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of
The primitive church,as
this Jesus. They dare not ask him, but
theyare certain that the kingdommust be
coming. They feel, in the thrill of that
mightysoulțhat a greatcycleof time is
should suffer and serve the most. The
finishing, and a new era in the world's Christianchurch was an imperiwn in imperlo;
submitting outwardly to the laws of
historybeginning.Perhapsat this very
feast of the Passover is the time when the the land,but professing inwardly to be regulated
miraculous banner is to be unfurled, and the by a higher faith and a higher law.
new, immortal kingdomproclaimedȦgain They were dead to the world,and the world
the ambitious longingsarise. This new to them. Its customs were not their customs
kingdom shallhave ranks and dignities. And
who is to sustain them? While therefore
their Lord
sitslost in thought,revolving
his mind that simpleordinance of love
This time Jesus does not remonstrate.
weariness, tyrannous dominion of the stronger
He expresses no impatience, no
no disgustẈhat does he,then? Hear
what St. John says :
"Jesus knowingthat the Father had
given all thingsinto his hands, and that
he was come from God and went to God,he
riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments,
and took a towel and girded himself. servant,in like manner, was refined into a
voluntary relationbetween two equal brethren,
feet, and to in which the servant faithfully
them with the towel wherewith he was
After that,he pourethwater into a basin,
and beganto wash the disciples'
performed
wipe hisduties as to the Lord,and the master gave
girded.""After he had washed their feet him a fullcompensation for his services.
and had taken his garments and was sat No one ever doubted that such a relation
down again, he said unto them,Know
what I have done to you?
ye
Ye callme Master
and Lord : and ye say well,for so I am.
If I,then,your Lord and Master,have
organized
by them,was a brotherhoodof strictequality.
There was no more contention who should
be greatest; the onlycontention was, who
; itsrelations not their relations. All
the ordinaryrelationsof life,when they
passed into the Christian church,underwent
a quick, immortal change ;
so that the transformed
which he is about to constitute the sealing relationresembled the old and heathen
ordinanceof his kingdom, it is said again, one no more than the glorious bodywhich is
"There was a strife among them which raisedin incorruption resembles the mortal
should be accounted the greatest."
one which was sown in corruption. The
relation of marriage was changed, from a
the weakerțo an
sex over
intimate union,symbolizing
the relationof Christand the church. The
child,purified from
relationof parent and
the harsh features of heathen law,became
justimage of the love of the heavenly
Father;and the relation of master and
as this is an innocent one. It exists in all
free states. It is the relation which exists
between employer and employedgenerally,
in the various departments of life. It is
washed your feet, ye alsoought to wash one true, the master was never called upon to
another's feet ; for I have givenyou an example
perform the legalact of enfranchisement,
that ye should do as I have done to you." why ? Because the very nature of the
"Verily,verily I say unto you, the servant
kingdominto which the master and slave
is not greater than his lord,neither he had entered enfranchised him. It is nofe
that is sent greaterthan he that sent him.
necessary for a master to write a deed of enfranchisement
If ye know these things, happyare ye if ye
when he takes his slaves into
do them."
Canada,or even into New York or Pennsylvania.
Here,then,we have the king,and the
The moment the master and slave
constitutionof the kingdom. The kingon stand together on this soil, their whole relations
his knees at the feet of his servants,performing
to each other are changed. The master
the lowest menial service, with the
may remain master, and the servant a
announcement,"I have givenyou an example,
servant ; but,according to the constitution
that ye should do as I have done to of the state theyhave enteredțhe service
you."
must be a voluntary one on the partof the
And when,afterthe descentof the Holy slave,and the master must render a just
Ghost,all these immortal words of Christ, equivalentẈhen the water of baptism
which had lain buried likedead seed in the passedover the master and the slave,both
heart, were quickenedand sprang up in celestialalike
came under the great constitutional
verdure țhen these twelve became, law of Christ'sempire,which is this :
each one in his "
place,another Jesus,filled Whosoever will be
with the spirit of him who greatamong had gone heaven-
you, let
him be your minister ; and whosoever willbe
a