The true northerner., 1890-09-17

Is not difficult 20 discern. And how signin-
cant 10 IS Our Lord has come at last 10
the time OF his formal 'claration as the
Lord OF the new kingdom, the gracious son
OF God. We read very carelessly' III we
do not sec here "A marked crisis In that won
derful life. That face, "steadfastly SET
20 90 u Jerusalem" has, at length,
reacAod the ong-predestined goal. Inc
King. tho King has come! speak II. disciple;
shout IL. ye people! Whatever men may say
Bring forth the royal diadem,
And crown him Lord of all.
WHAT THE LESSON SAYS.
Come nigh. Better drawing nigh. Pres
ent participle in its progressive sense
Descent. Just where the hills began to
slope and the city burst upon the Wow
Whole multitudes OF the disciples. Not
nece ssarily loyal believers, as the Pharisees
among them ". 30) would seem 10 imply.
Began 10 rejoice. 1t seems 10 have been
n spontaneous and almost involuntary burst
OF exclamation.--Mig works. Or mir
acles. Their pent-up wonder and admira-
tion here broke forth into speech They
could not help IL.
Saying The Holy Spirit doubtless gave
them their theme.-The King. A wonder
ful declaration.-In the name OF the Lord.
Not in CHsar's name.--Peace In heaven.
See the angels song luke .: 1D.--ln the
highest. Susceptible of various interpreta-
tions; its basal meaning, supreme worthi-
ness
From among. Better. from. The Phari-
sees were doubtless IA part of the multitude
impressed by his ishty deeds. They
simply objected To the natural inference or
the popular acclaim.-Rebuke thy dis
ciples. !. e., demonstrate with them. as say
ing dangerous thing. or going little too
far There was the IrRtorian court rising
on their view. It was not safe u speak or
any other king than Ca sar.
Hold ii cir peace Literally, keep silent,
T. g.. regarding his Messianic kinship, so
impressively manifest TO them at this mo-
mcnt. Tie stones. II was a time when
praise must perforce find voice. Words
worth quantity says that 1.-THE stones did
cry out when one stone was not left uIoa
another"
When he was come near. Rather. as he
was come near.--He beheld. The and
that follows should be transferred 10 this
point, rendering the passage more after the
literal graphicness OF the Greek.--And as
he was come near and bcheld the city, he
wept over it. The very sight OF It, "a it
burst upon his view, brought the tears To
his eyes,
WHAT THE LESSON TEACHES.
Even now at the descent. He has reached
the furthermost edge, the ultimate range of
his Messianic career on earth. From now
on there Is "A sheer descent TO the final
catastrophe, IL such we might call IL, near
by 70 the slope of Olives brow, his sad
Gethsemane. Yonder he can sight the tow
and throngs await. Away yonder outside
the gate Is Golgotha's dismal eminence.
Yea, blessed Lord, thou art even now at the
descent. And 10, thou shrinkest not. ..
IL thou hadst
The disciples began t. rejoice. To them
it was but a triumphal procession, full Of
glad cheer and strong eXultation. Hall
him, hail him. And they look into each
others faces and their eyes shine as they
catch the answering light Of hope and joy.
tI.aI ..,I ~ Il
within me- bless his holy name.' We have
had the sweet experience, all OF US, to a
greater CT less extent The easy down.
hill path CLEANS out before us leading TO
. our city Of beauty beyond. Already it
seems 10 wave signals OF acceptance be-
yond All, well for that we do not al
ways know the sleeps and storms that lie
between. But well, yea. well for Us that
Another does, the meek faced Master rid
mig there, sLber and serene. Just because
he knows, we may t Ii rejoica.
Peace in heaven and glory in the highest.
1t i earth's answering voice The angels
said. Peace on earth" Now man responds
Peace in heaven" Peace, peace, every
where, through Christ the SON. Ii has been
a long time coming. Thirty years and more
this echo has been gathering. But now at
last heavens refrain, at the dawn OF a
better day. has been caught up and thrown
back by earth's glad multitude. Blessed
be the King that comoth in the name OF the
Lord A prophecy is IL not, OF what future
ages will do? Not yet has heavens glad
acclaims received. save in this meager an
ticipatiOn at Jerusalem's gates its due
response from earth. But the time Is ap-
preaching. The coming day is coming and
he shall be hailed as King. whose right IL Is
The stones would Immediately cry out
They have cried out I'm their way. "No
speech nor language-ther voice IS not
heard; but their line Is gone out through
all the world, and their words TO the end OF
the world" Do we render the passage in
correctly? Look I'm the 10Th Psalm and see
throwing out, IL you will, the useless and
worse than useless. verbiage OF the transla-
tors. But there Is another and a higher
sort OF praise for mortals To render. The
tongue of man must speak. where nature il
mute. To him is reserved the high privil-
ege OF the voice OF praise for him who ''com-
eth in the name OF the Lord" Alas, how
many OF us have been letting the stones mt
our feet outvoice our tribute OF praise
Have care lest we be found crying unto
them To come between Us and the Throne at
the last.
He beheld the city and went over r.
Christ hath tears for it still; he beholds the
city and weeps over IL. Much as was old
Jerusalem the concentration and epitome OF
all that was TO be hoped and feared for of
old, so stands the great metrOuolis TODAY
The city of the land holds the destiny OF all.
As goes the city SO goes the country. Look
upon these great centers of lifs and activity
to-day. Do you wonder that Infinite love
yearns over them, and that indefinite pity
weeps! And what do we? O. that the city
might move the church OF Christ as that
elder city ON the hills moved the heart of
the Christ.
Because thou knewest not the time OF
thy visitation, God gives still his times of
gracious visitation. lie is always seeking
to save; we can find no other satisfactory
explanation OF his works and ways But
undoubtedly there are times when he draws
especially near TO the communicate the in
dividual heart. II may be so in many a
church and Sunday school just now We
have seen IL solemnly so I'm certain quiet
neighborhoods where days of summer rest
have been spent. God has chosen them for
days Of peculiar and blessed visitation.
Perhaps. dear soul, IL is with you to-day as
you peruse this lesson. o, that thou mi ghtst
know IL, in this thy day.
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