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tfce tribune staabvwt oat thursday january 50 1935 this weeks sunday school lesson the power of the holy spirit leon for january 23 coldrn text ye ihall receive power after that the holy ghost i come upon yon act 18 the lesson as a whole by j c maraulay dd approach to the lesson the bible has so much to say about the holy spirit that no one has been able to deal ex haustively with this gre3t theme as early as genesis 12 we read about him and in the last chapter of revelation he still appears our lord made several state ments about the holy spirit which indicate the reverence and the honor in which we mast hold him here is one whosoever shall speak a word against the son of man it shall be forgiven him but unto him that blasphemeth against the holy ghost it shall not be for given luke 1210 we cannot here discuss the unpardonable sin but only draw attention tp this solemn verse to remind ourselves of the profound sanc tity which surrounds the per son of the holy spirit then there is the verse in our lesson john 167 it is expedient for you that i go away for if i po not away the comforter will not come unto you but if i depart i will send him unto you this surely indicates the importance in our lords view of the holy spirits presence with his people and should stir in us a very high regard for the third person of the holy trinity the holy spirit has been called christs other self our lord spoke of him as another comforter the one who was to take his place with the dis ciples but whose presence with them would be superior in two respects he would remain with them and that he would be an indwelling presence and so closer than the christ of the incarnation at the same time the holy spirit did not come to supplant the lord or even to replace him but ra ther to communicate the risen glorified lord to his people his entire work revolves ar ound christ to make him known to make him real to faith so he is not the rival of the lord jesus but his second presence his representative his agent we have a solemn duty to be come acquainted with tie doc trine of the holy spirit his place in the godhead his activ ities in former ages his pres ent ministries in this age of the spirit still more import ant it is our privilege and ob ligation to enter into personal conscious vital relation with the holy spirit submitting to his control receiving his guid ance and realizing his power but the more we fulfill this saered duty the more we shall find ourselves occupied with the lord jesus knowing him better sensing his presence more deeply and becoming more like him he shall glor ify me said jesus and ills work in us is fulfilled as jesus is glorified in us of three phenomena accompa nying the advent of the holy spirit just as the heavier notes of a great organ nil every part of a cathedral so that one ac tually feels the reverberation jo thy sound like a mighty wind slled the whole place as if heralding the coming of the spirit verse 3 cloven tongues like as of fire sat upon each of them the second phenomena divided tongues like flamees it does not say- tongues of fire resting on each of the group verse 4- filled with the holy ghost to speak with other tongues compare the phrases used in 15 1s and here the best explanation seems to be that several ojera- tioss took place at once here the emphasis is on the filling with the third accompanying phenomenon speaking in othe languages chap s peter filled with the holy ghost ye rulers of the people this does not mean that peter had been unfilled since 24 and had to be refilled but it was in the power of the spirits full ness that he spoke verse 9 the good deed by what means he is made whole for the good deed see 318 it had become a test case verse 10 by the name of jesus christ of nazareth whom ye crucified whom god raised from the dead doth this man stand whole here is a fearless statement the name of a dead man could not empower such actions pe ter unequivocally charged the jewish leaders with the death of christ and as boldly affirm ed the action of god in raising him from the dead here was the secret of power a risen living lord verse 11 this is the stone which is become the head of the corner a reference to psalm 11s22 quoted also by our lord in matthew 2142 verse 12 neither is there salvation in any other none other name whereby we must be saved the exclus ive claim which has stumbled many christ is not one of many saviours but the only saviour chosen of god and the only one who has met the require ments of saviourhood victoria square thursday jan 13 birthday greetings to mr gordon mortson for january 16 to mr bill sandle for jan 1 and to miss margaret gee who will be seven years old on january 19 belated birthd3- greetings to miss patsy valli- ere who was sever years old en january 6 the sr womens institute held its annua party in the verso by verso john 167 it is expedient for you that i go away the comforter 1 will send him unto you see what value the lord put ujxm the holy spirit since the coming of the spirit was contingent upon the lords going away see john 739 his departure was actually for the disciples pro fit who would have dared say that but the lord himself verse s he will reprove the world of sin and of right eousness and of judgment the work of the holy spirit is not to convert the world ljut to convict it with respect to the three items here men tioned this does not necessar ily involve a deep sense of sin righteousness and judgment in the individual where that takes place it is usually in preparation for conversion this is a legal work verse 9 of sin because they believe not on me the ground of conviction is unbe lief so long as men refuse to believe on the lord jesus chris they are still pilloried as sinners as soon as they turn in faith to him the conviction is withdrawn verse 10 of righteousness because i go to my father christ at gods right hand is the only righteousness accept able to god for sinners and to spirit points as alone sufficient and available for men verse 11 of judgment be cause the prince of this world is judged the prince of this world is satan who stands judged by the cross of christ the cross is the symbol of gods judgment upon all evil and spells out the certain doom of the evil one and of all who take part with him in rebel lion acts 21 the day of pentecost all with one ac cord in one place the little company were obeying the promise of the father acts 11 pentecost was fifty days after the passover verse 2 sound a j a rushing mighty wind tilled all the house the first the heart of the lesson our lord regarded the com ing of the holy