The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-01-29

life in the cell. As the drones meet
the queen in the air, so the new life
comes down from above on the wings
of his spirit. And as the young bees
are fed on the soft honey with the tiny
bill or mouth of the queen mother, so
are his newborn babes fed on the sim
cere milk of the word that
they may grow thereby Il Peter ii, 9. }
But as the young bee can only grow
till it fills its cell and then must be
shut up in darkness to wait fuller de-
velopments, so the christian can only
grow till he has filled his first embryo
in the spiritual kingdom, which is an
exact type of the natural child when it
has arrived to the point in its life
where it has knowledge of good and
evil and feels conviction for the same
because its spiritual eyes and ears are
now open. And just at this point or
terminus in the christian life there
must be second begetting to lively
hope q Peter i, 3), and it is then that
you start into the second tunnel, or are
covered over with q dark curtain to
grope your way by faith and consecra-
tion into life more beautiful, more
sublime, which is hid with Christ in
God You will then realize that this
body is the temple of the living God
q Cor. iii, 16.) You will say am
crucified with Christ, nevertheless /
live yet; not /, but Christ liveth in me.
Gal. ii, 20.) And then you will say l
have come out from among them and |
am his son according to his promise (II
Cor. vi, 16 to 49, And having, there
fore, these promises, / cleanse myself
from all flthiness of the flesh and spirit
perfecting holiness in the fear of God
III Cor. vii, H. So, away goes brandy,
whisky, soda pop, tobacco cuds, cigars,
or anything with fire at the end of it,
and snuff with all other filthiness that
holy God would snuff at in holy man.
We have certainly found the new
name that Isaiah xii and Daniel xii, Z,
says that his people shall have in this
dispensation under grace divine. The
word says, GAS he which hath called
you is holy, so be We holy in all manner
of conversation. Because it is written,
Be ye holy, for | am holy" q Peter j,
l5-16.) And again, 'Be ye therefore
perfect, even as your father which is
in heaven is perfect" (Math. V, 49, All,
was that sermon in the mount to pass
by us unheeded? Then in the face of
all that has been written in this my
fourth chapter as to the oneness in
Christ with some of the words in
Christ's last prayer added which are as
follows "Holy father, keep through
thine own name those that thou hast
given me, that they he one as we are
one" ohm xvii, ~, and in verse 20 he
says, 81 pray not for these alone, but
for them also which shall believe on
me through their word " And this
means whosoever ard whosoever means
all men. Then 1 would pray, Holy
Father, show me the mystery of divi-
sions IN Christ our Savior. SIS Christ
divided?" Il Cor ], l3.) Every bee
palace has master that is their owner,
and it is he that looks after aud cares
for the bees at all seasons, and when
the swarming time comes the master
always has new palace or should have
for the new hive. But, alas, right here
comes the sad intelligence that new bee
swarms are the only personal property
that you can't call your own till they
have been put into the gum and have
become satisfied with it. When they
want to go into the wild woods and
mountains the master may ring his
bells, beat his drum, blow his horn and
shout aloud, but off they go to some
hollow poplar, chestnut, walnut or some
other name, and if the master ever
finds them he won't know them, but
perchGnce neighbor B will capture
them on his place when he finds them
in the wilderness. 1t is necessary
sometimes for church to swarm, and
especially in cities, but they should
come out of Gods holy church and &C
into another Of the same name and
faith. Paul said, "Iill we all come tC
the unity of the faith" (Eph. iv, 13.
, Then every house of God should have
q holy pastor or leader, and he should
be able to give every one their milk Of
meat in due season. But, alas, we heal
Paul say, 'Ye have need that one teacl
you again in the first principles Of thu
orioles of God" Heb. V, 12.) All, M
wonder the bees and swarms are hunt
! ing other trees and homes; they hav,
not that vital godly holy life that salts
: fies, and hence they are hunting fo
something, and they don't know what
but are just willing to go anywhere t
: find the hidden something that the,
3 can't see, which is Christ's kingdom il
the soul duke xvii, 20.21.)
For thirteen years would wonder il
: my very soul who of all the differen
!, sects were right, and if pny man ha,
!, shown me the right one or made m
: believe it was right I would have gon
= to it and worshiped with it. But
= praise God, it was left for the Hol
= Ghost to show and teach me which wa
the right one" John xiv, 26), Februar
! "a, 1898, and that question has neve
! come again to my SOUL Don't yo
: : want him to show you the right church
y my brother, my sister?
!. l close, trusting in God, to make m
= y ready writer in his invisible spiritus
g kingdom to bring us all into the sam
9 hive under the same king to eat th
same spiritual meat and drink at th
u same fountain of life, and to work at th
+" little cell where he puts usG 7 Cor. xii, 81
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