The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-15
AMERICA NEEDS tidal WAVE OF SALVATION
ANDCyCLONE OF RELIGION TO SWEEP over
LAND, IS BILLY'S ANAL SlS OF SITUATION

The Text-"lf we love me, keep my
commandments. And will pray the
Father, and he shall give you another
comforter, that he may abide with you
forever. Even the Spirit of Truth;
whom the world cannot receive be-
cause it seeth him not, neither Know
eth him" John 18th chapter, 18th
verse.
eff We Love me-" was the theme of
Rev. w. A. Sundays sermon at the
tabernacle Sunday morning He said:
A great many people suppose that
after they have accepted Jesus as
their Savior, and Joined the church,
that that is all there is to a Christian
life. Then a student might as well
say that when he matriculates that is
all there is to education.
That is simply the step that carried
YOU over the threshold into the palace
Of the King, and all the rooms in the
interior yet remain for your explora-
ton. | believe there are constant
blessings every person may have.
don't believe you reach a stage spir-
itually beyond which you cannot go.
You never reach a physical condi-
ton that you can't develop and make
II stronger, or a spiritual condition
that you can't reach higher heights of
power.
So, | repeat that there are constant
blessings which the individual may
have IL he will do what God wants
him to do. My message touches this
morning the necessity Of doing the
things that you may receive the full
ness of Gods blessings on your life.
Somebody may hear me and say, IT
is wonderful blessing for preach
er, and it is a good thing for some
congregational prudential committees.
It's a great thing for some Baptist dea-
cons. It's a great thing for Sunday
school teachers"
don't know of one blessing that
God will give to preachers that He
will deny the pews. Whatever is
wrong for me is wrong for you. What
ever is right for me is right for you
God Has
One Standard.
God has a single standard for men
and women, for the pulpit and the
pew, and he has the same air to
breathe for the rich and poor. Gods
not got a rarefied kind for the rich
man and another kind for the poor
man. So he offers salvation on the
ground of faith in Jesus Christ we
don't seem to be impressed with the
individuality of it.
have heard ministers stand UP on
the platform and pray 30 God, send
it upon US" that is referring to the
Holy Spirit That is not scriptural-
If you were going down the street
and somebody would say to you
There goes IT." you'd feel offended
to be spoken of in the impersonal
pronoun. The Holy Spirit is per
sonality Where two or three are to
gether in my name, there am | in
the midst of them So he is here.
A friend of mine took a professor
in the university in a western state
bv the hand and said, Professor
what do you understand by the Holy
Spirit?'
81 understand that it is an influ
ence emanating from God.
Eight months later he took thai
same professor by the hand and he
said, What do you understand by the
Holy Ghost?"
He said, 81 have won sixty-two Of
cept Jesus Christ as their Saviour, sc
it means a new vision and new pow
err"
Why Jesus Prays
For Us.
Jesus prays for us only on the con
dition that we keep his command
ments. eff you love me, keep my com
mandments. And | will pray tn
Father and He shall give you anothe
comforter"
Whenever Jesus prays, the Fathe
hears him He said. Il thank thee
that thou nearest me always"
David says, "If I regard iniquity i
my heart the Lord will not hear me.
So there is no need to pray God t
bless a sinner. But when you repen
of your sins and then pray, God wi
bless you. So the only prayer siI