The Hartford republican., 1913-08-01

:.
membrance whatsoever have spoken ''
Since Pentecost therefore, Jesus fol-
lowers can understand His teaching
In a way that His earliest followers
could not. 1t was not expedient that
natural men should understand clear
~ the Divine Plan. st. Peter declared
that II the Jewish rulers had known,
they would not have crucihed the
Prince Of Life. But only by Jesus
crucifi xion could the Divine Plan be
carried out. Therefore 1t was hidden
from those for whom 1t was not In
tended. -..'.+- t.s
This was a blessing; for II they had
done those things under full light and
knowledge, their guilt would have
been much greater. They are. there
fore. to be punished according to their
limited light and knowledge.
The same principle obtains respect
Ing the whole world; light increases
responsibility. He that knew the Mas
ter's will. and did 1t not. shall receive
many stripes; he that knew not the
Masters will. and did things worthy.
of stripes. shall receive few stripes.
Those begOtten Of the Holy Spirit as
Gods children have the highest re-
spOnsibility. because they have the
greatest knowledge. They alone could
commit the sin unto death, as st. Paul
explains.-Hebrews -6:1-6; 1926, %.
The secret Of the demarcatiOn be-
tween the Church and the world is
that the former has the Holy Spirit be-
getting to a new nature. with priv
ileges Of knowledge of God and His
plans not granted others. Only the
outlines Of the Divine Character and
Plan can be clearly diseerned and ap-
precisted by those not t-begOtten.
The Best and The Storm In Antityps.
Our lesson typically considered. the
boat would represent the Gospel Dis
pensa ton: the Master asleep. the
Lords apparent Indifference to- the
storms Of persecution assailing His
Church: and the disciples implOring
cry. the prayers of the Church
throughout the Age. -.f E.ge,-rLg EFT
After our Lords ascension. storms OF
persecution followed one another I'M
til the history OF the true Church has
been marked by severe trials Of pa
tience and faith. Often the Lords
people have wondered at the affiictions
permitted to come upon them. It'seeni-
ed as though the Lord did not care. TIC
We might reason that II God had
raised the storm which frightened ex-
perienced fishermen. surely Jesus
would not have worked contrary to the
Divine arrangement We might also
reason that Satan. ''the Prince OF the
Power Of the Air" might have thought
to thwart the Divine arrangement re-
spect!ng Jesus crucifxion.
81. Storm Of Trouble 10 Near. err
Bible students are convinced that the
great storm of trouble upon the Church
Is very near. We need not prophesy
Its character. We are to
however. that the majority
of the storms upon the Church have
come from prOfessed people OF God.
rather than from the world. The
Scribes. Pharisees and Doctors Of the
Law really crucified Jesus, as st. Peter
3:13-15. .sf- 5...' .G'
Our expectation Is that the Church
will have its most trying experiences
from professed brethren Church Fed
GRAFTON has sincere and innocent
look; but Is not Its purpose and object
to fortify sectarianism? Should we
not expect that. when it shall gain the
measure Of political influence and pow
er indicated In the symbolic book OF
Revelation. those holding a simple
faith In God and His Word. and striv'
Ing to walk the narrow way. will be
misrepresented. slandered and eyentu'
ally hindered from the Lords seryicef
The Lord seems to indicate that His
Church will be perfected on the Heav-
enly plane before the worlds tribula-
ton shall break In fury. True. the
Church may escape In the sense OF DE
Ing enabled to live above the trouble
una affected by II; but we think not. We
believe that the Church will have pass
ed into glory before the elimination OF
the worlds Day Of Wrath. li+ go. 81
-.L- 81. T. so!.IL fN "tf. al