Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-07

aceessful revival. We need
one accord in the church
than we need high church
es," said Mr.. Sunday, and
zone reason why it is hard
We revivals is because thare
0 many people in the church
head Of things that don't
Jesus In part he con-
/:
subject this afternoon is "The
al at Peutecost" and in what
t can be analogous to one in
;ity. In the first place, tits
not a man-gotten-up revival
ne that God sent down, and
every true revival of relig-
lut there are conditions which
n beings must fulfill before
I'm even send it down. A re-
is something different from a
orm-you have nothing to do
q Fainstorln. God will exGr-
lis sovereignty and will make
whether you like it or not /;
le will make it snow in April
you think it ought to snow
bruary; If He takes a notion
II make it snow in June; and
Lord runs the weather BIT
IN that proposition. But there
onditiOns on which God will
people, but you have got to
yourself up with the Lord
you ever receive the bless
the Lord.
leader Of that meeting was
oily Spirit from start to finish.
isciples went to that supper
with no thoughts or plans OF
own. They had no cOmmiL-
Z arrangements; they had no
I'd dried schedule where they
have responsive reading
and a Prayer there, and take
lection mere and a benedic-
1r anything of that sort. Nc!
began without thought of
or of methods and they look
Him for guidance, and there
0 visible leader Of that meet
listen, and we will find out
sthey did. They went looking
70 things, and they were not
pointed. They went first to
e the Holy Chest, and second
.eive power. But please &c
er that the receiving Of the
Spirit always precedes power.
sar people pray God for pow
en- their lives are so directly
cd to God that God cant an
that prayer, and He wouldn't
r 1t. and yet they are inClin-
turn around and blame God
the blame is upon them
for they are not living il
that God could give them
ioly Spirit. And it is your
and not the Lords. If God
les food and you are too lazy
ok it, if you starve to death
ID to you and not the Lord.
link we would fave better
meetings and church ser
if the people only went there
g for something, and not
go because it is Sunday
ng, and they rang the bell
opened the door. Go there
g for something; not simply
IL" time. And you often get
e because you expect moth
Well, you are not disappo1ut-
iver in the world! And they
lake prayers, but they SEEM
don't expect them to be an
d.
Needs Cooperation.
I have got a perfect right TO
rour cooperation, absolutely.
God is being represented by
dy today He is being repre-
I by the church, and if we
1t doing it, who is? Tell me,
will turn TO them. Do the
ries represent Christ? DO
ant me 20 turn to the Liquor
rs association? Do you want
turn to the distillers and the
epers? Do you want me to
the red light district and lie.
line up their bunch2 Where
i go if l can't turn to the
Il? And if the church doesn't
lent Jes us Christ, who does ?
e politicians, the commercial
the businesses, the soCie-
he literaries? Where? No, 1
10 God, because your Col is
Tented in the world and we
kpecteG to do the work of the
land if we are not Gods wit
/, where are the Lords wit
b? We have the same COM
In to keep this world in a
hual state of revival that the
Hes had. and our call is just
larly from God as their call,
u in our dsy and generation
kthey did in theirs. 1t is up
Fand if we don't do it, it won't
he. And had they been like
bat many church members
Ewould have been no waiting
Tvs. They would have said, /
/ the way to do this thing is
litter in all directions like q
I'm, and one hundred and
y would have rolled up their /
5 and they would have gotten !
before breakfast; they would !
tarried in Jerusalem for 10 |
Why, that is waste of |
But the bible teaches me
sod has an order and a way :
ng things-He has in nature,
IS, my friends, in spiritual
Sow in the spring; reap |
fall
Y and work and you will see |
ssults of your labors. God
way of doing things spirit |
lust as well as He has in the
al world. and yOa must full |
divine order if you want to |
rom starving to death. You
got to fulfill the divine order I
want to be healthy. You |
! Gods laws OF sanitation and |
ill pay the price with dis
All right You have got TO |
o live decently. So, work il |
ny with the Lord and see