the increase. One
hundred persons have professed faith In
Christ and many more are under deep con
viction. .sThe end is not yet"
On last Sunday afternoon General Light
ga We Bible reading on the doctrine Of Hoi-
mesa. He prefaced the reading with the fol.
lowing remarks: "For the informsti6n and
benefit OF all who are present here this after.
noon, and especially Tor the benefit and en-
especially for The encouragement and edifca.
tion OF those OF this number who are hunger.
ing and thirsting after Righteousness, we will
give q carefully prepared Bible reading on the
doctrine OF Holiness.
III is probable that not one of the sacred,
essential doctrines 10 salvation. taught in the
blessed Holy Bible. ts more misunderstood
ali the Evangelical Churches OF our land and
other lands are agreed on the doctrine OF Hol-
mess, with reference to the necessity OF Gods
children being made holy before they are pre-
the Paradise OF God and His eternal kingdom
OF glory, but they are not agreed with refer.
ence TO the time they are made holy.
"Some claim that through the atonement
has not only been made possible for all the
descendants OF the Adamic race to be super
naturally bord Of Gods Spirit, whenever they
are willing to make the unconditional sur
lender which God requires OF those who would
become His children, and made known
through the Prophet Isaiah, in the language
Let the wicked forsake his way, and the un
righteous man his thoughts: and let him re
turn unto the Lord, ana He will have mercy
upon him and 10 our God, for He will abun.
dainty pardon but also to be made holy
whenever they are willing 10 make the abso
Lutte conservation enjolred upon them by God
brethren, by the uercies OF God, that ye pre-
sent your bodies q living sacrifice, holy, ac
ceptable unto God, which is your reasonable
seryice'
"Others claim that the children Of God can
not be made holy until they are obliged tc
PASS from time into eternity. The Roman
Catholics claim that all the professed Chris.
tians, who die In the faith Of the Roman
IN Purgatory. They assert that before the
soul can be prepared for Heaven, 1t must, ir
Purgatory, go through q certain cleansing
and purifying process. the Duration OF which
is determined according to the depth Of de.
pravity in which the soul Is when IL enter,
eternity.
Now, we do not agree with the Roman
Catholics, because we know that their erro
neous doctrine OF Purgatory Ia altogether On.
supported by scripture, and, therefore, is tru.
Iy, most obnoxious to God nor, indeed, can
we agree with those Of our good brethren who
are OF the opinion that we cannot be ade
holy until death performs It's lest functlon'
upon the physical being. The principal rea
son why We cannot agree with them on thit
phase OF the doctrine Of Holiness tx because
we know that death has no cleansing or puri
fx,Ir ha ok,1l Ifl N 70 ft1 1Nn
tiona are TO bring cessation 10 the exercise o.
the brain. the operations OF the circulaiory
and respiratory organs and the motions o
the tissues OF the body, or, bring an end tC
the heart and lungs and The moiions OF the
tissues of the body. The supernatural func-
tion Of purifying the soul 10 vested alone IN
the third person OF the Trinity The blessed
Holy Ghost. He alone can cleanse the heart
purify she affections, and exalt the soul 70
the supreme love OF God, but This He is will.
Ing and able 10 do whenever the child Of God
is ready 10 have 1t done according TO Bis
terms, at any time during the period which
elapses between his con version and the hour
OF his physical death. We are obliged then
after having carefully and prayeriuily stud
led the scriptures for number o? years, and
the acauirement Of much supernatural
knowledge on the subject, from personal ex.
perience, TO agree with those who entertain
Lhe first opinion mentioned, and, therefore
we are going to assume the great responsible
ky q
table scriptures, selected from many bearing
upon the subject: lst. That holiness In this
life ia possible: End. That freedom from sin
in this life Ia possible; Srd. That God calls
God commands His children 10 be holy In
this life: 5th. That God promises TO make His
children holy In this life. whenever they are
willing to make the required conservation.
"Now, in support OF the first proposition
ca Ii your attention to the following Scriptures:
Mark the perfect man !-Psa. 3787. Would
the Psalmist point us to style OF man that
did not exist? Mark him not cautiously, but
gracious helpfulness.' Blessed are the pure In
heart Matt. 5:8. Then there are those who
are pure in heart, and they are the only fully
blessed ones.' Herein 10 our love made per-
judgment; because as He Is. 80 are We In this
world.-l John 4:l7. 'Whata beautiful picture
OF en- tire sanclifcation-perfec love and com.
plete Cbristliksness in this world! Complete
Christllkeness proves our perfect love- In
read the following sublime texts: Herein do
l exercise myself 10 have always q conscience
void OF offence toward God and toward men.
Acts 24:l8 Would St. Paul have exercised
himself to have what he never could get ?
Yet, conscience void OF offense toward God
and men is the very essense OF entire sanoti-
ication. It is never attained by easy-going
laziness, but by vigorous physical, mental
wholesome exercise we can take for ourselves
snd-for Others What shall we say then ?
Shall we continue In ein that grace may
aboundP God forbid How shall we that are
dead TO sin live any longer therein from ans
6:l,2 "A question is the strongest kind Of an
affirmation. st. Paul afirms that God for
bids our abuse OF His grace to continue in
sin.' Being made free from sin and become
servants TO God ye have your fruit unto boil.
ness.-Romans 6:22 Here is another strong
est possible expression: Free from sin." In
the fullest sense only those who are free
from sin" bear the richest, ripest, mellowest
"fruit unto holiness" In support Of the third
the following passages from Holy Writ; GOD
has not called US unto uncleanness but unto
holiness. He therefore that despiseth (reject-
eth. margin), despiseth not man, but God,-l
Thess. AIS. Irreligon calls US to unolean-
ness; false religions with their unclean gods
call US to nnclean ness but our pure religion
cal ls us away from all uncleanness to all holi.
ness. Gods nature, character, word, admin
istration-all call Us TO holiness. Christ's ex.
amples and teachings call us 10 holiness. ,