The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1922-11-23

old Puget Sound rolled into sight ana
1.-THE city of Everett came into full view
and soon we landed at 1927 Oaks Ave
me where we were to live, and found
n number of the sisters of the Nazarene
church at the parsonage with spleh-
did supper prepared for us. which we
enjoyed greatly
Beloved. over twenty-six years ago |
started Oh the highway of regeneration
for heaven. but had not gone far until
The way of Holiness was in sight
and | soon saw that | must either press
onto il or turn back 1T had been bet
ter far then not To have known the
way of righteousness. than after they
have known it, to turn from the com
mandment delivered unto them e
Peter - 2D What is the holy com
mandment BE We holy: for | am
holy" Il Peter / 8: 16). "Ye shall he
holy for | am holy Uev. II M. Al
So Follow peace with all men, and
holiness without which no man shall
see the Lord" Heb. II III. So | did
not take the "pouts" or become sour
and turn back hui as what | had re-
ce' we'd in regeneration was so rich,
want it, and reading in my Bible John
15:2: John II: II: Eph. ): 1927 l
) %: Heb Is: II. Is. and Jude IL
and making Il conservation of all | had,
all ever expected to have. all | knew
land all | ever expected TO know. 10
God for time and eternity. / waited be-
fore God in earnest prayer until the
fire fell. God sanctified me wholly and
the Holy Spirit bore witness to the
same tHeb. 10: II. l5). So | pressed
on to the way of holiness tthe pave
ment) and ! have been making great
or speed. with more satisfaction and Il
full cup of JOY. Glory to God And
some glad day | shall come i'll sight of
the sea of glass. and the city of light
will roll into full view. and soon ! shall
land OH IIalleluiah avenue. and he
seated at the marriage supper of the
Lamb with the Sa ints of all ages. while
heavens arch and dome will reSound
with the hallelujahS of eternal deliv-
lerance.
You have heard the timeworn STATE
ment that holiness * new doctrine
But | Want 10 say that the folk who
longer than old Rip Van Wrinkle who
is supposed to have slept on the noun
tain near the Hudson River in hygone
days.
call Ia your attention statement
found N the historical statement of the
NJ. f. Church In 1923 two young
men in England reading their Bibles
saw that they could not be saved with
out holiness In 1881 they saw likewise
that we are justified before we are
sanctified. but still holiness was their
object God then thrust them ont to
ia iSe up holy people. This was the
rise of Methodism as given in the Ian
euage of its founders John aud Charles
Wesley" Subtract 1887 from 1922 and
you have statement 49, years old.
also call your attention 10 clear
statement found in the first Baptist
manual ever printed and given in 1859
Section Il: "They who are united to
Christ. having new heart and new
spirit created in them through the vir-
tue Of ChriSts death and resurrection
are also further sanctified really and
personally by the same Spirit dwelling
in them. Hence sanctification is that
work Of grace by which those who are
called and justified are renewed after
the image of God in true holiness .
Subtract 1860 from 1920 and YOU have
IA statement 233 ye;irs old
And The very God of peace Sanctify
YOU wholly" Il Thes > 231. This text
was penned in A. u. -. 81 subtract 81
from 1920 and it leaves text 1868
years old.
An highway shaall be there and n
way and ii shall be called the way of
hol ness" lisa 81 s. This text was
written 713 years before the birth of
Christ add to this 1922 and you have
II text 2635 years old
There was a man in the land of ".
whose name was job and that man