The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-11-18


living reality with |
in What, knew We not that your bod
les are the temples of the Holy Ghost,
which is in your" 1t is also true that
when he comes, to dwell il the be- |
lever. as he does at his regeneration |
and conversion, he comes to dwell IN |
him forever.
But it 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 filed with the Spirit.
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 it. 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
fuence and gracious power.
This brings US to the apostles prac-
teal application of this truth, telling
us that when so filed we will mani
fest the spirit of submissiveness one
to another In the fear of God. Wives
will be submissive to their husbands
as unto the Lord, and husbands will
ID hn1
and as Christ loved the church. Let
the right spirit take possession OF
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 it Is
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 employee who knows Jesus Christ
will serve his employer faithfully be-
cause he win 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 foreman's 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 a master in heav'
en- who is no respecter Of persons
Here is the solution of industrial wars
The gospel can do what unions and
amaigamations and strikes and lock
outs can never do. The truest pa
triots and philanthropists are the
men and women In our pulpits, our
mission halls, and on the street cor
ners testifying to the saving and
keeping power of the Son of God.
In other words it is not social
service" that the world so much
needs today as 1t is salvation. The
social service movement is good
and has a large constituency and
large financial support. Several well
known millionaires have each given
a larger sum within few years, fol-
educational and philanthropic enter
prises than all which is 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 to bewilderine
, extent There is an agency to meet
almost every kind of Distress of man
woman or child, we are glad of IT.
J but as careful and wide observer
' has affirmed, '.the more closely the
facts are examined the more apparent
: the inadequacy and ineffectiveness OF
the measure thus employed" And
: he goes on to ask. "As the limitations
of social effort thus become more
sharply defined. Is it out of place to
suggest that there may be factor
in the problem of great significance
I which has been almost entirely neg
! lected!" That factor. we believe. is
the gospel of Jesus Christ. Bring
r men to Christ. and let his Spirit fill
> them, and all our problems are solved
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