The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-03-24

like fullerS' soap; and he shall sit as
a refiner and purifier Of silver; and
he shall purify the sons Of Levi. and
purge them as gold and silver that
they may offer unto the Lord accept
able sacrifices" O1alachi iii 2, b.
Both Houses of Israel.
Natural and Spiritual Israel are con-
| trasted. The Lord through the Proph-
ct foretold that Messiah would be
''for a stone of stumbling and for a
| rock of offence to both the houses Of
| Israep'-to Natural Israel and to Spir-
| itual Israel. We have seen how the
| first house stumbled on that Palm Sun.
day-celebrated today. They stumbled
| because they knet0 not the time of
their visitation'-they did not know
| that the time had come for the estab-
lishment of the Kingdom; hence they
were not alert to their privileges and
| failed to be in the proper condition of
| heart to receive the blessings. Or, we
might state the matter reversely and
| say that those who did not know and
| did not accept Messiah, were those
whose hearts were not in the right con-
dition, else they would not have been
! left in darkness q Thessalonians V, A..
Many things indicate to us, now,
that we are living in a time CORE
! spending to that Palm Sunday Many
| things imply that Christendom is now
| undergoing its great test aud that only
| the fully conSecrated of heart and life
! will be accepted of the Lord as his
| Jewels and be granted a share with
| Christ in his Kingdom. Many things
| imply that we are now in the time
when the true people of God are be-
| ing divided into two classes. as pic
tured for Us by our Lord in the para
bic Of the Wise and the Foolish Vir-
| gins. As only the Wise Virgins were
prepared to enter into the marriage. so
only the consecrated ones, the polished
| jewels Of the Lord. will he accepted as
fit for the Kingdom ard be granted a
share in the glorious resurrection
| change which win precede the great
| time of trouble, in which the Foolish
Virgin class, although not of the
world, will participate with the world.
True, that great time Of trouble will
usher in the glorious Millennial dis
pensation, in which the Church in
glory with the Great Redeemer will
pour out upon all mankind the won
derful restitution blessings which God
has promised by the mouth Of all the
holy prophets (Acts iii, 1928. True,
the Foolish Virgins may subsequently
get the oil and subsequently have
glorious future, but they will lose the
choice place of Divine favor and bless
ing. They cannot he of the Bride"
class, but will receive their blessing
under the figure of the virgins her
companions that follow her" psalm
xiv, IA.
1t is in order for all of Gods people
who now get awake from the SUM
Der Of worldliness which has long
stupetied them, to join hearts and
voices in great shout-the shout that
the Kingdom is at hand, The she 49,
of HoSanna to the Son of David! A
that the time is at hand for the t,
fillment Of the passage, Gather to-
gether my saints unto me, saith the
Lord those who have made a cove
nant with me by sacrifice. They shall
be mine, saith the Lord, in that day
when | come to make up my jewels"
| Individually (Malachi iii, 10.
See That We Refuse Not Him"
As the Jewish nation was not ready
TO receive Jesus as its King, on that
first Palm Sunday, neither is Chisten-
dom now ready to receive him at his
second advent. AS it was, only the
"IsraeIites indeed" in whom was no
guile, that then knew the voice of the
Shepherd, SO it will be here an indi-
vidual matter The Laodicean period
Of the Churchs history is upon us
Revelation iii, 10. The NOminalism
Of our day is fully portrayed by our
Lords words. Christendom boasts
that she is rich and increased in goods
and has need of nothing; and knows
Not that she is poor and miserable
and blind and naked. The Lord now
stands at the door and knocks. He
offers himself to the "Israelites in
deed Ours is Palm Sunday in the
highest SENSE OF all. HOW are we re-
ceiving the great blessings which be-
token the pQr0uSiu of the Master? Do
We hear his knock? Have we opened
our hearts? Are we searching his
Word and listening for his voice and
seeking to know and to do his will in
all things? To all such very shortly,
we believe, will come the greater and
fuller PentecOstal beSsing:-the resur-
rection change" from the glory of
character merely to the glory of person
as well, when we shall see our Redeem
er as he IS, and share his glory. AS st.
Paul says, See that We reject not him
that speaketh from heaven" Greater
light. greater privilege, greater blessing
everyway are ours than were those
enjoyed by the Jews at our Lords
first advent. These privileges and
blessings are our tests. Let US be
faithful. Let MS present our bodies
living sacrifices and with renewed zeal
seek to glorify our Lord in our bodies
and our spirits. which are his q Corin-
thians ri. 2Ol.
Those who have the eyes to see and
the ears to appreciate the voice now
speaking from heaven should be alert
to hail him Lord of alto accept him