The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-04

the Gospel invitation. by the CHOSEN
patience OF Jehovah.
Ill Treated Servants.
On the principal street of Peking is
a huge granite arch erected by the
Chinese government as one of several
forms of expiation for the murder of
German ambassado- by the Boxers. To
! dishonor an ambassador is to dishonor
the ruler whom he represents. Even
in semi-civilized lands the sanctity of
ambassadors is recognized. They are
above all local laws. All the prestige
and power of king is incarnated in
his ambassador. So when in eur Les
son parable, the thankless people dis
dained the kings messengers they
were disdaining the king himself.
There is another side to that truth
King of kings are invested with royal
dignity. 'As the Father hath sent Me
even SO send 1 you" Gods sanction
rests upon Gods servants. Every
teacher of a Sunday school lesson,
every minister of the Gospel. every
worker in behalf of the kingdom,
holds ambassadorial rank. There is
no other service on earth equal to it.
The lesson theme calls up thoughts
of the countless company Of mission
aries who are today bearing the Kings
invitation to the feast of feasts. Reb-
| THE Missionaries" thus:
And still DER all the earth they fare,
wheFeer a soul has need;
My heart leaps up and calls to them: o
Brothers mine. God speed
What time within the jungle deep We
Or ON some lonely Indian steep see dawn
flush all the sky.
Far Is the cry from here to there, yet
heaFken when we say;
IT'S We who make the record good, it's We,
o royal souls!
Who justify the Chronicles. writ in the
ancient scrolls.
20 Missionaries of the Blood, Ambassa-
doris of God.
Our souls flame in us when we see where
We have fearless trod
At break of day. your dauntless faith our
slackened valor shames,
And every eve our joyful prayers are
jeweled with your names"
That Wedding Garment.
When the chosen rejected the in
vitatien, it was extended to the high
ways, the great multitude of COM
mon people. the -whosoever'' of
Christ's call. The incredible mercy
of the Master. which makes all things
ready. and leaves nothing for the
beneficiary to do but to accept the
opportunity is SET IOTIn In the story
And as they have been doing ever
since, the crowd accepted the invita-
ton.
Many minds have been troubled by
the apparent harshness of the king
in the parable, in driving out the guest
without wedding garment. We miss
the point, that the raiment for the
feast was among the ''a1l things
| made ready by the lavish host When
the American commission on man.
dates recently visited Damascus, Emir
Feisal gave them a Bedouin banquet
and every guest was furnished with
a full Arab costume.
Nobody was inspected as to raiment
when the hosts from the highways
thronged to the wedding feast; God
wants us to come to Him just as we
are. But altho the terms of admis-
sion to His banqueting house are, SO
free, yet after entrance, when we be-
come guests and accept the provision
| made for US, including the robe of
Righteousness" there must be con-
formity to the standards of the place.
Failure in this respect, in the parable,
was akin to the affront offered the
kings dignity by those who spurned
the first expressions of his hospitality.
All who dwell with the King for His
honor must conform to hi provisions,
The beautiful garment oP holiness is
required of all who accept His gra-
cious invitation. Goodness is in
cumbent upon the children Of God.