The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-11-14

living reality with
in. What, knew ye not that your bod
les are the temples OF the Holy Ghost,
which is in you?" 1t is also true that
when he comes 10 dwell In the be-
lever. as he does at his regeneration
and conversion, he comes 10 dwell in
him forever.
But il seems TO be one thing to be
indwelt by the Spirit and another TO
be infilled by him, distinction met
with again and again in the New Tes-
lament.
Filled With the Spirit
The strong figure used in this chap
ter gives an idea OF what is meant
by being filled with the Spirit. A
man intoxicated with wine is under
control Of that which has entered
into him. His countenance, his walk,
his breath, his conversation, his
thought. give evidence Of II. SO are
Christians TO be filled with the Holy
Spirit that their very faces may de-
clare that they have seen the face OF
God" Their conduct should be gov
erned by him, their steps directed.
their thoughts controlled by his in
fluence and gracious power.
This brings us to the apostles prac-
tical application OF this truth, telling
us that when so filled we will mani
fest the spirit OF submissiveness one
70 another in the fear OF God. Wives
will be submissive TO their husbands
as unto the Lord. and husbands will
love their wives as their own bodies
and as Christ loved the church. Let
the right spirit take possession or
husband and wife and domestic In
felicity Is at an end. but the right
spirit is only and always Gods Holy
Spirit.
Children and parents are next ad-
dressed The child who knows the
Lord, and in whom his spirit dwells.
will obey his parents because II Is
right to do so. And parents In such
a case will not provoke their children
to wrath. but bring them up In the
nurture and admonition OF the Lord"
Solution Of Industrial Wars.
Employers and employees come next.
The employe who knows Jesus Christ
will serve his employer faithfully be-
cause he will be serving Christ.
There will be no more eye-service
there. He will not be looking at the
clock for quitting time, nor loafing
when the foremans back Is turned.
He is aware that another Is keeping
the record whose eye Is everywhere,
and that OF him he shall receive the
reward
But the employer who knows Jesus
Christ will act toward his employe
correspondingly. He will not be a
hard. unappreciative master, knowing
that he himself has master I'm heav-
en- who is no respecter OF persons.
Here is the solution OF industrial wars.
The gospel can do what unions and
amalgamations and strikes and lock-
outs can never do. The truest pa
triots and philanthropists are the
men and women I'm our pulpits, our
mission halls, and on the street cor
ners testifying 10 the saving and
keeping power OF the Son OF God.
In other words It IS not social
service" that the world 80 much
needs today as II Is salvation. The
social service" movement is good,
and has a large constituency and
large financial support. Several we'll
known millionaires have each given
larger sum within a few years. for
educational and philanthropic enter
prises than all which rs spent an
nually for the support OF the whole
number OF Christian churches in the
United States. Organizations and
agencies for social betterment are
multiplying today 10 bewildering
extent There is an agency 20 meet
almost every kind OF distress OF man.
woman or child. we are glad OF II,
but az a careful and wide observer
has affirmed, "the more closely the
facts are examined the more apparent
the inadequacy and ineheciiveness OF
the measure thus employed" And
he goes on 20 ask, "As the limitations
of social effort thus become more
sharply defined is II out OF place 20
suggest that there may be factor
In the problem OF great significance
which has been almost entirely neg
lected7" That factor. we believe. IN
the gospel of Jesus Christ. Bring
men 20 Christ. and LET his Spirit fll
them. and all our problems are solved.
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