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Church remarked TO the Presbyterian
minister and myself that the secret OF
the matter lay In the fact that l was
preaching to the people a Gospel OF
hope. ] quite agreed With this. and
trust that the ministers In Kingston
may be encouraged to proclaim the
same God of Love. the same Gospel Of
Hope beyond the grave-a hope for
the sanity OF becoming ioint-heirs with
Christ In His Kingdom: hope for the
remainder OF the race. that they VIII
receive only Just and reasonable
stripes. or punishments for sins. pro
portionate to their wiifuiness-aud
that wlthal the Lords arrangement is
eraciously to grant ail mankind an op-
portunIty OF restoration to human per-
lection In worldwide Eden. All this
IS to be brought about through Mes
slah's Kingdom. and that Kingdom is
nigh. even at the door.
The New Decentralization.
The Pastor declared that he well nm
derstands the attitude OF the rich and
the learned. and how they discount the
prospects OF u social revolution. Rea-
soning by analogy from the worlds
experiences ia the past. many Of the
wOrldly-wise say. I'VE are amenable
to the laws. and the laws will uphold
US and will take care OF those disposed
to anarchy. Revolution may not come:
the struggle may be altogether avoid.
ed; but II It come to the worst. brains
and money will surely rule. II 1t shall
be necessary to shoot down In cold
blood some of the Numerically disposed.
we shall be sorry, but we see no other
way. We see no reason for worry,
however. nor for especially changing
our course. The pages Of history sup.
port US in this view"
These able reasoners seem generally
to forget that In one respect the peo-
pie Of the present time differ material.
ly from the people of times gone by.
In olden times the people were nnedu-
Gated. and incapable of anything with.
out able leadership. Indeed. the few
educated ones were often honored
slaves, possessed of no political influ-
ence or opportunity. All this Is chang
ell now. The masses are not only able
to read and write, and capable of ex-
'erclsing their reasoning faculties. but
they are alert rs never before in the
worlds history. They, too. are acqufs.
tive and ambitious.
The history Of the past has informed
them Of how some Of the greatest es.
tates came into. the hands Of those
who now hold them. Instead OF being
thankful for their wonderful blessings
and privileges. they are unthankful.
unhappy, greedy for more, just us are
the successful, who have already got
ten possession Of much of the earth.
and OF much OF the power to use 1t,
and Of the channels Of trade. etc. Un-
restrained by the fenrs Of hell or pnrga-
tory. which once restrained to, some
extent their forefathers. these need the
Gospel Of Hope-the very Message
which the Bible provides for them.
The Lords Gospel Of Hope to the
world Is now due. and nil of Gods peo-
pie should be prompt to herald It, II
Is this Gospel Of Hope for humanity
that was symbolically represented In
the Jubilee year which God provided
for typical Israel. AS at the begin.
ming OF that year the priests were to
announce the Jubilee by blowing upon
silver trumpets. so now the anti
typical Jubilee-the Times Of Resutu.
ton. Messiah's Klngdom-shoaH be
announced by all the antitypical
priests. and will be announced by
these. Is 1t asked. Who are these unit.
typical priests? We reply IN the Ian.
gtfage OF st. Peter. "Ye IRE Royal
Priesthood. an holy nation. n peculiar
peoples that We should show forth the
praises Of Him who hath called you
out OF darkness into His marvellous
light Peter 30.
In other words. the Royal Priesthood
are the true. sanity people Of God. not
Of Sectarlanism and the creeds and
churchinnity. They are not n clerical
class. although. thank God! some of
the clergy may be amongst them. We
are TO remember, however. that God
never hus recognized the distinction
Of clergy and laity amongst His people.
That was human arrangement which
has done much harm. All OF Gods
consecrated people are His priests.
A Curse Precedes the Blessing.
Let me urge upon nil the ministers
and servants Of Christ-and that In.
cludes every consecntcd child Of God
that both the duty and the privilege
Of blowing the Jubilee Trumpet Is ours.
Whoever recognizes the present situa.
tion us we tiave today outlined II. must
feel that the duty Is IN urgent one.
Let us not deny the Lord. either In
word or doctrine or conduct, but let
us confess Him In all these ways. Let
us more and more appreciate the Clio.
rlons Gospel OF Love Divine which
has. during this Age. been calling the
Church out from amongst the world
under exceeding great and precious
promises" and let us cOrrespondingiy
appreciate the grand outcome Of this
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