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cruciiixion and stonement, conversed
With His disciples about the things that
were 10 come. You can read them in
the twenty-iourth chapter Of the Gospel
according to St. Math W. Read u a
cnapter carefully an you will ind Z a.
alter Christ predict d the wars, and the
rumoTs OF wars, the plaques aud the
famines, and the troubles in various
places, He made this remark:
And this Gospel OF the Kingdom shall be
preached in all the world for witness unto all
nations and then shall the end come; v. II.
Now. all these, taken together, will
show that it was the purpose OF Al
mighty God, as revealed in the New
Testamenf. that in the latter days tue
Gospe should b. sent 10 he earth in its
purity and power. After it had beCn
corrupted by the peoples Of the world,
the true Gospel should be restored 1.-The
Gospel that Christ preach d; for there is
but one He said:
Enter we in at the strai, gate; for wide is
| the gate. and broad Is the way, that leadeih to
destruction, and many there be which so in
| t-lcre1t:
Because strait is the gate, and harrow is the
way, which leadeth unto life. and few there he
that find it. Matt. wi. 49,, u
There is but one way, one plan OF sa!-
walton. There cannot be two distinct
| ways OF salvation There eau be but
one Divine plan; for God is one, and
| Christ is one with him, 81 and the
Father are on And He prayed that
| His disciples might be one, even as He
and the Father we're one. The eff CT oil
| His Gospel, When preached Ia power by
! HIS apostles, was to bring all people to
| the unity o the faith. No matter what
sect, or party, or nation they belonged
to, when they obeyed the Gospel which
the apostles brought, they we're all bap-
tized by one spirit into one body,
whether they were lew or Gentle. bond
or free; anu were all made to drink Into
one spirit, and it brought Them to unity
oil thu faith. God we are told in the
fourth chapter Of Ephesiaus, placed in
His Church apostles, prophets, evan
gelisls, pastors and teachers, 'lor the
work Of the m nistrY, for the edliying Of
the body o. CnIi7t: till we all come in
the unity OF The faith, aud OF the knowl-
edge Of the Son Of God, unto perfect
man, unto the measu Of the stature Of
the ulness oil Chest; that we henceiorth
be no III re children, tossed to and tro,
aud carried about with every wind OF
4 ulItiilS, ny lliS sic Rll. VI uISll, all Cuu-
ming craliiness, whereby they lie in wait
to deceive; but SPEAKING the truth in
love, may grow up uno Him IN all
things, which is the head, even Christ"
This was the purpose OF the organiza.
tlIn Of the Church, and the placing in il
OF these inspired metaphysics, pr
pheti, evangelist, pastors and leach
ers. Paul, Wi ing to the Corinthians,
also explains it in the same way He
says;
And God hath set some in The Church, first
apostles, secondarily prophets. thirdly teach
ers, after that miracles, then gifts OF heangs,
governments, dlyersitics OF tongues.
He also in III same chapter, explains
to the Corinthian Saints, the blessings 10
be enjoyed by true believers in Christ.
Says ne:
For to one is given by the Spirit the word OF
wisdom; TO another the word Of knowledge by
the same Spirit;
To another faith by the same Spirit to an
other the gifts Of healing by the same Spirit
| 10 another the working OF miracles, to an
other prophecy; to another discerning OF spirits;
to another divers kinds of tongues; 10 another
the Interpretation OF tongues.
| But all these worketh that one and the self
same Splri dividing to every man severay as
He will. | Cor. xii: 2S.
The Gospel that Jesus Christ taught
VIII n He was on earth was very plain
and SIMPLE, and He sent His apostles
out with power to preach 1t in all the
world. After His resurrection, as we
read in tle last cnapte- oil Mark and the
last chapter OF Matthew, He told His
disciples to go and teach all nations
baptizng them in the name of the
Father, and OF the Son, and of the Holy
Ghost and teaching them TO observe all
things whatsoever He had commanded
them, SO Matthew says. Mark declares
He said unto them:
Go ye into all the world, and preach the Cos
| pei to every creature.
He that believeth and is baptized shall be
saved; but he that believeth not shall b,
damned.
And these signs shall follow them that be
lieye: In my name shall they cast out devils
they shall speak with new tongues;
They shall take up serpents; and il they drinl
any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; the,
shall lay hands on the sick. and they shall re
cover; xvi: 1918.
The apostles went forth and pro
claimed this Gospel, the Lord working
with them, ami confirming the wore
! with signs following
Now, that is the kind oil a Church tina
Christ established. These apostles were
called and ordained of Him, and sen
out by Him, and He said to them:
He that receiyeth you receive,h me, and h
J that receiyeth me recelveth Him that sent me
Matt. \: 40
, As my Father hath sent me, even SO send
, you. John Xxx: al.
This was the authority and power FL
gave 10 tIenl-not to anyone else Blu
the Twe!ve-Or, rather, the eleven, on
having apostatze No other man ha
4 any right to take that TO himself, wnethe
i he lived in that age or in this. That wa
commiss ion to eleven men and to then
1 only. They were told to 20 and do this
ana they should have this power. Blu
/, Christ said
But tarry ye in the city Of Jerusalem until y
i, be endowed with power from on high. LUX
Il XIV ~.
They were to wait, although they ha
the authority and were called and OF
daincd oil God, as Christ was, till the
, were endowed with power from ON high
c In the second chapter OF the Acts 20
can read the fulillment OF the promis
, to them OF this power On the day c
+ Pentecost they were all together, wit
I Que accord, in one place, and the Spir
i and power OF God, the Holy Ghost, b