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Messiah University Mosaic Evangelical Visitor (1887-1999) Brethren in Christ Church Archives 11-15-1891 Evangelical Visitor- November 15, 1891. Vol. IV. No. 22. Henry Davidson Follow this and additional works at: https://mosaic.messiah.edu/evanvisitor Part of the History of Religion Commons, and the Religion Commons Permanent URL: https://mosaic.messiah.edu/evanvisitor/69 Recommended Citation Davidson, Henry, "Evangelical Visitor- November 15, 1891. Vol. IV. No. 22." (1891). Evangelical Visitor (1887-1999). 69. https://mosaic.messiah.edu/evanvisitor/69 Sharpening Intellect | Deepening Christian Faith | Inspiring Action Messiah University is a Christian university of the liberal and applied arts and sciences. Our mission is to educate men and women toward maturity of intellect, character and Christian faith in preparation for lives of service, leadership and reconciliation in church and society. www.Messiah.edu One University Ave. | Mechanicsburg PA 17055 EVANGELICAL VISITOR. DEVOTED TO THE SPKEAD OF EVANGELICAL TKUTHEntered Sas ANSecond-clasD THE sUNIT MatteYr ;iOt thF eTH Post-OfficE CHUKCHe at Abilene. , Kansas. IF YE KEEP MY COMMANDMENTS, YE SHALL ABIDE IN MY LOVE.—JeSUS VOLUME IV ABILENE, KANSAS, NOV. 15, 189 THE MAN OF MACEDONIA. By each successive task, God educates THE SFIEITS IN PEISON. thee:— What if the iron be too blunt to use ? BY THE AUTHOR OF "THE OLD, OLD In the VISITOR of Sept. 15th a STORY." Can walls be builded with untempered mortar ? friend wants the following passage Or fish be caught in the unmended snare ? of scripture explained: "By which Acts xvi. 6-10. Must not the metal pass through fire and also he went and preached unto the •'Oh for a vision and a voice to lead me, water, spirits in prison." 1 Pet. hi, 19. To show me plainly where my work should If for the battle field it would prepare ? lie! By permission of the editor, I will Look where I may, fresh hindrances im O thou unpolished shaft! Why leave the give his readers a garbled account pede me ; quiver V O thou blunt axe ! What forest canst thou of a few chapters of a German book, Vain and unanswered seems my earnest said to have been originally written cry." hew ? Unsharpened sword ! Canst thou the op by Nicodemus who came to Jesus Hush, unbelieving one ! But for thy blind pressed deliver V by night. This part of the writing ness, Go back to thine own Maker's forge anew ! But for thine own impatience and self-will, of Nicodemus enlarges on what is Thou wouldest see thy Master's loving Submit thyself to God for preparation : only incidentally alluded to in the Seek not to teach thy Master and thy kindness, 52nd and 53rd verses of the 27th Who by those "•hindrances" is leading still. Lord ! Call it not "zeal." It is a base temptation, chapter of Matt. If the statements He who of old through Phrygia and Gala- Satan is pleased when man dictates to God. here made were actual occurrences, tia Led the apostle Paul, and blessed him Down with thy pride! With holy ven and so written by Nicodemus as there, geance trample there are good reasons for believing, If he foi'bid to "preach the word in Asia," On each self-flattering fancy that appears ! then it gives us some light as to the Must have prepared for thee a work else Did not the Lord himself, for our example, Lie hid in Nazareth for thirty years ? matter of Christ preaching to the where. Wait the appointed time for work appoint spirits in prison. Matt, says, "And Courage and patience ! Is the Master sleep the graves were opened and many ing ? ed, Has he no plan, no purposes of love ? Lest by the Tempter's wiles thou be en bodies of saints which slept arose snared ; What though awhile his counsel he is and came out of the graves after keeping ? Fresh be the oil wherewith thou art his resurrection and went into the It is maturing in the world above. anointed ! Let God prepare thee for the work pre holy city and appeared unto many." Wait on the Lord ! In his right hand be pared ! Now this passage is from holy hidden, writ, and I suppose all will agree And go not forth in haste to strive alone : Shun—like a sin !