The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-08
VERY ABLE
DISCOURSES
Delivered at the Camp Meet
ing, Friday.
INTEREST NOT LAGCING
Although the Closing Day is
Near.
Regular Program CT Services was
Carried Out with Much Profit 10
the Listeners.

Tho early prayer service at the
camp meeting Friday morning was
conducted by Rev. C. f. Rowley'
At s o'clock Dr. Smith taught the
,School OF the Prophets" Rev. s.
Rice led the testimony meeting al
. o'clock At 1880 Rev. 5. Rice
preached un able sermon from John
LII.
The speaker called attention TO
the foundation upon which this
text was written. He said that light
is an emblem of holiness and dark
ness. an emblem of sin. so God Is
holy lie being light, for God Is
Hight and there is no darkness in
Him." Therefore, when we say
I'VE have fellowship with Him and
walk in darkness we live and do
not the truth. When we sin know
iugly we lose our fellowship with
Him.
"Whatever you would require
lme to do to be sanctified you will
have to do to be converted. The
Bible does not hold up two standards
of Christian purity. We have all
sinned and come short of the glory
of God. We must confess. For If we
confess our sins He lis faithful and
Just to forgive us our sins. If the
conditions are complied with we
will walk in the light. 1t is much
easier to walk in the light than in
the dark. God is holy and II we
belong TO Him we must be holy.
There is a power in the blood OF
Jesus to cleanse from all sin
~ am glad to bring to you a
remedy for all sin. 1t is the blood
You can get cleansed once for ALL
There is no degree OF purity. You
can be absolutely clean whittier than
snow. If you want to be fruit bear
ing to bring forth more fruit, get
clean"
In the afternoon Dir. Smith
preached on ''Post Pentecostal Bless
mgs." Text Acts 4:31.
The speaker said: "Every one OF
us, we who minister full and free
salvation, as well as those who ac-
ccpt the blessings. need denewal.
No position in the holiness move
ment no position in the ministry,
can prevent your drying up and
becoming empty unless you be re-,
moved. renewed, renewed in the
Holy Spirit. You must have a con-
slant amounting OF the Holy
Ghost.
Peter and John made this pray
or for the cXtentiou of the king
dom. If had all the holiness people
all the holiness preachers in the
universe here would exhort them
to wait before God as they never
waited before. If you and are
going TO have the windows OF
heaven open, II We are going to re-
ceive a great blessing we must be
Ion a scriptural basis.
when we pray we are like some
children at the table, yammering.
yammering for something, no one
knows what. We are like lot OF
big babies. II you can't name what
you want, point TO it and relieve
your heavenly parent. Pray for
what you want definitely. You must
pray for these regarding for long
as we are expensive and God is in
exhaustible we can have more"
At o'clock Mrs Coil conducted
a special service which was very
spiritual.
DR. Smith preached again at
1880 from ! John SIC. "There IS
a sin unto death. do not say that
he shall pray for it," He said. in
part:
FPersons who teaches or preach-
es that this sin was only by tho
Hebrews and not possible for you
row is doing you an injury for
which he will have TO give an ac-
count at the bar of Gods justice
Sin is the hate OF satan In the
human heart. righteousness is the
love of God in the human heart.
In the epistle each ct these, hate
and love, are followed through to
perfection. Perfection of hate In
Cain taking his brothers life Per-
iecticn of love in Christ giving His
life for the world.
~ am a watchman tonight to
warn you that IL you are SHINING
in anyway-lusting, lying, swearing,
sabbath-breaking You are commit
ting the objectionable sin. The un-
rardonable Sin is any sin carried
TO point where 1t becomes nnal
insult to the Holy Spirit. II your