The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-07-19

this afternoon. His text was, But ye
are come - to the General As
sembly and Church Of the First-born.
which are written In Heaven. He
brews iii. %
The speaker declared that st. Paul
points us back to the institution Of the
Jewish Law Covenant ut Mt Sinai aud
uses 1t as picture or type Of expert
ences Of the Church to be expected at
the Second Coming Of Christ and the
establishment Of His glorious King.
dom.
st. Paul pictures the march Of the
Israelites from the Red Sea to Mt
Sinai. Implying that some got to the
mountain much in advance Of the 9th
ers. but waited there for the General
Assembly. The Apostle points US
back to the awful experiences con-
nected with the Inauguration Of the
Law COvenant-Mt Sinai smoking.
lightnings flashing from the cloud and
thick darkness which envelOped the
mountain. the earth trembling. the
Voice Of God heard, the people in fear.
All these things, said the Pastor, ac-
cording to St Paul. were foreshadow-
ings OF still more wonderful things to
he expected in the near future in con-
nection with the inaugura ton Of the
New Covenant. Many had misappre-
hended the Apostles teaching In re-
spect TO the New Covenant and thought
1t already sealed and In operation But
not so. The Scriptures assure us that
the work Of Christ and the Church dur
ing this Age has been a preparatory
one. without which the New Covenant
could not so into effect.
A Time Of Terrible Trouble.
Everywhere the Bible associates
with the coming Of Christ a great
trouble upon the world and assures US
that the faithful Of the Church will be
spared from 1t by their resurrection
change. The pIowshare Of trouble will
upset human pride and humble the
world and make them glad to welcome
the Messianic Kingdom then to be es-
tablished for the purpose Of bringing
to Israel and to the world the long
promised blessings Of the New Cove
uant.
The introduction Of this Kingdom
st. Peter styles the Day-dawn. Oh
Peter I. 1917 He describes its work az
most blessed. saying. Times Of re-
freshng shall come from the presence
Of the LOrd-He shall send forth Je-
sus Christ-whom the heavens must
retain until the Times of Restitution Of
oil things. which God hath spoken by
the mouth Of all His holy Prophets
since the world began."-Acts iii.
1921.
st. Paul's Interpretation of the Mt.
Sinai experiences would imply Day
Of vengeance"-the very term which
the Bible uses. Society will be 50
shaken and its experiences will be so
dreadful that. like the Israelites Of old.
all will be ready to entreat for the
Great Mediator-The Christ. Head and
Body-Jesus and His Church In glory
to stand between them and the Al
mighty. 1t will he In response to this
universal cry that the Messianic King
dom will be established and by the
New Covenant take over the control
Of the entire world Of mankind, for
whom. by the grace Of God. Jesus
Christ tasted death.-Hebrews II. 0.
Terrible as the squaring Of the
worlds accounts will be preparatory
to the opening of the New DISPENSE
ton with clean page. they are ra-
tional as well as Scriptural. Human
ity will be able to look up to God and
His Wisdom and Justice.
and then to thank Him for the loving
provision of the Messlafiic Kingdom.
under whose beneficient reign they
may be helped back to full human per.
lection and to worldwide Eden.
The Church In General Assembly.
We have greatly enjoyed. dear breth-
rem. our Convention or Assembly. But
what will it be to be therein the Gen
eral Assembly of the entire elect
Church OF God! There will be no Sec
tarianism there, though there doubt
less will be saints of God from every
sect In that Convention in Glory! Let
Us carry with US a sense Of the reali-
ties Of the glorious promises of the
Bible. which. We believe. are Fastening
TO fulflment.
Even now. ON every hand. we see the
evidences Of social unrest: and the
wonderful blessings Of our day are be-
Ing received by unthankful hearts with
lngratitude. breeding discomfort and
presaging the awful anarchy which the
Bible teaches us to expect. 1t Is a
time for faithfuness to God. to His
Word. on the part OF all who are Of
''the household Of faith" Of every ma
hon and denomination. Ii Is time for
the Bride to make herself ready for