Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-12-22
REVIVAL SERVICES CLOSED
Pastor and Members Well Pleased
With Campaign.

= attendant exercises and the end of
the first effort CT the new revival
! campaign at the Methodist church
! was at an end.
! Four weeks ago the words poured
: fourth in song THE Fight is On" Sun
day night the same song was sung
near the close of he services and the
announcement made that while that
was the ending of the first fight the
: campaign had really only opened.
The forenoon sermon was from the
text LAS Moses Lifted up the Ser
pent in the Wilderness. even so must
the Son of Man be lifted up; That
! Whosoever Belieyeth may in Him
have Eternal Life
From this was outlined the his!
tory of the rebellion in the hearts
of the children Of Isreal in the Wild
erness and the lnurmurings and final
sins that made punishment necessary
and then the repentance and remedy.
That unbelief today had the same ef-
feet on the mind and heart that it
did in the days Of Moses and that the
same effect was necessary today in
looking to Christ that was necessary
for the Jews in looking upon the EN-
blem of the serpent that was placed
on a staff before them in the wider
ness.
The sermon in the evening was
from Rev. 1920. "Behold. stand at
the door and knock; if any man hear
my voice and open the door, l will
come unto him, and will sup with him
and he with me-
This lesson was drawn upon and
the beautiful stained glass window
in the east side OF the church was re-
ferred TO as representing the en-
blem that was to all Christians the
world ever the correct portrayal OF
that life that was given for the re-
demption of the world. That it was
the Christ of heaven as we'll as the
Christ OF Calvary that appealed today
tho all and was now standing or had
been or would be a, the door Of every
human heart. That there was no
means whereby GCd could or would
open the door. That the individual
himself must open or the Savior
would never enter. That man had
wandered away from the light OF God
and that he knew not how to return
until this Christ had come to en-
able him 10 get home again. But the
individual must be willing to return
ard also 10 open his heart before
the Savior could enter.
1t is often the case that nations as
we'll as individuals commit sin and !
must be subject TO adversely and Of !
ten severe punishment before they
could be led 10 see the wickedness !
OF their ways and they must repent
as we'll as the individual That the !
Great Lincoln had said that the blood !
shed in our Civil war was a necessity !
and tina. for every drop Of blood shed :
in slavery had to be ;ttoned for by
he blood OF the citizens on the field
Of battle. That also TO the individ- :,
ual there must come correct under
standing Of the situation and then
would come the Invitation come let
IS reason together" provided the in
lividual SO wished it and that the
savior that stood at the door and
Knocked would gladly enter and de-
liver that heart from sin and dwell
herein but the heart must be pur.
led first, and made fit for the in
lwelling of the spirit of God. That
t was the human heart and church
offices that was the true temple OF
he living God. That it was the hui
nan heart and church edifices that
vas the true temple of the living
;od. But that also there must be
rue allegiance hire on earth If there
vas desire for the dwelling togeth-
# in the world hereafter.
1t was further shown that the de-
hands of a just God were not OF a
nature that man should object to
S an individual or citizen and that
he best earthly blessings would be
capped by obedience to natural and
piritual laws as well as spiritual
blessings and man would be more hap.
~ by living sane, clean, useful lire
han by leading any other kind and
hat it was no more unnatural that ,
he soul should be redeemed than
hat it should be born at all. That
was Just as nee :ssary that redemp-
ion should come after sin as 1t was :
cath should Nme. That the life \
emanded by the Savior was not an !
nnatural one but the most sensible
nd natural.
The closing exercises of the meet
ngs were especia lily pleasant and en-
oyable and the. large congregation
;as greatly encouraged in the belief
hat this was the beginning of a great
eligious development in this church
thankful hearts for the great work al
eady accomplished.