The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-03-17
= THE KINGDOM COMING?
Tho International Sunday School Les
'" I'm for March % is Lessons by
fbc Way'-Luke 13:16-35.
nv WILLIAM L. ELLIS.)

,,.body who takes real brains to
So ask of reading the daily news
,.r. and current periodicals and
- knows that the greatest theme
der present discussion is, Where
orc We going? What is the meaning
." o. his tremendous social u~pheaval?
yin the worldwide unrest, with ali
=. new political. economic and So
rial theories. lead TO chaos, or to a
Lftter order Of humanity?
An Of which is to say, lis the king
lrm vi heaven coming?" There is a
"ida deeper interest in this ques-
ION Than when Jesus Himself travel
"a an foot over His little world, talk
inr every where about the kingdom.
Cur own new experiences lead us to
comprehend. perhaps better than did
opr fathers. how dominant was the
ttredom note in the thought and
tpschine Of Jesus. His goal was
nothing less than a new and better
order OF society-a kingdom wherein
trc ideals and sovereignty of God
held sway.
There j. not a political or social
rcformer before the world today.
u,ither Lord George nor Woodrow
Wilson, who has so complete II
basic a scheme for the betterment Of
IEtI4lN NV dC thtt lin COZ PiO
claimed. All that is wise or worthy
in today's social urge is but a COM
ir1 to their own of the teachings
Of Jesus. Pity the blindness of the
person who can see no relationship
between the utteranceS and practices
of Christ. and the upheavals that are
going Onward before our yes today,
these are kingdom coming times, be-
ycnd he compass OF our minds.
by Law or BY Growth?
what q child wants. he wants
right away. Only the mature car
wait patiently for the fulfillment O.
q desire. We are we'll advanced il
or understanding of life before W.
begin TO grasp the great truth O
the patience of God.
Candidly. we are today childiSh~il
out attitude toward social reforms
We wan them enacted into laws a
soon as We have sighted them. Th'
latest theory must be rushed on t,
The tatut books. Social reformer
blithely turn their backs on the lon,
experience Of the race, and deman'
that the very newest idea of the mos
radical theorist shall be put int
general practice at once, whethe
that idea be human ~eugencies or
cattle-breedinG type, OF anarchy i
CnHu life, m~asquerading as a. ne'
educational method. Our light an
easy disregard OF the principle c
natural growth has crowded out stat
laws with immature legislation, OF
schools With fads. and III literatuI
WIN extravagancies that make tn
JuGtClouS grieve.
No hasty or ill-considered reform
Were launched by Jesus. In the u
ItTIIHaG nn nnnrrfpor Tho l,~~lorn
'od' which form the present Sur
Gay School lesson, He likeened i
SroWth TO hat OF a mustard seed
20 The spread OF leaven in meal.
,,egaH small, but it was to gro
ldrSe. At first a rejected teaching
al Obscure Roman province, Of a ms
subsequently executed Us a Crimins
L 'ajer became the dominant pow
% The world. Today two-thirds
..ahhlnd are under nominally Chri
Gdh rule. The genius OF the kin
tVIi Is working III in q new Worl
oru'r The best brains of earth a
qua engaged in promoting hum;
"ell2re, which is to say, they a
@~'rFants Of the kingdom.
Nobody who expects to hold a.
l'U'S az o Thoughtful person ne
W~'Sl'>tS the day of small things
'"' &lnSdom. The shallow a
SS~"b"r'ulous scepticism Of Ingersoll
nht"r has any vogues. Everybo
Pe.ftelNes that the tree which tod
|HU'dS shelter and fruit to the YEA
".lionS is OF Cnrist's planting. T
~,.s"hially Christian character Of
p''@ent social reform is admittt
''''# Is acclaimed as the real lead
me hosts Of progress, and
sung III political. conventions
Leaving but The Church.
rev note is being sounded
present discussions of the deeI
1'5deh"y Of our time. Most perse
,"'Ntt that olr day is Fundamental
-iSl"us. Men and women are HI
Tor spiritual satisfaction. I
l"stlon was raised in a recent i
lint and suggestive symposium
North American, philadelpf
ttreIn leaders OF thought III;
Yer to the inquiry: as a revi
religion impending?" Most
replies gave judgment thai sor
HG like "a revival is either CO
or else is already here. L
'''' discerning men queried. "Is
coming outside of the churcl
,a'hE speaking. has the chu
~'u4Cdl30 her relioinuc 1oa6oISh