The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-04-24

board they should be Impressed on kne
memory In vivid pictures. The impor-
tance OF this week IL shown by the en-
phasis laid upon IL In the Gospels Its
records occupy more space than is given
10 any OF the frst three years Of Jesus
minintry-seven chapters OF Matthew, nve
OF Mark. fve OF Luke. and eight OF John.
In all twenty-five chapters. against three
for the first year. twenty for the second.
and twenty-three for the third
The section includes the whole work OF
Christ on this last day Of His public min
iatry. 80 far ~ was done In the temple
Matt n: p 20 y: -.
Place I'm the life OF Christ PaSSioz
week-Tuesday. the last day OF Ills pub
lie ministry.
Historical setting. Timc.-Tuesday.
April 4. A. ID. %. three days before the
crucilxion: two days after our last les
SON. Place.-The temple AZ Jerusalem
Jesua.-About 0ta years old. at the close
OF his three and onc-half years ministry.
l. And Jesus answered" To the feel
tngn awakened BY His former discourse
TO the needs and circumstances. '-Spakt
unto them" the leaders CzisE) by
parables" BY the parabolic form OF dis
course.
. '-The kingdom OF heaven" The new
order Of things which Jesus had come t<
establish upon the earth. In which. as
king. ruling over the hearts OF men. he
would direct their lives according 10 those
principles OF love and righteousness which
and which. II universally obeyed. would
make a heaven OF earth. Is like unto
certain king" Representing God the
Father. the King OF saints. who forms the
Kingdom. makes It's laws. governs Il. de-
fends it. all for the good OF the subjects.
In whose prosperity and happiness aud
noble living Is found the kings glory.
? Which made n marriage" 4 e.. mar
plural. 10 express the several parts or
stages" OF the festival Compare our
word NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. For His SON
Jesus the Christ who loves the bride. His
church. woos her. makes her His own.
lakes her &c Ills home 10 abide I'm un-
speakable lo.c and Joy forever. lie Is our
souls ideal. and never disappoints us.
,. And sent forth his servants 10 call
them that we're bidden-" Literally. TO
call the called" to summon those who had
previously been invited. 1t Is sun cus-
tomary In the East not only TO give an In
vitation some time beforehand. but 10
send round servants at the proper time 10
Inform the invited guests that all things
not come" They could. but they did not
wish 10 come. as Is clearly expressed In
the Greek They did not like the king
or his Son They were traitors at heart
T. Again. he sent forth other servants"
who were mot merely to invite to. but to
commend the feast. with n view TO create
desire."-Bruce. Behold. I have pre-
pared my dinner" Not the chief meal OF
AAlG 1Ags Out the Wedding breakfast with
which the series OF meals connected with
the marriage was to begin-"-Meyer. My
oxen" beevesl and my fatllngs." Small
er animals. as lambs. calves. especially fed
Tor the occasion "An things are ready:
come. There was no threatening but only
a loving. earnest invitation. as 10 they
might have misunderstood the FIRST invf-
tation. or not realized its value.
D Made light OF a." They took no no
tice OF what had been done for them. All
was as nothing compared with their
farm and 'merchandise"-to enjoy
what they had and to acquire more. Such
indifference q a feast given by an earth
~ king Is almost unknown. but tt was a
true picture OF the Jews In Chr:st's day.
g. And the remnant" The rest. Took
tselzed) his servants and treated them
spitefully." Insulted them. prosecuted
them. And slew them" As the Jewish
nation had done to many a prophet IN
their past history. and as they were soon
TO do again 10 the preachers OF the Eos-
pei
Z. The king was wroth." Not
In passion. but with an abiding indirna-
tion against wrong. against those who
not only despised every effort TO make
them better. but prevented others from
coming into the kingdom. II g. the feeling
that demands punishment He sent forth
his armies" Better. troops soldiers. And
destroyed those murderers. and burned up
their city" This took place literally forty
years later. when Jerusalem was de-
I
slain by millions. the ground around the
city being scarcely able TO contain the
crosses on which the criminals had died
s. They which were hidden We're not
worthy" As they proved themselves by
rejecting the Invitation. The Jews had
been trained and guided by God for the
very purpose OF bringing In the kingdom
OF God through the Messiah. and when
the time came. they refused him. A sim
ilar result often follows from those who
are organized 10 do some special work
3 Go ye therefore into the highways -
Or the partings Of the highways" pub
lie places. crossroads. etc. In the king 3
city-the world.-Riddle.
10. Gathered together all both
bad and good" There fs no condition Of
coming 10 Christ. but just TO come. The
bad are invited that they may be made
good Il Cor. s: Gid. or the good .
Nathaniel and Cornelius are Illustrations.
OF the bad" Matthew and Zacchaeur
and saul OF Tarsus.-Abbott
IL Saw there n man which had not on
a wedding garment" Either ul a dress
occasion Just as now on dress occasions.
and especially In royal receptions a Npe-
cial dress Is required. and those who do
not come thus dressed are excluded. or
over the usual dress. furnished by fhs
king himself TO all the guests ON their
arrival at the palace. before they entered
the halls OF the feast
Il How camcst thou what rxrw-.
nave your And he was HpeechlesS" lie
had no good reason. and ne knew N
Il The servants" Attendants ssRInd
him hand and foot" This points 10 ire
impossibility OF escaping the purpo~rsl
punishment--Riddle. outer darkneww >
The darkness outside the royal banauet-
Ing house. which was brilliantly nlumIn-
ated- Hts chagrin. shame and hnruI~h
are expressed By the outward signs OF
weeping and RnashinK OF teeth" This
was the actual result TO the Jews who re-
fused the holiness which Christ brought
TO them
H. Many are called" Invited Win o.
fers OF the frecst grace most cmrn~~tty
most lovingly. most persuasiveiy. s.Ruf
Few are choHen-" Few accent mnd cornm
INTO the chosen number who partake ~
Christians. ~~''4e