Year: 1875

the Holy Ghost. The experience un-
der the dispensation of the Son should
not be confounded with that of the
gift OF the Holy Ghost-the former
being Pardon and Peace, the latter
Purity and Power; the former remov-
ing the guilt or effect of sin, the latter
removing the cause, which is sin it.
self; the former justifying, the latter
sanctifying; the former sanctifylng in
part, the latter sanctifying wholly; the
former embracing the forgiveness of
sins, the latter the cleansing from all
righteousness; the former bringing
the soul out of bondage, the latter
bringing itinto rest; the former giving
hope of Heaven, the latter giving an
assurance of Heaven; the former
adopting us as sons of God. the latter
amounting us kings and priests unto
God; the former bringing US out of
Egypt, the latter bringing us into
Canaan; the former giving us the par
doning love of God, the latter filing
Us with the fullness OF God; the for


mer giving power to keep sin in SUBJ
lection: the latter bruising and crush
! ing the serpent's head, the former
holding the Devil in subjection; the
latter casting him out; the former sal
vation In part, the latter salvation to
| the uttermost; the former love to God,
, the latter perfect love to God; the
| former accepting the teachings OF the
Son, the latter the teachings of the
| Holy Ghost; the former taking away


the fear OF hell, the latter the fear of


death; the former bringing conscious


pardon to the sinner, the latter bring
ing conscious purity to the believers;
| the former laying the foundation of
| the church, the latter added to the
former makes that rock upon which
Christ said he would build his church,


and the gates OF hell should not pre-
! vail against it.


Peter was not the rock, but the


gospel which he proclaimed on the


day of Pentecost was that rock, and
| that rock is repentance, pardon, purity
and power Peter proclaimed that
/ Rock to the world in one breath, as


follows: Repent and be baptised
| for the remission of sins. and We shall


receive the gift ofthe Holy Ghost for


the promise is unto you and your


children and to all that are afar of.
Peter did not throw away his former


experience of the remission of sins,


but adds his later experience and pro.
| cidiuteu tO tiiC SiuUeT thS SoSpSl Va


Christ complete, and 5000 were added


to the church in one day. And when


the church will come back to the


apostolic teaching she may look tor
! permanent revivals-not before. She


must teach her converts Christ's bap-


tism. which is purity and power.


This experience will keep them


from back sliding, and cause them to


become strong men and women In the


Lords army. An unsanctified min


istry and laity will never bring the


world to Christ, and is to-day the


cause of more inidelity than every


thing else put together. God is call


ing the Church to holiness, while the


Church is exhausting her strength in


urging sinners to repentance. The
Church is rejecting Christ as a sane


tifer, while she is urging the world


to accept him as a justifier. She is


rejecting Canaan, yet calling to the


world to come out of bondage. She


is endeavoring to live on mamma and


quails, with bitter and sweet water to


drink, instead Of believing what God


says by going in and possessing the


goodly land and fcasting upon the


grapes, the old corn, milk and honey.
| And even to some extent she is crying


out to stone the spies that bring a
good report of the land.