The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-05-02


4 brand on your brow, brand un
seen by men. but seen ny the Lord.
God knows who il is.
Society Women Hit.
when you became u Christian. II
You were really born OF the Holy
Ghost, God put his seal upon you.
Now who is that grieyes the most?
Is 1t stranger that will srieve you
! the most or n friend? Tho friend, OF
course. and the more intimate The
friend the greater will DC the grief
II he wrongs me. We often think II
Is the saloonkeeper and gamblers that
are going to grieve the Holy Spirit
ana keep back revival. No, it isn't.
It's the Sunday school superintendent
that hasn't put his foot IN this taber.
nacle. It's that lady church member
that Will 30 OF in the afternoons to
her gambling games of bridge whist,
five hundred and progressive euchre;
but doesn't come 10 the taberna lie.
hat one is Il friend OF the devil more
then the saloon-keper. That one is
doing more against n revival than any
tin.hom gambler.
There are those wlo are grcying
the Holy Spirit by their Iazlness and
] indifference.
Don't BIaspheme the Spirit.
THE Holy Ghost eau be BIAS
phemed," continued Dr. Lyon. "You
cannot blaspheme rhe ground or a
F., post lfs person. The biasphcm.
Ing Of 'Ae Holy Ghost is greater than
all other: greater than bIasphcmy OF
Jesus Christ himself. There is Il sin
that Is not to be forgiven.
Whenever we speak OF the Holy
Ghost as III is hurting Gods spirit.
Inc Holy Spirit is person. How
would you liked TO he called 'it?'
p'. Lyon then advanced his coneep.
ton OF the reason for Clrlel's leayin.
thiS earth. III Jesus had remained
here. through his generation, when
tina! great truth could toll all human
life. tHaL Christ is what ha claims 10
be, the very God of very Cod. every.
enc would have wanted 10 he with
Jesus and every steamer inat could
y" chartered would be carrying pco.
PIE TO where He was. 1t would be
impossible fer but Il very small pro.
portion CT those who wanted 10 hear
Christ TO have heard him. And. then.
II they could net see with :hcir nhyst.
cal ears, they would say, There's no
Use being Il disciple OF Jesus They
would have gotten discouraged. so
Jesus said, 1T is really .xredient, or
advantage Gus, for mo that ! 20, for MS
long as ! am here physically or ma.
terlally. so that You can see me, you
are not going to seek for thc spiritual
Christ.'
I'VE are too wont TO get The first
ana second. the Father aud San. and
the first and lhird. the Father and
Spirit together, but we fail to connect
! the second and third. the Son and the
Spirit"
Like the Suns Rays.
you have just as much OF the son
as you can stand, as you Heed.
The sun sends forth !, sunbeam,
containing Il part OF itself. to give you
light ana warmth. So +. is with
eA'ist: lie sends forth the Holy Spirit
anu Just as the sun shines on Newark
ana New York, so the SPIRIT OF God,
the spiritual Christ. can dwell in your
heaFt Just tne same us il you we're
tie only person in this universe. This
doesn't keep the sun from shining on
c;herS' or the spirit from touching
otAer hearts rs well ms yours"
he first work of the Holy Spirit
Is the teaching of the lesson of re.
seneraiion--'Ye must he born again.
| This is essential. II is 2ssentia, for
spiritual knowledge. 1t j. essential
for spiritual influence.
Likes Fat Babies.
"Eut regeneration is no: Nil. Don't
shop with spiritual birth. like a
hoby. Its beautiful thing. don't
like baby tilat smells sour and Is
dirty: ! like a sweet. fat baby. Bit
what is more pitiful than TO see a
Ecme where there Is one that is phys
icaliy mature, but simply an infant
mentally There is scmeting saddcr
than that: 10 see those that are phys.
ically and mentally mature. but spir.
, iiEa'ly are simply in fanta.
They are the people that cause our
pastors SO muuI trouble. IT'S 4 great
'hIhs 10 dwell in the third chapter of
JtIn. bui don't stay there. Go on 10
Inc third chapter, where Jesus says.
You viii have springs OF everlasting
! n'r' and where Jesus says. 'Oout u,
Inn snail CCmC streams or livirr wn.