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 be  speaking  when  "  in  the  time  of  the  harvest  He will  say  to  the  reapers:  Gather  ye  the  wheat  into  My barn."

''"The kingdom  of  heaven  is  like  to  a  mustard-seed  . ,  , to  a  leaven  hid  in  three  measures  of  meal." — Matt. xiii. 31. 33.

Ex. : I.  Paul's  confidence. II. Destruction and  construction. III. No cause  for  alarm.

I. An  imperial  power:  1. Christ a  king. 2. Delegated power. 3. Two  parables.

II. Danger: 1. Conflict of  rights. 2. Spirit  of  State. 3. Church's  solution.

III. Church indispensable:  1. Liberty and  peace. 2. Political integrity. 3. Patriotism.

Per.: 1. Church and  State  in  America. 2. Calm  progress. 3. Our  duty.

Brethren, in  these  parables  Christ  guarantees  the steady progress  of  the  Christian  Church. He would have us  "  feel  confident  of  this  very  thing  that  He who  hath  begun  a  good  work  in  you  will  perfect  it unto  the  day  of  Christ  Jesus."

In these  words,  Paul  the  Apostle  expresses  his firm trust  in  God's  power  and  Christ's  promise  to  sustain, protect  and  advance  His  Church  against  all  opposition all  days,  even  to  the  consummation  of  the world. And we  Catholics  of  to-day  have  sore  need of Paul's  spirit — of  his  faith  and  hope. When we