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not the Apostle written tnaI ne UuSl
be faithful and merciful High 11iest.
able also to sympathize with the peo-
pie in their infrmities? Does he not
declare that it was for this reason that
our Lord was touched with feeling
for humanity's infirmities? And is it
not in perfect keeping with this that
all those accepted as members of his
Body" should have such experiences in
this sacrificing time as would demon
strate their loyalty to the Lord and
guarantee their deep sympathetic in
terest in the world, then committed to
their care? To such will be committed
the work of human restitution. upifft
out of sin and death conditions-men-
tai, moral and physical?
The Morning of Joy.
How glad we should be that our
Heavenly Fathers sympathy for us
will provide "a morning Of joy to be
ushered in, in his due timer Addi-
tionaly he sympathizes with us to the
extent that he has given us in advance
q message and Revelation and expia-
nation to comfort us, to sustain us in
the way. We have already seen that
this Revelation is only for those who
have the eyes of faith and the ears Of
faith at the present time. Blessed are
your eyes. for they see; and your ears.
for they hear'' He that hath an ear
let him hear"
We recognize the wisdom of God in
Withholding the secret of his plan
from the world in general. We recoS-
nize that for the world to know the
deep things of God at the present time
would be injurious rather than help
full to them 1t might possibly work
an interference with the Divine Pro
gram. Nevertheless we are bound to
sympathize with the poor groaning
creation il its blindness and ignorance.
The poor world knows not why it
came into being. In an animal fash
ion, eating. drinking. etc, it seeks to
use the opportunities of present life
and. after a few short years full of
trouble. it goes down into the tomb,
ignorant of the purposes of its crea-
ton, and usually considerably enthraIl
ed by fear respecting the future be-
yond the portals of death.
How we may rejoice in spirit as we
perceive the length and breadth aud
height and depth of the Divine Pro-
gram for the future and the blessings
which it will bring to this "groaning
creationw How we long for the time
to come when the Church shall be
made ready through the sufferings of
this present time for the gIories of the
future-of the Kingdom. No wonder
the Apostle declares, HE that hath
this hope in him purifieth himself even
as he Itbe Lordl is pure q John ILL.,
81. He is our exemplar, our pattern
We seek to copy him. Although we
cannot hope to be like him in the
flesh, we can be like him in the spirit
! of our minds and thus be of the char
acter-Iikeness which the Father will
be pleased to honor with a share in
the First Resurrection" BY that glo.
rious -'change" we shall be made like
him actually and see him as he is and
share his glory.
The morning of joy, tlle. Millennial
Morning, of COURSE cannot be ushered
in until the rising of the Sun of Right
eousness. Its beams of grace aud
Truth will flood the earth with the
light Of the knowledge of the glory of
God to such a degree that it will drive
out, expel, all ignorance, superstition
and sin. which have worked such
havoc in our race.
But what is this Sun Of Righteous
ness? Whence comes it? The Bible
answers the question by telling us that
it symboicaIly represents the Lord
himself and the elect Church of this
Gospel Age The Sun Of Righteous
ness is a synonym for the Seed of
Abraham, of whom it is written, In
thee shall all the families of the earth
be blessed" The Mystery hidden for
time from many is the fact that the
Church is to share with her Lord in
only in suffering, but also in reigning.
Thus we have st, Paul's assurance that
the overcomers will be members of the
Seed of Abraham Galatians ill. 29,.
And we have our Lords own words
that this faithful class will be repre-
sented in the great Sun Of Righteous
ness. the great Messiah, the great
Prophet. Priest. King and Mediator be-
| tween God and men Matthew xiii, 43'.
"What Manner of Persons"
ST. Peter. in viewing the prospects of
the Church. inquiries as to what man
ner of persons we ought to be in all
manner of holy living and godliness :"
He refers to us, who know that the
present order of things Is the reign of
sin and death from which our Lord
died to deliver US. What manner of
persons ought ,ce to be, who have heard
the Lords invitation to joint-heirship
in his Kingdom, and who know that
we are now on trial to determine by
our voluntary course our worthiness or
unworthineSs of that glorious position
to which we have been called by Cod
favor, How paltry, how Insignificant.
do all the affairs of the world appear
in comparison to this great prize set be-
fore us in the gospel.
And what should be our attitude to-
wards the world, seeing from this In
side standpoint of Divine Revelation
the real condition of the world and
Gods sympathy for it? Its ignorance
should make us very sympathetic. and
very much disposed to lend helping
hand of relief in every possible man.
ner We should be ever ready to re-
move the scales Of blindness from the
mental vision of all who give indica-
:ion of desire for God-any who
seem to be feeling after God, if hapiy
they might find him. (Acts xvii. 20,
Only such will be ready for the King
dom, fit for the Royal Priesthood. ef-
cry member of which must be 'touchei
with feeling" for earth's inhrmities.