The Scriptures are full of evidences that there are two divisions of divine priesthood--the Order of Aaron, and the Order of Melchizedek. Jesus Himself, was a high priest after the order of Melchizedek. Without these orders of Priesthood, man can not legally officiate in the things of God, any more than superintendents, formen and workmen can rightfully proceed to erect a state capitol without official authorization from the commission in charge. Do you know any Church that holds these two orders of priesthood in its organization? Does this Church recognize the fact that a man must be called and appointed of God to act in His name? Are the authority and power of the priesthood manifest in its operations? Does this Church also believe in and receive continual revelation from God? If so, it is possibly the Church of Christ. A third mark remains. That we shall consider in the next lesson. THE REFERENCES John 7:28, 29. John 15:16. John 9:4. John 3:27. John 5:19. John 20:21. {157} THE QUESTIONS 1. What would probably happen if the architect in charge of the construction of a large building should go away for a long time? 2. What would happen if God should cease to speak to His people? 3. What was the attitude of Jesus toward authority? 4. Whence did He derive His authority? 5. What did He impress upon His disciples concerning authority? 6. What did John the Baptist say about authority? 7. How many orders of divine priesthood are there? 8. What then, is the second mark of the true Church? {158} PICTURE: JESUS TEACHING FROM A BOAT, Hofmann {159} XXI THE THIRD MARK [Sidenote: The horror of darkness.] Have you ever stopped to think how terrible it would be if we had no Guide to show us the way of eternal life? Do you think you can imagine the bitter disappointment of those who have sought a guide and have failed to find it? We may now pass over lightly some of the more serious questions of life; we may even at times reject the teachings of our instructors as unnecessary. But there is a fixed fact which all the world has come to recognize--one that sooner or later confronts every individual. It is that the greatest thing in life after all is the knowledge of God and the satisfaction of having found the way of eternal life. The disappointment that follows the failure to find that way is expressed in words of beauty and childlike simplicity by an Indian. In 1832 a chief of the Flatheads, with some of his associates sought the wigwams of the white man in quest of the Way of life. This is what the chief of the Flatheads said when he turned to go back to his people: [Sidenote: The speech of an Indian chief.]