boat by way of the gang-plank carping at
the words of the officer and arguing as they go; some in great haste
vault the balustrades and railings and leap for the pier; still others
climb out the windows of staterooms and run screaming toward the
nearest ladder which will enable them to leave the "good ship Zion."
Gradually quiet is restored. The company is smaller, and of whom is it
composed? The genuinely converted. What are they doing? They are asking
the nearest officer how soon the boat leaves for New England. "When can
I be sanctified wholly? O, pray for me! I want the blessing now!" They
are "going through."

CHAPTER IV.

CHRIST'S PRAYER ANSWERED.

GOD LISTENS.

When Christ opens His mouth, God bows down His ear. "I know that thou
hearest me always." The disciples did not wait long until they were
baptized with the Holy Ghost. Christ's prayer found audience and the
answer was not long delayed.

HEART CLEANSING.

The baptism with the Spirit which was administered to the one hundred
and twenty effected their sanctification. The cleansing of their hearts
was one of the effects of the out-pouring of the Spirit. Sanctification
and the baptism with the Spirit are therefore coetaneous--they take
place at the same time.

PETER'S PROOF.

This is proven by an inspired statement made by Peter. Referring to the
Gentiles he says that God "put no difference between them" and us Jews
who were sanctified at Pentecost, "purifying their hearts by faith."

THE MANNER OF CLEANSING.

There need be no confusion as to the manner of cleansing. Jesus prayed,
"Sanctify them THROUGH THY TRUTH." It is by means of the truth preached
of and read, that we first hear of a full deliverance from all sin. It
is "through the truth" that we learn of God's willingness as well as
His power to sanctify. If it had not been for THE BLOOD, Jesus could
never have guaranteed the coming of the Comforter; the blood is "the
procuring cause" of all the blessings which we receive. Everything
comes through the atonement. FAITH is the human condition necessary for
the cleansing of the soul; so that, in a very important sense, we are
sanctified by faith. THE DIVINE OMNIPOTENT HOLY GHOST is the immediate
agency of heart-cleansing. He is the baptizing element administered by
Christ the Divine Baptizer: "He shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost."

FIRE!

It would be well for us to notice some of the characteristics of the
Pentecostal anointing.