The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-04-29

OtlON SEA ISACI. LINZ
Evangelist Bob" Johnson spec
ializes in surprises. Whether they
the agreeable to his audiences,
bothers him not in the least. He is
not here to please people and let 1t
go at hat" In his own words, ne Is
here ito help Cambridge to help her
self spiritually" During last nights
service he made some astounding
statements but in every instance ne
backs up his declarations with the
Bible. Mr.. JohnsOn's theme. the
office and work of the Holy Spirit OF
God" coupled with his text Il will
Pray The Father and He will Give
You Another CorGfc!tercr And He
Will Abide Vita You Forever
formed an excellent foundation for
the 1lCs1 1oquent sermon ttn" far
n /! I series.
Whc:. he opened / sample cas-
and dispIaytf to the audience OF
religion he was adve Using, people
began to lake "iny' ItIry'' OF their
stock" prayers OF conSecrat'on pc
gan to arise from; the hearts CT I'VE
hundred persons kreell!g in tn" saw
dust in all larts O. HI. tahorCacie.
Mr.. .'ci ION sad in part Inc
Holy Spirit j. A Person. How c:ten
", ;uggle up our Theology. M Bible
!. IS not ltach thu FatherhOet II
God, and li?u brotherhood CT Cn'!sl
TO man. EDu are ~ EOur fathrI' the
devil. and hc is The father % liars.
We are not all the children of Cod,
but as many as receive Christ as
personal Savior from sin, they are
the children of God"
Glow NAV people now, I ask you,
would pray in an upper room for 10
days. Not many. Too much bust
ness. We don't wait for the Holy
Spirit. Mr.. Johnson at this time
asked his audience to be most at
tentive, as he was discussing the
most vital question of the entire
campaign.
Walking from one side of the plat
form to the other Mr.. johnson gave
his illustl alton Of the pig ana the
mud hole in comparing a mario"
minded. so called Christian to pig
who can't keep out of mud MOLE
I'VE are back sliding when we are
warming at the evening fire. That 5
lust where old Peter fell. He denied
Christ three times. Why, thunder
ed Nh Johnson.
.Whv be afraid with God at the
helm? John Wesley's congregation
locked the doors of his church when
he handed them the straight
goods" I'm wondering, how many
congregations would like to do that
today
NO matter how great storm
RACES on the Atlantic Ocean II we
could go 200 feet deep in that ocean.
the water would be perfectly calm
and smooth. We can't always expect
to sail smoothly down here, we Will
be buffetted about by the storms OF
life. but we can always remember
that lust beneath the surface, the
water is smooth, and the sorm can
water is smooth and the storm can
last always.
If we try to live the Christian lie
apart from the Holy Ghost, and eX-
pect to get anything out OF II, we
might as well try to appreciate the
wonders of Luray Cave, Wltnou the
light of the Calcium Ribbon.
Mr.. Johnson placed great emphasis
upon the precariousness OF the times
in which we are living.
Church members he salu
whose minds hold the least posi-
BILE doubt of the saving power OF the
blood of Jesus Christ must be always
on their guard, for the monsters OF
hearsay are ever on the watch.
Prof. Carr's we'll -Ch0lE. :
wonderfully assisted in the render
ing of the songs, by Mr.. Mainwarlng'
pianist, proves to be more of an in
spiration each night Mr.. Carr,s
solos seem to- just the element need
ed to quiet the audience just before
Mr.. Johnson's sermon, or to hold
the interest, after the sermon.