. Christian herald and signs of our times. h is rescued. MThis painful prediction of the exclusionof the foolish virgins from the company ofthe translated Church, ought to serve as anote of warning to believers. If HolyWrit reveals anything of Gods doingswith mankind it is this, that he has neverpunished anv nation—whether Jewish orGentile—without giving a solemn warn-ing of the impending judgment. So it iswith the Church of these last days: Forthe epistles to the seven Asiatic churches—prophetical epitomes as they are ofChurch history—tell us in language nevermore needed than now, that (!. Pe
. Christian herald and signs of our times. h is rescued. MThis painful prediction of the exclusionof the foolish virgins from the company ofthe translated Church, ought to serve as anote of warning to believers. If HolyWrit reveals anything of Gods doingswith mankind it is this, that he has neverpunished anv nation—whether Jewish orGentile—without giving a solemn warn-ing of the impending judgment. So it iswith the Church of these last days: Forthe epistles to the seven Asiatic churches—prophetical epitomes as they are ofChurch history—tell us in language nevermore needed than now, that (!. Pet. 4:17),Judgment must first begin at the houseof God, or the visible Church. If so,Let him that hath an ear. hear^hat theSpirit saith unto the churches. { To be Concluded.! m 11 m IQ2 THE CHRISTIAN HERALD AND SIGNS OF OUR TIMES. March 4 1; pra. DISCOURSES »SV PEOPLE THE CHARITY THAT COVERETH. Sermon by Rev. J. B. Hawthorne, D. D., First Baptist Church, Atlanta, Ga. For charity coveretb the multitude of sins. I. Peter 4: 8. Text:. ~>jnf EW things are moreprolific of evil than amisconception and per-version of the Word ofGod. Some of themost direful corrup-tions in religion, liter-ature, commerce, andpolitics are traceable toit. No passage in the sacred Scriptures hasbeen more frequently misinterpreted andmisused than the one which we are aboutto consider. The Revised Version reads: Love cov-ereth the multitude of sins. Every per-son who is acquainted with the Greeklanguage knows that this is a better trans-lation. The word which in the old ver-sion is rendered charity, means love—love in its most comprehensive is only one expression of love of which we are about to speakbelts the globe. While it regards especi-ally the household of faith, it is con-cerned for the welfare of all men in allthings. Or all the spiritual treasures love is thegreatest. Without it, knowledge, prophe-cy, faith, and hope are worthless. It is themother of all the virt
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