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THURSDAY JULY 17, 1924

JOY,"

SCENES OF RELIGIOUS

MERRYMAKING.

Frenching at the Wesleyan Church, Wanebai, last Sunday, the Ret. Clouston Porri, Honorary Chaplain to the Forces, took as his

text:

"The Kingdom of God is .

Joy in the Holy Spirit. Rom. 13, 17..

The fruit of the Spirit is joy. Cal. 5.9.

of the year.

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confined to Mission Halls, Centrul may be joy and the services may the Worst in the chapter from Missions and Cinemas in tombe joyous The fruit of the wirich the second of our texts is porary use for evangelistic services. Spirit of joy" und "The Kingdom taken. The Worst is the fleal Unexpected and unwelcome would of heaven in

joy in the that losteth against the Spirit, the be the display of any joyous Holy Spirit (St. Paul). The Best is the Spirit against the emotions during a divine service, former joy aaay be an emiticml ex-flesh. The works of the flesh feelings must be as subdued us the perience but the latter re"

"pleasure" would atmosphere of the Church! spiritual growth, Joy is not the be the coustnon verbui reaction; bursting forth of a gorgeous dower the apostle, however, describes that fides with the day; joy is the them less ansiably and differently blossoming and

Trainge

of but the fruit of the Spirit is in spiritual experience. The King. all goodness, righteousness "and

We may understand revivals and yet bo unaware of the fact that they belong to all ages of history and common to them all is the auspected emotional reaction, Redom of God belongs to the jobs truth." Eph. 6.9. The fruit of vivals of art. Literature, music, in

the Spirit is.

joy," the dustry, no less than" of religiou

joy of the triumph of the Best over would be short lived and unprodne

the Worst. Walk in the Spirit tive were the emotions Factor

and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flegir."

the same way in which it be longs to the righteous, truthful, merciful, loving, etc.

We Amy understand the mertuinism of revivals but may be

It is usual to associate, religinis fully ignorant of the inwari- The actuality of staship carries

Bess of the revival of spiritual religion, We may regard conver, Fion as a "great oscillation in emotional interest."" The

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The Kingdom of God "Che-von-roissing! tinued) was "opened" and the

with it the consciousness of the Church of Christ was founded revivals with Methodism and the hidst scenes of religions merry- Salvation Army. It is less nsient

présence and power of the Spirit of making. Penterost si Jertsalám to recognise the fact that Gebert

God within us which in co-opera crowded with the youth and man- Booth und Wesley, Savunorols and!

Lion with the human spirit achieves hood of the nation released from St. Francis of Assist. St. Peter and motional crisis though which the liberation from the tyranny of the labours of harvest and free to St. Pant, to mention but a few, my couverts pass may be, how the flesh and secures the triumph enjoy to the fall the gayest festival belong all to the type of revivalistic at the same time a spiritual of the spirit. The freedom to live prenching Render interested in évisis. The two are, in no way as sogs of Gol in loving and loyal! The apostles, the folders of the the progress of religion how insistent. Such complete con- obedience to the will of the Father kingdom, were themselves chimed the appearance of such evangelists Version marks the transition from and in the Fall enjoyment of the to things Father's approval releases such by the good-humoured mockors at has always coincided with creative the restricted relation ela const u folow revellers! The and epoch-mulong periods of the relation to truth and realistic whilst of joy in comparisan, with elation, gaiety, joyoushers and in-Christian religion."

pleasures of the world thusiasm of the eleven created the i Excitement, enthusiakin and

the limited relationships of lumanare but fleeting and insubstantial impression that they avery merry emotional reaction

life to the vitul relationship to God compensations. "acemapanied with the wine.

Tho New Testament describes How different is "sach an ex- their labours but the great religious the transition in various ways. It perience of spiritual freedom. The

curious and wondering tenchers believed that the Spirit is "A passing from drill to life." gained by the active co-operation ef crowd, which the apostles at of God acts upon heart as wellus is a new birth." by which the human spirit and the divide in tractes, were also to share the upon mind; acts though as who are born of the Spirit the sons of God compared with the enthusiasm and the jay,

emotions as well us through unter the The words of St. Peter's sermon human intellect.

