The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-05-31

MS WILL
Nv the church, which I
p is his body. {
,r,ror at conversion Is
' sas hody Of Christ. and !
s, & a member. Eacn
sss some function to per
!, '' ss the hand or eye has IN
~ a.. ., sody. ITO every man his
:, member has some function
80 also he has some gift.
~ .ss,t head Of the church does
y, the members to serve
. esuacity for service. "Tne
E..son Of the spirit is given
man. Il Cor. 12:D. .
believer is bound to believe
has some spiritual gifts. even
I. not discovered it. and even
%..o~,s think and say that he
God says he has, and tnat
and the humblest believer
~ he Is willing to wait, ana
nd pray, that Gods promise is
|, dwight L. Moody was exam.
4, church membership one OF
.',ons went home and told his
that Of all the people whom
4 sver examined, young Moody
'nut the most u~npromising.
bproved that Gods promises are
ndable than a deacon's 1udg'
spiritual gifts which believers
I, are not Of their own seiec-
INIT are such as God chooses to
unon them. Dividing to ev-
IN seyerally as he will" God
ri the members every one OF
N the body as 1t hath pleased
d Cor. 12:11, 1S).
Ritual gifts are not conferred on
our own benefit, but for the
ttur Of the saints, for the Work
ministry, for the edifying OF the
|d Christ" (Eph. 4:12). Too Oft
ID Is forgotten, and many a fee
Aurch has unemployed talent
n In Its membership to make 1t
thty spiritual power, II only its
hers would exercise their gifts.
Many Christians question serious
neither they have any spiritual
md the devil encourages then
Is belief. So long as he can keel
Inactive in the masters service
gye him little trouble. AS
this notion arises from the fac
they have never attempted an!
Of Christian work. They hav'
4 tried earnestly to meet an.
Enal need, and hence they do no
! what they can do. A due
h never know that 1t could swir
DID not attempt 1t.
Gifts Are Different.
lts great mistake to suppose tha
rritual gifts are necessarily gift
fsch. By no means. What
Artuns II would be II the body {
b we're all mouth! Let 1t neve
krgotten that the eye and the ca
hand and the foot are just as IN
|ant as the mouth. Romanl
W. shows what a great variety
Tie spirit confers on the mel
Of the body. Among them
|sialness, hatred of evil, patien'
lndering, prayerfulness, and hosl
I. The fact is that many spir
gifts are not recognized as sue
Ascat two years ago I was prese
football game between Yale a.
ateton. On the grand stand we
ny twenty thousand people.
back Of me sat a young la
unpanied by a gentleman. 8
one Of those healthy, happy 81
carry sunshine with them VIII
'Aey 90. Whenever a good pl
made, she gave vent to her
[aasla In the heartiest mann
wy, a Yale man caught the /
making a fine end play, he
- NE field in triumph Spring
,' leet, she threw up her hat, CT
everything about her that
and shouted, "Oh, / am SO g
rs born"
'as young man seemed equ,
snd am frank to confess I
ss'ea his sentiments! Such sp
eatnusiasm! What would 1t
70 the cause of Christ? +
''ala inspire a church, or put
mo a dead prayer meeting,
even drudgery seem delighr
Wy may not have the gift of
sssla, but perhaps you have c
attempt hard things, or a
mat never tires, or a chez
ual is contagious, or the fac
ssAlng others see things as 20,
= GIT Of approaching other
good qualities, which is on
aaest of all. You certainly
sli'' for God says SO.
now can ore ascertain what
tbr,. are! BY going to work
N. N.Y.. AS a rule no ono knows
= ls possesses untu he begir