EVANGELISTIC CAMPAIGN.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVIII, Issue 186, 6 July 1928, Page 2

EVANGELISTIC CAMPAIGN.

Again there was a very large attendance at the Evangelistic meeting held at the Gospel Hall, Fitzroy Street, last evening. The speaker, Mr Forbes Macleod, evangelist, gave what was no doubt ono of the finest expositions of a portion of the most wonderful book of the Bible—This Revelation.

The Bible, it was stated, “is a precious book or collection of books and contains che only record the world has of its most wonderful past of creation. In the first book—Genesis—there is shown the beginning revealed of everything seen and tangible, and most surely have we in this last book —The Revelation—glimpses given of the terrible judgments, .yet future, by which the righteous God will work to cleanse this scene of the foul blot of the ravages of sin. In the first two chapters of Genesis there is shown “man in innocence',” in the last two chapters of The Revelation is shown “man in holiness.” All the other chapters speak and denote in some sense of sin, and the conflict between God and sin. In Revelation, chapter 21, y.v. 23 to 27, being the portion which engaged the attention of those who eagerly attended, the “bride” was referred to as a “city’,” the Church risen with Christ and reigning with Him 1000 years, known as the rnillenium.

I roceeding, it was shown that, in the history of crime, men had their names written, so that the whole world knew. Politically, men’s names were emblazoned and philantliropically men’s names were spread abroad. “Man’s days are as grass. Name is a great thing in the sight of man. Tlje flower of the grass is like the artistocracy, the poor are like the herbage; one rots and the other is out down. Someone had said that the summary of grass is grown, blown, mown, cut down. So is man; he comes, tried and tested, cut down, but ‘where is he?’ Is my name written in heaven P We should each ask ourselves this very important question,” said the preacher. He further urged: ‘‘Has there been a change in my life?” Conversion to God ensures one’s name being registered in heaven’s register, known through The Revelation as ‘The Lamb’s Book of Life,’ for so it reads: “Whosoever’s name was not found written in the Lamb’s Book of Life’ was cast into the Lake of Fire, which burnetii with brimstone.” All were exhorted to confess Christ. “Spurgeon, we are told, whilst in his teens preached on an average 20 times a week, thus not only confessing Christ before men, but also before God j the Father and before His holy angels.” j

With reference to the born-again ones (converted) who form the Bride of Christ; some wonderful features were set forth to the hearers. “Her features are many and interesting, she is a glorified bride, holy, her home is in Heaven. God is her source. Her light, shining is as jasper. The wall is high round her, strongly guarded, greatly secured gates and angels; angels wait at the gates to obey. Of foundations there is one oply and it is of incomparable strength and grandeur. No created light is required for there is no defilement in Heaven. There are no liars in Heaven. ‘And there shall in no wise enter in it anything that defileth.’ It is a home of the glorified. Be sure ‘my’ name is entered in heaven,” pleaded the evangelist with those, present who had not yet made a definite decision for Christ. Another all absorbing address will be given this evening. •