Kingdom of God. following! Borfor of sing sting them to the heart," "stung may be the work of graven- Through this new bith the

"We retire, when we can from four then onill they fied, out in but it tiny also be the work of the Spirit effects we are brought into the wildenes whicft Fees to sar- terror, "What shall we do The Spirit, which convicts of sin, spheres where we can taste the coil us, into tint green dasis that comand, Repest yo" followed "Godly fear" and "Chally sorrow sweets of freedom, into relishes with us and which few things. By the promise of sins remitted, may belong to the payitegy of prepared to give the widest range untoward seem able to disturb. and the gift of the Holy Spirit. New Testament times, ut developed power into associatious spiritual form_by_the_strength of To our phought, syaqathy, ni-There it is that we find a Tenswed brought understanding. relief, belong egially to a psychology adapted to call out into majestic which we can return again, to the healing and joy.

which includes religious ex- The merry harvest festival borane perionen, The joy of pardon and exercise every capability with field of battle, there to fight on and the fullest self-commitment to the the orcasion of the apning of the reconciliation with cigl may be the which creation has endoweit us.**

on. It is a blessed and wonderful life of the Spirit. moment-this moment when out-sacrifice is the choice fruit of no Such self- "Kingle to believers. The three fruit of laman notions intensified. Selby.

thousand, who on the dayley-and heightened during a period of

St Paul describes the new life rageous fate thrusts us back upon earthly growth" Fully rerived the message passed excitement but it may also be Divine Father. It is a new life of hearts a

ing its relation to God as the ourselves to discover within our Supreme self-sacrifice of the Son of Concerning the through the gate of baptism into fruit of the Spirit whim is joy,” ~

peace which can never God on the cross the writer of the Kingdon of tital and, of joy, Pentecost may be interpret onship with attendant privileges afkers be destroyed. Then it Hebrews says, "Who through the "Day by day they took their ments the

The immediate is that the wonderful tang Eternal Spirit offered Himself to most reniarkable grootionali with great gladness and day by crisis in religious story which consciousness of such fiat routines. We think that we can never (iod." He, who for the joy that day the Lord added to their sa-created a new religion and a new ship is no emotional fiction, or their happy again, when lo and

was set before Him endured the ber those whom He was saving morility touched with nation huts of any logical press but behold happiness returns to us."

The enthusiasm, sprend reached it, mage equally and stallogic id notion of the life Satue where faluust the whole interpreted as an tigh spiritual, Kiving. Spiri

Andales se city, guhered to hear the word of crisis in which the Preative energies are one. God hath sent forth the God, which the apostle Paul of the Spirit of God were directed Spirit of His Son into your hearts preached. The Jews rejected the towards the establishment among ring. Abba, „ „Puthor,” Gal,

message which de tantiles wed-men of a “Kingdom of God which COLINE St. Paul opined wide the fis ́ mot of

The joy of life, life in its gious meat and drink-the gates of the Kingdom to them also greatest enjoyment of san-but of linos ind completeness is

When the Gentles heard it, they righteousness, peace and joy in the passing emotion. The joy- wero ghd

And the dis Holy Spirit,'

ousness of the newly-bom sons of ciples were filled with joy and the

tod as they enter into the know- Holy Spirit."

ledge of the splendours of their privileges and the glory of their inheritance is as truly a spital tuetion as is spiritund the new life

The intense emotional reartion

and inheritance.

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There is also the joy of service, the free and glad service of the sacrifice there is the joy of hope. With the joy of service and sons of God.

The Spirit of God is active and Paul. The sons of God are heirs, "We rejoice in hope; writes St. creative whone Te indwells heirs of God and joint heirs with! roines active and creative also. Chris, "If so be that we suffer The privilege of sonship carries with Him," adds St. Paul, "we with it the privilege of work for the may be also glorified together." very joy of working, St. "Ye rejoice," says St. Paul," with compares the Tufted and humiliat joy unspeakable and full of glory." The religious life of Hongkong

{ing work of the shove with the free

Religion without emotion is like does not appicur to be conspiciously

and joyous Work of the son. The tree without Hoivers or fruit. motional." The pleasure of the

vineyard of the World-belongs to Christian experience without joy is to the preaching-of-the apostles at kingdom of the work seem to he

their Father and in its labours thanpiritunt as it is unemotional. e begiuning of the Tristian era more commonly sought after thun

sons find joy.

The kingdeans of The Kingdom of God is joy in the contains an element of surprise. A the joys the kingdom of God sonships which they rejoice.

the world-ure-to-become the King Holy Spirit and The fruit of the surprise as great as that which. The two appearances may be

This is what we believe to be dom of God, the sons of the king Spirit is Joy." marvels at the choice of a day of more than a coincidence.

The deeper and permanent signi- | dom loyally, and joyously serve thuit religions merry-making for the

The world to-day in its hurried lines of the euntional reaction the challenge of today's oppor Some Confessions of an entrance of u spiritual religion into Average Man the hathor writes lateristic of religions revival, fanities may hasten the triumphe quest of pleasure snatches at the the world.

frankly of his religions experiences. The joy of reconciliation between of to-morrow. "My Father," said Course and earthly flowers which The fact is, that spirituale. Religion was just a tirese oh-the Divine Father and His human the Ideal Hou, worketh litherto, grow at its feet; it weer not the thusiasm is an experience of such servance and God sent it becomes the joyous en-

blossoms and fluit of heavenly song is mised and spiritualised and work."

