The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-25
PRAYER by Elder III X Flagg.

prayer by Elder III IL flagG,
Elder Hiram Munger of Chicopee Falls.
Mass, preached from the text: II Cor.
iv:13. "We have the same spirit Of faith
according as it is written, | believed and
therefore | have spoken We also believe.
and therefore speak" He said belief is
really based on evidence. Some say they
thank God that they have never changed
since they were first converted He
thanked the Lord he had changed. lie be.
lieved God forctold events by the prophets
You can't say you believe the Bible until
you understand the prophcsies. God has
foretold the fall of the nations, and called
this and that one by name. We can say
we know God caused the Bible to be
written. God keeps his books by double
entry, therefore the numerous con-
firmatory passages of the bible. The
opposers of Gods people have come down
with them all the way through. This class
of people have always been talking with
the dead. 1t is absolutely necessary for us
to believe the prophesies to strengthen our
faith. The demons taught the people to
talk with the immortal souls Of dead men,
He instanced the dream of Nebuchad-
nezzar the feast of Beshaz2ar; the en-
trance OF Cyrus into Jerusalem Daniel in
the lions den, as exhibitions of the power
saint of God has an angel over him. We
come down to the time when the Lord was
crucified, his resurrection and future life
all foretold by the Scriptures. How many
prophesies were fulfilled right there on his
stage of action. Christ died and was raised
according to the Scriptures. lie came
from the grave Sunday morning. That's
the reason we keep it. He assembled on
high according to the Scriptures. He now
occupies the position of priest. We may
make our wants known unto him, and we
feel we have the best of company. The
first fruits raised from the grave after the
resurrection of Christ are now in Heaven.
They are not immortal souls. He was
sorry he was ever so wOOden-hcad-
ed as TO believe in immortal soulism,
just as soon as people get hold of the word
of God they want to read it. The winds of
spritualism cant blow up man who is
rooted and grounded in the Gospel. OF the
signs of Chrlsts coming again, God has
never revealed the time, yet he will give
the signs so that we know the coming is
near We can't tell just when. used to
think he came at death. Then
again at the destruction Of Jerusalem :
but my belief didn't come from investi-
cation, but from education. II any of you
have got hold of the non-resurrection doc.
trine let me feel OF your pulse minute.
You must either burn up or go up, The
teaching of the bible is that none are dead
but they all sleep. All will be raised NOR
tai, both the wicked and the righteous
We want men to enlist who amt afraid OF
the world, who are posted in the scriptures,
ventists When got rid of my old Pagan
theology, how neat the bible came together
When Christ came from the tomb he was
just as mortal as any of us. When he
comes again and the earth Is restored, the
thief will be there. The love of God
brings men to repentance. The wicked
will be burned root and branch. God will
have pure universe.
The sermon was in Elder Munger's pecu.