Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1904-09-22
THE CHILDREN'S KING
OUR REGULAR SUNDAY SERMON
The Children's Ideal-The Lord of tho
Universe and the One Altogether
Lovely.

famous mead OF the Christian and MISSION
ary Alliance, the Rev. A. B. Simpson. His
King" and his text was: Tell We the
daughter of Zion, Behold thy King cometh
unto thee meek, and, sitting upon an ass,
and q 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-
multitude, who, after His Galilean mira
cles, had tried "to take Him by force and
make Him a king" but now as the end
draws near it is proper that He should lit
orally fulfil the announcements of ancient
prophecy, and for a brief moment, at least,
appear as the heir to David's throne and
the answer to all the Messianic hopes Of
Israel.
I. The Recognition of the King. It was
strange that the first to recognize Him as
1sraeps 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
RRa sSsse mercy nS; on nes us!" WI When n05 jesus 9a heard heard
that name He instantly ordered the pro-
cession to halt, and, calling them to Him.
granted their petition like a king, bidding
them receive their sight and follow Him
in the way.
So still it is ever true, "Thou hast hid
these tasss, things 4S. from nth the S wise and R prudent and
OF the world and even the culture of thee.
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 thei1
inner senses they felt after Him until the.
found Him. 1t is so still that the hungry
heart finds the Saviour. Reaching out il
our darkness and sense of need, gropin,
for One who we feel can meet and satisfy
our need, we press our way toward tn.
light even as the blind man, who, while h'
cannot discern the objects before him, car
see vaguely at least the glare of the ligh'
and press closer to it. Even so we cal
press toward God, and He will meet tn,
seeking soul and reveal Himself in the Wis
ion of light and love even as He did t.
them.
Seeker for Christ, follow the light 20,
on, and you, too, will hear Him say, Ere
ceive thy sight, thy faith hath made the
whole"
II. The Manifestation of the King. An
Gent prophecy had foretold the coming O
the King of meekness, truth and love, an
His triumphal entry into Jerusalem was
striking f%ul6llment. Zechariah especiall
trayed in this chapter. "Rejoice greatly
Q daughter of Zion. shout, o daughter Q
Jerusalem, behold thy King cometh unit
thee. He is just and having salvation, low
~ and riding upon an ass and upon a col
the foal of an ass" (Zechariah 9:9).
For the first time in His earthly minis
try, our Lord permits Himself to be born
by the beast Of burden, which had Away
been recognized as the bearer of king
Riding upon a little colt never ridden b.
fore, draped with the garments of His di
I ciples as they walked beside, and accon
panied by the mighty multitude surgin
up from the city at this, the Passover tim
multiplied tenfold, He slowly descende
from Bethany toward the city. At ever
step the enthusiasm of the, crowd gre
higher. Cutting down branches from tt
palm trees they strewed them in the wa:
and even their garments they flung in hor
age at His feet, while their voices rose to
mighty shout as they cried in the langua,
the Son of David, Hosannah in the hig
est"
j, But His own demeanor was in stran,
, contrast to all these scenes of tumultuo'
excitement. Truly, lie came as the Xii
! of meekness, lowliness and love. This /
; came still more apparent when the ci
y suddenly burst upon their view, and t.
sight of it drew from Him an outburst
sorrow and compassion, and amid all til
pageant of popular reclamation He ga
way to bitter tears and lamentations ov
the certain doom which He saw impendi
upon the scene that lay spread before HI
!. in all their glorious beauty. But the p,
n cession swept on, and in a little while ]
entered the city and the Temple.
His triumphal entry into Jerusalem "
r the foreshadowing of that glorious til
to when He shall come again as Israel's 10
I'd expected Messiah and take His place up
b the throne of David, never again to lea
S. it.
y 1t is also typical of His entrance up
N"H throne Of the individual heart WI
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