The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-11-08

to those principles which we allow and
acknowledge and proclaim as the Gold
en- Rule to others Alas for the hypo-
critics who proclaim the way Of the
Lord to others, yet ignore that way in
their own dealings. We have every rea-
son to believe that honesty is one of the
qualities which our God most highly
appreciates in his creatures; hence we
may be sure that hypocrisy is one
OF the most abominable qualities In
his sight. Hearken to the words Of the
Great Teacher. "Woe unto you, scribes
and Pharisees. hypocritesl ." for ye
lade men with burdens grievous to be
borne, and ye yourselves touch not the
burdens with one of your fingers
Nuke H, 44-46.
Let all who have named the name
Of Christ; all who in any sense of the
word profess to be Gods people, put
far from them the hypocrisies which
appear so abominable in others. Let us
be honest. Let us practice even more
than we ever preached. Let all who
belong to the Lord be indeed burning
and shining lights in the world-exam-
pies of justice and Righteousness In
their homes, in their neighborhoods, In
the workshop and In the markets. Let
us not only proclaim and assist In
making straight before our feet the
pathway Of our God. but let us con-
form our words and deeds and thoughts
thereto. The general result Of the
uncovering Of the hidden things Of
darkness, and the bringing of them
to light, and the proclamation Of the
straight way of the Lord. will have a
great effect, and that effect is declared
by the Prophet. 1t will mean a Revo-
lution-in symbolical language, an
earthquake. Note the picture given:
EVERY valley shall be exalted, and
every mountain and hill shall be made
low; and the crooked shall be made
straight, and the rough places smooth"
Not In one instant will all this mighty
transformation of society be accom-
plished- Not at once will all the de-
graded members Of the human family
be brought to the general standard or
level. Not at once will the mountains
and hills 0he kingdoms and prince
doms Of the WORLD be brought down
to the common level Not at once will
thus a general equalization of society
be effected. But 1t toiH be effected.
1.-THE mouth Of the Lord hath spoken
It."
1.-THE dwelling process already is be-
gun. In Germany, for instance, one
fourth of the Reichstag is composed
Of Socialists. Notwithstanding the fact
that the wealthy have several votes
to the poor mans one. Already we
see the great mountain Tor nation) Of
Russia yielding to the demands of the
people and granting them a measure
Of civil rights There we see a practi-
cal illustration of the lifting up of the
valleys and the bringing low Of the
In Great Britain we see
another wonderful illustration Of this
principle; for here. more than in any
other Kingdom Of Europe. perhaps,
the distance between the mountain
tops Of autocracy and the depths Of
social degradation. have been lessened,
so that in Great Britain. the change de-
manded by the new Kingdom, Mes
siah's Kingdom. will be less than in
many other countries Here it has
come gradually.
The Glory of the Lord Revealed.
A well-known American authoress
Henry Ward Beecher's Sister once
wrote some words which seem pro-
phetic:-
IT can see his coming judgments as they
circle all the earth.
The signs and groanings promised, to
precede a second birth;
read hts righteous sentence, in the
crumbling thrones of earth
Our King is marching on
'' The Gentle Times are closing, for their
kings have had their day;
And with them sin and sorrow, will 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 judgment-seat.
OIL be swift, my SOUL to welcome him; be
jubilant. my feet
Our King is marching on"
The exposure of the frailties of poor
the shams of society and
of religion and of business and poll
tics. all are constituting a great black
against which the glories
Of the Lord are being revealed in strik-
ing contrast, as the critics of the world
hew to the line and lay
bare the cankers in politics and pollu-
Of this primarily will be the arousing
Of the masses against the classes of
privilege. Their human idols and
ideals will crumble Their confidence
In men will melt They will give vent
to what they will esteem to be right
eous indignation. And so doing they
will forget that the masses are equally
as unrighteous, unjust. as the more ia
vored classes. in proportion to their op-
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
respasses-who thus manifest a spirit
Of love and sympathy-need expect to
have mercy, consideration, shown
them by the new King. He will sure
" punish injustice and unrighteous-
ness Of word and deed and thought in
the poor as In the rich. In the ignorant
as In the learned. In the outwardly
religious as In the Outwardly profane.
The message Of the hour to Christian,
Jew and Gentle Is what 1t was eight
zen centuries ago. Repent We, 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
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
IF Good Tidings Of Great Joy which