The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1919-01-11

self-concious, personal God, Who loves and Who
talks. You believe that Jesus the Christ was
God manifest in the flesh.
"The deity of Jesus the Christ is denied al
most everywhere, and that is one of the predic-
tons of the Word of God that they would even
deny the Lord that bought them.
"You believe in the Holy Spirit, the third
person in the Godhead, the other Comforter, Who
came on the day of Pentecost. You believe in
all the fundamentals as they are set forth in the
Word of God and you know what they are.
"You believe that Jesus the Christ was cru
cited, that He was Dead that He was buried,
that He was resurrected, and that after forty
came, and that He sits tonight at the right hand
of God the Father, as our High Priest
Beloved brothers and sisters in Jesus the
Christ, if we have made mistakes during 1913
if we have sinned, then tonight let us confess it
all to the great High Priest and, as the Word of
God says If we confess our sins, He is faithful
and just to forgive our sins, and to cleanse us
from all unrighteousness
The Christian does not have to pray for for
giveness. There is not a scintilla of Scripture
warranting a Christian praying for forgiveness.
The way for Christian to obtain forgiveness,
is to confess to Jesus the Christ, the great High
ness on Calvary
A CoNsECRATED COMPANY
1--WE have in this Church tonight eight apos-
ties, including Apostle Viking in China. We
have godly company Of elders We have,
counting all apostles, elders evangelsts, deacons
hundred officers. I often look over the list.
know them ALL I can assemble these two hun
dred officers and [ guarantee can call the names
of everyone of them. You will not have to be
introduced to me, when we meet up yonder.
gladly bear testimony tonight to the fact that
these officers are converted men and women and
that they have the fruit of the Holy Spirit in
their lives. They are gody company, not that
they are perfect Il have not said that but
they are godly company. I believe that they
are growing. I believe that they are further
along in the Christian life tonight by far than
they were year ago. | know it.
CAS- I look at these officers Elder Mintern
was called right out of that congregation He
is an Australian. Elder Neal was taken right
out of the congregation. Elder Hammock was
called from his position with the railroad COM
pany into this ministry. Apostle HARDWOOD was
called out of the congregation; likewise Apostle
Peckham.
opposite Carey attended my meetings lin
Queens Hall, Bourke Street, Melbourne. He
was made a Deacon in ZION after a period of
faithfulness; later an Elder. After another peri
cd OF testing he was ordained an Apostle.
When | was in Melbourne, he was manager of
the branch of the London Bank in Clifton Hill,
suburb of Melbourne. He was Methodist
exhorter; that is he had license as local
preacher. His father was Methodist preacher.
Apostle Taylor also was minister in the
Methodist Church. He was ordained an Elder
by John Alexander Dowie and to the office of
Apostle by myself Apostle Jordan was kicked
and cufed around from one denomination to
another for preaching the Second Coming of
Christ; and he thought it was awfully hard He
did not realize that God was training him for
ZION. That is what thought when was kick
ed around from pillar to post but I know now
that it was all done to make me so sick of the
churches that when [ came into ZION I would
never have any temptation to go back; and l
never have. If man stands the test God over
rules through all the hardships and things be-
come clear. Willis F. Jordan was ordained an
Elder at the Feast of Tabernaces year ago.
He took his place and he kept his place and has
proven himself. At the last Feast of Taberna-
cles, he was ordained an Apostle.
Apostle Moot was one of the first men I met
in ZION in February 1899 and he took me home
with him to dinner. Elder Reader II believe
John Alexander Dowie ordained you an Evan
gelist; and | ordained you an Elder. Elder
Richert was an Elder under John Alexander
Dowie. Elder Cunningham was plasterer.
called him out of the congregation.
1 thank God that the brethren in Z1oNs min
lstry, almost without an exception, have been con-
secrated men ; they have worked hard and have
minlstered to the people and have been obedient.
ZION always did have a fine diaconate
There never was year in the history of this
Church when you could not find some beautiful
Christian characters in the diaconate That was