The Cairo bulletin., 1913-07-21


tlPAsI0R. RUSS6lLlj day, from the text,
"Woe unto you
that are rich! for ye have received
your consolation. - And He lifted
up His eyes on His disciples. and said,
Blessed be We poor: for yours is the
Kingdom OF God" Luke 6;20, 81
The Pastor began by declaring that
his address was not intended 10 arouse
class luminosity Although not rich,
he could Synlpathize With The rich In
their position. as well aS with the poor
in theirs. God who is very rich, Is
able to symnathize with both classes.
The Savior is also able, who being
rich. for our sakes became poor. that
through His poverty we might become
rich in the truest sense Some Of
Gods faithful In the past were very
rich-Abraham. for instance. Never
theless. during this Gospel Age. not
many great. rich or learned have been
called TO the blessing now offered. Its
recipients have been chiefly the poor
of this world. rich In faith.
The Master evidently included riches
of wealth, honor education. etc, in His
statement. He implies that all now
possessing any of these blessings will
be more or less hindered from obtain
or less subject TO woes. We are not to
suppose that He meant that at death
the rich would be thrown into ever
lasting torture. These woes appertain
10 The present life At the close OF the
Jewish Age. this class experienced Sc
we're trials; and our Lord intimates
that at the close Of this Age the same
class will have similar experiences.
Wrath to the uttermost Upon Jews
Wrath came upon the Jewish people
to the uttermoSt. In the End OF their
Age. q ThesSalouians 2.lGI Those
woes did not belong to a future life
That tribulations come to all in the
present life is unbeatable But the
most terrible forehodiugs are associat-
ed with maginary woes Of the future
life-quite contrary to Scripture. We
are glad to set aside this nightmare of
the Dark Ages
The Jews, whom our Lord addressed.
did not realize that they were living In
the end Of their Age. and that a great
settlement was about TO come SINH
larly. we are living In the End Of this
Gospel Age, and settlement is now
due. Jesus foretold the crisis of the
Jewish nation. His message gathered
out from that nation all the Israelites
Indeed. and then the nation was given
over to itself. The Divine Hand which
Ind guided them loosed its hold; and
human passions accomplished their
overthrow in anarchy. which caused
their downfall. A. d. 20.
So We understand that the End of
this Age has come. and God is gather
Ing His Elect. As soon as this is &C.
compIished. God will permit mankind
to wreck their present civilization. AS
the rich Of Jesus day suffered most
keeny. so the rich will suffer most In
the coming time of trouble.
Compensations In Nature.
The Pastor then showed that both
rich and poor have compensations. The
rich have trials and perplexities that
the poor know not of. They also have
many more temptations to make them
less likely to seek the priceless things
Of Gods Kingdom. But we are not TO
understand that God is partial to the
poor He Is choosing n special class,
and the conditions surrounding the rich
and great make them less susceptible
to His message and to the cultivation
OF humility. The experiences OF the
poor are most favorable. apparently, to
the cultivation Of meekness, gentleness,
patience and loye-qualities God esti-
mates greatly.
Some poor, however, instead OF be-
ing drawn to God by poverty, cultivate
spirit of hatred malice and strife.
Such turn away from Him.
The class described by Jesus as "ye
poor" are those hungering and thirst
Ing after righteousness, who have be-
come Gods children. These may be
rich or poor In the things of this world;
but all that they have is consecrated
to God. in order that they may become
ioint-heirs with Christ.
Thenceforth. the esteem Of men.
while not ignored. must be secondary
70 the Lord and His Truth All that
ms class may possess win be used to
lis glory. regardless of the fact that
II will all be consumed In His service.
Inc world knows not The fnlinrars of