The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-09-22
4 SERMON FOR SUNDAY
AN ELOQUENT DISCOURSE BY TIE
REV. A. 3. SIMPSON.

NV IISSo-Nt 1lSSSOnSS ol tttG
REV. A. 3. SIMPSON.
Subject: The Manifestation of the King
The RecoSnition-Lord OF the Temple
The Children's KinS-Curse of the
King-The Sceptre Of the Kingdom.
New YORK C1TY.-The following SER
famous head of the Christian and Mission
ary Alliance, the Rev. A. 3. Simpson. His
subject was The Manifestation of the
King" and his text was: Tell We the
daughter of Zion, Behold thy King cometh
unto thee meek, and, sitting upon an ass,
and colt, the foal of an ass.-Mattnew
2l:5.
The time had now come when the Lord
Jesus was to be publicly manifested as the
son of David and the King OF Israel. Hith-
erto He had refused the demands of the
cles, had tried ''to take Him by force and
make Him king" but now as the end
draws near it is proper that He should lit
orally fulfil the announcements of ancient
prophecy, and for brief moment, at least,
appear as the heir to David's throne and
the answer to ell the Messianic hopes Of
Israel.
/. The Recognition of the King. It was
strange that the first to recognize Him as
Israefs King should be two blind beggars.
That which the rulers of Israel, with all
their wisdom, failed to comprehend, was
discovered by poor old Bartimeus and his
blind companion. Calling Him by His Mes
sianic name, they cried, as the procession
pressed by, "Jesus, Thou Son of David.
have mercy on us!'' When Jesus heard
that name He instantly ordered the pro-
cession to halt, and, calling them to Him,
granted their petition like king, bidding
them receive their sight and follow Him
in the way.
So still it is ever true, 'Thou hast hid
these things from the wise and prudent and
revealed them unto Babes. The wisdom
of the world and even the culture of theo-
logical science have blinded men to the
vision of God, and it is the lowly and often
illiterate to whom the Holy Ghost reveals
"the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven
and the blessed hopes OF the coming once
more Of our glorious King. -
How did these blind men know that
Jesus was the Son of David? With their
inner senses they felt after Him until they
found Him. It is so still that the hungry
heart finds the Saviour. Reaching out In
ouf darkness and sense Of need, cropping
for One who We feel can meet and satisfy
our need, we press our way toward the
light even as the blind man, who, while he
cannot discern the objects before him, can
see vaguely at least the glare of the light
and press closer to it. Even SO we can
press toward God, and He will meet the
seeking soul and reveal Himself in the Wis
ion of light and love even as He did to
them.
Seeker for Christ, follow the light you
have and He will give more as you follow
on, and you, too, will hear Him say, Re
ceive thy sight, thy faith hath made thee
whole"
II. The Manifestation of the King. An
cient prophecy had foretold the coming OF
the King of meekness, truth and love, and
His triumphal entry into Jerusalem was
striking ful6llment. Zechariah especially
had literally described the scenes por-
trayed in this chapter. "Rejoice greatly:
Jerusalem, behold thy King cometh unto
thee. He is just and having salvation, low
ly and riding upon an ass and upon colt
the foal of an ass" (Zechariah 9:9l.
For the first time in His earthly minis
try. our Lord permits Himself to be borne
by the beast of burden, which had always
been recognized as the bearer of kings.
Riding upon a little colt never ridden be
fore, draped with the garments of His dis
ciples as they walked beside, and accom-
panied by the mighty multitude surging
when the population Of Jerusalem was
multiplied tenfold, He slowly descended
from Bethany toward the city. At every
step the enthusiasm of the crowd grew
higher. Cutting down branches from the
palm trees they strewed them in the way,
and even their garments they flung in hom-
age at His feet, while their voices rose to a
mighty shout as they cried in the language
of an old prophetic Psalm, "Hosannah to
the Son of David, Hosannah in the high
est
But His own demeanor was in strange
contrast to all these scenes Of tumultuous
excitement. Truly, He came as the King
of meekness, lowGness and love-. This be-
came still more apparent when the city
suddenly burst upon their view, and the
sight of it drew from Him an outburst OF
sorrow and compassion, and amid all that
pageant of popular acclamation he gave
way to bitter tears and lamentations over
the certain doom which He saw impending
upon the scenes that lay spread before Him
in all their glorious beauty: But the Pro
cession swept on, and in little while de
entered the city and the Temple.
His triumphal entry into Jerusalem was
The foreshadowing of that glorious time
expected Messiah and take His place upon
the throne of David, never again to leave
it.
1t is also typical of His entrance upon
the throne of the individual heart when
we receive Him as our Lord and King.
The little foal on whom no man had sat
before is the exquisite type Of the heart
that gives Him its exclusive affection. He
comes to reign, not as tyrant, but as a
King Of gent1eness and love in all the at.
traetive attributes SO finely. set forth in
the ancients picture that we are consider
ing. he does not come to repress, but to-
satisfy. He does not dominate us as des,3
pot, but He meets. all the; needs and long
sngs of our being, and so blends with ours
nature and our will that, We become His
willing subjects and the very partners OF
His kingdom and His throne. Have, we,
thus received Him and known Him as Our
king?g '@s 60 80 '"i !.
III. The King Of Zion and the Lord of
the Temple. Immediat upon entering
the city He passed through the gates of
the Temple, and repeated the miracle Of
it's cleansing which had formed the first
chapter Of His: early Judean ministry. The
difference between this miracle and the,
former is that then He called it His Faith
er's house; now "My house." He was now
roc;f1on of hoiY,y Hir,cplf the