Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1905-08-19


say. who Is she that comcth forth
rs the morning. fair as the ploon. clear
Ms the SUM- Thus the first great es-
sential OF the conquering church Of
Christ to which would call your at
tcntion IL that she must be clear as
the sun" That means. as all the light
and all the heat OF the earth come
from the great orb which rises in the
east. so all the teachings or tenets or
beliefs or crecds Of the conquering
church must radiate from the Sun
OF Righteousness. the risen Christ.
Christ must be the center. the clrcum-
ference. the nadir the zenith. the be-
ginning and the ending and the all Of
that conIuerlng church or there shall
be no triumph ahead Of her. What the
rising sun IN To the natural world the
Sun Of righteousness Is to the spirit
ual world.
Higher Rose the sun.
A true conception OF Jesus Christ
Is as necessary 10 the church AS is
the suns radiance 10 the earth. Can
not you grasp II? Cannot you discern
1t In the beautiful panorama you wit
messed many years ago. when you
arose one morning very early OH Mount
Washington 10 see the sun rise In old
New England! You went forth In the
darkness and took your position on
Sunrise point. The whole world
seemed dead as you left the hotel pi-
night clerk or the Waterman was the
only person around To speak to you
The trees. tall aud grim In outline.
seemed like gigantic highwaymen. with
their black hats drawn down over
their forclicads and their black cloaks
thrown about their shoulders. under
which they were concealing the fatal
dlrks. on In the distance by the dim
light Of the stars you could see the
mountains sinking lower and still low
er rs stepping stones leading to 81
gantic throne. Slowly. almost imper-
ceptibly. the light OF the stars dwin-
died and the blackness OF the night
was changed into dull gray. Then the
tops Of the eastern hills became rim
med with golden covering. The suns
head lifted itself as though one Of the
huge rocks. touched by Gods finger.
had been changed into II huge. living
coal. Higher and higher rose the sun.
as the glowing headlight of the oncom-
Ing locomotive of In tia. distance Is
seen coming out Of a iioosic tunnel
Lakes become FURNISHED mirrors of
light. and the mighty sen of In the dis
lance becomes II reservoir of light.
and the rivers. rs parts Of great
network spread ut your feet, be-
come silver threads. The heavens drip
with light and lie earth Is flooded
with II. The birds begin to sing and
the cocks begin TO crow. on In the
distance the farmers are seen starting
for the fields ana the cattle for the
pasture. The sun has ut last risen.
and morning has lighted her many con
tlagrations. who Is she that cometh
forth as the morning. fair as the moon
and clear ms the SUM-" Cannot you
grasp IL: The church. the conluering
church the church. clear In her d.
vine beliefs. clear In her conception of
Jesus Christ. In order TO have n con-
qucrlng church we must hold fast 10
Christ as the alpha and omega. the
beginning and the ending. which is
and was and which Is TO come. the al
mighty and omnipotent Christ. The
conluerlng church must he clear In
reference to her belief In the atone
mcnt What the sun rising IN the
east and setting in the west Is to the
natural world the Sun Of Righteous
ness Is TO the conluering church.
Look aud Live.
DO not Christ's own words prove that
the more we exalt him the more we
shall conquer In his dear name? Read
his promise rs recorded In the twelfth
chapter of John. And I, il be lifted
up. will draw all men unto me-" What
does that mean: You find the cOnnec-
ton between that statement and an
book. AS Moses lifted UP the serpent
IN the wilderness. even so must the
Son Of man be lifted up" Methinks
| AIN wandering about In the Israelit-
ish camp In the "land OF Edom." ON
account Of the sinful dissatisfaction OF
the people God has sent them the
plague Of scrpenis. We can hear their
hiss everywhere. The people with
clubs and swords and spears are kill
ing the scrpents by the hundreds and
the thousands. but the more they kill
the more the serpcnis seem TO spring
up. suddenly one Of these serpents
buries It's fangs In the naked leg OF
man on the outskirts OF the camp.
"Come." cry his companions. come
and look at the brazen serpent which
Moses has lifted. and you shall live"
But the deadly poison Is doing its
work. Like man benumbed by the
blizzard's cold and determined TO lie
down In the snowdrifts and sleep. this
Hebrew wants TO lie down and sleep
the sleep OF death. let me alone"
he mutters. 'let me sleep" Ills friends
rouse him. They beat him 10 keep up
the circulation. But II does no good.
Sleep he Will Then. by main force. as
n drawing man Ia ntlllpn ont of the