The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-04-08

tus, expressing dissent from their great
leaders mistake in causing Christian
brother to he burned. We have come
to the place where the ''perils amongst
false brethren" are of a different kind
Now whatever jealousies or nvalries
there may be. either at home or in the
mission fields are recognized as im-
proper and suppressed. so far as breth-
rem connected with popular and influen-
tial bodies of Christians are concerned.
But is it not true today that the
Truth is unpopular? Has this not al
WAYS been the fact? Is 1t not true that
In proportion as the denominations
have become popular they have escap-
ed persecution? But woe be to those
who, as were Jesus and the Apostles
are unpopular. If they indeed escape
the cross. the guillotine, the rack and
the fagot. they are amenable to Other
means of torture Something can be
trumped up against their personality
Insinuations can be given by word AMI
look, and shrug Of shoulder. More
damage can be accomplished in This
way than in outward attack.
Evil-speaking. evil-surmising, Sian
ders, ambiguous suggestions, etc.-all
as torture-can be applied to the fol
lowers of Jesus today. And all VIII
today take :uch course are sharer'
with the indicators. even though the!
do not indulge in physical torture. Who
can dispute that sometimes mental tor
ture is equally severe? In our day
there are other and more refined ways
of prosecuting. torturing, open to false
brethren, than Imprisonment or cruel
hxion or burning
And what shall we say Of the false
brethren who do such things? And
how shall we assure ourselves that we
shall not he Of them? Undoubtedly
the Master is still of the same mind
as St. John expressed when he de-
clared, "Whosoever hateth his brother
is murderer, and We know that no
murderer hath eternal life abiding In
him." Il John $3.50 Murderers may
indeed receive severe stripes, and
eventually learn better under Mes
siah's Kingdom; but no one Of MUIR
derous condition of heart. seeking to
do evil to a brother, could possibly be
of suitable character to be jolnt-heir
with his Master in the Kingdom.
zone of the Least of These"
In every time, and now. the spirit
Of persecution naturally would strike
most prominently certain leading fig
ures; nevertheless, even as Jesus
words implied, all lovers of righteous
ness are to have more or less share in
such experiences Of opposition. St
Paul mentions this, saying, rye en-
dured great fight of Affections; part
~, whilst We were made a gazing
stock and partly whilst ye be-
came companions Of them that were
so used" Hebrews 1922. 49, Jesus
gives us the same thought in His
declaration that whatsoever shall Of
| fend one of the least of these, His
disciples, it were better for him that
milestone were hanged about his neck
and he were drowned in the depths of
the sea.-Matthew 1915.
This, of course. Is very highly f1gura-
tive language, and yet 1t must have a
special meaning. 1t must mean that
the Lord has special care over all Of
His consecrated saints; and that no
matter how poor, how weak, how ig-
norant, they may be, the very least Of
His followers are supervised, and in
jury to the least is punishable. OF
course, there would still be an awak-
ening from the dead for the one who
was drowned in the sea; and so there
are possibilities Of help and recovery
for those who woaid stumble the
Lords little ones" Nevertheless, the
intimation is that of drastic punish
ment. This would not mean anything
like we once supposed-eternal tor
ment-but some just recompense Of re-
ward for every evil deed.
From this standpoint we may readily
assume that considerable satisfaction
of Justice Is necessary; for surely a
considerable number Of the Lords
"little ones" have suffered persecution
And as we have seen, not all of this
persecution lies at the door Of the
world. Much of it lies at the door of
the professed Church of Christ false
brethren"
Speaking Of some such, Jesus once
declared that they would have great
disappointment when the time Of re-
wards would come He says, MANY
shall say unto Me In that Day, Lord,
Lord, have we not prophesied in Thy
name, and done many wonderful
works? And | will declare, l do not
recognize you" They will not be
worthy of the Lords recognition as
amongst His Elect Church, His Bride
class. We shall be glad If they will be
found worthy of some blessing under
His Kingdom. But there will be great
disappointment to them. They missed
the greater point of the Gospel-LOre.
Love For tho Brethren.
The Lords will concerning all His
followers is that they should love one
another as He loved them. ST. John
expressed this sentiment, saying that
as Jesus loved the Church and laid
down His life for the Church so also
His followers should lay down their
lives for the brethren. q John 3:16.l
If this is the love standard that the
Lord has set for His people, how sorely