The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-09
ISAIAH'S CLEANSING IS PASTORS THEME Big Crowds At Revival In Spite
 of Rain NEED FOR A CLEAN LIFE The Rev. Mir. Brown Announces That the Sermon This Morning Will Be One of the Most Interesting
 of the Entire Series.
NEEB FOR A CLEAN LIFE

AltnouSn IL was rainy steadily yeSter- day morning, large congregation greet ed the Rev. J. E. Brown at 10 o'clock to hear his sermon on the Work aud Office of the Holy Spirit Taking his text from John, XVI, he said that the world was in better condition by the fact that the Holy Spirit was sent by the Fathers when Jesus went away into heaven after his resurrection, and that his work is among men to teach them, strengthen them, give them liberty. hope, and to prompt and guide them in their prayers and supplicatins to their heavenly Father.
 One of the features of the meetings is the singing, led by c. P. Curry. A large number of trained voices compose the chair each night, and beautiful gospel cry evening service.
 The congregations continue to grow with each service, and the sermons in warmth and power.
 "Isaiah's Cleansing was the subject of last nights discourse. There were about six steps in Isaiah's preparation, accord ing to MT. Brown. Saw God, saw self repented, confessed, was cleansed, and volunteered for sinners.
 "A strange experience came to Isaiah In the Temple at Jerusalem,' said the preacher. Where he heard the song of the heavenly singers and the burden of their song seemed to be the holiness of God. He had every reason to be proud of his spiritual attainments, but when he saw the holiness of God and realized his own sinfulness he went down before God and repented in sackcloth and ashes.
 You can't get man to stand up and make public profession of his sins until he has first repented of those sins to himself.
 T am praying that God shall send re- vival that shall shake this nation with Q spirit of genuine repentance
 "As Isaiah followed his repentance with confession that his lips were unclean, so the man who seeks to get right with God must follow repentance of his sins with out-and-out confessions to God and to his fellow-men of his direlictions.
 "One of the sins which men and women engage in, and one which they are slow to repent of and slower to confess, is the sin of having a wagging tongue and of being a scandal monger. Such sins divide churches. ruin the young, and rot the heart which entertains them.
 "Ninety-nine cases of differences be- tween people can be settled by the use of little Christian spirit.
 'If there is hatred in your heart, put it to death.
 You can't lead others to Christ when you entertain hatred toward your fellow men, and you can't compromise with sin. If you have taken money in a crooked or unlawful way, pay 1t back at all cost and get right with God.
 If the religion of Jesus Christ does not make men absolutely honest, 1t is of a spurious kind.
 When you indulge in things that a Christian should not indulge in, you put to death your influence as a Christian man or woman. This principle should guide men and women in their daily life We must live on & higher plane than those of the world before we can lead men to Christ.
 Some of us men have terrific struggles and some Of us have not stood tho test of the temptations of life.
 q believe that 1t is a sin against God and crime against humanity to cover up sins of the members of the church. The world knows about them. The world will never respect you unless you confess your sins as publicly as you have sinned. for the world always respects an honest man.
 "A whole city has been swept by a glo- rious revival as result of a manly, honest, public confession of one man who wanted to get right with God"
 At the close of the evening service for the first time in the meeting MT. Brown gave those interested an opportunity to ask for prayer. The altar was crowded in few moments with men and women desiring to lead better life. Those pres- ent state that it seems as though a great revival Is really on at the First church.
 This morning will close the series of sermons on the work and personality of the Holy Spirit. MT Brown said this closing sermon would be one of the most interesting and helpful of the entire series during his stay in the city, and urged all to attend. It was announced that there would be a mass meeting for men Sun day at 3:S0 p. m.