The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-07-25
Must Be Filled
Always
With the Spirit

~ HE greatest need OF the
eGltM,M church today. and especial
&MStk ~ Of her ministry. is spirit
1 .GM filed personalities The
SkaNy pulpit and the pew must be
snrcharged with the poten-
tia, power Of the all-encompassing
H5ly Spirit There is no substitute
6jr such an milling. there can be
ncne. The peril Of our modern church
life s. that this fact is too much lost
sight of or neglected. We are glad
that other churches are emphasizing
this truth. churches who in the past
were not SO persistent in emphasizing
this vital truth One need but attend
the Winona Indiana Bible conference
meetings. to be convinced that the
Presbyterian church is forging to the
front on the line of spirituality. This
( Is cause for rejoicing. Then those
who heard the world-famons F. B.
Meyer ii London April 25, when be
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
7 splendid Illustration Of such an ancint-
irg.
Life Work Well Dore.
This blessed man Of Cod. though
his llfe's sun is westering, being well
up in the sixties, yet in his declining I
years when most men lead retired I
life. is president OF the Worlds Sun
day School association. and is now
with others touring through the states.
I speaking on an average three times
day. is a marvel of spiritual power,
because he is spirit-filled man He
told US ministers in his Cleveland al
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 he messenger, and
the aim Of tine preacher should be un-
der the delivery Of a spirithlled 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 It's close The very suddeli-
ness Of the appeal, startling the I'M
saved in the audience, viii often
prove effective
The Wcrd 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
vou want to realize more effective
ness and larger results in souisaving
Won must do more expository preach
ing which deals fully with the word of
God. The speaker told us that ne com
menced at Genesis and got to the
nrophecies of Zechariah in fifteen
Years in his Sabbath morning ex-
nosifory sermons. and for the even
ing expository sermons during those
fifteen years commencing at Mat
thew'e gospel he got to Corinthians.
Those sermons compose largely his
forty books of devotional spirit You
must preach the gospel straight, be
declared. SO that the holy spirit can
saw Amen to your message, in its
preparation and in its delivery
Preach the word of God he con-
t,nued. and not other subjects. II
Won want the sanction Of the holy
s,s,v,t unon vour message and his
confirmation in its presentation you
must be clean man, otherwise he
: viii withdraw himself from you AID
withhold his seal Of approval from
. vour sermon. Be simple in your ex-
r nositsan Of Bible passages so that
children can understand you Preach
i more to children. Mr.. Meyer has a
: sunday school connected with his
+ church in London numbering 1000.
4 and has 400 teachers. It is his Gus
I tom to preach an eightminute ser
a mon to the boys and girls when IN
4 hfs home church minister or pas
e tor. he said. must be the power be-
= hind the throne in the Sunday
+ school he must stand vitality con-
nected with It. A minister linked to
a God and in partnership with the
q holy spirit viii accomplish much
d for the glory Of God and the saliva
S tion Of souls. What 81 inspiration
u to listen to such an unpretentious
= and spirit-flIed man. May the lsoly
c spirit descend upon CUR ministry n
& mighty effuslon.- Evangelical Mes
7.