Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-04-16

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stenographer. and by u representative
of this Journal, sailed from New York
April 9Th for Jerusalem-via Paris.
Berne, Naples, Alexandria. Cairo and
the Pyramids, Jaffa. to Jerusalem and
vicinity. His return will be via Rome,
Vienna, Warsaw, Berlin, Elberfeld and
London. Meetings have been arrang
ed for enroute. His longest stay viii
be in Great Britain. where about TWEEN
ty appointments in the principal cities
await him. He will be speaking prac-
tically every day. His Sunday dis
courses VIII be specially reported in
these columns. Special interest Wild
center in the discourses at Jerusalem
and Rome. The many readers of his
will follow the Pastor In his
Journey with great interest. He is
scheduled to be back in Brooklyn June
9th, when his topic will be "Jerusa-
lem" In anticipation of a large audi
ence on that occasion Brooklyn's lar.
gest Auditorium, the Academy of Mu-
sic, has been secured. His
GoW TtdCn STA mllllOu idIlilttS htthis
and assuredly many of these wish him
G~od-speed.
On the Atlantic April Tenth.
/ have chosen for my text a sea
topic, a symbolical prophecy which, |
believe, is rapidly nearing fulfllment.
All Bible students recognize the fac
that many of the Psalms are Mes
sianic: that is to say. they apply To
the time of the Inauguration of Mes
siah's MilIennial Kingdom. Some Of
them detail the peace and joy and
blessings which will then prevail
amongst men, when the great l~eveling
processes {; that time will raise all
the worthy poor and degraded and
will humble all the proud. establishing
Society under such new conditions that
the new oroer of things is ~symbollcal
ly styled in the Scriptures "a new
heavens and a new earth, wherein
dwelleth righteousness III Peter iii.
49,. Others Of the Psalms describe in
highly fgurative terms the work of
the Millennial Age. For instance. We
read:
SlIu my ShOlu uDOu tuN lnlSHs "
most Mighty. with thy glory inc thy
majesty. And in thy majesty ride pros
perously, because of truth and meek
ness and righteousness; and thy right
hand shall teach thee terrible things.
Thine arrows are sharp in the heart
Of the Kings enemies; whereby the
people fall under thee" psalm xiv,
80. Here the great Redeemer is pic.
tured as the glorious conquering King
Of the Millennlal Age, and his victory
: over every opposing influence is EN-
phasized-"Unto him every knee shall
bow and every tongue confess isaiah
xiv, 23). His right hand that will
teach terrible things is the symbol of
the Divine power which will be eXer-
cised at the Inauguration of the King
dom. The sharp arrows which will
pierce the enemies to the heart and
cause them symbolically to fall before
him slain represent his messages of
Truth and Grace which then will col
quer as they do not now, except in the
hearts Of the few. y sample of those
now slain after this name by the
Word Of Truth is furnished US In the
account of st. Peters sermon on the
Day of PentecOst. He preached the
Truth plainly, thrusting in the Sword
Of the Spirit up to the hilt. He told
his hearers how they and their rulers
had crucided the Prince of Life. They
were "cut TO the heart" and it was
the greatest blessing that could have
possibly come to them acts ii, 23).
Similarly during the Millennium, the
arrows" of Truth will smite down all
opposition; and mankind, cut TO the
heart with proper appreciation Of their
own sinfulness and Gods mercy, will
fan before the great King, accepting
mercy upon his gracious ~terms-full
surrender.
The Day Of Trouble Pictured.
The Psalm of which our text is a
part is one Of the Messianic Psalms.
PropheticaLy and symbolically it tells
about the trouble incident to the passing
away Of the present order Of sin and
selfshness and the Inauguration Of the
new order of righteousness and love
under the great Mediatorial Kingdom
OF Christ. Whether the events which
the Scriptures predict shall come in
day or not, we hold that they viii
come and be In full compartment with
these prophetic pictures. They were
surely written for our instruction QI
Timothy iii, 1GJ. And as Bible stu
dents we do well TO take need to ev-
cry item of the Divine revelation, that
thus we may keep ourselves in touch
with the Infinite One and in sympathy
with all the features OF his great and
wonderful Program. Let us note tho
particulars Of the Psalm in detail.
The Hefune Of His Saints.