There is further, the joy of beauty in the Garden of God. rarity to-day that any sympathetic away, yet always neur when least

This finite life thou, lust pre- understanding of primitive Chris wanted. If there was any out sousness of sonship. The pten-urifice. tianity.is made dificult. The when religion became an actuality, talities of such joy so splendid fli The deep and chastened joy of ferred, XXth century must discover new it was during the hymns, the words its awakening are beyond, of the Kingdon of Gol, which is of of which I did not trouble to under-iuginings.

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Joy. We have yet to understand stand, but the melodies of whiełz:

The new and enhanced per

"And I have felt

A presence that disturb me with

the joy

Of elevated thoughts,

sublime"

sente

Of something far more deeply

interfused

Whoso dwelling is the light of

setting suns.

There is the joy of living, living

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In disbelief of God's own

word,

To heaven and to infinity: Here the probation was for thee To show thy soul the Earthly

mixed

With heavenly, it must choose.

betwixt.

The Barthly. Joys lay pal

pable,-

A taint in each, distinct as

well,

The Heavenly fitted, faint and

Tare,

Above them,but as truly were Taintless und in their nature

best...

Thy choice was Earth!". Thou

didat attest

Twas filter spirit should sub-

serve

The flesh, flün fesh refine to

that the Spirit of Ciod in creating filed my young heart with gh-sonality creates on fresh world in spiritual life, heightens, sublimates ness. Thus it is to-day, the music which it finds delights. and spiritnalises honan quotions of such hymns as "Jesu, Elover of "The fruis of the Spirit is joy," my son and Ahide" with me."

The fruit of religious revivals is joy.bring back to me the ecstasy off

Few, however, would confuse childhood more vividly than any such an emotional state with the other youthful association,

Wel joyous fruit of the Spirit of God! may note the emotional factor am!}

We understand too well the its repetition... mechanism of revivals. Their Evelyn Underbilt, who was not Access depends upon the crowd an average man", but u most and not upon the individual. careful observer

WHY BACKS » ACHE. and · brilliant.

The biduovi Seldom to Blame- Evangelists and helpers of the authoress, wrote sonte time since in the joyous freedom of the sons

The Trouble Dus to Blood Impurities highly emotional type attract the in the Hibbert, Journal. The of God. mob. Hymns crudely sentimental civilised world at present seems to

"Where the Spirit is there

There is more nonsense talked about. muko their appeal.

The backachy than any other trouble ome An atmoa- many of us to be lying, as it were, is liberty," Bald Jesus. phere of excitement and expects under a clond. Its dominant mood servant abideth not in the people have a frightened into the tion is created.

If the So therefore kidney tombie Aa matter of med cal belief thay every backache means de, dly The preachers' is that of unhappiness, depression, forever. message alamus the fearful and unrest. It is obsessed by anxieties shall make you free, ye shall be fact not one backache in twenty bas tlas morbid in imagination and and suspicions, uncertain in its free, indeed. **

anything to do with the kidneys.. "blost" conscience becomes active.

bauhechos come from sheer weake Any hold on life.

The Best within us, con- It has forgotten

and kidney druffeon's'héip: that.? control of the emotion is relaxed. joy.

fesses "An Average Mas." "is tooed something to improve your blood Penitents are horror stricken on The fruit of the Spirit is love, often like a flower withering in the nd build you up, and that exactly account of sin, desperate to escape joy, peace.

This darkness, while the worst never what Dr. Williams' Pink Pille will dis.. Sous backeches are really muscular from its dread and power, they St. Paul, is what a complete man fades for the lack of opportunity to

heumatism; some are the symptoms anxiously clutch at the assured ought to he like.

W develop. Life becomes one long of such silmente as influenza, indigestion, hops of divine forgiveness held out know that where this spiritual fight against energies visible only constipation and liver tron les. In women moot-backaches come from any. to them by the evangelists. The principle has been dominant as it to ourselves. We yearn for weakness or irregularity of the blood faith-state into which they enter was in the early, enthusiastic slage respite, while knowing only tou supply. To get rid of the trouble Lake brings the unexpected relief of pur-of many religious movemnants, it clearly that there will never be tonic like Dr. Willams' Fink Hila to don followed by a joy indescrib-has brought with it a sense of well-espite so long as we live unching backs and weak nerves, in. Dr. enrich the blood and bring strength to uble. Converts in many cases are boing, à joy, a power of endurance breathe and have our human being Willams Pink Pills you are trying, no able to live over and over again the and o vigour unknown to the mass in our inner despair we turn to new unproven remedy, but one which

For soreness of the musclos after viol- emotional crisis, in which despair of men. There is no reason hut God, since God is only a living for ovos fiva wad-thirty years. You on much relief is afforded by managing the has enjoyed world-wide public confidence ent exersign and for rheumatic pains, passes into hope and faith into re- hamman indolence and scepticians God to the desolate, the tired and get them from chemists every hate Uffected parts, thorough, you

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