The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-02-03


arms and invited them to come and
share in his riches and power.
Ali my brethren. like Judas we
have sold Jesus, not for thirty pieces
of silver. but for the qualification OF
some base passion. Nay, we have
cruciiied Him by our infidelity He
not only forgives MS, but lie invites
MS to His Kingdom in Heaven. to
share those blessings of which He is
the dispenser. II 90 TO prepare a
place for Won, that where am you
also may he"
What dignity can be compared to
this? You will hear persons boast
ing of their ancestry They will glory
In the descendants OF kings and en-
perors and illustrlous men. But how
much moro honorable for you to
claim as your kindred and brethren
the patriarchs and prophets. the apos-
ties and martyrs. the confessors and
virgins of the church! How much
more glorious for you to have, with
the saints. one mother--the church;
the same brother-Jesus Christ; to
have with them one Lord one faith.
one baptism, one God and Father Of
all,
To sum up: in being worthy Chris
tians you become children of God.
brothers of Christ, temples of the
Holy Ghost. Our Lord is your Ad-
vocate in Heaven. lie is the Herald
that will usher into His kingdom. and
you claim as your spiritual kindred
those illustrious mon and women who
nave reflected honor on our common
humanity.
May / not say to YOU. not in the
language Of eSagGerati0n but in the
inspired words OF the APOSTLE you
are n chosen people, Il royal priest
mood. You are chosen generation,
chosen from thousands of others who
know not God. For. He hath not
done alike 70 other nations, and hath
not manifested His mercies to them
as He has to YOU. "a holy nation"
for what people or nation is like to
ours, that hath it's God so nigh unto
them as our God is nigh unto us? "A
purchased people" purchased not
with corruptible gold and silver, but
with the precious blood of Jesus
Christ. "A royal priesthood. He
calls you kings because you are the
sons of God the King of Kings, and
the Lord of Lords. though you are
outside the sanctuary. and not clothed
in sacred robes. He calls you priests
because you are concentrated in your
baptism that YOU might offer up on
the altar OF your hearts and in the
sanctuary of your homes the spiritual
victims of praise and Thanksgiving
and suDplication to your God
] said You are children of God
and heirs TO His kingdom. Where
fEnra ic CO
and so grand 4 prospective inheri-
tance, there must be a corresponding
obligation. But how often does It
happen thGt son. after having been
appointed by his father the heir of
his estates. has forfeited his inheri-
talce by his ingratitude and disco
lutte life! Children of God, be care
full not to lose your heavenly in
heritance by dishonoring your Lord
Royal children of ROYAL Father. let
your brow be encircled by the halo
of royal virtues. "If I am YOUR Fa-
ther, where is My honor: if | am
yonr Master. where Is My fear"
If is customary for students who
have been attending colleges and
academies to return home during the
summer vacation or during the
ChristmHs or Easter holidays. when
they will recount to their father their
trials and triumphs in the field Of
literature. and express to him their
gratitude for the education they re-
ceive. They will gladly listen to his
counsel. and will sit once more with
iov AZ The family table.
We I'll nre. or we ought 10 be. pu-
rlla OF Christ. preparing ourselves
during this life of probation 10 re-
ceive a diploma of sanctity which will
admit us to the Kingdom of Heaven.
Our Heavenly Father invites us 20.
return 30 His house at certain times.
particularly on the Lords day, that
we nav lay before Him our trials.
temptations and Affections. that we
may again listen to His voice and re-
criye His paternal counsel, and par
take OF tho heavenly banquet He had
prepared for us, and above all. that
"" might express our gratitude to
Him for the signal blessings He has
bestowed uDon us. Hasten hither on
Sundays with as much eagerness as
children return to the paternal roof.
! said you were brothers and sisters
OF Jesus Christ. Never dshonor your
elder Brother. Never consent TO any
deed or thought of which He would
be ashamed, Our Lord gives us the
test of true brotherhood: He that
doath the will of MY Father who is
in re2yen, he is My brother and sis
ter"