River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-10-06

'm i,t0 the joy oftAe Lord"
heaven; but before departing he de-
livered unto his servants certain
blessings, privileges, opportunities
ITO each according to his several
abilities" The beginning of this
parable was in the days of the
Apostles when Jesus assembled up
on high and at Pentecost shed forth
in the Fathers name the holy
spirit, communicating a blessing
upon each one of his followers, as
represented in the talents and op-
portunities of each follower. All
through this Gospel Age these ser.
wants have been making more or
less use of their privileges and more
or less wisely exercising themselves
to serve the Master. Some traded
with their talents, or used them in
preaching, teaching, etc. And 9TH
ers hid them in the earth, perhaps
under cares and responsibilities.
After long time the Lord of these
servants cometh and reckoneth with
them. This long time is the Cos
pei Age, and the presence of the
King in the end of the Age to hear
the report of his servants and TO re-
ward them represents the presence
of Messiah and his testing, sitting
work in his Church. We should dis
tinctly note that til is testing and
proving is not of the world, for
Christ never recognized any as his
servants, except the consecrated.
Many Christian people believe that
we are now in the time when the
servants of the Lord are rendering
up their accounts, and when he is
SAYING to some, well done, good
and faithful servants, enter thou in
to the JOY of thy Lord" and when
he is saying to the others, Thou
wicked and slothful servant y
take We away, therefore, the talent
from him, and give it unto him that
hath the ten talents" All of this
testing and rewarding of the serv-
ants of Christ is manifestly prior to
any outward manifestation of the
King in his glory, because the
worthy ones are to share with the
Master in his glorious manifesto
ton and this testing must demon
strate the worthy ones. in advance
of the revelation in glory.
The one who had received five
talents and! used them wisely,
energetically, faithfully, Loyalty,
doubled them and was invited
to share in the Masters joy and
glory. His reward would be to sit
as ruler of many. In other words,
the service of the present life is but
an insignificant one in comparison
to the glorious service which awaits
the Lords faithful people in the
future-when they shall sit with
Messiah in his Throne and, as kings
and priests bless and instruct and
uplift and control Israe and all the
nations of the world. The approval
of the one who was given two tai
ents and who was eq tally faithful,
was in equally kind and benevolent
terms. He also was good and
faithful servant over few things;
he also would be set as ruler over
many things; he also might enter
into the joy of his Lord. The serv-
ant who failed 10 use his talents
was branded as wicked and sloth-
full. He knew in advance that the
talent was given him for use and
because he had protested to be
faithful servant. His failure to use
the talent proved him disloyal, un-
faithful. He lost the talent. 1t is
not for us to say that the Lord will
have no blessing for that unfaithful
servant. He was a servant all the
time. He respected the talent. He
did not lose it. But he did not use
it properly. He seems to represent
a very similar class to the one de-
scribed in our study of week ago
as to the foolish virgins. This class
will fail to get into the glories of
the Kingdom, but will surely get in
to the time of trouble and its outer
darkness, disappointment and cha