Evening journal., 1910-09-03


the results, except a portion which
they might keep for themselves. These
husbandmen were the prominent re-
ligionists, of whom Jesus said. The
scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses
seat All, therefore. whatsoever they
bid you observe, that observe and do"
Matt. 1872, 81 The owner properly
required returns on his property and
sent servants to receive his share OF
the fruitage. But the husbandmen in
stead of giving them what was due
their Master. abused them by beating.
killing and stoning them.
These servants were the prophets Of
old, sent to Israel They should have
received the kindest treatment and an
abundance of fruits of meekness,
patience. etc. but. instead, they were
! treated as intruders by the leaders of
Israel. Some of them were stoned.
some beaten. some murdered, some
sawn asunder. Some wandered about
in sheepskins and goatskins and dwelt
in dens and caves of the earth, be-
cause not appreciated. They were not
treated as representatives of the
owner of the vineyard Finally the
owner sent his Son, saying. They will
reverence my Son" But these same
husbandmen, the religionists Of our
Lords day. took counsel to kill him
and TO seize his inheritance They
somehow got the impression that they
could lord it oyer Gods heritage and
that anybody reproving them or show
ing up their hypocrisies or liberating
the people from subservience to them.
whoever he might he-even the heir
they were at liberty to kill They
crucified him.
What may we presume he owner of
that vineyard would do to those wick
/ ed husbandmen who. forgetting the
! ownership of the vineyard. were
using it ds their own, mistreating his
/ servants and crucifying his Son? The
! Great Teacher put the question 10 his
hearers, and the answer promptly
came that the owner would destroy
those wicked men and let out his
| Vineyard to others who would render
him its fruitage.
This is Just what happened The
scribes and Pharisees and Doctors OF
the Law who were using Gods prom
ises and blessings and their oppor-
tunities selhshly and in disregard OF
the Almighty-these were dispossess-
ed Their government was destroyed
and Divine favor and privileges as
Gods mouthpieces, which they once
enjoyed were taken from them and
given to others-to the Apostles and
their associates. during this Gospel
Age.
However. as fieshly Israel was a
type or picture of nominal Spiritual
Israel, we may not have to look far
to find a very similar condition OF
things to-day To-day also we see
some high in official position as rep.
resentatives of God and his Word
using their positions to entrenct
themselves, to hold power over ths
people, to carry out their owl
schemes. These are inclined to speal
harshly, yea, to murder" any one
who come amongst them meekly. hum
bly in the name of the Lord They
do not literally kill them nor "shoo
them full of arrows" but they dC
behead them in the sense of ostracism
And they do shoot out at them the ar
rows of bitter words, ISLANDERS, etc.
What will the Husbandman do will
such servants2 The answer is agaii
that the opportunities which the,
have enjoyed will be taken away from
them. Thank God that the next stel
IN the program will be that the King
Son and all OF the misused servants
associated with him will consutut'
the new Kingdom Of Gods dear Son
"under the whole heavens" Natter
will be no longer entrusted to an.
but the tried. proven, faithful.
Jesus. the rejected "is become tn
chief corner stone" of the great TEN
/ ple of God which is the church. A
the privilege of being Gods embryo
tic Kingdom was taken from th
Jews and given to Christ and tn
! church, so presently his embryoti
Kingdom will be taken from earth en-
, tireiy-his faithful will be receives
40 the heavenly plane and power an
great glory.
Whoever stumbled over Jesus sui
fered loss in the sense of being brok
en-. but not beyond possibility of re
pair. "But upon whomsoever thi
stone messiah shall fall. it Will grin
! him to powder" in the Second Deatl
Matt 21:44
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