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848 asc-ross xn."Then came also the other virgins,Lord,open to us. But he answered and said, erily, I sayunto you, I know you not. Watch, therefore, for yeknow neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son ofHan cometh." "But the wise shall understand," saysDaniel, xii. 10.And now, my Christian Friends, let meinquire, Areyour lamps trimmed and homing? And have you oilin your vessels? Are you prepared for the comingBridegroom? And are you awake to this important sub-to which I'ect? What say you? If this parable,lxave directed your minds, has reference to the last dayand the comin ofChrist; ifthe " virgins' has referenceto all men in probationary state, and dividing theminto two classes, wise and foolish; if the "lamp" is theword ofGod, and " oil" means faith in hisword, or gracein the heart, as some say,-then my conclusiom arejust, and the evidence is strong that we live at the endofkingdom,thsesospeland upon the threshold of thelori state of the righteous. Then examine yourgibles, and_if you can asfairly'-grove any other exposi~as I have is,tion of this parable, then believe yours,and time must settle the issue; but if you can lind nothingin the Scriptures to controvert plainly my explanation,then believe, and prepare to go out to meet theBridegroom; ibr behold he cometh. Awake, ye fathershave lon lookedand mothers in Zion; you and prayedfor this day. Behold the signs! I-Ie is near, even atthe door. And, ye children of God, lift up your headsand rejoice, for your redemption draweth nigh. Forthese things have to come to pass. And ye,little lambs of the docfnremember Jesus has promisedto carry you in his arms, and that he will come andtake you to himself, that where he is there bemayalso. But remember, all of you, the wise yead oil ultheir lamps, and they were trimmed and burning. Searchdeep; examine yourselves closely, be not deceived; andmay the Spirit which searcheth all things, and knowethwhatisinthemindofmamassistyou.But, my inpeniwnt friends, what shall I say to on?Shall I say, as the master in the parable, Behohl " the