Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1902-06-25
HAIL TO THE KING.
Thoughts Suggested by the Corona
tion of the King of England.
Sermon by the "Highyvay and yrvny''
Preacher in Which He Discourses
on Jesus Triumphal Entry Into
Jerusale nm and His Crown
of Thorns.
Copyright. 1902. by A y. kellogg Newspa-
per COD

cry Out.-Luke 1870.
During the present week the elabo-
rate and magnificent coronation cere-
monies of King Edward VII. are TO be
carried out in all Of their brilliant
elaborateness, and the eyes of the
world, as ii were, will be turned in
the direction of Merry Old England
and festive London. The few will see
the actual browning of the king in
Westminster abbey, the thousands aud
hundreds of thousands will catch
glimpse of the gorgeously -robed king
as he passes in triumph through the
streets to the abbey, and their throats
viii swell with the popular acclaim.
AS the vast crowds sway and throb un-
der the tense excitement and enthusi-
asm of the occasion and the mighty
thunder of their voices splits the air
and rolls through London's gayly-
decked streets, the millions in the dis
tant sections of the city will catch up
the refrain and or. Hail 10 the
king"
The setting OF our text carries us
back TO the period in worlds history
when the Light of God was just begin
ming to burst through the dreadful
darkness of the centuries preceding.
and the scene enacted is similar in
some of it's details 10 that upon which
the world is soon to gaze in England
Similar in that a King was there re
ceiving the homage and acclaim Of the
multitudes over whom il was His right
to reign, but Oh. how dissimilar. for
the triumphal entry as King leads to
the crown Of thorns and the death on
the cross. The shouts of the people
are soon TO be changed from blessed
he the King that cometh in the name
of the Lord: peace in Heaven. and
glory in the highest" 10 the hoarse.
mad cry Of "Crucify Him. cruelty
HIM"
Our text gives MS the response of
Jesus TO the jealous, angry criticism Of
the Pharisees, who objected to His be-
ing hailed as the Heaven-sent King.
Behind Him lies Bethany. where at
His omnipotent command the tomb
was forced TO give back it's dead and
the sorrow of that home where Jesus
loved to tarry was turned to blessed
JOY. Lazarus in the midst of the multi
tudes is a living witness TO the power
of Jesus and His right to reign. The
changed skin Of the leper, the seeing
eyes of the blind. the Straightened
strengthened limbs of the lame and
the halt. the rational. intelligent bear
ing OF those possessed with devils. all
tell their story and swell the enthusi-
aSm OF the multitudcs. In the imme-
date presence OF such mighty works,
and so many living witnesses. Jesus
must be exalted TO His rightful place
and be accorded the homage which IL
was His right 10 receive. if but for n
brief moment. And "if these should
hold their peace. the stones would i'm
mediately cry out" Think Of it. The
cold, hard. unfeeliET stones lying by
the roadside would burst with the
-s+nF!v-of a Heaven-sent King and pro-
claim their glad mes sage. if the human
heart. so insensible 70 the Gift which
God had sent into the world. should re-
main untouched and human lips refuse
TO proclaim Him the King. And IL
would have been even so. but thanks
be TO God there were some that day
into whose hearts had come the reali-
cation that King Emanuel God with
us) was even then present. and they
reioiced in the deliverance He brought
On that picturesque and beautiful
roadway leading from Bethany M
through the palm and nower-frinRed
path winding its ascent up the sides OF
Mount Olivet and down the steep de-
scent through the valley Of The Kedron
and on into Jerusalem man and ma
+ure were found for \ few brief mo-
ments in perfect accord with the Di-
vine viii and purpose. The foliage OF
the trees was never Crccuer and more
luNuriant the bright-hued flowers
were never more brilliant. the birds
never sang swePtcr or clearer than on
that morning when Jesus. i'm fulfill
ment Of Scripture. rode triumphantlv
rs King 10 the scene ~ His re- lection
and His ignomiuious death As Tie
passed along the wav with the shouts
81 the multtudes and the fresh voices
~ children ringing in His ears tile
trees bent their swaying branches i'm
graceful obcisance. the flowers nodded
their fragrant tribute and the birds
circline I'm the air above sent forth
their notes of glad greeting and vor-
fhipful praise. and then sped ON i'm nd
vance 81 the rejoicing fhrong. filling
the air with their glad song AUJcru-
salem is stirred and. moved bv one inn
pulse, IL catches the refrain and goes
forth 10 meet the coming King Will
ing. eager hands catch the bending
branches ~ the trees. which gladly
give Of their luxuriaucc 90 carpet the
ground over which the King IS TO pass.
The flowers skirting the roadside fair
" spring into the hands Of the happy
children in their eageruees 20 lend
their fragrance and beauty 20 such
scene as the world had never before
seen and never again viii see until the
One who ON that day was the center
of that ioy-intoxicated thronp shall
again come in the triumph and refoic-
ing 81 Heaven 20 be received as King
bv the nation which then rejected
Him