World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1912-08-01
MIL 4 e ns1INIAzA DAY.


gard to the Miilpnnial Day. Wien
1T will come low it will come,
rand to who it will comc-LilSe the
forest. when spring is here, all
things are lovej YAH hearts are
gay and happy -Sunmer passes
by-Wintcr comes, ard a sad
gloom is cast over nature-Th.
day of song is oyer-Thc chilly
blasts causes an aching of heart.
and JOY is faced from the sons
of men. TIE Kingdom is like
the mustard seed, when it is
planted in the ground. The
Kingdom Of heaven will not come
ii! at once. By this we learn
that It is a growth.
1t has its gentle showers, and
sunahine--It has it's cloudy and
chilly days, 50 let US learn %
grand and noble lesson from the
parable Of the mustard seed.
The farmer is an incurable CD.
tlmist-No body has such faith
as the farmer. He sperds win.
ter, spring, and most of the sum-
mer, in preparing for his har-
vest. With seed in the ground,
he simply waits, he can not
hurry the seed. fIe waits AMI
looks for tho seed to bring forth
lie expects harvest, although
he recognizes that it takes a
miracle of nature to produce it
year after year.
So in religion, it takes some,
thing of the same patience the
harvest does not come TO all far
merS at the same time and in the
same manner. So it is with the
Millennia( Day, ithas not, nor will
not come to all men a. the same
time. 10 many people--to many
nations, the Millennial Day has
come and gone almost unobsery-
ed to them or by them The en-
chantment of distance coupled
with the attractiveness of hurrah
anu boom, that is mostly rcspon.
slble for the urobscrved day, to
those people Of the dead past.
The Mlllcnnial dawn to the
Christian man IS when he first
finds his Christ precious 10 his
soul. The Millennial dawn 10
the family, is when everything is
JOY and happiness, and nothing
mars their peace. The nation
when IL is tC the pima Gle of peace
and happiness, then they enjoy
the Miilennial Day. So with the
apostles on earth when they was
IN the following state, please
read.
Then they tat gladly received his word
were baptized a nd the same day there were
added unto them about three lhoun.snd souls
And they continued .tcadfsstly in the apo =
ties doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking
Of bread. aud in prayers
And fear came upon every soul; and many
Wonders and signs were Zone by the apostles
And all that believed were logalher, and hnd
all things commons;
And sod their possessions and goods, and
parted lnrm to ali men. as.eycry.man had heea.
And they, continuing daily with one accord in
to house, did cat tAoir meat with .laduess and
slnG.2n Of haorr
rrai>ing cod. and having iavonr with all the
people. And the Lord .adGctl to the church daily
such a> should be saved. Acts. I'll to Il:
Also.
And when they had prayed the place was
shaken where lhcy were assembled togathcr:
and they were all flied with the Holy Ghost,
and they spahc the word of God with boldnoss.
And the multitude of them that believed were
Of uns Heart aud of one soul; neither SAID any
Of them that aught Of the things which he
possessed war bic own; but they hat all things
common.
Of the resurrection IF the Lord Jesus, and
great grace was upon them "l.
Neither was there any among them that lacked
for as many rs we're rossessors of land or
houses sold them, and brought the prices of the
things that were sold.
And laid ltGm down 1T the apostles feet
and distribution was made unto every man
acco!l ding as be had need. Acts. isl to 80,