The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-27

man, new revelation and then as II
to again demonstrate the infiniteness
of divine grace the ble- ed Holy Ghost
comes to make his abode in the heart,
to witness acceptance with God, to
keep clean that which has been
cleansed, to comfort, to guide into all
! truth to empower for service and to
baptize the soul with a consuming pas
sion for the salvation of men. Nor is
this all, Jesus Christ by his death and
passion brought life and immortality
to light, made us heirs - God and
/ joint heirs WITH himself to an inherit
ance incorruptible and undefiled and
/ that fadeth not away reserved in heav-
en- for us Surely he has put a new
song in our nouns even praises to our
God"
Jesus Christ, the unspeakable gift
of God to man is the crown of our
blessings because he makes it possible
by his redemptive power for re-
deemed man to be redeeming revela-
ton to other men. Not long ago DR..
Stephens of Kansas City university
said: "A present revelation of God
in the facts of regenerated life is all
that will restore to religion it's early
power. We Professionals have espoused
a great principle. That principle is a
living revelation of God in the moral
consciousness of his children. The
true mission of Professionalism is to in.
dictate the truth that God touches hui
man life today in supernatural power"
that the age of the miracles of di-
vine grace is forever here. The posi-
bility of living revelation of Jesus
Christ in the personality of each child
of God is beautifully expressed in
these lines:
In thine own heart ii thou unlatch
the door,
Thro' thine own lips, ungraced and
poor and weak,
The Love of love unspeakable shall
speak;
Thro' thine own hands wearied with
toll for men
Unto his own the Christ shall come
again.
Much has been said abo.t the imita-
ton of Christ in our daily lives,-and
that is well. But the plain people of
the world are thoroughly disguised
with imitation Christianity. Away
with counterfeitism, superficialism
and nominalism. That which God de-
mands, that for which we will be held
accountable in the day of judgment,
and that for which immortal souls are
perisaing is real authentic revelation
of Jesus Christ in your liz, and mine.
The actual reproduction of the Bible
in flesh and blood. The personality
of the child of God is the only book of
divine inspiration the only epistle Of
supernatural revelation, til only mes
sage of salvation and light that thou
sands Of people read, and oh, how i'm
perative it is that the Book of your
life and mine is an exact copy Lord
of Thine. A revelation of saving pow
er. A saving revelation Of tle reality
of Christian experience A revelation
of the Saviour's love for souls. One
day two noted speakers addressed two
sessions of Christian Endeavor con
vention. After the first speaker had
spoken the people could be heard say
ing one to another: What a splen.
e did address. What magnetic
: speaker" What a magnificent man.
. What an eloquent orator" That ev-
e ening after the second speaker had de.
livered his address the people were
q heard to say: Jesus is more precious
to me than ever before" What a
J wonderful Saviour we have" How
n blessed is the abiding consciousness
II of Gods real presence in the soul
Q From this very moment l will live
t for Him who died for me-" AS an
t. expression of our gratitude today shall
o we not say with the poet:
L Not |, but Christ, be honored, loved
exalted,
it Not 1, but Christ, be seen, be known
II be heard,
n Not l. but Christ, in every look ant
j. action,
is Not, l, but Christ, in every though
'e and word.
of The Christ who revealed the Fathe
e to humanity. He who redeemed mel
N from their lost estate AMI prepared
j. mansions for them high; He VIII,
n makes it possible for regelerated me,
lie to reveal the Fathers love to sinfu
er men Surely He is the unspeakabl
De gift. Certainly He is the crown of al
}" our blessings. Verify He is the Su
1t preme reason for thanksgiving today
~ Thanks be unto God for His unspeak
sh able gift"
~ What shall | render unto the Lor,
n for all his benefits toward me? I VII
ne take the cup of salvation and call upo,
ly the name of the Lord. | will pay m,
- vows unto the Lord now in the pres
OF ence of all His people" Realizing m
ed need and responsibility as token o
ar my marginal anprooiat;op oe -