The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-01-14
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|ln An Able Sermon at Revival
Meetings at ST. PauI's
Methodist Church.
The subject Of the sermon yester-
day afternoon at ST. Paulis Methodist
Episcopal church, South. was the
New Birth
The Rev. Mr.. McEldowney said at
the outset Of the discourse, that he
would make the subject SO plain
that q child could understand. He
said there were six steps leading UP
to the life God wanted each and ev-
cry human creature to live. First,
conviction; second, repentance;
third. faith: fourth, justification:
Ififth, regeneration: and sixth, sancti-
location. He said:
Repentance Is what we do for
ourselves, justification is what God
does for us. Regeneration is what God
does in US, and sanctification Is what
God does with us. Regeneration fills
what justification has emptied, and
sanctifcation sets us apart for a
specific special service to God. Sane
LITIGATION is not the second blessing,
and when you tell US you have. the
second blessing / wonder what was
the matter with the first. Some folks
get SO good they are good for moth
ling. I am not scofiing at goodness.
God knows. and i know, and your
friends know Some OF you are not
carrying very heavy load OF good
ness. The church has gone to two
extremes. One sect teaches they
cannot sin, and another breaches
no more than reformation. God
teaches a new birth Some of us know
Just a little of the birth Of the flesh.
The mother Of the flesh knows more,
and has had a touch Of the suffering
of hell. do not know what 1t cost
God to introduce into aAworld Of
flesh Spiritual birth.
THE new birth makes YOU and
men the sons and daughters Of God.
The Jew Is the flesh and blood son
OF God. We are the children Of God
by adoption and heirs according to
the promise. Without the new birth
God is simply your creator, and you
have no consideration Of an Inherit
lance. Flesh and blood cannot In
herit the kingdom OF God, LIST Cor.
1850. The flesh Of unregenerate
man is NO more relation to God than
the horse in the drayr on the street.
When adopted into the family we
can say Abba Father. The man who
has not received the new birth will
ihave no Judgment, the death SEN
ltence has been signed by God. The
new birth commutes the sentence
and places the Individual ON trial for
the deeds done as the child Of prom-
Iise.D A, q
Last night the Rev. Mr.. McIlI.
fdowney preached to the largest crowd
lsince he came to the city on the sub
ject OF Spiritual Therapeutics The
text was chosen from Jeremiah,
eighth chapter and twentS-second
verse. Mr.. McEldowney said he did
not claim to be physician or doctor
people not to think he was trying to
talk about something he knew moth.
ing about. However" said the
preacher AZ did make an examination
Ola disease in surgeons office this
evening, and not one of you would
be proud OF the disease II you had
1t, and 4 am feeling q trife nervous
about 1t now, but the smell Of the
disinfeetant on my hands makes me
think am safe. Here Is the fec;
the surgeon gave II to me, and I an
going to frame 1t and hang tin my
study.
Back Of the disease I examined
and every. other disease Is a cause
|-remoye the cause of the disease
from this generation and you have
driven the disease from the genera
ton that is to come. Unsanitary con
dttions are disease producers. Dark
damp places produce pulmonary tn
berculosis. and I tell you the diseas.
of sin has its cause, and should be
removed. Diseases Of the body are
both contagious and infectious, anc
SO Of sin. How can expect my boy
or your son mot to become inocu,
lated with the contagion of swear
Ing, when some men in .Clarksbure
keep their dirty abominable cuss hole
open all day and, half the night, lit
orally polluting the pure air Of God
with blaspheme. There are boys II
this city, and II not here they are In
Charleston. who have heard theil
fathers cuss, and have yet to heal
him pray. and the boy is more sus-
ceptible to the former than the lat.
ter. 1t Is an awful thing for q
father to poison the life of his chic