Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-10
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"Go We ALSO INTO THE VINEYARD"
Matthew 20: l. 16.-August IA.

money has so changed in recent years
that today laborers wage In pro-
portion to other things would be con-
siderable more. The denarius was the
Roman standard Of that time. as the
Ira is the Italian standard. the mark
the German standard. the franc the
French standard, the shilling the
English standard and the dollar the
American standard 1t Is worthy OF
note that in one of the fine old Eng
lish cathedrals the records show that
it's excellent chisel work. superior to
anything of today. cost "A penny
day and bag OF meal for each labor
err" The parable Of our lesson is evil
IDENTIFY intended to teach that God will
labor-that he may in generosity give
more than he has stipulated.
At the close of the day, We read.
those first hired murmured against
their lord. We cannot suppose that
any who would be counted worthy OF
share in the Kingdom would murmur
against the Oliver of all Good. The
rewarding is to be expected at the
close of the harvest day and the MUIR
muring may be expected there also.
The penny" OF reward would thus
seem to be something of the joys.
blessings, honors and privileges OF
Gods people in the present life. at the
close Of this age. Those who MUIR
muir that they do not receive sum-
cheney of honor and distinction and OF
Divine acknowledgement will pc
thereby proving themselves unfit for
the future service beyond the veil.
as members, of the Church in glory.
This would seem to point warming to
those of Gods people who have been
long in the Truth and who have had
great privileges ofsservice. that If they
murmur against the blessings and re-
wards coming to them. it will mean
that they were laboring for the reward
merely and not approaching the privi-
lege of being laborers with Christ ana
with the Father; it would imply that
they had failed to enter into the spirit
of the wonderful privileges granted
them of serving the Lord. the Truth
and the brethren The right spirit
the proper interest in the FatnerS
work and in the brethren should
prompt all to rejoice with every new
laborer and to be glad that all SUCH
should receive of the LORDS faVors'
blessings and enlightenment as fully
as freely, as themselves. Surely any
who have not this spirit have not the
spirit of Christ on this subject.
The general lesson is that God Is so
Just, so generous, so bountiful, in MS
dealings that all those who appreciate
matters from his standpoint will re-
police in the blessings which overnow
upon others. A failure to appreciate
the Lords generosity was one cause or
stumbling to the Jews eighteen CEN
turtles ago-they were offended that
the Gospel message should go out be-
yond them to the Gentiles. Similar
" today some Christian people are
stumbling over the fact that the Word
of God shows that, whereas Divine
blessings are now confined to the
Church, 1.-The elect" the servants and
handmaidens,. of the Gospel Age. yet
the time in6Ar at hand when God
will pour out his spirit upon all fiesh."
and when aI the families of the earth
shall be blessed.
All who hAve the privilege of bear
ing the labor and heat of the day In
the day in the Lords service must be
glad Of the privilege in order to be
worthy of participation in the King
dom. Thus some who seem to be first
in their promptness to respond to the
Lords call for laborers may be
amongst the last to receive special
blessings of grace and Truth and this
may serve as a special test upon them
as respects their loyalty, ana the
motives which actuated them in en-
gaging in the Vineyard work.