River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-09-03

In grace, in knowledge, in char acter
likeness to our Lord, the GraRc Com
mander of the Order, the High Priest
of our Profession. the One " ho died
for us-who not only redeemeSi us and
gave us the opportunity of becoming
members of this high fraternity, but
who also set US an example how we
ought to walk Those who attain the
highest degree shall be His associates
and joint-heirs in His Messianic King
som. This highest degree, however,
is limited in number to $4,000 men,
bers, the Scriptures point out.
The Standard of the Cross.
The Pastor then showed that the
members OF the Free and Accepted Or
der of the Lord Jesus Christ's Com
mandery have for their standard, not
the cross on the head of the sword, but
the Cross of Christ, with which they
must be marked day by day One of
the very highest of this Order was st.
Paul, who boasted in one Of his Epis-
ties that he bore in his body the marks
of the Lord Jesus. These marks were
not such as the world could appreci-
ate, but were marks such as our Saw
Tor had, and such as all have who at
tain the highest degrees bestowed by
this Order
The Apostle elsewhere explains that
as Jesus bore the marks of having
been smitten, beaten, condemned and
crucified, witnessing to His faithful
ness to God and righteousness, so he
was himself marked. Every order has
its own marks, but only the. Captain
of our salvation knows the marks
borne by the soldiers of the Cross.
Whoever receives these marks in His
service will be rewarded abundantly-
more than he could ask or even think.
These light Affections, which are but
for a moment, will work for these
faithful soldiers a far more exceeding
and eternal weight of glory-beyond
the veil, in the glorious Temple now in
process of construction.
This Temple, the speaker declared,
will be the greatest in existence. All
other temples, all other societies, are
but shadows, pictures, figures. No
matter whence a candidate came, no
matter who he was before he entered
the Lodge Of our Lord Jesus Christ,
after he has joined this Order he has a
right to the regalia and to all belong
ing to the Order There is only one
way by which any one may become
member There is also only one way
by which one once in may be put out,
and that is according to the arrange
ments made by the Lord; for there is
a secret writing even of the names In
this Order These names are written
in Heaven. No human being knows
who are the members.
Free and Accepted In Christ Jesus.
The members Of this Order, it was
shown are free from the domination
Of sin, free from the fear Of death, free
from that condition Of alienation from
God in which they were by nature,
when they were children Of wrath
even as others They are not free to
commit sin, however; in fact, they
have no such inclination. Their very
desire to come into relationship with
God indicates that they do not love
sin. The shackles of sin have fallen
from them eff the Son make you
free, then are we free indeed" John
$780, Every one thus made free by
the Lord Jesus Christ, through the
merit Of the Redeemers sacrifice, and
hi w 1iuinO sacrifice
and being accepted Of God, is received
into this Fraternity. this Royal Priest
hood.
Happy are all such; for the Spirit of
glory and of God rests upon them.
The more attentive each of these is to
the rules of the Order. the more faith
full each one is in laying down his life
| in the service Of the brethren, the more
progress will he make and the higher
will be his station. He will rise from
one degree to another until be shall
have attained the highest rank, and
shall have favor in the fullest sense
with the Grand Master of the Order.
In the typical language Of the Scrip
lures. the human nature of all New
| Creatures in Christ is pictured in the
| goat. The Bible tells these New Crea-
| lures that the ''goat" which each one
rides" more or less daily is his own
flesh. In the typical Day Of Atone
ment two goats were brought to the
door of the Tabernacle and there tied
| These goats typified all who offer them
selves in conservation to God. After
the lots were cast. the high priest sac
rificed the Lords goat, thus typifying
Gods acceptance Of the class repre-
sented. Thenceforth the goat repre-
scented merely the old nature, the flesh
and the New Creature was represented
In the members of the high priests
body. I'VE are dead, and your life Is
hid with Christ in Cod" says the Apos-
! tie.
The Pastor also showed that God
has SO arranged that members or his
great Secret Order may tell all they
| desire about it and the hearers cannon
| understand. unless they are also or the