Telegram-herald., 1889-10-27
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NJ. say that seventh Day AdKents,s
have no sympathy with lt~-neFfT have
had-are not nov telling ana never ex-
pect t0 tell Just the day week moma /
or year when CHRIST VII come
wlll further say that there are
three classes of AdNonhsis. fnsl,
tie Seventh nay, NAo are
much the more numerous
SECOND, The FIst-Day Aatca4
who have repeatedly sci he GaN toi lse
return Of CHRIST, and the no-aAy Ad-
ventlsts OF those who hold al DAYS
alike, but claim 70 be looking ior flt
Lords return. We The SeFel-1ay
Adyentlstst are ANXIOUS 10 have Il de-
unctly understood that a. biblical
Christians NC can not set tie time
for the advent of Chr 81 because that
time never has been revealed, bul re-
mains mystery in the bosom ~ God
the Father. See Natl. XXivs So. But Wc
DO believe IN harmony wiki many "a
other denominations that We are
living near the close ot time
for the reasons hereinafter men
toned. Christ when speaking
O. the signs that should preCede II r
coming and which have taken place.
SAID: "AOw learn parable al tl4e
NJ tree; when hs branch lsyet tender.
and puttgtA forth leaves, ye know
That summer is nigh; 30 lkeW So ye,
when W shall see all these things know
that IL (iio) is near, even a the doors.
Verify ! SAY unto you TINS generation
shall not pass TIL All these things be
fulfilled. Heaven and earth shall pass
away, but Ny words shal not pass
away" Matt. XIV, 32-35.
From these statements made bv
Christ, and the fulii.lment oi the signs
as given by Himself, We must conclude
that wc are nearing the c0nsummat on.
The evidences given ln the Blble Oi tle
approaching day OF God are numerous
and iOrclble. Luke saws ln cr 8p. ~
25-2l: "Ihat there shall be gas o. the
sun and ia the moon and b the stars
These are ia the past and are written
~ the pages OF history, And upon tle
earth, distress OF nat Ons Wllh perplcX-
ity." j. not TINS fulfilling before cur
very eyes Look az the national un-
rest that is worldwide. COltuckial
Europe ls one vast military camD
Nations are looking with jealous auR-
each other. Never such pculeE ng
questions 20 settle as atthe preseal.
and never time when So many
great men, whose opinions were
valuable, have fallen at their posts.
Luke further saws, "thc sea and tle
waves roaring The pamrs are full 81
terrible storms, both 10y sesand hy land,
which are increasing nMpdity and
Fss. !. Sol B.. a.
here. MEMS hearts failing thcm ioI
fear and tor looking on tho things that
are coming on the earth, Tor tDe
powers Of the heavens shall bc shaken"
Why so many men in bigh position
dying at their own hands often we
read in connection with tbs sudden
demise Of some reprcscna vc man.
"unexpiainable." The earth speaks
in thunder tones that her "powers are
shaken" DrOuth terrible. Storms fear
tul. fires supernatural, earthquake
terrific, tell us that soon thc terrible
death struggle wIl come. The next
verso say, And then shall they see
the Son of Man coming In a cloud Wll
power and great glory" Paul, the
Great Apostle, ln bis letter TO hls son 10
the Gospel says, "ThIs know also that
IN the last days pcrlOus times shall
come When he cnumerates nearly
score Of prominent SINS that viii Doe
cllnging 81 those Who have form Of
Goodness" > Timothy ni. Is. This is
one reason why tie times were 20 bc So
perlious. "Ihcy profess, but d0
not Possess tne power Of Godh-
ness "Thc tne gold has become q lnl.'
And last. hat not least, VIII men ton
prophecy n tbc book ol Isaiah i. Is.
concerning a movement that ls g. pre-
code the coming Of the "Just One.
and which VIII usher ~ that "tmc of
trouble such a. never was nee there
was q Nation Daniel xu. ]. namely.
ihc union Of Church and State. on
"rcli eiOus legislation" which many
misguided ones arr - anxious 10 rec
accomp shed. That great man. the
lamcnted IfOr8ca Greeley. before he
deed uttered these words. which are
burning with truth. Sad hc. "Tns
great country yls tryngto take upon itseif
what Contuental Europe las for gen
cratOus been irving - rd herself from.
namely union oi state and church or
rod n the CoEst luton. "Noe b. the
day. SAID be-. when this shall havebrou
accomplished. and yet We fnd men of
NOT half the ahltv. clamor.rr for srch
q condition of things As Christians.
and loyai Americans. lei us watch wIth
Icaluus care any movement that has
th.s end n view. Too much sacred
treasure has been spilled far tbo People
oi tnls gTest rcpul. g i0 tnus surrender
their trol-r ven rights - anr excl Irs.ss-
tcaI hierarchy. Eternal vigilance is
u1N, a- ever. tue pfiae &c l.i.fIF. Let