Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-01-16
Synopsis of a Sermon

|
"a stone was cut out of the mountain n wi without
| hands, which smote the image. .'-Dda. 2:34.
1t appears to me that the subject as
signed us by the Evangelical Alliance,
! for this time is contained in the text
and aided by the Spirit of the Lord
and your prayerful attention, l will
endeavor to present it before you.
There are two figures in the text,
pis. Stone, and Image. They repre-
sent great deal. Empires, Kingdoms,
and vast dominions, are represented.
1st. The image. is that of
man having head of fine gold, repre-
resenting the Babylonian Empire that
commenced away back under Nimro".
this empire extended over portion of
the earth now known as Arabia, Pales-
tine and Syria. Its perpetuity was
greater than any other earthly domin-
ion, existing over sixteen hundred
years.
The breast of s'lrer, representing
the Med-Persian Kingdom under Cy-
rus.
The telly and thighs of brass, repre-
senting tie Greek Empire under the
reign of Alexander. He made war on
the Medes and Persians, he con quered
the vast realms between the Ganges
and the Adriatic Sea.
The legs Of this image were iron rep
resenting the Roman Empire-when
Our Saviour came into the world this
empire was i'll its palmiest days having
then fourished over seven hundred
years.
The feet were Of nired irouand clay
signifying the divided Roman EN-
pire.
In this image cluster the representa-
tions Of succession Of Empires and
Kingdoms, covering sweep Of two
thousand years.
The catastrophe to all this is supplied
in the stene that was cut out Of the
mountain, We read that it smote the
image upon his feet that were part
iron and part clay,
This stone is embiematic Of our Sa-
viour advent and the mi ghty events
connected Herewith. &c.
The divinity Of this Kingdom is
clearly implied By the manner in which
this stone was cut out Of the mountain
"uithou' hands &c.
The fact that it smote the image
uhea, and as it did, itly represents the
bigi0 aing of Christs Kingdom at the
time and under the circumstances when
Jesus made his advent into the
world
The stone is fit emblem Of the
indestructibility Of Christ's Kingdom,
its laws are interchangeable as the prin-
ciples of righteousness.
| The Kiagdom is eminenty adapted
to perpetuate and be perpetuated. This
is clear when we consider the immu-
liability of the King and his throne
1t is written "thy throne Q God is
forever and ever" And when we
consider too, that all the work done in
Christ's earthly Kingdom is not done
as an end, but as preparatory to an
other glorious, and endless duration.
And however designing men. may
talk and try to make it appear that the
Kingdom of Christ is blending with
evil, to make evil more palatable, it is
not true, God presides over his own
affairs, He does not leave the matter tc
another.
Other Kingdoms have been destroyed,
this nerer.
The Rabylonians were swallowed uI
by the Mcdes, and the Medes by the
Persians, and the Persians by the
Greeks, and the Greeks by the Romans,
and the Roman has been divided into
other Kingdoms. O! what succession.
And so we see different stages in the
development Of truth. God gave the
oracles of truth to Abraham and tl
his seed, thus, far away back God in.
augurated system of truth called the
Patriarchial, God gave as much truth
and on as broad a scale as. the world
could receive at that time, the world
finally out grew it, then another dis
pensation called the Mosaic was given
absorbing the former, but after a time
that pro~e1s to narrow, they were flower
pot periods, too narrow for broad guaged
truth, they did tne preparatory work,
that being done, another set in whose
widening folds are to cover the race.
This stone rolled and smote, signify.
ing that the Kingdom is aggressive
I l. ! I