The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-02

lesson it teaches. AS soon as its
branches have now become soft and
it is bursting into leaf, you all know
that summer is near. So you also,
when you see ell these signs, may be
sure that He is near-at your very
door. I tell you in solemn truth that
the present generation will certainly
not pass away without all these things
having first taken place. Earth and
sky will pass away, but it is certain
that my words will not pass away.
The exact Day ana Hour
Uncertain.
But as to that day and the exact
time no one knows-not even the
angels of heaven, nor the Son, but
the Father alone. For as it was in
the time of Noah Gen. wiz. so it
will be at the Coming of the Son of
Man. At that time, before the
Deluge, men were busy eating and
drinking, taking wives or giving
them, up to the very day when Noah
entered the Ark, nor did they realise
any danger till the Deluge came and
swept them all away; so will it be at
the Coming of the Son of Man. Then
will two men be in the open country:
one will be taken away and one left
behind. Two women will be grinding
at the mill: one will be taken away,
and one left behind. Be on the alert
therefore, for you do not know the
day on which your Lord is coming.
But of this be assured, that if the
master Of the house had known the
hour Nat which the robber was COM
ing, he would have kept awake, and
not have allowed his house to be
broken into. Therefore you also
must be ready; for it is at a time
when you do not expect Him that the
Son of Man will come.
Faithful and unfaithfdI Servants.
who therefore is the loyal and in
telligent servant to whom his master
has entrusted the control of his
household to. give them their rations
at the appointed time? Blessed is
that servant whom his master when
he comes shall find SO doing! In
solemn truth 1 tell you that he will
give him the management of all his
wealth. But if the man, being a bad
servant, should say in his heart. My
master is>a long time in coming. and
should begin to beat his fellow serv-
ants, while he eats and drinks with
drunkards; the master of that servant
will arrive on a day when he is not
expecting him and at an hour of
which he has not been informed; he
will treat him with the utmost
severity and assign him a place
among the hypocrites: there will be
the weeping and the crashing of
teeth.
Ten Bridesmaids
Then will the Kingdom of the
Heavens be- found to be like ten
bridesmaids who took their torches
and went to meet the bridegroom
Five of them were foolish and five
were wise. For the foolish when
they took their torches, did not pro-
vide themselves with oil; but the
wise, besides their torches. took oil in
af 10 ell k,-;1
long time in coming, SO that mean
while they all became drowsy and fell
asleep. But at midnight there was a
loud cry.
The bridegroom! Go out and
meet him.
Then all those bridesmaids reused
, themselves and trimmed their torches.
Give US some of your Gill; said the
foolish ones to the wise, for our
| torches are going out
= But perhaps replied the wise,
/ there will not be enough for all of us.
Go to the shops rather, and buy some
for yourselves
80 they went to buy. But mean
while the bridegroom came; those
bridesmaids who were ready went IL,
with him to the wedding banquet; and
the door was shut.
Afterwards the other bridesmaids
came and cried,
Sir, Sir, open the door to u.s.
In solemn truth I tell YOU he re-
piled, 7 do not know YOU
keep awake therefore; for you
know neither the day nor the hour.
Privilege and Responsibility
why, it is like a man who. when
going on his travels, called his bond
servants and entrusted his property to
their care. To one he gave five tall
ents. to another two, to another one
to each according to his individual
capacity; and then started from home.
Without delay the one who had re-
ceived the five talents went and en-
ployed them in business, and gained
five more. Ia the same way he who
had had two gained two more. But
the man who had received the one
went and dug a hole and buried his
masters money.
After long lapse of time the mas
: ter of those servants returned, and