Hold the eye of the inquirer to the blood, till he owns his justification once for all, and once forever; until 1 then he has nought to do with the water. Direct the feet of the believer to the water for his sanctification till like Naaman (II Kgs. 5:14) he washes "seven times," and that "seven" means ALL the time, ALL the way through. Know: that jus- tification is a fiat, a word of the ALL JUST; that sanctification is a process, a work of t he ALL HOLY. Let the peni- tent take God at His word about the blood and be at peace; and wait on His work by t he water (the Spirit and the Word) and be patient.
ILLUSTRATION: A convict in his dungeon waiting execution, was dying of pneumonia. The doctor gave no hope of recovery in the dank and noxious at- mosphere of the cell; the law gave no hope of release. The condemned man must die either by the disease, or the gallows. His case demanded a double cure:—pardon to release him, freedom and hygiene to heal him. He needed the Governor and the doctor; the former to free by a pardon, the doctor to heal by the process. The peni- tent has the former, pardon, through the blood, the latter, healing, by the water.
An Engineer's
Story
From The S. S. Times
By occupation I am a locomotive en- gineer. I was wonderfully converted about thirteen years' ago, and for the first four or five months I was so blessed and joyful that everything seemed to be new to me. I ~was so full of joy it seemed to me I could do anything for Jesus Christ. But one morning I awoke from my sleep and found that my joy was all gone. My besetting sin was to get out of patience, and get angry, and I would almost go crazy and do things that I would be sorry for after I had done them. Well, this morning I was late getting up, and the enemy told me I could keep my religion and tell my wife that it was her fault we were late get- ting up; but I bit my lip and said noth- ing. I hurried to my work, only to find that some one had stolen part of my tools, and. again the devil told me I could have religion and tell the dis- patcher some things; but I held my peace. When we got the engine ready, the conductor, having had some words with the yardmaster, began to take his spite out on me by abusing me. Again the devil wanted me to tell him a few things, but I held back until, in going about my work, it seemed that e v e ry signal that conductor gave me was a curse, and I could stand it no longer. The devil kept saying to me, "Go and give him a piece of your mind," and finally I called the fireman to come and take the en- gine; and I got down with the intention of having a regular fight with the con-
ductor. But the Spirit of the. Lord got hold of me, and I ran to the river bank, which was about two rods away; and there, under the trunk of a tree that was lying under the bank, I hid myself and cried my heart out to the Lord. He heard my cry and began to talk to me, and I began to consecrate my life to him: my wife, my children, my position, my talents, my money, my time, myself, all to the glory of God; and when the consecration was complete there came into my soul a peace and a joy which was "unspeakable and full of glory," and ever since that time, in every test, and in every trial, amid persecution and tribulation, this joy has remained. Sometimes it manifests itself in praises to God until I feel this old world cannot hold me long; and again, when the devil is raging, it comes in a calm rest that makes me feel that my Christ is able to make a way for me where there is no way; and all the time I have this joy which is my strength welling up in my soul. The Word says, "The kingdom of God is not meat and drink, but right- eousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost." Praise the Lord forever. Yes, and the Lord took care of my job while I was settling it. It took me about two hours to .settle, it and make a complete consecration, but God took care of my interests while I was doing it. While I write, the thought of God's love andi mercy to me makes me to re- joice and feel safe in his hand.—Sunday School Times.'
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