The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-02-01

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us now, but sometime glory shall
be revealed in us, and then will the
King 10 his beauty be seen,
A this is beautiful, but not beau.
tiic. The Bea tidc vision awaits
the coming OF the King himself.
Then will be impaired aud COM
p!eted blissful ecioy ment the
secoud coming OF Christ. Appro.
pirate is it that this should be the
first sermon in this lower room 1--WE
shall worship here until the audi
j toriun improvements are fnished)
and why: Because this room Of
all other rooms in our church sets
forth by the very notices on the
walls the hope and longing OF the
Christian heart. Over one door ~
will come again'--the Christians
hope, over the other ''Even so come
Lord Jesus the Christians pray
er. Yes the King who was seen al
Bethlehem, at the Jordan, on Her
mon and in Pilates court will 10
seen again on Oliyet--the King seen
in his beauty.
Ip what will this beauty consist?
Can we describe him! think we
can. John Oh lonely Palmos get
vision Of the King. and the sight
was glorious. He tells lis about it
10 the first chapter Of the Revela-
ton, The King is described as 10
his garment.girt at the bre asts and
reaching to Tho feet.
This is significant. Girt at the
breasts indicates dignity girt at the
loinS would Indicate service. Reach
ing TO the feet would indicate kingli-
ness, reaching to the knees or lower
would indicate priestliness. His head
was white like wool but Jesus was
not all old man when he died, whence
come these white hairs:
ALI, here is made clear passage from
the prophecies we are considering this
morning 1T is thai one in the 9th
chapter.
The prophet is giving the names of
the predicted Messiah. lie calls him
Wonderful, Counsellor. Mighty God.
Prince Of Peace, but heaIso calls him
Everlasting Father, and this we are
often inclined to overlook. The
Prince is also Patriarch, but we for
get it. lie is described as TO his
eyes they are like flaming fire. This
can only indicate the awful purity Of
the gaze OF him who sees mea as they
are, not as they seem. His feet are
like brass, aud this only adds to the
picture Of his purity HIS voice is
like the sound Of many' waters. 1t
would have to;be if all that are in the
grave are to hear his voice. Take all
the roaring seas IN all the world and
his voice is equal to the combined
sound Of them all, terrible to hear
for the sinner but sweet as silver
bell to the Christian. His mouth
emits a sharp two-edged sword. Not
steel sword, but word sword. Is
not the word of God sharper than any
two.edged sword: His countenance
is as the sun shining in his str rength,
No wonder John could not stand the
sight, but fell at his feet as dead. No
mortal can behold the full and awful
vision of the King Of Kings, and
live
Behold then the staggering splcn-
dour of tie promise Of the text.
Thine ewes shall behold the King
in his beauty" When: 1t will bc
when the onged for King comes back
again to earth, and then, Oh, ijoy to
declare it. we shall be like him, for
we shall seem him as lie is.
! shall see the King in his beauty,
In the land that is far away,
When the shadows at lergth have
lifted,
And the darkness las turned to |
day,
To behold the Chief of Ten Thousand,
Ah'mys3ul, this were joy enough,
Twill suffice for the bliss Of heaven,
That the Lamb IS the light
thereof,
Who can tell the rapturous meeting,
Whcn the I.o.d Shall bring home
his own,
With one ST hit all his saints are
favishad,
The Lamb in the midst Of tie
throne.
Nh to none VIII the King he Il stranger
o! the tLrongs who surround his
seat;
fur the hearts Of the saints will know
him,
By the prints Of the nails in his
feet.
shall see him, | shall he like him,
BY one glance 0! his face trans
formed;
Md this b)dy Of sin aud darkness
To the image OF Christ con.
formed
William Bradford choir master
+ st. Johns Church, has returned
rom a trip to Virginia much
enefted in health.
John W. Bratten has sold his
at No. 1915 Market street
, Liburnc Chandler who will es-
lblish his offices there.
Miss Jessie Hukill has retu rned /
, MiddletOwn after an extended
isit at the home of her uncle, W.
/. Hukill on Tatna1l street,