. Christian herald and signs of our times. en present,he added,What 1 say unto you, I sayunto all—w atch. This solemnwarning was reiterated bv theapostle Paul, w ho said (: 3-8), Ye, brethren, are notin darkness, that that dayshould overtake vou what this midnight cry is, is notrevealed, and various suggestions havebeen made as to its character. But in thisconflict of opinion, we have more certaintyas to what it will not be : It cannot be the testimony of the livingchurch as to the imminent coming ofChrist. For we read that both w ise andfoolish virgins dozed or slept—tired
. Christian herald and signs of our times. en present,he added,What 1 say unto you, I sayunto all—w atch. This solemnwarning was reiterated bv theapostle Paul, w ho said (: 3-8), Ye, brethren, are notin darkness, that that dayshould overtake vou what this midnight cry is, is notrevealed, and various suggestions havebeen made as to its character. But in thisconflict of opinion, we have more certaintyas to what it will not be : It cannot be the testimony of the livingchurch as to the imminent coming ofChrist. For we read that both w ise andfoolish virgins dozed or slept—tired outwith long waiting, it may be, and so los-ing this hope of the church through themany disappointments as regards its prox-imity. And thus it wa? not until theseslumberers were aroused from their guiltysleep at midnight, that they arose andtrimmed their torches. (To be Continued.) 42- \>2 THE CHRISTIAN HERALD AND SIGNS OF OUR TIMES. present. Some of our juvenile readersmight find this a novel and amusing gamefor a winter
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