The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-05-21

bridal day. when sh
should have boon married to the Son ot cod
Ia, 'he who woud have take" h'r {" hi
| hoart ~ the hen gathers h"r chickens UnHN
lrr wings, saw the eagles already in III" ar
hyina past 10 rcnd her 10 pt"""s .''nlH'f'
| Al that could be- done wts done. T@o i'5
word vas SPOKEN. the last warning gttH, an
! toward night Jesus left the t,mpt". never t.
cator it again. and wcudcd his va? with hi
| chosen disciples up tho slope Of tn" Mount o
! Olives. on the way h. bethany am - t"'
| family which ho loved.
| II wa, only left for him now. in the tw'
! days that remained. TO civ" al the instruction
possible 70 his disciples, To- prepare them iot
what was coming so that In the midnight
darkness and fearful struggle some heavenly
star Of guidance should k"ep them from De
SPAR and WHOM their old hopes vanished
like the baselcss fabric If u droam.' The
new Kingdom should gradually shin" ont OF
the mist, frm. and strong. and beautiful
Timc-Tuosday. April !. A. d, 30, toward
evening, Dla talondarJ
Plarc.-Thc slope Of the Mount Of Olives On
the way from the temple to bethany, overlook,
ing tho city Of Jerusalem.
To-day's lesson includes Luke q: 2b-%G. The
explanations are as follows:
g. "Whcu SO shall soc Jerusalem rompHs,oi
b. armies" Jesus was probably sitting upon
the exact spot whore the famous Tenth Logon
q The Roman soldiers who captured Jerusl!nm
were eucam2oI during the siege. The Rrst
siege Of Jerusalem was in 4. u. Gf. uudc"
Ccstius. Then the disciples could know
that the d'soIation thereof is nigh"
q. Lot them witch are in Judca Zee to
the mountains" These could escape with com
para.tvc case. Jesus practically forhiIs his
disciples to Join in the terrible series Of ravDlts
and fierce iuSurrcrtion, and frantic but useless
attacks upon the Romans. or the fanaticai
disputes between the different factions OF the
jews Let them when are in the midst Of
T. uhc cttyt depart out" 1T Is needfuI to
consider how the belcaGUcrug Of the city by
the Roman armies could be a sign 70 the Chris
tians IN depart out seeing that the beSieging
army hommod them in 50 that there was no
escape"
~. These be the days Of vengeance" of the
divine punishment on account Of their sins.
IosepLus declares that the misfJrtuues Of
I'll men. from the beginning Of the world if
hey be compared 10 those of the joys are
not 50 terrible as theirs were" nor did any
tge over produce a generation more fruitful
II wicEodncss from the beginning Of the
sorld.' All things which are written"
fhc language refers to Old Testament proph- |
cics. such as I.eytticus %; ti:2t, Deptar- !
HJmy -: l., etc; %: t9-2S, Daniel .: y, q; |
II; Il: abbott.
%. Put woe unto them" etc, whose suffer !
ngs will be aggravated by the distress. |
Great distress and wrath upon this !
nOpie." The horrors OF war aud sedition Of !
anime and pestiIenCe. were such as exceeded !
Il example or conception. The city was
euseiy crowded by the mfltitudcs which had
One up to the passover PostiienCe ensued.
ioience aud cruelty were pcrpetrated with I
" cpmpunCtiOn or rcmOrse. and tarbariti"s
uactod which cannot be described. Mothers |
matched the food from the mouths Of their
Isbands and children, and one actually killed. |
pasted. and deyOured her infant son Com
are Leyiticus 90: %: Deuteronomy IS: -, 81
he besieged devoured even the filth OF the
reefs.
81 Led away captive into all nations" A
rt which has continued till this day. There
q about 100000 Jews in the world. s0me-
hat more than the number in Palestine at
. time OF Christ. According to The last re-
rt Of the English Society for PropagatiRg |
9 Gospel among - Jews there are 3.000,-
= Jews in Russia, i.tit.0 49 In Austria $50 900
Germany, los, 900 in Turkey CO. 900 in France
d 5000 in Gerat Britain. In New York city
ere are 10000. Jerusalem shall be trod-
II down Of the Gentilcs." An sorts az Gen
es-Rumans SaraCeHs, Persians, Franks. ,
resmen. Turks-have 'trodden down Jeru-
lem since then. Cambridge Bible. "Jntil
P times Of the GentIes be fulfilled" by
; times" seasons" or opportunities" Of the
meant the period allotted FOR
'ir full eyangeliSati0n. Romans #: %.
: There shall be signs in the sun and in
, moon" Th-se verses seem to have a look
yond the destruction Of Jerusalem to the
al coming If the Son Of Man. though ap-
cable TO both events The same conditions
i prevail; the same warfare and disturb
,e always arise when truth Is making its
= against error. The sea and the waves
ring" express wildly the Wild commotions
oug the people. political and social agita. =
rs.
;. Then shall they see the Son Of Man
lng." All these things must necessarily
cede the coming Of the Son Of Man The
lmOtion In the clouds and darkness are the
Z that the light IS working. The social
eavals are proofs that truth and the gospel
living powers. and are doing their work,
a cloud, amid all this cOmmotion and up
val. with power and great glory" only
er could emerge from these connections
y power divine can bring the kingdom Of
!, and its coming will be the most glorious, n
int, beautiful event that ever shone upon ;,
earth. i
. Then look up take courage. do not \
pair "hen g0u see these troubles and COM
ions. but see in them the sign and proof.
your redemption draweth nigh" your
yeranee from evil the success of your
< the uplifting of the truth. the gospel,
81 The fig tree and all the trees; when
now shoot forth" when the buds burst
Environment, you know that
rher is at hand" It is q natural =,
necessary sign. .
Know ye that the kingdom of God is -
al hand" The commotions we're pro-
" by the workings Of the kingdom Of
upon a wicked world They we're the
I a' signs OF that working. the visible
" Invisible forces. The battle was the -
OF Victory, p
NY words shall not pass away" They
lhIhllet IN the return of Christ. and in
destruction Of Jerusalem. and therefore Nv,
.ertatn TO be in tho DAVIS ~ Gonna SO.