The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-11-20

clearly respecting the coming glorious.
world wide blessings which God has
promised.
The unregenerate. even though good
and moral. upright and noble. cannot
appreciate the deep things Of God
They do indeed find temporary pleas
ures of various kinds. and even have
less tribulation than the Lord pours
Into the cup of His faithful ones. but
nfter all their pleasures are shallow
and Aeeting. Their chief pleasure is in
seeking joy and not in realization.
"The World Knoweth Us Not"
The world understands practically
nothing about these things-this spirit
of a new mind or will in accord with
righteousness. 1t understands nothing
about the amounting Of the Holy Spirit.
under the influence of which old things
pass away and new hopes and aims
md objects in life take their places.
But each one who has passed through
shese experiences understands them;
each one begotten again is aware of
the change in his mind. his will
knows that he has consecrated his life
TO Righteousness and to the Lords
service. and realizes that an anoint'
ing has come to him.
According to the Bible none have or
dinatlon Of God to act as His mouth
pieces except they have received this
amounting. Such may be known 10y the
fruits of the Spirit. which all the
Spirit -bpgotten ones will soon be able
20 detect. and which will more or less
be manifest also to the world. although
the world will not know how TO make
allowances for having the treasure of
the new mind in an imperfect human
vessel, although the world will not
know how TO sympathize with the
weaknesses of the fallen flesh, and
may often be apt TO denounce and con-
demn those who are walking to the
best of their ability, not after the flesh,
but after the Spirit
Gods Ordination Versus Mans ordi-
nation.
We fear. however. that If this line
were distinctly seen. sharply drawn.
many who are now prominent minis
ters. reverends. doctors of divinity,
would be seen to be barred from the
Lords service. Many of them have
had ordination. from men. but have
never had the ordination of God, and
hence are unable 70 see spiritual
things themselves and equally incom-
petent to present such things to others.
They have not been anolnted or or
dained of the Lord to preach.
on the other hand. many of the
Lords people. misled by the human
distinctions between clergy and laity
and the privileges and limitations ac-
corded to these by Churchianity, fail TO
recognize that they are ordained to
preach and that unless they are CON
tinually preaching they are failing to
accomplish the Divine will - falling
to fulfil the ordination which was
granted them of the Lord when they
received the amounting of the Holy
Spirit.
This does not mean. however. that
all who are anolnted of the Holy Spirit
the same manner. for, as the Apostle
explains. we have gifts differing one
from another, and as our Lords par
able explains. we have talents differing
one from another, and our opportuni-
ties in life are among these talents.
For instance, some may have the tai
ent for presenting the Divine message
of mercy and truth in private man
ner. and may be very effective in their
ministries. In their service; others may
have the talents and opportunities for
more public service. The sisters. for
instance, are not scrlpturally author
ized to engage In the more public func.
tions of preaching. but they, neverthe'
less. have glorious opportunities in a
more private way of showing forth the
praises of Him who has called us from
| darkness into His marvellous light and
who has anolnted us TO preach. to de
clare. TO make known the good It'd
| ings.
Well did the Master say that those
hungering and thirsting for righteous
ness should come to Him If they would
be filled. This Is the class described
by the Psalmst. In the context he
likens himself to an antelope. famished
for water and seeking a spring. lie
declares, my soul dhirsteth for God
for the living Cod" yet he was mis-
understood, his opponents pointed tC
the waves Of trouble which rapidly
buried him, and they said. Where is
thy God?" If. MS you say. you are III,
servant, His child, surely He would
not permit adversities to cross yOuI
way.
But the Psalmist continued to hope
and all true Christians, whom he typi
cally represented, have continued tC
trust, continued to sing songs oI
thanksgiving in the night. continued tC
wait for the morning of the New Dis
pensation. very early in which vii
come their own resurrection. change
So the Prophet said, "When shall
come and appear before GodY' ant
again, II shall be satisfied when
awake in Thy likeness"
"Yst He Learned Obedience"
st. David's experiences were not only
profitable to himself. but they were
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