The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-03-31
THE JUDGMENT DAY TEST.

To THE EDITOR THE HERALD:-
The only difficulty that obtains In the answer to
this question 10 caused by the evident self blindness
with which your many correspondents snd the ma
jorty OF believers In Church doctrines afflicted.
They would know the answer to the question. but
they know not the signs Of the times which are the
passing events upon the face OF the earth. Which
show in what part OF the worlds history arc
now living.
In answer to question asked of the Saviour by
the Scrbcs and Pharsees. that He would show them
a sign from heaven? He answered:-"Ohi ye hypo-
critics. ye discern the face of the sky and tell by
the signs what the weather will be. Why can ye
not discern the signs of the times Tor the coming to
pass Of events then taking PLACED? wicked and
world loving Church seeketh after sign. but no
sign shall be given it but the sign Tor presence, of
the Son of Man."
We are now at the period of the complete down.
fall Of the power of the Romish Church, which is
the last OF the fulhlment Of the prophecies and we
will now continue for space in the words Of our
pass know ye that the end is near at Che doors.
And ye shall the Son of Man coming in the
clouds of heaven, with power and great glory"
And at this time is predicted "Upon the earth dis
tress OF nations. with perplexity; the and the
hearts failing them for fear for looking the things
which are coming upon the earth; for the powers
OF heaven sns DC shaken when hen ne arises rises
see the Son OF Man coming In the glory of his
Father and all His holy, angels with him to judge
the earth in Righteousness. for the day is appointed
aforetmo, aud 1T the day appointed it shall be-"
There will be no warning to the people upon the
earth besides the statements OF Christ: it
in the days of Nosh before the food shall it DO
when the Son of Man cometh. In those days they
were eating and drinking and marrying and giving
until the Hoods came and took them all away The
same condition of things is promised at the Masters
coming; for as snare shall it come upon AL them
that dwell on the face OF the whole earth"
Mr.. James Owen O'Connor some weeks since asked
the question. "Is Christianity FailureY evidently.
from tho tone of his letter. not expecting reply but
he ia much like the rat that undermined house. the
house fo but in the interest accustomed by the falling
house the rat was forgotten. The same obtains in
this instancethe questioner Is forgotten in the
element over the question. If he.was earnest
seeker after salvation and eternal life in the
EARTH after the personal reign OF Christ now about
to take the place OF the Babelike confusion which
world. he would leave OF the ysinaiorious elimina
tons of his hooking thoughts and trust in the Lord
to save him from the Judgment. What are we that
places his cold hand upon aud to
time Ia no longer; we awake at the
Judgment Day. when the last trumpet sounds. to
hnd that have rested our case. IL we selfde-
pendent upon a rotten foundation, and are banished
forever from the presence OF ife. Inc incoming Of
to the decline Of the fourth Kingdom about to be
tanished. not by man but by Himself. Then will
tho souls live which sleep in the dust (which
told by all the orthodox and Catholics now living
in heaven or hcl, which are dead and not alive No
soul has yet gone to heaven. hell paradise
or purgatory. any such place. but only into the
embrace OF death and the grave; and death. that
mortal enemy never let's his prisoners Free but holds
them sure until Christ comcs-our risen Saviour,
whom he could not hold-to set them free.
Then will the earth and sea give up its dead; all
that have slept in Christ since righteous Abel will
leap forth at the sound of the voice of the archange
When he shall call all shall answer. and the righteous
shall forth to inherit the kingdom prepared for
them from the foundation Of the world, and the
wicked shall come forth to the. judgment Of eternal
death. Then. aud not till. then. shall como to pass
tho saying 1t IL written. 20 death, where il thy
sting? grave where is thy victory p for death shall
be swallowed up In victory. Then also shAll count
less millions testify that Christianity Is failure.
WAITING AND XATGHING-