Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-04-21


panied by DIR. Jones, who will serve
him as stenographer, and by rep
resentative Of this Journal, sailed
from New York April 9Th for Jeru-
salem-via Paris, Berne, Naples,
Alexandria, Cairo and the Pyramids,
Jaffa, to Jerusalem and vicinity. His
return will be via Rome, Vienna,
Warsaw, Berlin, Elberfeld and Lon
don. Meetings have been arranged
for enroute. His longest stay will
be in Great Britain, where about
twenty appointments in the principal
cities await him. He will be speak
ing practically every day. His Sun
day discourses will be specially re-
ported in these columns. Special
interest will center in the discourses
at jerusalem and Rome. The many
readers of his sermons will follow
the pastor in his journey with great
interest. He is scheduled to be back
in Brooklyn June 9Th, when his
topic will be. Jerusalem" In an
ticipation of large audience on that
occasion Brooklyn's largest auditori-
UNI, the Academy of Music, has been
secured. His sermons now reach six
|
ly many of these wish him God-speed.
On the Atlantic April Tenth.
have chosen for my text sea
topic, symbolical prophecy which,
believe, is rapidly nearing fulfill
ment. All Bible students recognize
the fact that many of the Psalms are
Messianic; that is to say, they apply
to the time of the Inauguration of
Messiah's Millennial Kingdom. Some
of them detail the peace and joy and
blessings which will then prevail
amongst men, when the great level
ing processes of that time will raise
all the worthy poor. and degraded
and will humble all the proud, estab-
fishing society under such new con-
.ditions that the new order of things
is symbolically styled in the Scrip
lures "a new heavens and (neW
earth, wherein dwelleth righteous
ness" (II Peter. iii, 13). Others OF
1.-THE Psalms describe in highly flgura-
tive terms the work of the Millen-
NAL Age. For instance, we read:
"Gird thy sword upon thy thigh,
Q most. Mighty, with thy glory and
thy majesty. And in thy majesty
ride prosperously, because of truth
and meekness and righteousness; ana
they right hand shall teach thee ter
rible things. Thine arrows are sharp
in the heart of the Kings enemies;
whereby the people fall under thee"
psalm xiv, 3-5). Here the great
Redeemer is pictured as the glorious
conquering King of the Millennial
Age, and his victory over every op-
posing influence is emphasized
"Unto himN every knee shall bow and
every tonghe confess" (Isaiah xiv,
23). His right hand that will teach
terrible things is the symbol of the
Divine power which will be exer-
cised at the inauguration of the King
dom. The sharp arrows which will
pierce the enemies to the heart and
fore Him slain represent His mes
sages of Truth and Grace which then
will conquer as they do not now, ex-
cept in the hearts of the few. A
sample of those now slain after this
manner by the Word of Truth is
furnished US in the account of St.
Peters sermon on the Day of Pente-
cost. He preached the Truth plain
ly, thrusting in the Sword of the
Spirit" up to the hilt. He told his
hearers how they and their rulers
had crucified the Prince of Life. They
were "cut to the heart" and it was
the greatest blessing that could have
possibly come to them (Acts ii, 23).
Similarly during sthe Millennium, the
'farrows" of Truth will smite down
all opposition; and mankind, cut to
! the heart with proper appreciation of
their own sinfulness and Gods mercy
will fall before the great King, &C
cepting mercy upon His gracious
| terms-full surrender.
The Day Of Trouble Pictured.
The Psalm of which our text is a
part is one of the Messianic Psalms.
Prophetically and symbolically it tells
about the trouble incident to the pass
ing away of the present order of sin
and ,selfishness and the Inauguration
of the new order of Righteousness
and love under the great Mediatorial
Kingdom Of Christ Whether the
events which the Scriptures predict
shall come in our day or not, we
hold that they will come and be in
full compartment with these prophet
ic pictures. They were surely writ
| ISu IOI Jul
iii, 16). And as Bible students we
do well to take heed to every item
of the Divine revelation, that thus
we may keep ourselves in touch with
the Infinite One and in sympathy with
all the features Of His great and won
derful Program. Let us note the
particulars of the Psalm in detail.
The Refuge of His Saints.
"God is our refuge and strength, a
very present help in trouble" psalm
XVI, -. How beautiful! How COM
forting! How Strengthening! Those
who have entered into covenant rela-
tionship with God through Christ,
through faith and conservation, and
who are abiding in love. may feel
serene in any trouble-in every
trouble merely in the final
trouble, with which sin and sorrow
will be brought to an end Not mere
ly when Satan shall be bound will
God be the refuge of His saints, but
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