San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-03-16
NO. 49,.

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evil doers: in its absence the culprit's
own spirits, ard The law written in
their hearts, their conscience also
bearing witness, and their thoughts the
meanwhile accusing or else excusing
one another.-Rom. 215. "The sin
ner being hundred years old, shall
be accursed. lisa. 65 20 Death
oyertakes u multitude in similar di-
lemma What does scripture say is
their ultimate fate. Who will repent
himself for his servants, when he
seeth that their power is gone, and thero
is none shut up, or left. And he will
say, where are their Gods. their rock
in whom they trusted; see now that
|, even 1, am he, and there is no God
with me; kill, and l make alive; l
wound and l heal: neither is there any
that can deliver out Of my hand'"--
Deut. 32 :36, 81, 80, 10. There is.
without doubt, a general future re
conciliation," salvation, restitution
Of all things" spoken Of by all tho
prophets, and confirmed by all the Tes.
lament writer's. For the Lord will
not cast off forever; though he cause
grief, yet will he have compression. >
Lam. 3:31. IL will not contend for.
ever, neither will / be always wroth,
lest the spirits shall fail tc'n, me and
the soul which | have matte. ."-Isa.
81 :S6. "He retaineth not Lis anger
forever, because he deligA,rih in mer-
cy."-Micah z :l8. Here is IN array
of prophetic declarations, by recog-
nized inspired penmen, tco p.aiu for
quibbling, or excuse for ou attempt to
explain away; yet at deadly conflict
with the fundamental divine philoso-
ply, or superstition OF the Roman
school and her children. What sense
has all this, and multiplicity more,
of an exact nature throughout Gods
word, all tending or drifting in this
precise channel aud vein of reasoning
ii we permit this fragmenting gene
rator OF discord to clash and mistily
all? Who is the deceiver; Christ, who
says: "EOr judgment | am come into
the world" Nov is the judgment of
this world" or the inventor of the
great immortal beast of Roman chi
canery? This plain teaching of Christ,
that be came for, and was then judg-
ing the world, and IS to day judging
tic earth, are forced to give place to
the weakening deception-all at tho
expense OF Christ's plainest teachings.
aud His veracity. VIII the good
meaning, and great hearts Of orthodox
professionalism rise to the dignity of a
wise error -expurging explanation? And
will the thinking, interested world re-
read their bibles, and carry these
truths with them, compare notes dill
gently and prayerful'y? For he must
reign till he hath put all enemies un.
der his feet. The last enemy that shall
be destroyed is DEATH" Then will be
finished the process of reconciliation
and restitution, commenced by Christ
at his resurrection; continuing his
times of visitation for judgment, con
demning the wicked and tbrusting
them from every spiritual privilege and
oversight by his angels for their com
fort; and rewardiDg his saints with ali
spiritual blessings and supervision for
their welfare; until the last spirit. body
and soul shall be restituted, after eaci,
change of body and soul
for we must all be changed after
death; even in the face of stormnr
denial. "As in Adam all die, even 50
IN Christ shall all be made alive -
Ist Cor. ID 90. The same all through
)ut the chapter: Behold | show yo,
/ ministery; We shall not all sleep, but
We shall be changed, in moment, in
he twinkliDg Of an eye. at the last
rump; for the trumpet shall souno,
md the dead shall be raised incorrupt-
bic, and We shall be changed; For the
,orrur .ibie must put on interruption,
md this mortal must put on immOr-
81, 52, 81. When all
hings shall be subdueJ unto him. then
hall the Son also himself be subject
into him that put all things under
lin, that God may be all in list
,or. Is :26. Will the great. good and
ure hearts who shape and enforce Or
hodox professionalism, suffer an hun
lie, reyerential respecter of Gods
hosen instruments on earth, to thrust
eiorc them these honest findings
gainst their teachings. for a mature,
olemn criticism? Aud with q godly
ear, sucgesi-that you will be ina
iore excusabl duty in future years, if
uu will spend equal time and talent, in
iakiug excuses for the plain express
Jns of the word of truth, at the same
xpense Of tradition you have hereto
1re made against the truth, to sustain
n incoDgruous, mystifyiDg deceptive
heat. Of mans inyention-to the great
eiriment and clocgiur of the progress
nd developing OF the Great Masters
piriiusl Kipgdon-not that | would
liimate that Gods ministerial agents
ere keeping error in place of right in-
But the fascination for
umsn tradition is where the error
eth. CaE 1 hope to entertain. aud