, 1869-09-20

hlIfh OF Ehf11t. Al His advent lhe cey Wa vic.
,,;seig;ca ta'';t 70 an,sfs:and tnc Hauro Z. ai.
hnpdom Il a rciR,. of .1ghtcon.aesa; 4 spiritual
AlpRiotu, 10 bc estahlIsar, IN tho hearts Of men
hut they tlfrctrd their kiAR u lake abc sword
nat!on nIistrcaa Of tho world Even Altrf hts rrA.
uirrclIon h!a disciples askrd lllu,. s'lorsf. Wiz
thou " thiA tltnr Fs'osc tue Asnxdo unio lsrarl'
cIoHu, and ectrttr, ~ many do In our day who
expect the Sattor 10 descend apaln fr0tn hrasea
sna relz1 s,,.elc on The Garth, ia IVY sua o.,
Ju.lalfin1 Cbra.ianR- TAul declared tho t1ue m.
turc Of chrtstl kingdom; !" The Kingdom Of God
IT, ar aa
and peace and Joy IN tho Hoy Ghott; thnac thrce
worns e1preAa exactly the condition Of the round
ne5a rssn hs KFaon @ q .ys ss sn M b. @
falailncns Of shc Isaluaitts prophecy, .1n bis
days BhaIl the righteous doaElsh. and ahundenec
:" of rs Sod tn1 sp1eon,ne Il ls sso
peace, Peace eau he gained among fTce helngs
only ~ at1nE tne1a Willing 70 obey righteous.
rsnts him WITH lie angels zad viii Coo. aud
makes hesren poss1hc to hin. t. his trccdon;
by power 70 saooso between motTes ana
mott R!oF1ouA and most pet1loo1 posse1stou. 1ot
theIo could be 20 inieIixcor. loving Obedience
pe as9'sy II ouse
Of hi God. given freedom has InsEoduoed anarchy,
diScofd, suffering, dlseate and death into our
world The peace Of nations II Disturbed by red.
handed war. the peace OF EoctetJ BY the bride and
teAlousJ OF casio, the cuptdlty OF GvsHoc, tho
enmty OF cissses. The peace q IAmlllca u dls.
t0r0td by ncennoutoE1k, unnatural Antcnon mn
pahs!or. There Il no peace to tho wicked. 1aeJ
are ike troubled eeA that caste4h QP totfe and
dirt They are the slAves of xin, And euaer and
groan under the pain Of . hard eoadaxe Vow,
God reFpects manh freedom, and !oYea nlm too
ven to iake 1t away. TO make h1m ooedont - force
would, Ge 10 tate away bis freedom &nd reduce
him TO the condition Of thing, *hleh =
w1thout 20 ser 10 diAobey- Tho problem that tuo-
ntte wisdom has 10 soFo to the government Of Tho
Nosla IL how 10 eSsAh1l1h EnRdnn *hscn u
Righteousness and peace and Jet preserve tFeo-
dom tny.olAte. Tie kingdom cannot b. esf1b-
nshtd BY foFce- Armed peace Is but concoaled
war There u no peace on the Top Of 6lQo1o-
c1td Volcano Tho Kingdom OF Heaven u f&ht:
eouGeta, md peace capnot be eAtahllahed hJ totc-
IDLY compelling The fAkn Of men, but Only ~
csu4snR them 70 love r1ehteousneal, Whilo they
IesuAn ttee 10 choose between ih4t md intQalty.
| Here nas been great ntstzte Of rehgtoua men In
az sses: not mc1ely IN the days Of religions wa1a
abd pefsecuttons, bot 10 moro modern days. The
Church has not tic patience vim 1aAux cfrorA Ia
Freedom that God has: and II she usa1
not the taSut and the atake. She win
often use denunc1atiou and nasrow-
pesA and btgotry, to cotnpel the s1hscxrsion q.
men 10 her articles OF he3aef, instead Of MlnaipV
them 10 the lore OF Hghteoukuc1x. God neYri.
fully wArns III Of the fearful consequences OF sin
and the rewards Of righteousness, and 1hen IcAEea
III nee TO choose. The suffering aod woe, the dts.
EEcM Of body and the far Wpfse dtttTesa Of 1atnd,
the frenxy and ingrsttote. tse serpent at!nys ol
confidence and the Nstttoss .! Despair that are In