ed prophecy; and fancy that it is for them, though it was
not for the apostles, to know the times and seasons which the Father has
put in His own power, and the day and hour of which no man knoweth, no
not the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only.

Better that, than that they should believe that there is nothing, and
never will be anything, in the world, beyond what their five senses can
apprehend.

But whether they awake or not out of their sleep, their blindness does
not alter the eternal fact, whether men believe it or not. That is true
what the Psalmist said of old: "The Lord is King, be the people never so
impatient. He sitteth upon His throne, though the earth be never so
unquiet."

The utterances of the old Psalmists and prophets concerning the
ever-present kingdom of God are facts, not dreams. Whether men believe
it or not, it is true that the power, glory, and righteousness of His
kingdom may be known unto men; that His kingdom is an everlasting
kingdom, and His dominion endureth throughout all ages; that The Lord
upholds all such as fall, and lifts up those that are down; that the eyes
of all wait on Him, that He may give them their meat in due season; that
He opens His hand, and filleth all things living with plenteousness; that
the Lord is righteous in all His ways, and holy in all His works; that He
is nigh to them that call upon Him, yea to all who call upon Him
faithfully. He that planted the ear, shall He not hear? He that made
the eye, shall He not see? He that chastiseth the nations; it is He that
teacheth man knowledge: shall He not punish?

Whether men believe it or not, that is true which the Psalmist
said--Whither shall I flee from His Spirit, or whither shall I go from
His presence? If I climb up to heaven, He is there; if I go down to
hell, He is there also. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in
the uttermost part of the sea, even there shall His hand lead me, His
right hand hold me still.

Whether men believe it or not, that is true which Christ spake on
earth--That the Father hath committed all judgment to Him, because He is
the Son of man; that to Him is given all power in heaven and earth; and
that He is with us, even to the end of the world.

Whether men believe it or not, that is true which S. Paul spake on Mars'
hill, saying that the Lord is not far from any one of us, for in Him we
live and move and have our being; and that He hath appointed a day in