New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-08
THE KINGDOM PROCLAIMED.

i regions pdl ABOUT Jordan hronged him every side
Heaven is at hand" Matthew Ill, p
THE KINGDOM PROCLAIMED.
Dr. Chapman then took up the third chapter OF
Luxe In which he found the full proclama ton OF the
Kingdom Continuing he said:
The words OF John are much like those in the Ser
day Jesus His face farer than all the sons of
the left Ga s ffs ns de part to the right and
X Xnrd 81 aopu h,s smile OF appreciation His kindly
S king You or ns se not be On dG Ss
and, and now the climax is reached o. ye who have
Messiah would never come. draw near, the fulness
Of time is
After speaking of the baptism of Jesus and the
transfer OF two of Johns disciples to Jesus the
speaker added
:, Jonn had such an influence over the multitude
The answer is just here They were looking for
m Gn aSd r3 amS 1t w to them perfect
nehaed q on israes receiving the King 1t is not
without king The JeEs utery S ren to rs
ceiy , Jesus saying in both words and deeds: we
everything has failed when pleading Is In VAIN when
w SHfs be blinded to all the prophecy Of the past
lhen he turns from them with wall 1t Is Ike
mother parting from her child. 1t is the heart
the sob Of Moses al combined and multiplied by in
the prophets anS Iusaem thou that kes
tnee how often would have gathered thy children
her Wings and as Mon no sho yonT h hs
Is ne inft unto You desoate For unto you. Ye
IS ne that cometh in the Of the Lord MAT
thew XIII. 37-3g)
THE KINGDOM IN MYSTERY.
In speaking Of the Kingdom in mystery which
deals with the present DR.. Chapman said:
He Mas not was % by Ills yet
the pTnGipis on Which His Kingdom is to be es-
OF the Kingdom What world it would have
oTen the Kng had been received and these
Kingdom would have been set up at once lie
been the Man Of sorrow and at " the " same me
reIgnSd IN risheousness The synoptic Gospels
between law and grace. The cross was at the end
OF them, not at the BEGINNING. and grace began
Mount is law in its ideal and Jesus gave IT, am
Sqrs among 9her for THIS that hey might
own way. and thus the law would be school
be- no obtecIon ' to ones trying to ' prscss the
PRINCIPLES OF the Sermon on the Mount In the
keep the whole OF IT. when to be angry is murder?
It places the entrance into the Kingdom entirely
Jesus says; Forgive il ye would be forgiven
Paul SAYS in his letter S TO the EPhesians Forsys
other grace. These principles in this wonderful
will have their literal fuaiment after tine. when
the Kingdom IS In manifestation. Inasmuch as the
purpose. God turns to the Gen,iies and makes
them the channels This does not mean the final
them for reason for which you and should
never cease to be grateful. Eomans Il. 2-i2 The
Church as We see from these closing words There
MATHEW sFS @ e i've "fe@ of the
house AM sat by the SEASIDE Watt XII; y: eyI;
The day verse; wsfn an G rfGsTnf Hin aas
'out Of the house was like HIS going cut from
Ills turning to the Cieniiles for thus are they often
represented
THE TEACHING OF PARALLELS.
In the parab.es OF the chapter there is a
twoto,d division. The first division consists OF four.
-Four is the earthly number. and these parabes
spoken before the multitude. The parable OF the
sower the tares the mustard seed and the .eaven.
Who has not these things all about him? Then
H. gives them the three parab.es Three is IN" ileay
eny number. and isn't 1t sgnihcan; that these three
parables have 20 do with the great secret councils
or plans Of God? Read the parallels OF The hidden
treasure. the pear OF great price and the ne, cast
into the sea The real seeker in these two parabes
Is not man-,hat would be contrary TO grace. but
was the held and that; according to HIS !nierpreis-
ton is the word. He buys the hed 70 ge, the
bousht the word By Ills sanernss and dcsh You
Will remember after HIS death and resurrection re
Me In Heaven and In earth The WORD power Is
and earth The Church is he heavenly treasure
while Israel IS the earthly. lsrae.s promises are
treasure is sill hidden. Ca.vary is come and gone
Joseph's TOMB Is empty. He has ascendei from
p1rchased He viii have His own He has but to
ask ana God VIII keep His word given in the Sec
Yet why the delay The bes, answer is the pearl
Of great price We are the pear. Christ Is N, ne
pearl is brought on, Of the depths Of the sea Hoy
T 9siHG oa Of he oash ou a S flow S our being
raised from our natural condition oEphesans H.
Tina, IS what our salvation cost The Church Is
one pearl. am part of H. you are part. man
not me ie s'n am G not 'T meant a to know But
commission: II would hasten me coming OF me ne
live the Sermon the Mount-altnougn MAYS
d Z? og' ana as Web al the pe" are ed
His bride. and yet we are only HIS betrothed' now
s STAKE. We are called the body Of Christ are
the members He y the head Be careful then ior
the house Of God. and under this figure our L9rd
first speaks Of 1t In the Gospels CMatthew xyl ls,
Peter shows us this building and It's foundation
Il peter II 49, As the Church. then. IL in the King
sm Wish nh respect yet %'a the the
10 its court In the former me presuy a''.y
dreW near ana co@mon peope II you will read
Revelation g. /, is translated literally you wi,
Of priests for His God and Father at at POSI-
lion we nave. We really dwelling In ne secret
%ov this present dlspensaon exists in order for
the full manifestation OF the h ~, ,b recan,on
Of the Messiah
THE KINGDOM IN MANIFESTATION
| Under the third heading. the Kingdom IN mani
| festation Or. Chapman said;
| Th ,,rros. NJ God Is now being established
Cathew 81 But before fore, 'hT tn Tses shu'G v
Snaiie " TIT" f. His appearing. this Is that Tor
Which the disciples waea n 1nis is in 'n hhe
hppr,s OF Ills followers In all generations IL mas
been 10 me swecter than honey In the hoheyconS
| + never knew what II was TO preach WIN Il p,,s,
sion for the souls of The Bible was "a seaieo
book until ! found this key; It's many en-, inyS,o,,e h
of struggle and through much PregdiIG ss,s
lifted my eyes e say v, nV ta 'o am sure can
not no to-day PerchaneGe Refo w cn%e
1 1 ,thrIot ION times must pass. then the houf
viii approach when. with 1000 Of Ills sa ,h long me
Vii comc dude XIV The Jews through IN" io nr
VIZ ~ history have been waiting for ths hou ,