Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-12-05

Age. Consequently none should mis-
understand the visit to heather lands
10 imply any expectation on his part
before this Age will end. That such
would be an impossibiIity is shown by
the government statistics TO the effect
that the numbers of heather have dou.
bled during the past century.
What be does expect is. that as there
are few Of Gods very elect in all
DENOMINATIONS of Christendom. now to
he garnered. SO also there are few
sanity ones amongst the heather who
have accepted Christ-including some
of the missionaries. The harvest
must cover as wide an area as did the
sowing of the Gospel seed. TO some
extent the message of the Kingdom
has been preached amongst all IA
tons. The Bible is the special psocia-
nation of Messiah's Kingdom as the
hope Of the world. and contains the
.'caIl' of the Church to joint -heirsEip
with Ter Lord in that Kingdom which
will bless the world.
The essence of this Kingdom mes
sage. however. has been somewhat
confused by reason of the many false
notions set forth in our numerous false
creeds of the past. In his discourses
In heather lands the Pastor intends to
Law stress upon the Kingdom feature
of the Gospel message. While il will
be his privilege 70 proclaim the King
dom message. he recognizes that only
those who have the ''ear to hear will
be able to appreciate and receive It.
His message is one of the Bible. to
which all Christians may rally. If they
are rid of UNCONVENTIONAL ties: THE
Church of the First-born. whose names
are written In heaven" and whose
Harvest time has come. are the Lords.
wholly irrespective of the denomina-
tons with which they are affiliated.
"Harvest Past, Summer Ended"
The text points out a lesson. Not
all who have professed to be followers
of Christ will be amongst the blessed
ones Of the harvest" who are to be
transported by the First Resurrection
to glory. honor and immortality as their
reward. The words of Jesus here cited
in corroboration of this are: Many
shall say unto Me in that day. Lord,
Lord, have we not taught many, and
in Thy name cast out devils. and done
many wonderful works. Many who
thus hope will be disa !opointed- will be
shut out of the Kingdom class.
Another of the Redeerer's parallels.
the Pastor said, pictures the conse-
Grated saints Of God in this harvest
time as virgins" But some were wise
and some foolish The masses of man
kind, yea. the masses OF Christendom.
are omitted from this parabolic picture.
Only the virgin class is dealt with
at all, and it is divided into two parts.
! and only the wise. the faithful, more
than conquerors." will have the honor
of entering into the wedding with the
| Bridegroom and becoming 1.-The Bride,
the Lambs Wife" Then the door will
be shut. No more will ever enter that
door. No more will ever be added to
the Bride company-the number Of the
elect will nave been completed.
The parable shows that. later on,
the foolish virgins pass through
great tribulation and obtain the oil
and the light wnich they should have
had before But 1t will then be too
! late to become of the Bride. They will
knock, saying, lord. Lord. open unto
usp' but the bridegroom will declare,
II do not recognize you." as members
of My Bride. However. the Scriptures
show US that these foolish virgins, /"
passing through a great time of tribu-
lation, will be called to "the marriage
supper of the Lamb" and be present
before the great King as the virgins,
the Brides companions. and subordi-
nate helpers.-Psalm vi, 1915.
| One lesson, said the Pastor, is that it
is not sufficient that we say, Lord,
Lord-that we publicly proclaim our
selves Christians-nor is 1t sufficient
that we be engaged In good works,
casting out demons and healing the
sick and teaching the people. These
| things in their way are good, but God
| has His own test as respects those
who shall be accepted as members OF
''the Bride, the Lambs Wife" ODE
dience to the Word and Spirit of the
Lord. loyalty to the Master and to all
His followers. faithfulness to His lead
ings, through evil report and through
good report, will be required.
The greatest work of which any of
Christ's followers are capable is the
| conquering of self-the development
of the fruits and graces Of the Holy
| Spirit. Our privilege of being cola
| borers with the Master In the procla-
nation of His Message is not granted
because He needs us, but because We
need the opportunities thus afforded
for the development of His character
likeness-in our hearts.
al Never Knew YOU"
| Our Lord implies a great number of
nominal followers devoid Of His Spirit,
who in the erd of this Age would not
be bringing forth the fruitage that He
desires, who would not be members Of
His called and chosen and faithful
class. though outwardly. nominally, ali
Of these. He points down to our day,
saying, lin that day"-in the closing
of this Age, in the testing time, in the
time when He shall come to make up
His jewels and to glorify them as His
Bride. His members, His associates in
the Kingdom. Many at that time-in
our day-will profess that they know
the Lord. that they are prophets or
Teachers, that they are casting out
devils. opposing sin and multitudinous
forms OF evil, and that they are car
rying on mighty works. benevolent in
situations. colleges. seminarles. etc. in
His name. The Revised Version gives.
by Thy name" intimating that the
name of Christ is used rather as a
charm. to conjure by.
IL