Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-31

received the kindest treatment and an
abundance of fruits of meekness. gentle
ness, 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 sheep
skins and goatskins and dwelt In dens
and caves Of the earth. because not ap-
preciated. They were not treated as
representatives of the owner OF the Vine
yard. Finally the owner sent his Son.
saying, They will reverence my Son"
But these same husbandmen. the relig
ionists of our Lords day. took counsel to
kill him and to seize his inheritance.
They somehow got the impression that
they could lord 1t over Gods heritage
and that anybody reproving them or
showing up their hypocrisies or liberating
the people from subservience to them.
whoever he might be-even the heir
they were at liberty to kill They cruel
fled him.
What may we presume the owner OF
that Vineyard would do. to those wicked
husbandmen who, forgetting the owner
ship of the vineyard, were using 1t as
their own. mistreating his servants and
crucifying his Son? The Great Teacher
put the question to 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 it's fruitage .a
This is just what happened. The
scribes and Pharsees and Doctors of the
Law who were using Gods promises and
blessings and their opportunities .selfishS
and in disregard of the Almighty-these
were dspossessed. Their government
was destroyed and -, Divine, favor and
privileges as Gods moYfhpieces. which
they, once enjoyed, ri were taken from them
and, given to otheHs-to the Apostles and
their associates. dpring, 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
very similar condition of things today
Today also we see some high In official
position as representatives of God and
his Word using their positions to en-
trench themselves. to hold power over
the people. to carry out their own
schemes. These are inclined to speak
harshly, yea, to murder" any who come
amongst them meekly, humhly. In the
name of the Lord. They do not literally
kill them nor shoot them full of ar
rows" but they do behead them in the
sense of ostracsm. And they do shoot
out at them the arrows of bitter words.
ISLANDERS, etc.
What will the Husbandman do with
such servants? The answer is again
that the opportunities which they have en-
joyed will be taken away from them
Thank God that the next step in the pro-
gramme will be that the Kings Son and
all of the misused servants associated
with him will constitute the new king
dom of Gods dear Son. under the whole
heavens" Matters will be no longer en-
trusted to any but the tried. proven.
faithful. .t" - - =.
Jesus. the rejected. as become the
chief cornerstone" of the great Temple
of God, which is the Church. AS the
privilege of being Gods embryotic King
dom was taken from the Jews and given
to Christ and the Church. so presently
his embryotic Kingdom will be taken
from the earth entirely-his faithful Will
be received to the heavenly plane and
power and great glory.
Whoever stumbled over Jesus suffered
loss in the sense of being broken. but
not beyond possibility of repair. But
upon whomsoever this stone (Messiah'
shall fall, it will grind him to powder
in the Second Death.-Matt. 21:A.