DR. OUTER'S MISSION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18316, 5 February 1923, Page 9

DR. OUTER'S MISSION.

BATTLES FOR THE FAITH. The mission of Dr. French E. Oliver ,was '■• continued(• yesterday at the > Town Hall. In the evening, there was 'the' largest ■ l attendance during:/ the ///mission/; ; when the;subject was i "The Unpardonable Sin." : Dr. Oliver said W.had been very thankful for''the privilege of standing in Auckland ito bear testimony; to: Word of God arid its Divine inspiration.- Some had" been - disturbed- by / the', message/: of the Bible. . Heavy battles were going ito be -fought : for : the faith all; the world ever, and ; there > was going \to be an absolute 5 split, of the true from the false. It would be God's people on one side and infidels 'on. the other. CHe thought the spiritual tide ' in .Auckland was i on .the down grade. -//Speaking■■• on the unpardonable /sin.- he said -it /was /a : sin unto ' death that ; God could not and would not forgive. Tlbat did riot / indicate a lack of love or /power on God's part. ' Christ- i had faced 'the people of His, age and submitted evidence of His Divine sonahip that should have convinced ;-, any;' man. The people / repudiated all evidence submitted, but it; was ' chiefly the religious.' leaders /who : were involved. '// Christ wag 'God's'; answer to the, world/to/ the/philosopher, > atheist, and reprobate, !i and the sin ; was unpar- : donable : resolved itself ; intp/ persistent rejection of Christ. ' :r ■ - '" ' ,