Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1911-06-28

addressed the ministers In Cleveland,
will remember how among other
things, he laid special emphasis on
the ministry being in partnership with
the Holy Spirit. He himself is
splendid illustration of such an anoint
'ng.
Life Work Well Done.
This blessed man of God, though
ais life's sun is westering, being we'll
up in the sixties, yet in his declining
years when most men lead n retired
life, is president of the Worlds Sun
day School association, and is now
with others touring through the states,
speaking on an average three times a
day. Is marvel of spiritual power,
because he is a spirit-filled man. He
told us ministers in his Cleveland ad-
dress that we must take the holy
spirit into partnership with us in our
work. With all the energy of his con-
secrated and sanctified personality he
emphasized this vital truth and fact.
He said the holy spirit must be the
invisible force or partner. permeating
the message, and the messenger, and
the aim of the preacher should be I'M
der the delivery of a spirit-filled mes
sage to achieve results, immediate re-
suits. He should make unexpected
appeals to the unsaved in the midst
OF the sermon, and not always wait
until at its close. The very sudden
ness of the appeal, startling the I'M
saved in the audience, will often
prove effective.
The Word of God
He also said ministers must make
much OF the word of God. more than
Is generally being done. His criti-
cism on the American ministry was
that there is too much topical and
not enough expository preaching.
He remarked: You are splendid and
eloquent at topical preaching, but II
you want to realize more effective
ness and larger results in soul-saving
you must do more expository preach
ing which deals fully with the word Of
God. The speaker told US that he COM
menced at Genesis and got to the
prophecies of Zechariah in fifteen
years in his Sabbath morning ex-
pository sermons. and for the even
ing eXpository sermons during those
thew's gospel he got to Corinthians.
Those sermons compose largely his
forty books OF devotional spirit You
must preach the gospel straight, he
declared, so that the holy spirit can
say Amen to your message. in its
preparation and in its delivery.
Preach the word OF God. he con-
tinued, and not other subjects. II
you want the sanction of the holy
spirit upon your message and his
confirmation in it's presentation you
must be clean man. otherwise he
will withdraw himself from you and
withhold his seal of approval from
your sermon. Be simple in your ex-
position of Bible passages so that
children can understand you. Preach
more to children. Mr. Meyer has a
Sunday School connected with his
church in London numbering 1000.
and has 400 teachers. II is his Gus.
tom to preach an eight-minute ser
mon to the boys and girls when in
his home church. a minister or pas.
tor. he said, must bc the power be.
hind the throne in the Sunday
School, he must stand vitality con.
nected with it, A minister linked to
God and in partnership with the
holy spirit will accomplish much
for the glory of God and the saliva.
lion of souls. What an inspiration
10 listen to such an unpretentious
and spirit-nlled man. May the holy
spirit descend upon our ministry in
mighty Evangelical Mes.
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