The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-02-18

ever OttCr the ORDER or MCItNlHcdck -
II priest upon his throne During the
Millcnnnl Age that glorious Priest.
Head and Members, viii bless and up
lift, rule and judge, the world of man
kind, with Il view to recovering ~
many Ms possible. us many rs VIII
obey him, from the ruin of sim aud
death During the thousand years of
the Mclch2cdck reign MI the families
of the earth will be blessed with OPP
portunitcs OF return to human pcrtcr-
tion and to earthly Paradise The
willing and ohcdicnt will he destroyed
In the Second Death. At the close OF
the Millennium, Christ's Mcdiatorial
Kingdom will terminate.
AS the lcvitcs were much more nu-
merous than their brethren, the priests.
so there Is another class In the Church
corresponding styled n great com
pany, whose number no man know
eth" in that they were not specially
prcdcstinatcd These less earnest, less
Jealous than the faithful little flock"
will reach plane of glory through
tribulaton also, but with less joy.
These, we are told, will be with the
Bride as her companions. As Levitcs
they will serve God In his temple, but
not be members of the temple class,
the Priesthood. These will have palm
branches ana be before the Throne,
while the Royal Priesthood will have
crowns and be in the throne as mem
bers of the Body of Christ.
The Church MiIitant's Surrender.
All the soldiers of the cross, ex-
periencing ightlngs without and with
In against the powers of sin and dark
ness and their own weaknesses. surely
long for the time of their change" in
the First Resurrection" They long
for the time when this mortal shall
put on immortality; when this cor
ruptiblc shall have put on incOrrup-
tion when we shall be like our Re-
deemer and see him as he Ia and share
his glory. Gladly, therefore, do all
OF Gods consecrated people wait for
the blessed change promised at our
Lords Second Coming, when that
which Is sown In weakness shall be
raised in power: when that which Is
sown in dishonor shall be raised II
glory; when that which Is sown an
animal body shall be raised spiritual
body q Corinthians XIV, 42-44, rs,
54). Surely such, having prayed, THY
Kingdom come; thy will be done on
earth as 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
a..
have the frst-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 FIRST Resurrection change.
This will he our glad surrender to the
Church Triumphant, when we shall
hear the Masters voice saying, well
done, good and faithful servants; enter
ye into the joys of your Lord. You
have been faithful over n few things,
| will make you ruler over many
thing" participants in the Millennial
Kingdom glory and it's dominion Of
earth for the uplifting of mankind
q Corinthians vi, 2; Revelation ii. 2G).
SH'SH " CdcI dt'oI-NNTllCnI
l ask you, my hearers. and Indirect
ly l ask the millions of my larger con-
gregation whom | address weekly
through the public prints,-What adj
vantage will accrue to the Church Mil
liant through the on-coming Fedora
ton? ! reply that great advantage
will come to the sanity few, not in the
manner expected but along the lines
of the Divine 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 Indicated
"a Hypocrites: (2j Moralists: 81 Fol-
lowers afar off: "a Saints.
But In the Federation the MOraiists
and Higher Critics will 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 a
moment, but the results will be disas-
trous.
The sanity few. guided by Gods
Word and holy Spirit, will awaken to
the true situation and become separat.
ed from the nominal mass. Their mis-
guided hopes as respects the bringing
about Of spiritual Kingdom on earth
will be thoroughly shattered, and more
than ever, they will look to the Lord
as the source of help and wait for his
Kingdom to come through the Re.
deemer'S advent and the Resurrection
Change"
In word, Gods sanity people ne,
no outward Federation, even as IT,
need no crCda fences so far as these
are concerned, the sooner all barriers
between them are Ieapcd and they
come together as members Of one
body. joined to the one Heavenly Head
and Lord, the better. Let Churchiani.
~ produce its Federation aud see it's
folly and failure. as outlined in our
text. But let the saints OF God draw
near to him and TO each other in a
spiritual Union and realize to the full
the meaning OF the Apostles words.
zone faith: one Lord; one baptism