Arizona republican., 1907-12-09

throes of a spiritual revival, and woe languish on our lips. Woe to the church when we depend upon baptism, and other external forms and ceremon- ies. rather than upon the indwelling of the spirit in our souls.
 We speak of Holy Ghost experiences and Holy Ghost reVivals. Let us re- member that the most effective preach ing, in the primitive churches, immedi- ately followed the Pentecost, and that its wonderful influence was due to the presence and power of the Holy Spirit. Peter was marvellously able in saving souls because of the Holy Spirit in him, and penitents were powerfully converted under his ministrations; and that at a period when the church of Jesus Christ did not have inucn influ- ence
 The church of the Pentecost. in sev- en short years, overturned things, and there were great revivals within the radius of it's influence. The fact that Jesus Christ was able to perform mir acles; that tenderness and love beamed from His eyes; that almost every word He uttered showed the keenest solici- tude for the welfare of His followers, proved His divine origin. This power and these qualities were transmitted to His disciples and their associates by the dOly Spirit
 At Willitts' Point is to De seen some thing remarkabie-the largest magnet in the world, made by Captain King, by wrapping ten miles of wire around an old cannon. A soldier who was in sulated and placed close to the can non became so magnetiZed by it that everything of q metallic nature that was movable and within the sphere of its attraction, moved toward him. Even cannon balls rolled along the ground and stopped at his feet. while buttons, swords, guns, bayonets, everything of the kind about him clung to his cloth ing as bats cling to a wall, the draw ing power of this human magnet be- ing greater than the attraction of gray itation. The power was not in the sol dier. but in the magnet. He was tho roughly magnetiZed by the cannon, and so became the instrument of power to move. things toward the great magnet that was near him.
 So Christians, when they are tho roughly charged with the Holy Spirit. feel d new power, and are able to do things which before they -ore not able 10 do. Ana Peter, after the Pentecost, preached these simple words-nothing strange, but they were filled with cleo trical, almost dynamic, power. In one day five or six thousand people were converted under his preaching and that of his associates, and the good work spread far and wide. So We realize that when God pre- eminenrly uses the church for the worlds redemption, such use invariably follows great awak- ening of it's membership. In a Spirit baptised church men are being contin- ually convicted and converted. In fact believe that l hazard nothing in say ing that in any church whose spiritual electricity. if you please is kept at a high voltage, the revivals will be con- tinuous and perpetual. InverseIy, the church that does not continually renew its strength at the great storage bat tery of Gods grace and power will soon lose it's influence and become spiritual ly dead
 IL seems very appropriate, my friends at the beginning of these meetings, that We get ourselves into the right spirit SO that We may gioriously help in the work of saving souls. To this end let Us invite. work for and expect Gods blessing. knowing that we shall not be disappointed.