The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-07-15
At the Tent,

The first of the series of doctrinal
lecture at the tent was given to
nearly full tent Tuesday evening.
While esigned only as an introduc-
tion it was of much interest.
The speaker referred to the time
in which we live as being the most
important and momentous that the
world has ever seen. Then read as
starting point, Amos, iii-7, "Surely
the Lord will do nothing, but. he re-
vealeth his secret to his servants, the
prophets" =.
This is startling declaration and
if God designs to reveal bis purpose
to men by his prophets, how import
ant that we study His word. ..
AS people Seventh-day Advent
lists are believers in the Bible, hold
ing with Paul in II Tim. lille, that
call scripture is given by inspiration
of God, and is profitable" etc.
We are living in an age of skeptl.
cism and doubt. The Bible is being
brought into disrepute by many.
Even sorne who stand in the sacred
desk seem to find it necessary to
apologize for some portions of it.
The remedy for this is a study of
the book itself. ..s &c.,. 49, "fs
The Savior says, John, v736, search
the scriptures etc. .-.f ........ -:za
How little of real searching. there
is at the present time. -~t.r. ..a E.a'
How natural to follow the incl ina
ton of the human heart. Jesus
Christ is the great central figure in
the Bible. Through him is brought
about the great plan of salvation.
This we learn In the Bible. - ,
The psalmist says "Thy word is a
lamp to my feet and light to my
pathways" ...g
The word of God brings to view
important events which were to
transpire during the worlds history.
Peter says II Pet. i-19 1--WE have
also a moro sure word of prophecy
etc." Prophecy is history in adj
vance, and about one-fourth of the
Bible is prophecy. ....;..... .r8
We will now turn to the book of
Daniel, second chapter. n,.a -at
Here we have line of prophecy
beginning with the Babylonian king.
dom, and extending down through
the ages till the God OF heaven sets
up His kingdom, which shall never
be destroyed. This is an illustra-
ton of simple but connected line
of prophecy. Northumberland had a
dream which he could not call to
mind, and in which the wise men Of
Babylon failed to help him. In his
wrath he was about to destroy them,
when Daniel, the Hebrew captive,
informs him that, with Gods help,
he can tell both dream and interpre-
tation. Then follows the vision.
The object Of this dream was to
make known to the king "what shall
be in the latter days, Dan, n2S. Dan
iel then informed the king that he,
or his kingdom, was the head Of
gold. E =
This kingdom was overthrow
by thel Modes and Persians, B. c.,
$50. Medo-Persia continued 2O7
years, when it was conquered by
Grecia, 351, b. c., another kingdom
of brass shall rule over all the
earth.' This was fulfilled by
Grecia's first monarch, Alexan-
der the Great.
"And the fourth kingdom shall be
strong as iron," Dan. ii-50. This
was Rome. 1t was universal for it
taxed the world, Luke i'll. 1t was
divided into ten parts, just as the
prophecy said it would be.
Where now are we in this line of
prophecy? Babylon is in the past !;
Medo-Persia has gone; Grecie has
given place to Rome, and that is di-
vided. What next? "In the days
of these kings that is in the divided
state of the Roman empire, ''shali
the God Of Heaven set up king
dom. which shall never be destroyed
May the Lord help us to prepare
for a home in that kingdom.