The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-18

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UNION REVIVAL SERVICES CON
TiNuE 10 HOLD TIE iRJEIs:
EST OF THE PEOPLE A. /;
The NJ: r Temple was again fjiled
with an apprec iatiye audience. but NJ
does appear to tho ministers Of our
city that these meetings are an :illuss
ftration of Jesus saying, "a prophet u
without honor IN Ills own country:
Many Christians III FSairmoat have not;
yet been In the services. and many
shayssnot dis yet lifted d nnser to5help!
In the meettngs. y |. z. 4,
The preacl,e r Ia n night took ns hisi
sermon theme. Change Of Heart \ Ize
introduced his subject BY quoting 4!
letter received "a few days ago by que
sof the leading preachers Of New York
CITY, reading as; follows; ~ sniysl MOI
7 have been an attendant ~ church.
,;Iwoulds Ike 10; be d chrlatian. But
confess that 4 have never vet learned
how Ia set about !; I! .;.E
\ This letter was from d leading bdli;
ness man d that great city SAID Tho
preacher last nis A., ~ am afraid that
the men sot tie pew have been nlyAti.
fed by the men OF tile pulpit Gcngre'
cations have come Into mapy Churches
for bread and received d stone. Too
many men preach everything except
tie thing that Christ sent them %
preach, Too man preachefettes arc
preaching what thsySc call sermonettess
generally telling about tsften anec.
dotes In fifteen minutes. n (; y
Tie preache II said last night that
the essential things Of our religion arc /
simple and easily Rderstood. Change
ofheart Is one o. the essential things
and is easily understood. and vet II !
has been mystiaed perhaps more than
any other subiect The term heart 81
used in the Bible consists Of the
whole inner aatnre, w, the intel lect,
| the emotions, tie viii and Me con.
science, and therefore has ~ 40 With !
thinking. feeling, chooslng and doing.
Man must be taught and convinced
he must be persuade and touched, he Z
must bs commando and subduea.
The intellect can only he satisfied hy
| the truth the heart or emotions. w
love, the viii 81 authority, the com
science BY right action. The INTELLECT
|isschang ed Sbys right thinising The In
teilect finds Its complete satIsfactIon
Fin Jesus as prophet of teacher TIE
heart or emotional nature lndgI w
rest and Satisfaction III Jesus AZ savior
or priest. The viii is changed by rifht
choosing. II ands III rest and salts.
faction in Jesus as king Of ruler. The {
conscience as changed BY right dcing.
Jesus as Lord approving the work
within the soul brings rest ~ satie,
faction to the conscience.
The minister closed Ills sermon by
showing how conversion and pardon
are relatedsto the aboye aiysfs Iid
said that conversion and pardon are
two different things. Conversion takes
place with man, lie does and rs cont
manded to do the turning and n re-
sponslble andgnot God. Pardon takes
place with God sand a is promised on
certain conditions and whom NO have
complied with tho conlit tons ne can
know. ny faith, that our sins are fof;
given. Forgi yensss ~ not q direct
and newgreye latlon 70 the soul TIM
would lead no iaaatlelsna " VI mol
tested ny the feelin for they may
deceive us. AS long ass one believes
d thing 10 bei true, " has The same
effect on the feelings. whether :trite
Or false: stef are sincerity hens
esty Or consclentionsness 4 test Of fors
'gtyeness. Like Paul one may be sins
,cerely. honestly and nscientIousIyI
In the wrong, as probably al have
been In some things, The promise 81
God Is the hest and the unmistal liable
assurance ]. N 4. 4 S
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