how Christian men, even
preachers of the gospel, can find it in their hearts to acquiesce in
such a thing, is to us a profound puzzle. The institution that has no
place for my Master has no place for me.

The only way of approach to God is through Christ as our mediator; and
the mediatorial office of Christ is in the church, not in the world.
Hence, as God can be glorified only through Christ, He can be glorified
only through the church. Paul, recognizing this, says: "Unto God be
glory in the church, by Christ Jesus, throughout all ages, world
without end. Amen."

NEW TESTAMENT VIEWS OF CHRIST.

XI.--CHRIST OUR HIGH PRIEST.

"Now, if there was perfection through the Levitical priesthood (for
under it hath the people received the law), what further need _was
there_ that another priest should arise after the order of
Melchisedec, and not be reckoned after the order of Aaron? For the
priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also
of the law. For he of whom these things are said belongeth to
another tribe, from which no man hath given attendance at the
altar. For it is evident that our Lord hath sprung out of Judah; as
to which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priests. And _what we
say_ is yet more abundantly evident, if after the likeness of
Melchisedec there ariseth another priest, who hath been made, not
after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an
endless life, for it is witnessed of him, Thou art a priest forever
after the order of Melchisedec" (Heb. vii. 11-17).

Each dispensation has had its priesthood. Each has had its priests and
its high priests. Each has had its priests, its altars and its
sacrifices peculiar to itself. Only priests in any age could worship
God; and acceptable worship must ever be in accordance with the law of
the priesthood.

During the patriarchal age the father of the family was priest. He
offered sacrifice for the family. The grandfather, great grandfather,
etc., was high priest over his posterity for all the generations
descending from him while he lived. Adam was high priest of the whole
race during his life. Then the high priesthood descended to each of his
sons for the posterity of each. So Noah was high priest of all the
post-diluvian world during his life. Then it descended to each of his
sons. Each son was high priest of his branch of the family, in all its
generations, d