The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-06-02

Jesus teaching of the contamination
day and hour knoweth no man. In
his lesson he expressly warns
against the cry, 10 here. or, LO
there The kingdom that is with
in is the first and fundamental con-
Germ Of all who care for the kingdom
hat is conquering the world by its
dominion over individual lives.
The King OF the Kingdom.
OF course, ii is Easy to see now, as
we read of the hostile and incred-
| ible blindness of the religious each
ers Of his own day, hat in their very
midst stood the King whose rule
makes the kingdom.
The sway of Christ and Of his
| ideals means the triumph Of the
kingdom. The only sort of Observa-
ton of the kingdoms coming that is
| permitted to US, is to discern the
growth of the Christ life n the
Christ love in our own times. Let US
not make the mistake of the Phari-
sees. who were blind to present spir-
itual forces.
AS he spoke his present lesson.
Jesus was On the way to his supreme
act of sovereignty. the hour Of
which was drawing near. His throne
was to be a pagan cross. and yet to
the last he talked royalty of his
Kingdoms triumph. His palace was
to be a tomb. but there he was to
WELD world sovereignty. Thus he
was to practice and teach the law OF
redemption, of unSelfishnesS, of sac
rifice, which is the law Of the con
Quering kingdom.
Never for an instant was Jesus
self deceived on this basic truth OF
his mission. AS he said in his dis
course, First must he suffer" That
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throne. He has won a kingdom by
way Of sacrifical death. That is a
kingdom of law.
The Kingdom Bringer.
An eternal truth vas laid down
5 by Jesus when he said, in this con
nection, "Whosoever shall seek to
/ gain his life shall lose it. but who
: soever shall lose his life shall pre-
z serve it." The selfish miss the goa
they seek; the unseIfsh find it with.
{ out seeking. Wherever there is {
4 man or woman practicing sacrifice
I and se1f-denial for the sake O
!, others, there you nave a servant o
. the kingdom.
. Never were there so many nae,
t and women unselhshIy serving hu
r manity as now. Each days news
S paper brings US some intimation o
this glorious company Of kingdom
bringers- We used to talk OF then
in terms Of missionaries and minis
q tiers alone; now the worlds concep
ton Of the kingdom-bringers ha
L been enlarged in professional reIi
giOus service; some are IN publ
office; some are in business; legion
are occupying teachers chairs Al
however, share in the kingdom
e triumph. for they are bringing i
the day for which Jesus lived an
n died.
Amid lettering Thrones.
The present lessen tempts one t
consider the presen, imperial swa
of Christ. Most Of the thrones Q
+ was recently startled by a denuncia
o ton of the king in the House c
e Commons, at which the maiorit
Is cheered. The German ReiChstag ha
q witnessed the same thing within
'e month. The old monarchial sancti
= ties and privileges are rapidly bein
n curtailed everywhere. Royal abso
Re lutism. which ruled the majority {
rs mankind up until within a decad,
1f is dead. One after another of earth
w autocracieS have been overthrow
J What is this. Except the very comm
tS of that spirit OF democracy an
Of brotherhood and human welfal
(which is the law Of the kingdom
re Christ?
n Spiritual deals are today ne mo-
s. potent force in political life. Eve
r. our severely chastised statesmen al
a. ! beginning to see this. A new soci
Sc order, which ma freely be int
I" pfeted as the sway of the kingdo
of heaven, Is ruling the world tot1a
fo In all this We see .feSus coming
: his own.
THE SPRING OF LIFE.