The Daily Missoulian., 1912-08-25

perceive in the present life, that none
OF them relate to incidents beyond the
tomb. A greater care I'm the study NJ
the Bible might have protected us
from the thought that any of these
references apply to the dead. because
the Scriptures not only tell that they
are sleeping and waiting for tho
morning, but they also particularly
inform us that the dead know not
anything: their sons come to honor
and they know II not. to dishonor
and they perceive 1t not of them":, and
that there Is neither work, nor de-
vice. nor knowledge. nor wisdom in
the grave (sheoD whittier all go.-
Ecclesiastes. s:5-1o: job, IA. 81.
This expression weeping and
gnashing OF teeth" Is found also I'm
the parable nf the wise and foolish vir-
gins The context tells us that this
parable applies in tho end of this
Gospel age ut about the time for the
second coming Of .1esus--not as n sin
hearing saerlfieer. but as the king Of
glory. His consccratcd. sanity peo-
pie arc likenea unto 10 virgins-five
wise and five foolish
Tho parabIe does not relate 10 the
world Mt all. but merely 10 the saints.
They are all VIRGINS all pure. all
Justified. all sanetified ones. The DIFF
ference between them Is in respect to
their wisdom or unWisdor Tho wise
saints Of God in The end Of this age,
guided by The divine word will walk
very circnmspeeilr. very faithfully.
searching The Scrpiures in respect 10
all they believe and striving To con-
! form Themselves to the divine will In
| all they do and say.
| Beeause or their watchfuiness. alert
ness. deyoutnesb and LOYALTY they arc
| of advantage and knowledge In respect
! io the things of the harvest time o'
this age The Master, the BRIDEGROOM
viii lead these. and gradually. one bv
ono. they shall eo through the door oi
death into tho marriage. experlencing
tho glorious ehanrn promised "in y
moment in the twinklng If an eye'
They will complete the bride class. to
which mono can hn added because II is
u foreordained and predestinated num-
ber With tho end Of our age the door
10 glory and Immortality will close.
never 10 omen arain. because there Is
to be but one bride and her member
ship IL limited bv forcordlnatjon.
Tho Foolish Virgins.
Tho foolish virgins" will miss their
glorious opportunity by reason of un-
wisdom. They will be 50 overcharged
with the cares of this life and the de-
ceitfnlness of riches and the attempt
to have the favor of the world as we'll
as the, favor of the Lord that 1t will
hinder them hom proper Bible study
and from faithfulness In walking In
the footsteps of Jesus. Because OF this
they are styled foolish, unworthy OF
Gods highest fayor-the divine nature.
The parable shows them as finally,
in the very close of the age obtaining
the light which they should have had
sooner had they not been overcharged
with earthly cares and ambition. As
soon as they obtain the light they real
ize the situation and ask for admission
as members of the bride of Christ, to
which they were called. but the an
| swer Is that. 1t Is complete. that the
bridegroom can know only one wife
and cannot recognize them thus, Then
to them will come weeping and gnash-
ing of teeth, sorrow, disappointment,
chagrin, that they have failed to OBJ
tain through their own carelessness
this highest prize. to which divine
mercy and love had invited them
At that time will be great tribulation
|. In the world, such as never was since
there was nation, and these foolish
virgins will have their portion In 1t
with the hypoerites. The time OF
| trouble will be specially upon the
| hypocritical or "tare" class of Chris
tendon, which has pretended loyalty
to God as His church when In reality
their hearts were far from Him. The