The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-26

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N.-soon after curing
tho withercd hand Jesus selected His
apostles four Of them being those. called
a. tbs sea OF Galilee Mark \ :l6-2o) H and
eight others who had meanwhile es-
NJ used His cause. This act was the first
in the organization OF the Kingdom which
He came into the world to estapllsh
OZARK i.1D. These Twelve were to be i4ls
witresses and Representatives. Epli. y :so)
an they needed to be made ready LOT
their high calling. Soon after ! hcir3 ap
MI tment Jesus delivered the Sermon on
tho Mount, an ordination sermon, con-
tanning the chief items Of doctrine that
were to be taught by item in their MINIS i1.s
try (Alatt. xxviii:eo). It Is the longest ana
f,nost Interesting OF all the discoufsss
delivered by our Lord It has been justly
admired even by those who have not pc pc
come followers of Christ. Some parts Or
II are admitted 10 be the most beautiful
in any literature, and at times there Is
a remarkable simplicity and a depth o.
me an!ng that ;lwakens our surprise. 70
div We shall study the closing paragTapn
otY .i. |, IL nee tverse el)-1n those
DAYS prayer was well nigh universal, ior
religion was the common procession o.
all 1t would have been. considered 4
rGrroach for one not to claim TO pc re,
iig.ous in some way. Men were NOT urged
to join the church. They were born INTO
It. Ard player, at least IN ioiisa, ~ %. ~
all as much as eating or sleeping. ~
viii. be remembered that the F.iarisee
prayed duke xyiii:ID. So long as men
sad their prayers i Was ganela cor
reefs this notion. "A man may pray. SAYING
'.Lo.d, Lord" reaeatlng lie word many
tines, MS some did, and yet not he accep-
this in another Instance (alatt.. xv:s).
Wnle sincere prayer Is highly !, pleasing ,asals
to God, conformity to His VIII IS necss-
the measure of. the man, priced above
nj, outwa acts Of devotion q sam
vS:22. lndeeI,5 the whole purposee. Of the
divine government md of the kingdom e,
s nt to God Matt WHO:
PRO FEsSION. (Verse 220--The necesT
sitl Of obedience has been strnngely
Men haze sqbsttMtsd n f9f
mpnces, by which they have expected to
prc mote their reputation and gain favor.
Res,ues this exercise of pra YER they layG
engaged in sery,ees o. whie * the w
or teaching. called sprophesying Under ING
Old dispcnsation The office Of = pr2phSt
was sought by many as highly Lonoraplo
led hy m aas Vine nays His
attention to these persons Hc Represents ~ > :
That some of this profession shall appear
before Him In the judgment, pleading
their service in this cnpaclty and mention y
ing tho fact that they had cast out devils
and done wonderful things. There We're
many pretenders Of this sort IN tie times IsS
OF Christ and Of the apostles lActs Xlx' ~,
ana Jesus deemed 1t necessary to let the
nnns lou !, il no1v what he thong hit of them.
i KisJ jiS Verse 2s) -rhe li,her
sids Of life is frequently made nttrnctiYi '
Men MI positions, obtain horors and 20
round and round with certain prescribed Pc.
functions. thinking themselves to be Inn
purtant in tho structure of society Those
who look on perhaps applaud and envy MY
Insnot few cases there IS ln,leli striv VIE
coveted earthly relations. But the other
Side OF life, The heavenly and stsnnnl,
presents all things In new light There
titles amount 70 nothms, IA me hia ,a daeds
(N1att! xxv:45), sometimes COMPLETELY re-
Hverslngi I'LL the estimates made mere; rms ms
fact is presented by our Saviour inGtllis
hud filled tho position Of teachers and
who on that account, claimed his favor.
He declared that He would !, dlsclulm ~ a.!
Acquaintance with them. Al the time
was without His appointment or. sanction,.
lrhsy had deluded themselves with tho,
idea that they We're In his employ, 70 ~ 20
mel at the end With M open reception,
5I'urlhermore, Jesus declared that he
would eypel those men from his presence
as workers Of iniqulty. Christian minis
gters do we'll to heed these words
FOUNDATION. (yerse "a, )-7lJp to this
point tho teaching Of Jesus was IN tho
abstract, He uttered great tacs' and
principles designed to regulate the con-
duct Of tho apostles, He now proceeds 70
Illustrate HIS teaching, selecting for the
purpose what is well suited tn make IN
and and doei of His saylngs is llkened unto
n man VINO built his house upon q rock,
Tho foundation OF building must be.
matter Of great concern Nothing can DO
Why this COMPARISON between the rock
and tho savings of Jesus2 The answer
Is easy. Jesus was divine, Ills words
contained the truth Iohn iil;lI, without
any mixture Of color. Yhe truth PER
tanned toSthet,lnseen realities Of the otller
w rid, which abides forNycr q Cor, WIS,
Whoever allies himself with the truth as