The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-12-22

100000 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
J properly title of the Hebrew Ha-
des-a night like that of Hades.-
Cheyne.
The gist of the section: Assyria
shall overwhelm Israel and crush her.
She shall remain awhile in gloom and
darkness, but at length the darkness
shall be dispelled, first in the north,
then over all the land, and the Child
shall be born.-Pulpit Com.
The light first streamed forth in
| this quarter, clarifying the region on
which contempt had been poured
Ibid.
Government upon shoulder: Gov
eminent was regarded as a burden.
Vizier means burdened. "-Pul, Com.
Name shall be called: Not important
whether we view what follows as ,one
name or several. Isaiah does not
really mean that the Child should
bear as a name or names any OF the
expressions, but only that they should
be truly applicable to them. Ibid.
The Teachers Lantern.
Philosophy had proved an engre-
giousfailure. Wisdom could not know
God. The sage could not save the
people who lived on the same street
with him, let alone the whole mass.
Culture was at one end of the beam
and morals at the other: as culture
rose, morals sank. Roman law, Greek
refinement, had proved equally i'm
potent to save. 1t seemed as il the
advent was delayed in order that the
inefficiencY of all human expedients
might be thoroughly demonstrated.
A fine illustration of this, of the ma
ture, force, and integrity of prophecy.
Isaiah graphically describes what the
moral condition of the race shall be
at given epoch. He describes the
sudden entrance of a new corrective
force, unlike any which had ever
been used before; a weaponless, but
victorious kingdom. He becomes
more explicit. He defines the person
of the king, enumerates His titles,
describes the spread and perpetuitv
of His kingdom.
The soldier is a waning factor in
current civilization. The assertion
may seem paradoxical in view of the
terrible war now waGing. However,
this very war has itself just furnished
an incident of the possibilityo avoid
ing war altogether by arbitration
Wars have become increasingly in
frequent. The present may be at
the last. Isaiah's blessed prophecy is
on the eve fultillment, For every
boot of those who tramp with boots
in the tumult of battle and every
cloak rolled in blood shall be for burn
ing, food of fire" (Delitzsch.) All
the accOuterments of warts weap-
ons offensive and defensive its blood
spattered uniforms-all shall be incin-
Grated. The horrid demon of human
hate shall give up the ghost. There
shall yet be universal righteousness,
peace and joy.
The universal and millennial extern
sion of the kingdom of God does not
involve the overthrow of existing civ
il government Instead of supplant-
ing them, it will infuse them with its
principles. 1t does not even necessi-
tate the perpetuation of any existing
ecclesiastical organizations. In it's
final analysis the kingdom expresses
itself in the moral qualities OF human
souls. 1t is the universal spread of
goodness, and this NAV be achieved
without organized religion. The hui
man means for the extension of the
kingdom of God seem utterly made
auate. But the history of Gods an
Gent people furnishes a helpful and
inspiring analogy at shall be as in
the days of INDIAN" The reference
is to Gideon's breaking the seven
years dominion of the Midianites
and utterly routing them. His band
was paltry in numbers. His resour-
ces were grotesquely Inadequate
trumpets, lamps, and pitchers. But
this year was signal.
Feed The Birds.