Arizona republican., 1918-02-25
BAPTIST CHURCH
 STARTS REVIVAL

Just as the Evangelistic services at the First Methodist church closes. the First Baptist church opens a campaign for spreading the gospel. having se- cured the services of Dr. F.. A. Torrey. of the Church of the Open Door, of Los Angeles, for the campaign.
 The meeting opened Sunday, with a large attendance, and Dr. Lehigh In introducing pr. Torrey as man of a wonderful experience in Australia and this country. gave permission to the congregation to pat him on the back" for having secured the aid of such an able man.
 Miss Lida Given rendered to an ap- preciative congregation a solo, Con slider and Hear Me"
 pr. Torrey, a man yet in his vigor- ous prime, and of pleasing personal ity, then addressed the congregation He began by reading the fourth chap ter of the Gospel of St James, and taking for his text seven words from the second verse of that chapter, "Ye have not, because ye ask not" he said, lQ part: Tn those seven words you VII find the reason of the powerless- ness of the average Christian. Here is the reason for much of lost effort Why do 1 grow in grace so slowly ? Why such poor results from my work The answer is, Because you do not ask.' You will not receive until you ask In this message of seven words, six of only one syllable. which I hope none who hear me will forget, even if you try to forget it. is that key to all the Lords blessings. You do not re- ceive because you do not ask: this is the very keynote of all success or fail tire in the Lords work. I spoke of these seven words once in a meeting in New York, and long after a min- 1ster now occupying a prominent place in the worlds work wrote me that this had completely transformed his life"
 Dr. Torrey then spoke of the early work of the Apostles. and quoted from Acts that There was daily added unto the church such as could be saved" And again that great multi tudes were added unto the church. Continuing, he told of John Welsh son-in-law of John Knox. overshad. owed by his distinguished father in Jaw but contributing much to the advance. lRent of Christs kingdom. He quoted Welsh as saying that ne counted the day ill spent unless he had given si, or seven hours to close communion with God"
 Oh, for real holiness. not jumpin, around and making others uncomfort able, but real holiness, of asking fo and receiving power from God. have so often been disgusted hearin, people say, q am trying to serve Got in my poor weak way Quit it. Serv, Him in a strong, triumphant way You have not the power? Then asl God for supernatural power and yo, will get it. l have often felt a grea sorrow for Christian fathers and moth CTS who seemed active and devoted t the Lords work, and whose childrel were unsaved. This is unutterabl, sad. The reason is because they d. not ask in faith believing.
 Paul said: Believe in the LOT, Jesus Christ, and thou and thy hous shall be saved. Oh. fathers and moth CTS, we need religion in the family The family was the first institution o God. He made the family before H established the church. and every ma, shouh be Q priest in his own hous, hold. God tries us and knows or hearts. It is not so much the tim we spend in prayer, but the heart W put into it. The Lord Jesus taught II to pray. when He said lead us not int temptation. Men and women. there no secret in being near to God. w must reflect Him faithfully in ou hVes as Q mirror reflects light" w must ask in faith believing if we woul fhave communion with God"
 Dr. Iorrey is an uncompromisin defender of the orthodox faith. br rapped the Chicago university for whs they did not believe"