The Palm Tree Blessing

hing the quantity of delicious fruit it bears. It affords one of t

dance of spiritual fruit. Fruit-bearing is the chief characteristic of the saint. "But now being made free from sin, and become serva

hristian who ceases to bear fruit, becomes a backslider and is cut off; while every one that bears fruit, keeps connected with the True Vine, and gets cleansed, or sanctified. This st

iness. There is no law written in the Bible, or upon our hearts that opposes it. There is no law of nature that runs counter to it. The law of the land does not forbid one having love, joy, peace, or any of the other varieties. Even formal ecclesiastical law do

y which the Lord swore unto our fathers for to give us" (Deut. 26:3). The spiritual application is this: When one arrives at Canaan today, he should immediately have a fine basket of the fruit of the land, and go to the church and tell preacher and people, that in the providence and mercy of God he has received a clean h

ith him, and if one is inclined to doubt his testimony, all he has to do is to look into his basket and behold the grapes, figs, and pomegranates of Canaan. This is what tells so on others who have not as yet arrived at the station. When they see such delicious di

nd whither thou sentest us, and surely it floweth with milk and honey; and this is the fruit of it" (Num. 13:27). They

any who may be tempted to do likewise. Those who are favored with more talents are held more responsible to God for the use of them. It seems that God is not especially hunting for brains to use in His service, as He is looking for clean channels. If He can get the man of ten talents all consecrated to Him, very well and

one of the most conservative towns of the South. A large crowd had gathered to hear my first ser

own.' My next proposition was to mothers, but not a mother stood. The same little boy stood up, however. 'That will do,' said I; 'sit down.' Then I went for the brothers and sisters. I made five propositions that night, and he responded to every one of them, and he was the only one that paid any attention to them whatever. I went away from that meeting very much humili

at do you think I ou

he, 'stop him

go around with me to worry old conservative deacons. Talk about that boy! Why, he is the only spark of hope

on, 'he has thrown a d

a damper on an icehouse, and this old thi

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. Now and then some other simple soul w

ion for those who wished to join the church to come forward, that boy walked up

honored citizens of our town and a man of eighty-five years of age, who has not been in a church for twenty-five years until tonight. He has bee

came home and threw his arms around my neck and said, "Oh, grandpa, I have got religion, and have joined the church. And grandpa, I am so happy that I don't know what to do. I wish grandma was here. Oh, grandpa, you know she went to heaven three months ago and I have nobody to talk to about Jesus."' The old m

ter, for he was a barkeeper, and said, 'Papa, won't you come and go with me to hear our preache

, and during that week six out of the seven gave their hearts to God, and all of them agreed to close up their business. A great revival broke out in that town which extended all through the county, and

ons; not by great singing, valuable as these all may be-they did not bring it about. It came about through