The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-07-22

condition, than the name Of Jesus.
Perhaps there is something revolu-
tionary In this thought that, while all
may worship in the sense Of bowling
down and showing reverence to the
Almighty, none but the consecrated
followers Of Jesus have any assurance
whatever of the Divine supervision Of
their affairs And none but these have
any authority for coming to God In
prayer.
One exception to this rule should be
here stated; namely, that the children
of consecrated believers, while they
are still immature of judgment, have a
standing with God through their rela-
tionship to their parents. St Paul
makes this very evident in bis declara-
ton: 1.-THE unbelieving husband Is
sanctified by the wife, and the unbe
lieving wife is sanctified by the hus-
band, else were your children .unclean.
but now are they holy."-1 Cor. TIA.
The translation of this text slightly
beclouds the Apostles thought, which
Is that where either Of the parents
has become a disciple of Jesus, the
child stands related to God, regardless
Of the standing of the other parent
Such children may participate In wor-
ship and in prayer But this relation
ship manifestly terminates shortly aft
er the child shall have come to per
sonal knowledge of its responsible
ties. Thereupon it must make a per-
sonal covenant with the Lord, or have
It's standing with the rest Of the world.
And that standing, be it remember
ed, does not mean liability to eternal
torment 1t merely means alienation,
separation. from God and from His
special care and providences In the
present time; for the Divine arrange
ment is for the ultimate blessing Of
mankind through the Messianic King
dom-through the Temple Of Glory and
its Royal Priesthood glorifed, in its
Kingdom power for a thousand years
Might the Truth DISCOURAGE
Some might be inclined to say, There
are millions of people who, with more
or less formality, approach God In
prayer daily. Should we not fear that
after a truthful presentation Of the
facts these would be discouraged? Our
reply is that the whole responsibility
for the Divine Plan rests upon its d.
vine Author, who says, He that hath
My Word, let him speak My Word
faithfully" Indeed, the preaching of
the Truth on this subject may bring
many Indifferent ones to the point of
decision, and thus greatly benefit them
Have we not been telling the world
in general that there Is practically no
difference between Gods people by
conservation and the children of this
world2 Have we not been misleading
them in this respect? Is it not high
time that they were told the truth on
this, as well as some other subjects?
A gentleman who attended my
preaching In London met me the fol-
lowing day and said. "Your discourse
did not at all encourage me; indeed,
1t greatly discouraged me- I had for
years thought of myself as Christian,
being member of the Church of Eng
land. / participated In its service, but
without ever having had the thought
that / could not be acceptable as one
of His children, nor as a member of
the Church whose names are written
in Heaven, except by the making Of
full conservation of my life to the Lord.
I had some serious thoughts on my
homeward way"
We replied to the effect that faithful
Is the wound Of friend: and that If
our shaking of his self confidence In
journalistic piety should result In bring
ing him to a true conservation to the
Lord and to a membership in the Roy
al Priesthood beyond the veil, he would
thank US eternally therefor. In any
event, he was witness that our duty
had been faithfully performed.
There is a great deal of sIeepiness,
drowsiness, amongst Christian people.
Many have mixed for themselves theo-
logical potions, In which a form OF
godliness combined with worldiness Ia
producing lethargy as respects good
Bible study, Christian character and
the service of God as His ambassadors.
We would like to awaken these, to
have them know that they are trifline
with the Gospel call, and unless they
take the decisive step they win be for
ever outside the High Calling and priv
ileges of the Church
For What May Saints Pray7
Not only is the privilege of prayer
confined to the consecrated people Of
God, "sanctified in Christ Jesus" but
sa%<, IN, 20
what things they may properly pray
for. st. James calls attention to the
fact that many prayers are entirely
unheard, because the petitioners have
asked amiss''-for the qualification of
their own selfish desires.
The Master tells us the conditions
upon which we may have the assur-
ance of the Divine response. He says,
"If We abide in Me, and My words
abide in you, We shall ask what ye
will, and 1t shall be done unto you"
| John 1919 At first this appears to
| give Gods consecrated people the
right to ask for anything and to expect
everything.
But note again the conditions: ~
''If We abide In Me-" Those who are
in Christ are New Creatures; to them
''old things have passed away, and all
| things have become new" Those who
have thus come into membership in
the Body of Christ, the consecrated
Church. have given up their own wills.
have set aside earthly aims and pros
poets, and have accepted instead the
will Of the Lord and the Heavenly
| hopes and prospects set before them
| In His Word. These, therefore. do not
wish to ask for earthly things, but
merely to request the Heavenly things,
which would assist them in making
| their calling and election sure.
Then comes the other consideration;
| C2) eff My Words abide in you" This
signifies that the petitioner not only
has a new will-the will Of the Master
but that he has sought to know what
that viii is, as expressed In the Mas
ter's words, or teachings And all
such pupils in the school of Christ are
taught of Him and guided into the
understanding of the Scriptures, hence
| are able to rightly divide the Word of
Truth, to appreciate the promises
| which belong at the present time to
the Church, and to differentiate these
| from the promises for the world In
the next Age These know what to
ask for, and having the Masters spirit
would ask for nothing else. Thus all
their petitions, being for spiritual
things promised In the Scriptures,
would have a rich fulfilment