The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-20
Or. Orr Electrified His Hearers Last
Evening at the Revival Ser
vices at United Pres
byterlan Church.
WORK OF HOLY GHOST
The Churches Of Today Are Too Cold
to Attract People, But Tend
to Empty the
Pews.

large and representative audience
filled the auditorium of the United
Presbyterian church last evening.
DR.. Orr electrified his hearers by
his eloquence, and he at the same time
showed that he was deep and exact
thinker, as well as reasoner. The
most critical could find no flaw in his
theological views. DR.. Orr Is of a de-
cided character which can be best de-
scribed in three words, Christian,
courageous, strong" There is future
for the work of the church in Keokuk,
of this there can be no doubt and
present indications lead to the con-
clusion that this future will soon be
present reality. Space will not ad-
init of the publishing Of his eloquent
sermon, entire.
DR.. Orr took for his theme, '"The
Work of the Holy Ghost" His text
was from the 14th chapter of John,
10th and 18th verses, "And / will pray
the Father, and He shall give you an
other comforter, that he may abide
with you forever. Even the spirit of
truth; whom the world cannot re-
ceive, because it seeth him not, Meth
er knoweth him; but ye know him;
for he dwelleth with you, and shall be
In YOU"
The speaker made pfaE - ri. aun-
fence what the work of the Holy Ghost
is, as taught by the scriptures, in the
human heart and life. ut was the
work Of God to devise plan: 1t was
the work of Christ to execute the plan,
and it was the work of the Holy Ghost
to apply the plan" said he.
Eight Different Heads.
DR.. Orr took up under eight diff
ferent heads the work of the spirit
of God. In brief they were as fol.
lows:
First, the work Of the Spirit Of God
is to testify of Jesus Christ, and that,
he when He wrote the Bible. He is
the only competent expositor Of that
book. Through the entire book Is
constant and continuous stream OF
testimony to Jesus Christ. The word
of God is the sword of the spirit.
The speaker laid particular stress
on the fact that the pulpit is no place
for lectures. "That place" said he,
is dedicated and set aside to one
thing, and that is to preach the gospel
of Jesus Christ" THAT man ought to
be put out who so far forgets his call
ing as to deliver moral essays instead
of preaching the gospel of God" said
DR.. Orr. "The bible should be his
text book; Jesus Christ his theme, and
salvation the end 1t is not doc
trine that saves. You might believe
the whole bible from lid to lid and yet
be lost; 1t Is the living Christ that
saves. He that hath the Son hath
life: and he that hath not the Son of
God hath not life"
Second, the spirit of God bears wit
ness in mans heart that he is child
of God. Every child of God has two
infallible proofs to the fact that he Is
SdNSu Ilc udS lHS NOId VI 6Ou, anu
his belief in Jesus Christ Dr. Orr
here referred to an old colored MAN
my" who knew more Of the bible
than Bob Ingersoll did in his whole
life, because she had the Spirit of
God in her heart. The best common
tator on the bible is the divine spirit
of God.
Third, the spirit of God guides men
into all truth Here Is the divine
book. You get the Holy Ghost to
come, He understands the combina-
tion
Fourth, the spirit Of God helps men
to pray.
Fifth, the spirit of God comforts
men. "There is a Joy this world can
not give. The man filled with the
spirit of God is the only man in Gods
world who is absolutely independent
Of his environment" Here the speak
err cited the case of Job-Job with his
all gone, deserted by his
forsaken by his friends, yet
still he was able to say. Though He
slay me, yet will l trust In Him"