The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-01-27


s-o1 q zroclaSELng and bringing the
kirg50E u Cod. which henceforth was
p EroW and spread. tai this world Is
changed into ths New Heavens and
tha New Earth. SYN horizsd by the City
q God described in ReTelation-
TIE Need o< Preparztion.-For eT-
CIT new era thare Is needed a tr0fCld
PREPARATION
L A preparation u The mex .4ader
or leaders.
2 4 preparation OF The people.
L The Hidden Years n Nazareth
For eighteen ysars. af9er the glimpse
ws had q him when IL years old, the
life Of Jesus is hidden from view. with
OILY one quick azsh upcn it from his
neighbors Who call him the carpenter,
the son Of q carpenter.
But these years we're all needful for
his human preparation for MS Iife's
work- Daring these years he learned
many Of LIES lessons. He grew in
sympathy with daily toll and proved
10 men how il might be the seed plot
q many virtues. the pillow Of stone
from which might be seen the vision
Of heaven and angels and God He
wrestled Ike Jacob with Iife's prob
lens He fought mighty battles On the
battlefield OF the heart He meditateG
On his nation, their hopes ard their
needs, TIL his heart burned within.
him
Il he Work Of John the FoFerun-
ner Of Christ-Ys- l-S. Verse I rs the
title Of the Gospel according to Mark.
His Gospel begins with the prepara-
ton By John the Baptist for the work
Of Christ
! John Came in FuIhIment Of
Messianic Prophecy. 2. 1T Is written
in the prophets The quotation in VI
? is from Malachi f3.1y. ard that in
v IS from Isaiah (40.3). Part OF the I
prophecy concerning the coming Mes
sish was that he should Be pre- I
ceded by one who should go be- i
fore him Ike the Officers be- +
fore a coming king. and who should 1
be the Elijah Of the new era CNaL
z.5j- The fulhlment OF this prophecy
was essential to the proof that Jesus
was the Messiah.
John the Baptist exactly realized the
portrait, and did the very things the
foTerunner was expected TO do. and
thus bore witness that the promised
Messiah was at hand. as the morning
star is the forerunner Of the sun.
?. John Prepared the Way By
Preaching g. He was .'the voice Of
Dne crying Greek. shouting, crying
with high. strong voice" as a mani
Of feeling. in the wilder
ass5" The fitting place for MS work.
4 ~And preach" Proclaim like a
herald with his trumpet, Prepare We
the way Of the Lord
Picture the scene when ". 81 "all
he land Of Judea and (allJ they Of Je-
-usalem7 we're drawn cut to the desert
d hear the prophet-rich and poor,
Foung men and maidens. hardened sin
sers, Pharisees, soldiers. Romans,
'riests, farmers villagers. citizens,
'eggars, pubIicans. all classes and con- !
litions Of men Thus the whole coun-
~ was aroused and heard the mes
age which prepared the way for the
dessiah King.
3. Repentance Was the Necessary ]
'Tepa7ation for the kingdom Of Christ, /
Thlch Is kingdom Of righteousness.
T. Repentance for the remission /
I sins" Repentance IS a change OF 7
mind. Of heart as to sin: implying I
Tief over sin, as its source. and a I
hange Of life and conduct. as its re- I
uIt. For. rather unto as the result. !
nd fruit Of confessed repentance, an %
prerequisite. Remission Q
sins is the removal OF the punish
lent Of sin. but 1t is & great deal 7
lore; it IS the taking away Of the love c
sin. the renovation Of the sinful ma 4
ire, The being received back into the Il
wing family OF God. and treated as Z
ne who has not sinned- 4
Johns preaching Of repentance was q
rect and fearless. He denounced In n
vidual sins. His metaphors were ii
sry vivid His preaching was impair p
AL He not only reproved soldiers s
I'd publicans, but -Knox-like he. n
the risk Of his life. reproyed the ol
ng In his palace. who BY his crimes ii
ID brought the nation to the verge Of 3.
ar This greatly enhanced his power. In
r men saw the depth OF his SINGER
Fl
The Call to Repentance prepared the b
~ because II turned the hopes Of n
e people into the direction in which II
0ne the hopes. could possibly be real m
sd--to such a Savior as Jesus was. 81
ley looked for an outward king, in tr
tward spleudor and pro- srfty. But co
Oh king could never bring the W
agdom Of heaven. lo
A true revival Is always a revival Of pI
While I am writing hi
5 there comes TO me from England ma
y statement about the wonderful re- ni
al that Is sweeping over Wales. FIR
e formal sermon plays little part in tui
9 revival What teaching IL given
comprised In four declarations: (1) co
known sin must be confessed. f2) 70,
ere must be nothing doubtful left In for