EVANGELISM.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19309, 22 October 1924, Page 7

EVANGELISM.

REV. W. KEMP'S MISSION! ' : 'H Tile Bible and evangelistic campaign donducted by the Rev. Joseph W. Kemp,, of Auckland Taberancle, was continued in the Jtianover Street Baptist Church yesterday afternoon and evening. The afternoon subject under the general theme ",o£ "Hie Gathering Shadows" was "Aspects jot Dying Dispensation." ~^^M In the evening, after reading from Hebrews, chapter ix, Mr Kemp took ..as his subject Hebrews ix, 14: "Movr'-.imich, more snail die blood of Christ, -Who through the eternal spirit offered without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?" The terms "blood of Christ," "through' £Jb« eternal spirit," "without spot,'' and. "dgfui works,'' were first dealt with. The teem "without spot|t had reference to the 'Halessaess of our Lord, Jesus' Christ t ""Daad works" included all efforts of Q>aii' JLto amend his life, whether by commiwioja "pr omission man's good works may be dead works. Rites and ceremonies never anteed an entry into the Kingdom "of God, said Mr Kemp. The relation of v t}w Cross to the conscience and what the GrpsS could do for the conscience. Howt -would the Cross of Christ purge our conscience?' '^^M Man's conscience might be soiled UflJtfl it ceased to act and so stained that-it impossible to be cleansed from rtani defilernent. But it continued to speak !, if silenced. Every man was campeitedito sit alone with his conscience. A defiled conscience could be pureed by the r of Cnrist Millions could bear to that. Nothing else could but' mighty energy of the blood of CJtrisi, t . wa s the Cross that could cleanse the JDQQscience. " <^^| An impressive address was brougM' to, »!■■■ close by an earnest appeal for Christ. -"HIVJ The meetings will bo continued to-morrow"JJ«« afternoon and evening, the afternoon ject being "The Church, Her Creation, Preservation, and Translatftm," aad ' %&j9IH evening subject "The Vulgarity tha't the Cross." -' '-^^B