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tue type. w JeSNN SlbIlhtu' INV dus'
typical Hi%h Priest. ard his faithful
footstep followers the anttypical ur-
der-prieSthccd -uthprv i,p lS "ErGe.'
| Together these are styled Il Royal
Priesthood or KINGDOM of Priests
ST. Paul tells us that Mel, hlGCdek. who
was II priest upon his throne. merely
typined the Church triumphant Heu
arr BCdy-The Christ. "A priest for
ever after the order of Melch.eiek"
priest upon his throne. During th'
Millennlll Age that glorious Priest.
Head and Members. VIII bless AID W.
lit rule and judge. the world Of man
! kind. with II view to recovering as
many as possible. as many as will
obey him. from the ruin Of Sin-Hnd
death. During the thousand years of
the Melchzedek re.gn all the families
of the earth will be blessed with OPP
pGrtunteS Of return 20 human perfe"-
ton and to earthly Paradise. The
willing aud Obedient will be destroyed
In the Second Death. At the close of
the Millennium. Christ's MediatOrial
Kingdom will terminate.
mcr0uS than their brethren, the priests.
so there Is another class In the Church
corresponding styled IA great COM
Dany, whose number no man know
eth" In TINT they were not specially
prcGestinNtcd. These less earnest, less
zellous than the faithful little nock.'
viii reach plane Of glury through
tribulltiun also. but with less joy.
These. we are told, viii be with the
Bride as her companions. As Lcvites
they will serve GCd In his temple but
net be members of the temple class,
the Priesthood. These will have palm
branches and be before the Throne.
while the Royal Prizes hood will have
crowns ard be in the throne as mem
bers of the Budy of Chrl
The Church Militant's Surrender.
All the soldiers Of the cross. eX-
pcriencng fghtings without and with
in against the powers of sin and dark
ness and their own weaknesses. surely
long fer the time of their "Chnnge" in
the First Resurrection" They long
for the time when this mortal shall
put ON Immortality; when this cor
ruptibc shall have put ON incorrup-
ton; when we shall l. like our Re-
Lccmer and see him as he Is and share
his glory. Gladly. therefore. do all
If Gods consc,rated people wait for
the blessed change promised at our
Lords Second Coming. when that
which is sOwn in weakness shall he
raised in power; when that which Is
Sown in dishOnOr shall be raised in
glUry when that which is sown I'm
animal body shall be raised spiritual
body q Corinthians XIV. 42-I4. -
Jh. Surely SUE h, having prayed. 'Thy
Kingdom come; thy will be done on
earth MS In heaven" are waiting for
the King and Gods time for eStab-
fishing his Kingdom for the blessing
OF the world No wonder the Apostle
wrote of these. yourselves also, which
have the lirst-fruits of the Spirit. even
we ourselves groan within ourselves
waiting for the adoption, TO wit. the
redemption of our Body"-the Body of
Christ, the Church. through the power
Of the "I'irSt Resurrection" change
This will be our glad surrender to the
Church Triumphant. when we shall
hear the Masters voice saying. "Well
done, good ana faithful servants; enter
We into the joys of your Lord. You
have been faithful over few things.
| will make you ruler ever many
things participants In the Millenninl
Kingdom glory and It's dominion of
earth for the uplifting of mankind
Il Corinthians vi, .: Revelation II. POI.
Union or Federation-Which?
ask you. my hearers. and Indirect
ly | ask the millions OF my larger con.
gregatlon whom address weekly
through the public prints.-What ad.
vantage will accrue to the Church Mil
liant through the on-comlng Fedora
ton? | reply that great advantage
Will come to the sanity few, not In the
manner expected but along the lines
of the Dlvln q promise that "All things
shall work together for good to them
that love God-to the called according
to his purpose" The Church Fedora
ton, which the Scriptures distinctly
show us will be effected. will include
the various classes already indlcated:-
! QD IIypocrites; (2) MoralIsts; 3l Fol.
lowers afar off; (b Saints.
But In the Federation the Moraists
and Higher Critics viii be dominant
forces The sanity will less than ever
be in evidence and appreciated. The
outward and apparent success of the
Federation will seem wonderful for n
moment, but the results will be dlsas-
| trous.
The sanity few. guided by Gods
Word ana holy Spirit, win awaken to
the true situation and become separat.
cd from the nominal mass. Their mis-
guided hopes as respects the bringing
about of spiritual Kingdom on earth
will he thoroughly shattered. and more
than ever, they will look to the Lord
as the source Of help ana wait for his
Kingdom to come through the Re.
deemer's advent and the Resurrection
! change"
In word, Gods sanity pcoDle need