The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-09-16
A SERMON FOR SUNDAY
AN ELOQUENT DISCOURSE 6Y THE
: REV. A. q. SIMPSON.
sbjeet The Manifeststion of the King
The kseogni,ion-Iord Of the Temple
-The Chiidren's King-Curse of the
King-The sceptre of the Kingdon.

The kseogni'ion-Lord Of the Tenn pi Ia
-The Chiidren's kine-Curss of the
KinE-The sceptre Of the Kingdom.
new YORK CIrY-The following ser
mon was preached Sunday by the world
famous head OF the Christian and Mission
airy Alliance, the Rev; A. Il. Simpson. HI.
subject was The Manifestation OF the
King" and his text was Tell We the
daughter of Zion, Behold thy King corneth
unto thee meek, and .itting upon an sss.
and colt. the toai OF an ass.-Mattaew
. ais.
The tine had now come when the Lord
Jesus was 20 be publicly manifested "a the
son OF David and the King Of Israel Hith.
erto He had refused the demands of the
multitude, who, after His Gaiiiean mira
cle., had tried 'to take Him by force and
make Him king" but now as the end
draws near 1t IL proper that Re should lit
orally fulfil the announcements OF ancielt
prophecy, and for brief moment, at least.
appear as the heir 10 David's throne and
the answer to ell the Messiaaic hopes Of
Israel.
l. The Recognition of the King. II was
strange that the first 70 recognize Him as
Israers King should be two bind beggars
That which the rulers OF Israel, with all
their wisdom, failed 10 comprehend, was
discovered by poor old Bartimeus aad 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 usl" 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 thclr 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
ot the world and even the culture OF thco-
logical science have blinded men 10 the
vision Of God, and 1t Is the lowly and often
lihterate TO whom the Holy Ghost reveals
the mysteries OF the kingdom of heaven"
and the blessed hopes OF tAe corain- once
more OF our glorious King
How did these bllad men know that
Jesus was the Son Of David? With their
inner senses they felt after Hin ultll they
found Him. IL Is 80 still that the hungry
heart finds the Saviour. Reaching out in
our 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
Gee vaguely at least the glare of the light
trd press closer 20 it. Even 30 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 vou
have and He will give more as you follow
on. and you, too, will hear Him saw Re
ccive thy sight, thy faith hath made thee
whole"
H. The Manifestation Of the King. An.
cient prophecy had foretod the coming Of
the King OF meekness. truth and love and
His trlumphal entry into Jerusalem was
striking fultllmont. Zechariah especially
had literally described the scenes por-
trayed in this chapter. Rejoice greatly
. daughter OF Zion, shout, . daughter of
Jerusalem, behold thy King cometh unto
thee. lie is Just and having salvation, low
ly and riding upon an ass and upon a colt
the foal of an ass" (Zechariah 9:9).
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
up from the city at tins, the Passover time,
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 hon.
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, lowliness 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
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the certain doom which He saw impending
upon the scenes that lay spread before Him
in all their glori )us beauty. But the pro
cession swept on. and in little while He
entered the city and the Temple
His triumphal entry into Jerusalem was
the foreshadowing of that glorious time
when He shall come again as lsrae!s long
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 Ia the exquisite type Of the heart
that gives Him rs exclusive affection. He
comes to reign, not as tyrant, but As q
/ King of gentleness and love IN all the at
/ tractive attributes 40 finely set forth IN
the ancient picture that we are consider
/ ing. He does not come to repress, but TO
| eluSfy. ftc does not uOullntts VI" d n ucA-
pot, but He meets all the needs and long
ings of our being and so blends with our
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!
ri The King OF Zion and the Lord of
/ the Temple Immediately upon entering
the city He passed through the gates of
the Temple, and repeated the miracle of
its cleansing which had formed the hrst
chapter of His early Judean ministry. The
difference between this miracle and the
former is that then He called II HIS Faith
er's house; now MY house He was now
taking the position of being Himself the
Lord OF the Temple and the true theocra-
tic Head Of the kingdom. little later
the phrase was changed again. Az lie left
that Temple after His solemn warnings
and judgments pronounced against the
false rulers and leaders OF Israel, He de-
clared Your house" Mine no longer,
your house is left unto you desoiate and
We shall not see Me again until he shall say
blessed is He that eometh IN the name OF
the Lord"
The cleansing OF the Temple was occa-
stoned by the abuse which was made OF It's
courts tv a class of money brokers and
cheap traders. who took advantage OF the
peoples desire for silver change IN order TO
pay the half shekel offering which wes re-
I uuired OF every one entering the Temple
and out of this there grew up regular
business and a large class of men who, At
exorbitant rates OF usury, supplied the siA
yer exchange 20 the worshlpers az they
crowded into the courts without having
provided themselves with the requisite
coin.
Another c,,ss Of tradesrneu in like nan.