, ... and they were all
filled with the Holy Ghost." Since that day the one supreme
qualification for Christ's witnesses is _the enduement with the Holy
Ghost_. He will give a better knowledge of the Scriptures; he will
re-enforce tact and earnestness and perseverance; he will give
tenderness of heart and the burden for souls.

What a marvelous change the coming of the Spirit wrought in those
waiting disciples! They had forsaken him; they had doubted his word;
Peter had denied him. But now they all became flaming evangels, and
"spake the word of God with boldness."

A personal Pentecost will help the soul-winner to overcome timidity,
give utterance and a holy boldness, and make effective the words he
speaks. It is the supreme need of the Church to-day. God wants men and
women in every vocation of life who are Spirit-filled; and who, by
diligent study of the Word of God, by prayer, and by Christian
testimony, live a Spirit-filled life that is perennial.

The personal worker will succeed only when endued and empowered with the
Holy Ghost. Dr. J. Wilbur Chapman tells of a young Irishman who was a
member of his Church, and who had not had the educational advantages
many young people have. Dr. Chapman says:

"With a heart burdened for the men of the city, I called together a few
of the men of the Church, and laying before them the plan I had in mind,
told them first of all that we could do nothing without the 'infilling
of the Holy Ghost.'

"When this had been explained, I noticed this man leave the room. He did
not return while the meeting was in session. When I sought him I found
him in one of the lower rooms of the church, literally on his face
before God. He was in prayer.

"I shall never forget his petition: 'O God, I plead with thee for this
blessing!' then, as if God were showing him what was in the way, he
said, 'My Father, I will give up every known sin, only I plead with thee
for power;' and then, as if his individual sins were passing before him,
he said again and again, 'I will give them up; I will give them up.'
Then, without any emotion, he rose from his knees, turned his face
heavenward, and simply said, 'And now I claim the blessing.'

"For the first time he became sensible of my presence, and with a
shining countenance he reached out his hands to clasp mine. You could
feel the very presence of the Spirit as he said, 'I have received him; I
have received him!' And I believe he had, for in the next few