—the tempting work NOTICE TO EXCHANGES. that by "holy city" Jerusalem is forbidden : ftieant ; and further, that those to God's love for souls, be sure, exceeds thine Will our exchanges please publish whom these resurrected saints ap own. the following notice of our removal peared, were men and women then The Master cares J Why feel, or seem so living. And further, it is highly from White Pigeon, Michigan to lonely ? probable that they also were saints Nothing can interrupt real work for God : Abilene, Kansas, for the reason that Work may be changed ; it cannot cease, if and that these risen saints appear only we receive so much mail that is ed to them for a purpose, but for We are resolved to cleave unto the Lord. still sent us to White Pigeon and what purpose we are not informed, None are good works, for thee, but works then remailed to this office. By so and hence can only conjecture. appointed : doing they will confer a great favor. We now turn to the 13th chapter Ask to be filled with knowledge of his will. of Nicodemus where it is said that Cost what it may ! Why live a life dis The Evangelical Visitor formerly jointed ? old Simeon (the one who 'took the' One work throughout! God's pleasure to published at White Pigeon, Mich, child Jesus in his arms) had two fulfill! has been removed to Abilene, Kan. sons, whose names were Karin and But if indeed some special work awaits All interested will please address us Lenzin; that both these sons had thee ; a,t Abilene, Kan. grown to manhood's estate and Canst thou afford this waiting time to lose ? died prior to the crucifixion of our 338 ^YANGKEilClllEi, "XTfSBIT^OFi. Nov. 15, 1891. Lord. In this same chapter it is that Annas and Caiaphas sent de ties, churches and nations, a decided also stated that Rabbi Adda, Rabbi vout men to the number of fifteen, mathematical effect and always Finess and Rabbi Aggeus, three to Jordan to invite these risen much to the detriment of the circle men from Gallilee had reported at saints to appear before them at Je in which its effects are allowed to be' Jerusalem that they themselves had rusalem. These went along the manifested. seen Jesus alive after his crucifixion, banks of Jordan and to the moun In the circumstances connected in company with his disciples on tains, but failed to find any risen with the text, and which led to its Mt. Olivet. On hearing this, Annas saints. But as they returned and utterance, Jesus was doing certain and Caiaphas the priests gave coun came to Mt. Olivet, there appeared good works which offended the self- sel to send to Gallilee and have these to them a great host, apparently conceited, important dignitaries men brought to Jerusalem that about twelve thousand persons that present, who, failing to explain the they might inquire of them person were risen with Christ. miracle wrought by Christ in any ally. The men came and when they Many of these they recognized, legitimate way, resorted to black were asked they again said, they but by reason of their angelic lustre mail and accused Him, the Son of had seen Jesus and his disciples on they could not approach near unto God, of being in collusion with Beel Mt. Olivet. They said further, that them to speak to them but stood zebub. The answer of Jesus is found as they went from Jordan towards afar off and heard them sing, "The in our text and the preceding verses. Gallilee, they met with a great com Son of God is risen from the dead "If Satan rise up against himself pany all of whom were in white ap as he said: let us all praise him who and be divided, he cannot stand, but parel, such as had long before died, reigneth forever." Then these de hath an end," "and if a church and that in this company they had vout men returned to Jerusalem, to rise up against itself or against any also seen Karin and Lenzin—the the high priest, elders and rabbis, part of itself, it cannot stand, but deceased sons of Simeon. With and declared unto them what they hath an end." This may not al these two they had been personally had seen and heard. Upon this ways be literally true. The church acquainted in their time, and readi Annas and Caiaphas spoke further may continue to exist, butitseffect ly recognized them. They stopped to these messengers, saying, "Goye iveness in its grand mission of sav and spoke to them, asking them, to Arimathea, and look for Karin ing perishing souls from the brink "who are all these in whose compa and Lenzin in their houses." These of endless ruin hath an end. Oh, ny you are, and how is it that you therefore, went as requested and how often we see the soul-piercing, who have long since been dead, ap found them in their houses engaged heart-rending effects of division in pear here bodily in this great com in prayer to God. Falling down churches! Some one has made a pany?" They answered and said, before them they spoke unto them mistake or has taken a slightly "we arose from the dead with the in great fear, saying, "The whole different view on some non-essential Lord Jesus Christ.