The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-11-03

no tnat IN Great Brltu1n. me rnanSe DE-
manded by the new Kingdom. Mes
Eiah's Kingdom. will be less than in
many other countries. Here ii has
come gradually.
The Glory Of the Lord Revealed.
A well-known American authoress
tHenry Ward Beecber's Sister, once
wrote some words which seem pro-
phetic:-
! II can see his coming Judgments as they
circle all the earth,
| The signs and groanings promised. to
precede a second birth;
! read his righteous sentence, In the
crumbling thrones Of earth
Our King is marching on
"'rhe Gentle Times are closing for their
kings have had their day;
And with them sin and sorrow, win for
| ever pass away;
For the tribe of Judah's Lion, now comes
| to hold the sway
Our King is marching on.
1.-THE seventh trump is sounding. and our
King knows no defeat.
He will sift out the hearts Of men before
| his tudgment-seat
| o! be swift, my SOUL to welcome him; be
jubilant, my feet
Our King is marching on"
Tie exposure OF the frailties of poor
humanity--of the shams Of society and
of religion and of business and poll
tics. all are constituting a great black
background. against which the glories
/ of the Lord are being revealed in strik-
ing contrast, as the critics of the world
mercilessly hew TO the line and lay
bare the cankers in politics and pollu.
tons Of our social system. The effect
of this primarily will be the arousinR
Of the masses against the classes OF
privilege. Their human idols and
ideals will clumble. Their confidence
in men will melt They will give vent
to what they will esteem to be a right
eous Indignation. And so doing they,
will forget that the masses are equally
as unrighteOus, unjust as the more fa-
vored classes, in proportion to their OPP
portunities. Wherein they judge 9TH
ers they should also condemn them
selves, and the result should be that
mercy which the Lord enjoins.
Only those who forgive others their
trespasses-who thus manifest a spirit
have mercy. consideration, shown
them by the new King. He win sure
ly punish injustice and unrighteous-
ness of word and deed and thought in
the poor as in the rich. in the ignoranh
as in the learned. in the outwardiy
religious as in the outwardly profahe.
The message of the hour to Christia a.
Jew and Gentle is what it was eight
cen centuries ago. Repent ye for the
Kingdom of heaven is at hand" Re-
pent and reform respecting public in
justices, no matter of how long stand
ing, no matter by whom practised and
approved Repent of and reform from
and disown the rank errors to be
found in SO many Church creeds dis
honoring to our Creator. Let us be
honest in our professions Of faith. Re-
pent as respects wrong practises
which have crept into our Churches,
quite out of harmony with the teach
ings of Jesus and the Apostles.
Let us return TO the simplicity OF
the early Church. Let us repent of
the God-dishonoring statements we
have put forth in the name of God
/, and religion and the Bible. by which
we palmed off bad tidings of great
, misery. as instead of the true Gospel
: of Good TidLngs of GrS2t Joy which
shah he unto all people. Let US re-
: pent Of and abandon the falsehoods
J and misrepresentation so common in
! business life-the suhserviency of the
. Truth to money. Let rs repent Of and
. put away the dishonesties of the Stock
Exchange. through which the weak
and ignorant financial lambs are de-
, ceived and impoverished. Let us re-
pent of the iniQutes which abound in
nearly every home. even those here
Christ is claimed to be the Head-h-
; justices of husbands toward wives and
, of wives toward husbands. the strong.
, minded toward the weaker minded
failing 10 observe the Golden Rule.
Let us repent Of the injustices prac-
tised by parents upon children. In VIC
lation of the same Golden Rule. Let
US repent of the dishonor and disobe-
dience to parents practised by many
. children. Let us repent Of the sc fish
ambitions of our own hearts and let
us pray earnestly to the Lord. Create
within me clean heart o Lord. and
renew right spirit within me-"
Cleanse thou me from secret faults.
keep back thy servant also from pre-
sumptuous sins psalm Ii. 10; xix. ~.
13l.
The Time Is at Hand.
True. these and similar exhortatiOns
have been made by the Lords people
from time immemorial. And yet The
/, present proclamation is different from
all others in that it prOclaims, The
time is at hand" THE Kingdom OF
Heaven is at handr' Not an earthly
kingdom with an earthly king; not a
papa kingdom exhOrting the world TO
righteousness in the name of the siordt
Not Protestant ecclesiastical empire
exhorting TO godliness, But the real
Kingdom of Gods dear Son so LMG
promised, so long prayed for. Is at
hand. IL will be Spiritual Empire.
replacing and displacing Satan's eIn-
pire in the world and using as It's
earthly agency Israel restored To Dr.
vine favor. Men will not say, Lo. here.
or. 10. there, but, Behold. the Kingdom
OF God will be In the midst of man
kind-everywhcre present, empowered