spirit as a very important event so much so that he declared his own de parture upon which the com ing of the holy spirit was con tingent to be profitable for his disciples now it was not the mere event that our lord was considering but the min istry which the event would initiate in other words jesus tola his disciples that the pres ence of the holy spirit was of more value to them than his own bodily presence that would be hard for them to ac cept but in the light of his death resurrection and ascen sion and the present work of the holy spirit we can see why it vas so our lesson portions present only a few of the manifold mi norities of the holy spirit the first is in regard to the world stated by our lord in john 16811 it is a ministry of con viction with respect to three matters sin righteousness and judgment notice the ground of this conviction men stand con victed of sin so long as they fail to believe on the lord jesus christ nothing short of the righteousenss of the man in the glory is accepted by the holy spirit the cross which sealed the judgment of satan and his hosts john 123133 col 211 15 is the guarantee of judgment for the unbeliever as it is the certainty of salva tion for the believer this min istry of the holy spirit is not necessarily one of salvation it is stated as directed toward the world not particularly toward the elect it is rather of a legal character but in the case of the elect it stirs to a sense of need to repentance and faith such a ministry does mean that when we testify to men concerning sin and right eousness and judgment we have the backing of the holy spirit is not that why even felix trembled acts 2123 the promise was fulfilled on the day of pentecost the holy spirit came some re markable demonstrations mar ked the great event the mys terious sound as of a rushing mighty wind the cloven tongues like as of fire and the peaking in other tongues the essential feature of the event however was that they were all filied with the holy ghost this is what account ed for their startling advance in understanding in courage in power and effectiveness till that puzzled baffled trembling group was stirring all jerusa lem and challenging the very rulers who had condemned jesus to death and thousands were committing themselves to the faith of the crucified risen saviour including great num bers of the priests acts 67 nor was this the passing ex perience of a moment these spiritfilled men suddenly be came tlw real masters of jeru salem the attempts of the sanhedria to restrain them were impotent men filled with the holy ghost do not quail before rulers but give testi mony to the lordship of christ with all boldness peter and john did not hesitate to depict these rulers of israel who thought of themselves as gods representatives in the role of rebels against god look at the phrase whom ye crucified whom god raised from the dead here is conflict indeed but the emony contains also the word of salvation v 12 for jesus came not to con demn but to save community hak or tuesday evening of last week there were thirteen tables of euchre prizewinners were ladies 1 mrs reid brumweh con solation mrs elaine trussell gents u mr lloyd beatty consolation mr reid brum weh and mr rae donaldson tied door prize mr harry barber spot prize mr rae donaldson following the re freshments squaredancing was enjoyed a speedy recovery is wished for all in the community who have been ill with the colds and the flu the young people held a very enjoyable skating party at uviorville on saturday eve ning after the skating they re turned to the home of misses shirley and audrey gee where lelicious refreshments were served following the refresh ments a short meeting was held to have the election of officers for 1953 pres david boynton vicepres denton brumweh sectvtreas ronald gee master johnny wilson of to ronto spent several days last week with his grandparents i mr and mrs john empring- ham mr and mts cecil nichols spent the weekend with friends st smiths falls mrs mumberson of barrie visited a few days with mr and mrs lawson mumberson congratulations are extended to former residents of the com munity mr and mrs harry burton on the birth of a dau ghter the annua meeting of the sunday school was held in the sunday school room on wed nesday evening of last week following is the list of officers and teachers sup mr r f boynton asst sup mr doustlas gee secretaries messrs nelson boy nton and wilbur brumwell treas mr roy glover pianist miss coral perkins assistants several of the yourg people of the sunday school song lead er mrs nelson boynton tea chers beginners mrs s bo ynton and mrs p bennett primary miss shirley gee juniors mr lawson mumber son asst mr ray bennett and mr harrj barber inter mediates mrs cecil nichols asst y n perkins young ladies miss coral perkins asst mrs mumberson young mens mr dougas gee ass mr barrv king adult class mr l l niellos asst mr percy bennett and mrs r f boynton the installation of officers of the sunday school will be held during tie church service next sunday january jc at 230 pm the regular monthly meet ing of the wa will be held in the sunday school room on wednesday evening jan 19 at s oclock the guest speaker will be mrs startt wife of dr startt mr startt is a sister of mrs daltoit rumney a hearty invitation is extended to all the ladies in the com munity to attend the annual sunday school convention will be held in the united and lutheran churches at unionville on thursdav jan 20 the annual meeting of the toronto centre presbytery of the wa will be held in fair- lawn united church on friday jan 21 commencing at 10 am the regular monthly meet ing of the mission band will be held in the sunday school room on saturday 3fernoon jan 13 at 230 ail the children in the communitv are invited to come mr and mrs percy bernett and rav soent saturdav with mr and mrs walter cook and florence of lansing mrs pee of toronto visited several days last week with mr and mrs gordon harmon and familv mr and mrs merrill johnson of headforj had sunday eve ning dinner with mr and mrs percv bennett and rav mr and mrs p willows and mrs b plews spent sun day with friends at uxbridge there will be another euchre party in the community hall on tuesday evening jan is at s oclock it will be sponsored by the hall commiuee a hear ty invitation is extended to everyone to attend good prizes the yearend school holidays always sort of ruin the three rs for mom rest relief and re laxation the least considered man of the year is the taxpayer wh houstons rexall drug store stoikfviiie phoxe 223 we our 59th year of business and community under the sanie lehmansfor the name