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45 standing sad disappointments. every now and then. A similar mistake caused the Jews to reject Jesus. At his birth they were anxiously waiting for a Messiah, but the. idea never -occured to them that though coming at the appointed time, yet he might come in a manner different from that in which they thought that he would appear. They never lost the hope that a Messiah would come to them but they could not accept Jesus for he did not come in the manner in which they expected his ; appearance on the basis of their sacred books and traditions. The Christians ought. to have profited by their example but they are repeating the same error. Every sign that was foretold has been witnessed, but they are looking for the Messiah in the wrong direction though at the right time. Earthquakes, plague, famine, wars and terrestrial as well as heavenly phenomena bear witness to the one fact that there is to be no more waiting for the Messiah's advent. (Vol. II B. R. 1903 ) A Sermon published in the Times of India and other Leading Papers on the 16th March 1916. NEW HALL SERMON. Sunday, March 12. Subject Repentance and Faith. . The speaker of the evening introduced his discourse by briefly reviewing the signs which Jesus had given as omens of his return to earth. Among; these were to be signs in the sun and moon and stars. These signs were to pre- cede the coming of the "Great and terrible day of the Lord. " Joel 2: 31. Another sign of equal import with the above men- tioned signs is the sending of the prophet -"Elijah before the Great and dreadful day of the Lord. " Mai. 4; 5, 6. This pro- phecy must not be understood to mean that Elijah will perso- nally appear upon earth, but must be understood to be a message given in the spirit and power of Elijah. This prophecy met a