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will find yourself holy and without blemish
in the sight of the Lord am glad that
know the blood Of Jesus saves me from
all sin. This is one of the blessed prom
ises that should buoy the Christian up in
the darkest hour, and there are many
more as grand, as glorious as this. Hav-
ing these promises, which might be added
ad infinitum. Let's do as Paul did, cleanse
ourselves from all righteousness
Conversion is a radical work When
man is converted there is visible change
In him. The best evidence is his turning
from things of sin and Of a sinful nature.
not only that, but the converted man is
brought into new life. The things which
he once loved he desplses and things
which he once hated become so dear to
him. Paul says he becomes new crea-
ture There was time in my early eX-
perience as Christian that | could not
understand this, but once converted
found that had rev desires. new ambi-
TONS new aspirations, all was changed
and was taken out of the world of sin
lnto the kingdom of God.
All things pass away and the world
seems brighter as we get closer to the
Divine Hand. A deeper work Of grace is
IN harmony with the work Of God. The
true Christian becomes transformed. as it
were he has longing to feel at all times
the love Of Christ. | wanted it all. broth
ers and sisters, and ! kept at it until |
found the pearl of great price. At first
trembled. but | Can faithfully say that
regeneration casts out all fear.
love the grand old Episcopal church.
Of which we as Methodists are really
children, because of that beautiful collect
which it uses in every service in which
he power and might of the Master is
recognized 1t softens our hearts and
shows US to the mighty Man Of Calvary
John Wesley was one Of the greatest
pre- achers the world has ever known and
MS sermons are still one Of the standard
ext books which are assigned to the can
1dates for the ministry in the Methodist
church. How ! wish you could all reao
lis sermon on Christian conversion. Oh,
| What realistic power is shown in every
| inc. Then there is his sermon, Repent
If Believers" so full of wholesome fooo
tor those who are luke warm IN the Mas
tsrs service. His every argument has
the double clnch. 1t is clinched by the
word of God and clinched again by the
word of God. There is tendency or
he part of the church of today to turn
| rom the Bible; but say, do you know that
| people are hungry for the word Of God?
| New York few years ego preacher
started preaching the word Of God and al
.lrst his efforts we're confined to a small
Dom, but when the fact became known
that he was preaching the word OF Coo
the crowds became so large that tht
argest auditorium in that city became
| 90 small for the numbers who came to
| isten TO those wonderful words of life
| Ne are here to preach to you the word Of
| God. We want to turn the vinegar barre
1ut of you and let the love of God take its
Jlace.
We want sanctification for all Of you
We believe it is for you for this precious
book teaches it. You want and | want il
when we stand before the great white
hrone. Yes, we will need it there where
We must stand without blemish. There
S quite lot said concerning ministers
sons being so wild sometimes but wish
say to you that do not consider that
his is result OF hereditary conditions
1t is the same spirit of Adam in the sor
that characterizes all mankind until the
owe of God removes the impurity from
he heart and soul and regenerates him.
There is nothing strange about this. for
he spirit breaks out at home, in the min
stry, in the church, in the choir, in the
Ladies Aid tempers and bad dispositions
may cast you out Of the kingdom Get
right with God. Can Jesus save to the
uttermost? Has He power to save all
Who come to Him9 | believe it, He
would not be the uttermost Savior if He
could not cleanse you from all sin. inter-
,al and external. Show me pure church
ioing all that it Can for Inc kingdom
iod and | will show you powerful
church unto God.
Both Of the brothers are beautiful ane
forceful singers and each Of their meet
ngs brings out song or two that rings
home to the heart of the sinner Already
results have been seen and some have
started out in the right way. The meet
ings will continue for some time and ev-
erybody is invited.