Show STORY OF TEN TENT VIRGINS I T TEACHES WATCHfULNESS Rev C C. R R. R Neel Deals With its Lessons Gathered F From r This Parable The necessity of watchfulness ness was as the topic on which Hc Rev Her C. C R R. R Neel spoke at the thc Central Christian church yesterday esterday Taking for Cor his text Tile Tho n J kingdom dom of or heaven Is like unto ten virgins who took their lamps lames and went forth Corth to meet thc time bridegroom groom Matthew I he said In part The judgment scene In this chapter Is Introduced b by two parables which are quite similar in their teaching The first Is the parable of or the ten virgins virgins vir vir- gins which teaches the ne necessity of or possessing those traits of or character which abide the tho second parable is that of or the talents and teaches the necessity sit sity of or using those traits Th Than n follows fol tol- fol- fol lows the most moat graphic g description of ot the thc jud judgment mont scene that we have In th word of God Watch R For ye C know not the da day nor the hour that your our Lord doth come These are the time ke key words to tho the parable parable parable par par- able of the ten virgins This Tills parable Is intended to prepare us for fOJ the une After all all it J the thc unexpected which happens The unexpected d disease disease disease dis dis- ease steals gradually upon us rind fend robs us of our strength It Is the unexpected unexpected unexpected financial disaster that robs us of or our wealth tike the unexpected tempter enters our hearty hearts and lives mad ind destro destroys de- de s 's our aur best Be Bo prepared for Cor the unexpected is ia the central thought ht of this parable Do not cease your vigil for dan danger er Is 15 always Imminent Watch atch Is the ke key keyword keyword word of or the parable Watch not In strained posture of ot formal devotion Watch but not in psalm singing or idle expectancy In rn the parn parable ble of ot the ten virgins Ins there were five wise and five foolish In most t respects they were alike they all had knowledge of and regard for forthe forthe forthe the bridegroom the they all nil had lamps that were trimmed and burning they all went forth to meet the bridegroom and while he tarried they all slum- slum bored and slept They differed in only one thing the wise took tool a reserve supply of ot oil the foolish did not The foolish had made a partial pr preparation preparation para para- tion while that of ot the wise was com com- The foolish made matJe an outward show but the wise had an Inward ex ex- ex- ex The Tile foolish lived lied b by piecemeal piece piece- meal while the wise lived JIved each day alike |