Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-10-09


Age is a period of sacrificing. Our
Lord began the sacrificing, and In oc-
cepting believers as his members, II is
on condition that they will be sancti-
fed, separated from the world, aud
present their bodies living sacrifices.
Thus the saints throughout this Gospel
Age have been suffering with their
Lord and Head and as st. Paul de-
clares, "dllIng up that which is be-
hind Of the aflictions of Christ" (Colos-
SLAMS !, 24). The merit is In the sacrifice
Of their Lord, but he passes that merit
through the believers of this Gospel
Age. TO the intent that they may share
in the glories and honors of his Mil
lennlal Kingdom, which Will be estab-
lished as soon as the last member Of
"his Body" shall have finished the suf-
ferlngs Of the Christ
ST. Paul. after pointing out the typ
ical sin-offerings under the Jewish ar
rangemept. shows us that the sacrl-
fees of Christ and the Church are the
anttypes Of these sin-offerings-offer-
ed year by year under the Jewish econ
omy. Those he styles the "better sac
rifces than these" CHebrews TX, 23).
The Day Of Atonennsnt.
We are at the time of the year when
our Hebrew fellow-citizeus are accus-
toned to celebrate their great Day of
Atonement. They celebrate II, how
ever, in meaningless manner. Those
of them who are acquainted with
the facts know that the whole proce'
dure is farce. In the confusion
which God has permitted to come upon
them they have no Priest. Since their
rejection OF Messiah their priestly rec
ords are lost. so that no Jew In the
world can make claim TO the position
Of High Priest or dare to perform the
functions of High Priest In connection
with the Day Of Atonement sacrifices
They have no Tabernacle or Temple,
nor dare they erect one; for II one
were consecrated, an unauthorized
priest would risk his life In attempting
to pass through the Second Veil into
the Most Holy.
AS consequence our Hebrew
friends deserve our sympathy. The
tenth day Of the seventh month was
their appointed Day OF Atonement. by
the sacrifices of that day, properly per-
formed. reconciliation for their iniqui'
ties was made for the ensuing year, at
the end Of which they would again be-
come unclean and need another Atone
ment Day. AS the Apostle says, the
arrangement God made for them fol-
the forgiveness OF sins was ''year by
year continually" and the yearly repe
tition indicated that the sins were moi
really cancelled, but. merely covered
for the year,
1t is part OF Divine providence thai
our Hebrew friends have no Priest
| and that no sln-atonement sacrifice II
possible. Now when the anniversary
| OF the Day OF Atonement comes they
bemoan their sins aud fast and pray
but they have no Priest 10 offer th'
bullock of a sin-offering and then e
take It's blood into the Holy and Mos
! Holy and 10 sprinkle the same for the
cleansing of the priestly tribe. They
have no Priest later on TO come and
take the goats sln-oherlng ana 90 VIII
II as he did with that OF the bullock
taking It's blood into the Most Holy
and sprlnkling the Mercy Seat for al
the other eleven tribes OF Israel. The
/ Priest does not come out OF the HOLES
70 bless them, as OF yore, aud to tel
them that their sins are forgiven
through the merit of the saerihcia
blood. No. After waiting the entire
day. aud knowing that they have NJ
Qeviticus XVII. When he ascended upoI
Priest. no Advocate. no Intercessor, ne
Sin hearer, at the close OF their Atone
ment Day they endeavor TO be eheerfu
and happy aud TO suppose their stint
forgiven; or. rather, they endeavor e
forget all about the matter In woridli
ness.
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