Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-15
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The spirit Of the revival OF the PEN
tecost, which followed the ascension
OF Christ into heaven, was the sub
ject taken by Rev. Mr.. Sunday for his
Friday afternoon sermon to an. audi.
ence of 500. BE Of one accord in this
campaign" he urged. "Get the holy
spirit and you will have power to per-
form wonders In the name OF the
Lord"
While he pleaded for unity Of ac-
tion and purpose and will to work for
God at this especial time, he at the
same instant scored the church mem
bers and christians for not praying for
the unsaved or attending the meetings.
Says Showing is Poor.
While the song service was in prog
ress, Mr.. Fischer asked the congrega-
Stion how many had made out prayer
lists, and how many names did each
have on the prayer list? In response
! to the first question small per cent
OF 1.-The audience held up their hands.
FTo the second, some said twenty, some
Sunday said that Of the number Of
those who had made out prayer lists,
and the numbers on these lists, it was
the poorest showing he had ever seen.
Those who were from out Of town were
asked to raise their hand, and at least
one-haf Of the hands went up. The
evangelist took the church members
and christians to task for allowing
other things to interfere 80 that they
were kept away from the meetings.
A Real Revival.
Tie cited the revival Of the pentecost,
as told in the first chapter Of Acts as
a real revival His sermon was in part
as follows. "Just before his death
Jesus made known to his disciples
what he wanted them to do. He said,
Go 70 into all the world and preach
fhe. gospel to all the people, At that
last meeting OF Jesus with his disciples
he told them to wait in Jerusalem for
ten days until after the holy ghost
should come into them and they should
receive the power to bring men to
THAT was not man-got-up re-
Nival. But 1t was like every true re-
vival, 1t was sent from the power
above. They had no cut and dried plan.
They went to receive the holy ghost
and they were not disappointed in
either.
Must Look For the Power.
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the, holy ghost and YOU have got to res
cetve It first before you will receive
the power. You have got to, get the
11oly. ghost into your lives before you
Twill have the power to bring men to
God. 90 49,
e e the disciples were eTtai.il off any
ching, they were certain that they had
been chosen to carry the gospel. One
reason why we DO not do more for Goo
IS because we do not recognize the cal
OF God. lf We are not the representa-
tives Of God in Marshalltown who are;
1f'fhe power 1s not.in the church, where
ds It? But you look in the church AND
you SEQ 10 few real christians that Ar,
representing God, that Is one reason
why the church has so little power.
Church q RsvivinS powsr.l
AN thar tho church and the christ.
ian people are Tor. y to kesp the worls
in state Of revival. II there lie any
preacher who II not doing that h;
ought u ct ont. Il you church mem.
hers ara aetekeeping Ahe world in 4
state Of revival you need 70 be con
verted. s- ' Z. .'s
God has an Nnder Ald uethDd 81
preparation Tor all things In both ma:
fure xnd. = rsyival- The time you.spent