The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-11-23

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let him hear
We recognize the wisdom of God in
Withholding the secret Of his plan
from the world in general. We recog-
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 in 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-
tion, and usually considerably enthrall-
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 and
height and depth of the Divine Pro-
gram for the future and the blessings
which it viii bring to this grooming
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 glories of the
future-of the KingdomI No wonder
the Apostle declares, HE that hath
this hope ini him purifieth himself even
as he 1.-THE Lordl is pure q John iii,
81. He is our exemplar, our pattern.
We seek to copy him. Although we
cannot hope to be like him in the
fesh we can be like him in the spirit
of our minds and thus be of the char
acter-likeness 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, the MiIlennial
Morning. of course, cannot be ushered
in until the rising of the Sun of Right
eousness. Its beams of grace and
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 symbolically 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, SIN
thee shall all the families of the earth
be blessed" The Mystery hidden for
a time from many is the fact that the
Church is to share with her Lord in
every feature of his glorious work, not
only in suffering, but also in reigning.
Thus we have st. Paurs assurance that
the overcomers will be members of the
Seed of Abraham Galatians iii, 29).
And we have our Lords own words
that this faithful class will be repre-
scented in the great Sun of Righteous
ness, the great Messiah the great
Prophet, Priest, King and Mediator be-
tween God and men (Matthew xiii. 49,.
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 zoe 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 Gods
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-
ton Of desire for God-any who
seem to be feeling after God, if haply
they might find him" (Acts xvii. 27.
Only such will be ready for the King
dom, fit for the Royal Priesthood. ev-
cry member of which must be touched
with feeling for earth's infrmities.