The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-06-16

hood in it's perfection of submission,
obedience, confiding dependence, and
love unto death. is Jul best picture Of
the Church's relationship to Christ.
Submissive to Christ, obedient, de-
pendent, and loving unto death and all
eternity.
The Church, the Church, the holy
Church
The S8viour's spOtless brideI
Who doth not love her qUeenly form
Above all earth beside?
Be mine through life to live in her,
Aud when the Lord shall call,
To die in her the Spouse of Christ
The mother of us ali.
lin THIS WOMAN IS TYPIFIED THE
SPIRITUAL MOTHERHOOD OF THE
CHURCH
All that see the kingdom of God are
born of her. Even now while we await
the second coming of Christ, she bears
in her body those who sleep in Christ,
and will give their mortal birth into
Immortality like unto his OWN glorious
body. The Church is devoted for all
time to the one work of bearing spiri-
tual children unto God who shall grow
up into Christ their living head. Not
all whom we know as members of the
visible church are also members of the
invisible church. God, the Father,
alone knows who are his children. He
knows that this and that man was
born in her. Sometimes our spiritual
days are dark and dreary, and we
think that wickedness will overwhelm
US, but be still sad heart, the gates Of
hell shall not prevail against US; in the
fullness of time this Mother, by the
omnipotence Of grace will bring forth
the general assembly, and church of
the first born.
uI.-BEHOLD H BRILLIANT APPAREL OF
TIL WOMAN.
Even Bible women will dress fine.
What shall we do with women about
dressings If the Lord can't keep her
right who can2 After ali may we not
be mistaken in the idea that woman's
love for dress is her weakness7 May
it not be a source of power if rightly
used9 Let US have neither slaves to
fashion, nor slatterns. % Clothed
with the sun. No wonder Jesus said,
"Ye are the children of light" No
wonder that He said, "Arise and
shine" etc. OF the Church is Sardis.
Jesus said, They shall walk with me
in white" Not only clothed with light
but ~ are radiators of light. "Ye are
the light Of the world; Let your
light SO shine" etc. among the
wicked ye shine as lights in the world"
is your light burning, my brother2"
etc. ~ To be clothed with the sun is
proof against failure or impunity. the
sun has lost no force after 5000 years
of work. Christ will not decrease,
but increases. Nothing can faint the
sun of day. Christ will keep US from
the soil Of sin if we VIII only trust
Him.
IV.-BEHOLD TIL WOMAN'S VICTORIOUS
ATTITUDE.
The moon was created to rule by
night, and in the text may be taken to
represent the Powers of Darkness over
which the Church is destined to finally
triumph. And CD in the hearts of in
dividuRl members. "Whatsoever is
born of God overcometh the world, "
ETC., and ~ in the church universal,
for Christ must reign till he hath put
all enemies under his feet. See the
mighty hosts advancing on all king
doms, kindreds and tongues. Every
where we near the glad song Of the
Missionary Of the Cross. Soon tie
of this world shall be
Chr;st's.
BEHOLD E GROWN, WITH PEER
less GLORIEs BRIGHT.
Here we see the stars in sacred num-
Der complete. They were long ago
promised to those who should turn
many to righteousness. Dan. 1913.
Paul expected a crown of righteous
ness for himself and for all that love
His appearing. Christ promised a
Grown of life" to the finally faithful.
Shall you and 1 be in that crowned
If we would, let US be soul
winners now. On, may we be in that
blood-washed throng who with Christ
approaching the Eternal city shall hear
the angel herald cry out:
Lift up your heads ye gates, and o pre-
pare,
Ye living orbs, your everlasting doors.
King of Glory comes,
What KING of Glory? He who with
pulssant might
Suhdued AbbaiOn. and the Internal