Evening star., 1918-01-07

SO the Holy Spirit is more than an influ
ence or the Bible would not tell me to be
careful and not grieve the Spirit can't
grieve an influence. so the Holy Spirit is
a personality, and that proves his sensi-
tiyeneSs. too. So the Holy Spirit must be
capable of being grieved by the something
you do. and the places you go, and the
things you say, or the Bible would not
warn to be careful
Paul's Third Missionary Journey.
THE Apostle Paul was on his third
missionary journey. Paul was a stoop
shouldered. dim-eyed wrinkled- browed.
white haired gospel veteran. He had
been on the firing line for Jesus Christ
and he became bullet meat for all that
the forces of he'll and damnation and
blasphs my can hurl against the cross
of the Son of God, and he made the gos-
pel-ignorant dip their colors to the
cross of Jesus Christ.
My friend Russell Calvert of Phila-
delphfa, says that he imagineS that man
Paul talking with the innkeeper and
the company of men over in one corner.
gesticulating and going through incan-
tations like an Indian medicine man and
making gyrations like Dutch wind
mill. and Paul said, Who is that bunch
over there?' or words to that effect.
He replied, Members of the church.
Well. sir. that's a bum steer he said.
Nothing doin Members of the church
don't talk like that.
Paul Imparts the Holy Ghost.
"He walked over to the crowd pretty
soon. and he came back and said, Paul.
had it right Paul walked over there
and listened to the conversation and he
said, What would you call that guy?
He said John the Baptist
Paul said. Did you receive the Holy
Ghost? They said. We haven't so much
as heard whether there will be any, or
not Then Paul asked. Under what
were you haptized?' And they said,
Johns baptism oh. l see now
THE disciples had gone through that
country preaching about Jesus. preach
ing Repent. repent. repent Oh Paul
says. You're behind the times. This
Jesus that they preached about has been
born; he has been cruciffed. Jews and
Gentiles have spit in his face, they
nailed him to the cross. they put him
in the grave: but he burst the bonds
of death. He rose in conquering maj
esty. to stoop to death no more
Then Paul breathed upon him and
said. Receive We the Holy Ghost He
said. You've got something more COM
ing to YOU
Church the City's Standby.
The afternoon sermon was on Gods
Grenadiers." Here is a paragraph from
You can afford to put the hand of
charity over any imperfections that may
exist in the Church Of Jesus Christ, the
best institution on earth. If you tear
down the churches in Washington.
Catholic and Protestant: if you drive
the preachers and priests out of your
city, destroy your Bibles and rip down
your Y. NJ. c. AS. your real estate
would not be worth 10 cents on the dol
lar in one year; there wouldn't be de-
N decent
Washington II there were no churches.
The biggest asset to Washington is not
your banks. not your magnificent build
ings-not that but it is the religion of
saken NUTS turn up your noses at
That's so"'
Don't Know How to Beat Retreat.
The conclusion of this sermon was
as follows:
Il feel, my friends. in this conflict
for God a good deal like the drummer
him, Beat the retreat. He made no
reply. and Napoleon said. Boy. I COM
mand you, beat retreat" No answer.
The third time, command you, boy,
beat a retreat and the boy looked up
and said, 81 don't know how. sir. Mon
sieur Dessaix never taught me that. I
can beat a charge that will make the
dead waken into life. I beat it at
Marengo. l beat it at Austerlitz, 1 beat
it at Tabour: may 1 beat IT here?' And
through the trenches. over the guns,
over the horses, bareheaded. hair
streaming in the wind, blood coursing
down his cheeks and dying his gar
ments, he led the way to victory.
II say to the forces Of evil. l say to
the enemies of our God, we don't know
| how to beat retreat"
Serbian Mission at Night Service.
Attending last nights meeting was
the entire Serbian delegation that has
come to thank the United States for
singing by the whole crowd Of 'The
| Star Spangled Banner" The sermon
was on the text. why call ye Me
Lord. Lord?"
Il do not believe in the union of
church and OF state. No. sir! And
you never can unite, sir. and dictate
and run this government by any &C.
clesiastical power on God Almighty 8
dirt. Never! Never" said Sunday.
We will swim our horses my
I don't believe in the union Of church
and OF state, but I'd like to see a
party recognize open and above board,
without disguise, without cant-the
cred America, the God in whose name
George Washington and the continental
army won our victory in the dark days
Of &c.
Want God Recognized Openly.
I'D like to see them come out openly
and acknowledge the God who protect
ed our armies of '76, of 1912, of 1S48, of
1861. of 1898. and the God who hoyers
| over the Stars and Stripes today in the
| conflict of the world.
| II tell you. there is overwhelmtne
victory waiting for the party that's GOT
| the grit to make an ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
| of God-the God Of this nation, the God
| that has blessed us as no other ma
tion, the God that's blessed US at our
harvests. blessed US in our health. in
our civilization, blessed us In our pro
Election against foreign enemies.
/ Therefore we acknowledge His
goodness and we pray for His contin-
tya In tho