Second advent library

238 Lscrun xvx.of heaven, preparedas a bride adorned for her husband.And I heard agreat voice out of heaven, saying, Behold,the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwellwith them," duo."Midnightcy" is the watchmen, or some of them,who by the wor of God discover the time as revealed,and immediately give t.he warning voice, "Behold, thebridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him." This hasbeen fulfilled in a most remarkable manner. One or twoon every quarter of the globe have proclaimed the news,and agree in the time--Wolf, of Asia; Irwin, late ofEnfland; Mason, of Scotland; Davis, of South Carolina;quite a number in this region are, or have been, givingthe cry. And will not you all,'my brethren, examineand see if these things are so, and tum your lamps, andbe found ready ?"Trimmingh the lamps." You will recollect, myfriends, that e word of God isthe lamp. To trim alamp is to make it give light, more and clearerlight. In the first p ace, to translatelight, ie Bible wouldinto which it shouldbe translated. Then, to sen to or give eve family inmake_ it give light, in all languagesthe known world a Bible would make therlliblemore light. And thirdly, to send out true servants of odwho have made the Bible their study, and true teachers,who would teach the holy precepts and doctrines containedtherein, and to employ many Sabbath schoolteachers, would in the hands of God be the means of itsgiving clearer light. This would be trimming the lamp;and so far as the foolish virgins assisted inthe Scriptures, translatingin sending them among all nations, employing missionaries and teachers to teach mankindits principles,so far would the trim their lamp; but ifth? had no faith in it, their hght would be darkness,out.. If the friend ofan the lamp to them would gothe bridegroom should proclaim the approach of himwhom they all expected, and should prove it ever soplain by the lamp, but having no faith, the lamp wouldto enter in to the mar-and the door wou d be shut. This is un-go out; they would not beriage ready su per,doubtedly the meanirg which Christ intends to conveyui this parable. I sh 1, therefore, show,