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Christians Spend Day
 h Prayer With 7orrey

Christ, crucifed and risen again. Above all other thingA the Holy Spirit is the bearer of Christ's testimony.
 Dr. Torrey said in part:
 The Holy Spirit also regsnerates men. That ia. He imparts the life of God to men that are spiritually dead. It is the importation of a new nature to men and women who have corrupt natures. We are born with perverted wills. slaves to ourselves rather than to God. Self-pleasing Is a sin. to please God Is righteous. The Holy Spirit teaches us to love and hate the things that we ought. to: to love the things that God wants us to love ana to hate the things sGod wants us to hate.
 Many persons think they are Chris tians because they go to church. and homes. They may read the Bible every day. Such persons are not real Chris tians, unless the word of God is print ed on their hearts as we'll as in their Bfbles. Your house could be stacked high with Bibles and that would not make you a Christian. It Is the Holy Spirit'a work to write the Word of God in your hearts.
 T have been asked many times if
  only believe in sudden conversions. but believe in instant regeneration of sinners. How could help 1t? I have seen so many in my own experience. Most of the deacons in my church in Chicago are reformed drunkards and sinners who ware instantly regenerat- ed. The dearest friend that I have on earth. William g. Jacoby. was a great sinner and a man of evil life. until he was instantly regenerated when he was 45 years of age. He is now the most lovable man that know. Take my own case. was instantly regen- -erated. How could I disbelieve in sud- den copyersions. much less in instant regeneration7 It is. in the power of the Holy Spirit to instantly regenerate sinners"
 EVENING SERVICE.
 What We Must Do With Jesus Christ" was Dr. Torrey's subject last night. It was the conclusion of his sermon, "The Most Important Question That Any Man Ever Asked or Answered" which he began Tuesday night. The text was the same: Mat thew, xvii; 22-'What shall we do with Jesus which is called Christ"
 Tn his sermon. last night. Dr. Torrey showed four things that depend on what we do with Jesus Christ: 1--Our acceptance before God depends upon what we do with Him; 2-Our finding peace of conscience depends entirely upon what we do with Him: 3--Find- ing deep and abiding joy depends on what we do with Him, and, 4-Our cb- taining eternal life depends entirely upon what we do with Jesus Christ. After going over these points. Dr. Tor rey said, in part:
 '.Now, I want to call your attention to a second line of thought. and that Is, what we must do with Jesus Christ; and let me say at the outset that ev- eryone of us here tonight, will have to do something with Jesus Christ. You do not want to accept Him or reject Him. You do not want to confess Him or deny Him. You just want to get Him off-your hands. But you can't do 1t. Pontius Pilate. who asked the question in the text, tried to get Christ off his hands--but he failed as you will fall"
 pr. Torrey told the story of how Pontius Pilate tried to get Jesus off his hands in several ways, and did not they must do with Him. enumerating four alternatives.
 He said in parts
 'Eirst--Rou must either accept Him or reject Him. Jesus Christ is here, and now offers Himself to every man | and every woman in this building. al your Savior. and Lord and Master. and unless you definitely. accept Him as such you definitely reject Him. You nave to do, one or the other. If you don't accept Him. then you reject Him You cannot do both.
 "Second-We must either confess Him or deny Him. He Himself said so in Matthew X, 32. ga: 'whosoever there fore shall confess Me before men. him | will I also confess before My Father which is in Heaven; but whosoever shall deny Me before men, him will also deny before My Father. which is in Heaven You will do one or the other tonight. There are just two kinds of people in the world today, the confessed followers of Christ. and the | deniers of Christ. You are either one kind or the other. for there are only ! the two. Which do you belong to? ''Third--In the third place. you must | either let Him into your heart or shut Him out. Jesus said in Revelation iii | 20: Behold I stand at the door and knock; if any man hear My voice and l open the door. will come in to him and will sup with him and he with Me Jesus Christ Is In this hall to- | night, and He Is knocking at the doors | of your hearts Will you welcome Him l in, or will you shut your hearts up and harden them and keep Him out? You have to do either the one thing or the other. There are no two ways about it,
 "Fourth-In the'las place, we must | either be for Christ or against Him. In Matthew xii. 30, He says: He that is not with Me is against Me- Every man that Is not with Him, that has not taken his stand openly and boldly up- on the side with the Lord Jesus. is against Him.
 This awakens one other line of thought, and that is, Who is this Je- sus with Whom we have to do? Who Is Her" Dr. Torrey went on to ex- plain from three different viewpoints He said in part:
 "Ffrst--In the first place He Is One whom God has appointed and annoint- ed to be your King. In other countries they have a saying that the ruler is the divinely appointed king. and I believe it. But it is in an infinitely higher AAaA L. dtxrfn