_Timothy_. In 2 Tim. 1:6 Paul tells Timothy: "For which cause I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee through the _laying on of my hands_." This is a third instance of the gift of the Spirit by the imposition of hands, and they form just _three more instances_ than can be found of the Spirit taking his personal "abode in men because they have believed and been baptized." That the Spirit was imparted to many Christians in a similar way is clear. Paul tells the brethren at Borne: "For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some _spiritual gift_, to the end that ye may be established." It was not necessary that he see these brethren to the end that he might proclaim the gospel unto them; but it _was necessary_ that he see them that he might lay hands on them and _impart the gift_ of the Spirit. In Mark 16:17, 18 Jesus concludes the commission as follows: "And these signs shall accompany them that believe: in my name shall they cast out demons; they shall speak with new tongues; they shall take up serpents, and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall in no wise hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover." Here is clearly the promise of supernatural power which he calls "signs." Signs of what? There is but one answer that can be given: signs of the indwelling of God's Spirit by which alone they could work these signs. Are these signs in existence to-day? No thoughtful reader will so affirm. If the manifestations of the Spirit have ceased, is it not reasonable that the "gift" has also ceased? If not, we have the remarkable fact of the Spirit dwelling in man and not being able to _manifest any signs_ of his indwelling.