New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-14

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/ THE REAL KINGDOM
How natural that the disciples should thtn tn,
pife! II was. however a cardinal srrer - lev en-
world redemption But this error vss Nh i % 70
| Uas merely; II was human and is evernora $500
mad proclaimed the conversion Of tie Ron, LINE
10 tb Ie new city Of Constantiaople was tem6a
Church had seated itself in Rome the ya1feIia
crossed the English Channel and pr1 S1 A1ssstpe
and ever sine" IN SSalSsrouTy became holy see
Ssvs S III p pseH as the new theocracy. In Iafee
American sb9Tls pore Shrists standard to cur
fSo IS5Otne TORN OF organized eccesssticaI a.
again has been throw ar ne 3i nsaen9 again and
ware from sueA an earth capital toward fSs -
eumIerence OF this artificial circle he ChHrs5 or
spmes that Just where She Sits in inas,rsI as
thronement is the sun of the system srl ~ ~ e.
9alres how far outward into the remote res,s -
Lord wilt Thou restore the Kingdom 10 is.S7ags.
~ 70 Britain, TO America These thess -.
\ to US! Restore to U.S. 1A'Se
8, Where is the error in all this reasoning, su-sv
cireuiaory system j1 t centre OF the Christian
centre Of the World fy S'3lJi2gs civic or soeiaI
Inc capital OF this kingdom is cat the right hand
OF the Father, where Christ sits from heaceforfh
There is one Holy See" one real cathedTSi cRsi-
~ we universe On that chair sits earthly
eended. reisning. coming Lord The Lord said
make tBin aoe GsS St '4 9 a. my right hand un
thy right hand shall snlite through kings IN ths
like that OF the PtoienSaic star aazeys OF old -
things. Our Christianity therefore becomes EARN
missions entertained BY the great majority Of Chris
tans even IN this day is that it is two thousar5
to become Copernican-
TAR from the right hand of the Father Boston or
London as i is to Peking or CALCUTTA; ana, con
or - land Is
the throne as Jerusalem or New-York ~
the ye PAGAN t9m W w3r fT 5o sits our relation
satellite but Of satellite to its sister satellite
SPIRITUAL COMMONWEALTH
The SECOND element in Christ's real answer to The
naI with the creation also OF
The disciples we've eager to know II the kingdom
would be restored to Israel as people ana in t5e
my my elm is to maxi all men IsraeHtesto modern
ze Ine T Terms N which IeSS spoke All the world
was compelled at the close of the late war Witb
Of Alsace and Lorraine. It Is an open secret t5s7
eyer a since In her aonal heart, France has cher
she shall have recovered those lost provinces '''
root OF the alliance between France and ihG R, yeTy
is secret understanding that in case Francs viii
expected crucial hour when Farce s ITl NE
the recovery of ace-I.oTraine Lei 1s si, w
the hour has come and France, in the persons of
some mighty car Of the future She presents her
plea something like this: Sire wilt thou not az
Think of our past. humiliation. ancient giory.
be the hour for the reaiizaton Of aar 5 5s5 5i
nope Restore, restore the kingdom to US!
for France. Suppose at the very hour when ths
f Tecn f ISpreseRtaJlyes are nl1Ains their appeal
sonage, deeply in sympathy with France, should
thus address his French compatTiots: MY brethren
you ASK zoo small boon; my proposal IS some
OF Of q power; subtle and spiritual whereby there
Alsatians once more a French heart! propose
70 make at length al men Frencnmen. not oay
Russ Russia IN Austria, IN Spain. in Italy IN Britain,
this potency to India China. all Asia Africa and
to the Western Hemisphere. and to an islands OF
the sea: until from among an mankind there shall
stand forth an elect people loyal to one banner
Talk OF statesmans hipI How would YOU describe
{ the powers OF = psrsonage the height OF whose
speaking. could make good sucn words? But the
C4Tlst rs ,Workng greater achi9venenJ Than this
whom an nations. all thrones and all crowns pc
THE PARAMOUNT AGENCY.
The third element in chTfst's answer was the
promise Of the bestowment Of new power. namely,
result in q pecuIar enere Which TIE u Na5 T So
Tent calls Witnessing" Doubtless this term has
ings notwithstanding all. the term properly I'M
in the Outworking Of world redemption 1t is a
word we cannot spare. It occurs in various ferns
the Acts OF the Apostles Our word martyr is
one rendering OF it II implies testimony even
unto death; it may be a lifelong testimony it in.
institutions; it admits Of the use Of every ele-
ment Of human skill, a great variety Of second
until ali the energies Just referred TO are charged
with the Holy Spirits might
Jesus himself was primarily = witness. the ons
Faithful and True Witness" " as described in the
Revelation. His primary work was not arsu-
Pentecost, in all the subliuity Of that courage.
insight and ConVtctlng power which brought three
thousand souls to their spiritual birth. was dong
aot9lns more nor less tnan witnessing the gospel
stephen with TRANSPORTED face, looking into tne
is to say, its witness whose silent raptursd test-
mony brought Saul OF Tarsus to conviction. -
clares that the equivalent OF his entire ministry.
the fulhlment OF his life course as an apostle,
grace OF God There was nothing superficial II
such apostlsship. And John, the eagIe-eyed.
OF Jesus, sums up his transcendent gospel in the
words: This is the disciple which tesIleJ 80, g
that his testimony is true. 80. --
But there is an implication IN Christs ans7.sr
TeSnecting the form OF tie triumph vllcil W
related with such Witnessing we must can A. -
expect. namely, that there VIII be wrousat uy s.'
power OF God peculiar divine CousuuliilaIlolS a.
The peculiar term which the New Testannslt
employs descriptive OF these conzuu1n1atlo Is Is
word end In the twenty-foUrth chapter Or Sl4t
ssyVbat shall he the sign Of T'v coming and of the
end OF the age?'' The end is not YET AAeI
corneth the end" The thought in this word IS
beneath the surface-it is that OF a crisis alie .
consummation-such a conclusion as results lH :
new and higher beginning, coHc44S4o1 a
TO grace. - .-.-, eng.
IS that men think OF IL as expressing ins@
tion-a fun stop-the end OF The world a q SO s-l
The dark forms OF pessimisrl are 49, ii
IL. With some people, the eschaLoiosl-aj5 49, -
of Christ have been practically expgngeI ron les
Bibles. because they knew not WL5l ~ 40 49,
many viii have none Of them, deeper sud-
would have shown that taese sSf 1-9.-TaTrrne -
last things, but they are ralls. .E-i- 60 10Th