Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-02-09

ing the name Of Christ hypocritically.
merely as garment to deceive, that
they may the better gain their ends.
Thus we find the nominal Church to
consist off,
o. Hypocrites; CO Moralists; 81 In
differents; a. Seekers after goodness;
o. The true Church, 1.-The sanctified in
Christ Jesus" q Corinthians. i, D.
members of the Body of Christi
prospective members of the Church
Triumphant.
Fishtings Without and Within.
Every member Of 1.-THE Church OF the
tirst-born" was called Ito suffer with
Christ" that he may be also later gSori-
fed with him i'm the Millennial King
dom. Only those who will stand the
test of faithfulness under sufferings.
trials, crosses. self-sacrifces, have the
promise of sharing with Christ the
glories of the Church Triumphant.
IF we be dead with him, we shall
also live with him; if we suffer with
him, we shall also reign with him; if
we deny him. he also will deny u.s.
OIL Timothy ii. II, 12). 20
But why should the Church fight?
Is she not commended to live peace
ably with all? Are not Christians ex-
horted to war not with carnal weapons
and to be smitten on both cheeks.
rather than to return evil for evil?
Where. then. comes in the fight? Who
Sur
sail a non-resistant.
We reply that the facts do not bear
out that suggestion. Our Lord and his
apostles were peaceable and non-re-
sistant, Obedieat to kings and laws.
and yet they suffered violent deaths,
as we'll as stripes and Imprisonment.
They had their names cast out as evil.
And those who prosecuted and ma
ligned them verify thought that they
did God service. All who follow il
the Lords footsteps must expect SINH
lar treatment, because, as Jesus said.
1.-THE servant is not greater than his
Lord" Marvel not, if the world hate
you, We know that it hated me before
it hated you. If We were of the world.
the world would love his own; but be-
cause ye are not of the world, but
have chosen you out of the world
therefore the world hateth YOU Gohn
xviii, Is, 19). The Master said, THE
darkness hateth the light" which ex-
plains why the chief reIiGonists of
his time, being of wrong condition Of
heart, instigated his crucifiXion. They
were of the darkness, living outwardly
holy, while in heart they were far
from consecrated to God. The very
holding up of the torch of Truth was
painful to them, reproved them and
excited their animosity. Human ma
! ture is the same today. Notwithstand-
| ing the fact that heretic-roasting has
become unpopular and intolerable to
the world, there are methods of pri-
vately and symbolically roasting,
slashing. wounding and killing prac-
! tised by those estranged from God,
though sometimes highly esteemed of
men and wearing vestments only
slightly less glorious than those worn
by Caiaphas and Plate.
VINO ScourSeth Every Son."
The Scriptures explain that there il
a tvo-fold reason why Jesus and al
Of his followers are required to suffer
! for righteousness sake.
| o. 1t is requisite to their own char
acknowledgements that they should no
only profess absolute loyalty to Goo
and to Truth, but that this loyalty
should be put to the test. Thus We
read Of our Lord that though holy
harmless, undefiled," he was proved
perfect in his loyalty by the thing:
which he endured-by his obedience
even unto death. even the ignominiou!
death of the cross. The same princi
pie, the Scriptures assure us. operate!
in connection with all whom God il
now calling to be Emmanuels associ
ates in the Millennial Kingdom. The,
must suffer with him if they woult
reign with him. They must walk il
his steps Galatians V, IL; vi, u; 1
ThessAonians i, 5; II Timothy i, IL
ii, 9, II; iii, ~.
~ These experiences are designe
of God to qualify us to be judges Q
the world during the Millennial Age
that the Christ, Head and Body, ma
BE merciful and faithful towards tn
people of earth. Likewise it is prope
that the world should know that il
Judges have thus been tempted az
tried, and are able to sympathiZe wit
Them in their weaknesses and in the
,ndeavors for righteousness-an MOI
willing to help them up. up. up to hi
: man perfection than to consign the
10 the Second Death.
: Although this conflict has lasted fl
:. more than eighteen centuries it ht
: not been long for any single indivi
: dal With the Master himself the tri
period was only three and ha
, | years. On the whole, as compare
n with eternity, the entire Gospel Age
o Sacrifice, as the Master said, is b
% "a little WHILE And as for the q
. hictiOnS and testingS themselves,