The Red Cloud chief., 1912-04-25


GOLDEN TENT-"Blo sscd arc the pure
IN heart Tor they shall tNo doubt about
~ see God" i
II was st. Augustine who first gave
the ordination address of Jesus. after
choosing tho twelve, The title OF The |
Sermon on the Mount" u title now uni
versally accepted. 1t Is better perhaps
"The Gospel Of the Kingdom" telling
us of the Charact teristcs OF these mems |
bcrs OF the new kingdom Jesus camel |
to establish. the influence of these
members upon the world. and is COM
mentary upon the laws OF this king |
dom. 1t is this. and more, for II is u
prophecy of the church at work and
also test whereby we are to know
who belong to this kingdom.
Their Spiritual Meaning.
There are In reality only seven OF
the Beatitudes, the "blessednesscs"
and seven Is always typical Of perfect
ness. They are written in Old Tcsta-
ment language, but give the old form n
new and spiritual meaning. The re-
wards are not arbitrary. but are tho
logical outgrowth Of the character de-
picted.
| The first four are passive virtues.
Happy are those who are poor In spir-
It, not the poor-spirlted but the humble
minded ones conscious of their need.
1t IL the poor. as to this world, that
are to be rich in faith and to be heirs
Of that Kingdom which Christ has
promised to those that love him GAS.
$3.50. Happy are those that mourn, for
they mourn not as those who have no
hope, they shall be comforted. yea.
they shall be strengthened. Paul tells
us of that sorrow which is unto saliva
tion and need not to be repented OF.
but the sorrow of the world worketh
death. Happy are the meek. those who
are not proud. The pride of man Is
soon cut OF as grass. In him, the
meek and lowly. we are to find rest to
our souls. We are exhorted by the
meekness and gentleness Of Christ to
receive instruction and Peter tells us
that our ornamentation that shall be
Of the greatest price is to be meek and
quiet in spirit.
At this point tho master begins to
make his practical application Of the
lives Of those having these character
istics, upon the world about them.
. Happy are the merciful. The with.
holding of mercy tends to poverty, but
. the liberal soul shall be made fat for
r to the merciful he will show himself to
be merciful. Forebearing. and forgiv.
!. ing we enter into this happiness, being
. kind. fOrgiving. tender-hearted. even al
5 Christ hath forgiven US.
Righteousness Defined.
: Happy are the pure for they may
draw nigh unto God In full assurance
Of faith for themselves and on behalf
of others. Indeed the writer Of He
: brews tells US that without holiness
: (purity) no man can see God, not our
own righteousness wherein we might
boast but the Righteousness Of Christ
which is by faith.
Happy are the peace-makers. the re.
ceivers and the difiusers Of this king
dom. Not merely peaceable men, nor
pieces of men. but rather as Tyndale's Q
version ia, the maintainers Of peace"
Led by the spirit of God they are not
only called the sons Of God, but are
the sons Of God (Rom. SID. "The
cause. not the pain. makes the
, martyr" said st. Augustine. Those
who are presented for righteousness
sake, not those who seek persecution.
are possessors of this kingdom; pos.
. sessing It they are prosecuted.
} Being 10 doing-doing does not pro
I duce life. and we have here q linking
Of the old law and the new gospel. His
? kingdom brings blessedness. happi
} ness; satan's kingdom turns to the ap
I pies Of sodom. God says. speak out
} endure for others. His kingdom is dis
!, tinguished by altruism. The kingdom
D Of darkness says: Keep still, live fol-
yourself" This kingdom knows moi
p the essence Of brotherhood.
. Man ever asks this old question:
"How may be happy?" Those whom
\ Jesus selects as the happy ones are
looked upon by the world as the most
unfortunate, but time has proven and
eternity will justify these declarations
Of Christ. The good of this age be
longs to the selfish and self.assertive
} the good Of the coming age to the self
{ renouncing. 1t Is better to have sor
rowed and to have received his com
, fort than never to have sorrowed a
. all. The message Of the meek will gel
J q hearing az against the censorious
, and the supremely happy are thos<
who shall see God.
Hunger for the highest and the
noblest can find supply for all iti
, needs In Jesus the Son OF God and
, only according to the principles ha
, here sets forth.
/ Jesus saw the multitude when hs
|. gave us this sermon, which is not q
. sermon at all. He understood theil
. need, the state Of their hearts ant
what was In their minds. He did moi
see them as 80 many pawns upon the
chess board Of life; he saw their life
their sorrows, their sins. He read the
!. story OF human need and human des
tiny.