The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-26

Hour wherein the Son Of Man Cometh
Matt. s5sis.
J. Then al the coming of the Lord
IA. s2 iD 1.-THE kingdom Of heaven
which Christ came 70 inaugurate on
eartn. BE ikened unto ten virgins.
The condition Of the church az the end
Of the world shall be like the condition
, Of the ten virgins described in the para
hle.-Cambridge Bible
q Five of them were wise. There IS
30 significance IN the number. nor in the
Fact that the wise numbered the same as
the foolish
g. Took their lamps The lamps con-
sisted Of a round receptacle for pitch or
Oh for the wick They that were foolish
their lamps Foolish stupid dun silly
They had some light they had religious
feelings they were moved by the innu-
ances Of the Holy Spirit Took no oi
With them. Had no deep and LASTING
principle wrought into character. Their
heart was not changed.
A. Took on In their vessels The
point Of this IN the parable Is that these
virgins were watching in the only way
they could watch. BY making fun prep
arations for what was coming. Watch
/ ing for death IS not being continually
anxious and on the lookout. bat being all
NHNr+t-elHF
By life and character. and serving ones
Lord. Lyman Abbott we'll says. mot
what death finds us doing but how death
finds US furnished IS the important ques-
tion."
s. They an slumbered.1 Became
drowsy. nodded. "and slept" They rested
In quiet peace They had no anxiety; the
wise. because they had faith and were
prepared the foolish by false security
and by ignoring the future. Il means, In
us application 10 u.s. the attending 70
everyday duties in the spirit Of love to
God and man, without anxiety or rest
lessness.
g. AT midnight" The coming was
late and unexpected. There was a cry
made Either the cry OF heralds. as was
sometimes the custom. or the noise or
the approaching crowds. with shouts and
snatches Of song and the fash OF the
torches. Dr. Trumbull Ia his Studies In
Oriental Social Life says the women
sounded those peculiar shrill. quavering
cries OF JOY. called Iugaret. which are
heard throughout the East on occasions
Of special rejoicing See Rev 10. 6-9.
The bridegroom cometh.' This parable
win obtain a wider application if We
keep In memory that while Il Is quite
true that there Is one great coming OF
the Lord al the last. yet not the less does
he come IN an the great crises OF his
church. at each new manifestation Of his
4 Spirit; and at each Of these. too. there
Is separation among those who are
called by his name. into wise and foolish
as they are spiritually alive or dead.
Z Trimmed their lamps which had
4 been Kept burning. They needed trimming
and replenlshing. Every one needs some
special preparation for every great crisis.
No matter how well enc IS prepared ne
cannot even make a good address without
some special preparation.
8 Give us Of your oil, for our lamps
are gone out" Rather. as "a the r. w..
ARE going out" for want Of oil.
g. mot 50; lest there be not enough
for us and you" The reply Is not selfish.
even IN the figure, for there was NOT
enough for US and you 10 have divided
the oil would have entirely defeated the
purpose Of the procession. Rev. Com
This belonged TO the form Of the parable
Go TO them that SELL and buy.
That Is, as applied 10 ua, go 10 the means
Of grace, 10 the sources whence character
and principle can be gained, 10 the Holy
Spirit 10 the Scriptures
10 "And while they went 10 buy the
bridegroom came" Casually we cannot
prepare for the testing times Of life at
the moment. When the opportunity to
rule the ten cities" comes. we are not
prepared to do a. unless we have faith
fully used the 'ten talents They that
were ready went in. Such only can go
IN by the necessity OF the case. And
the door was shut As was the custom
hi order TO give security and peace 10
those within. and 20 keep out intruders
who had no right to enter. See Rev q
a. q. a. l5. u) There are abundant op-
portunities and pressing Invitations 20
enter the kingdom. (2 There comes a
time when II IS too late 70 enter. 90
This Is a fact of nature as we'll al
truth Of the Word. There is a tendency
TO ix the character. so that one will not
change In the misuse OF TIE body there
comes a time when it Is impossible 10
ward on disease. 90 We shut the door
against ourselves. No one but ourselves
is TO blame for our not entering % We
shut the door by neglectng to be pre-
pared 20 enter
II. "Afterward came the other wire
gins As Esau came too late for the
blessing. which no tears could give him.
y. II know you not do not recos-
nize you as belonging TO the procession
and 20 the guests ''The picture Is OF one
N pursuit of sleep. and. therefore wake
lui. restless" The watcher IS ever on
guard like the lookout on a ship, or the
outposts Of an army. "For ye know neith-
er the day nor the hour. Temptations
and dangers are on every hand. and We
know not when nor how the attack viii
begin. Life IS full OF temptations from
without and from within