The sun., 1890-10-19
LErThRs IRON zRE rkoPLE
THE nanienniun-visws ora Nsu.Chureh.
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THE MtlenAtuu-vlevs OF Non.Churoh.
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To rHE EDrroR or THE suN-Sh; After
reading carefully and with great pleasure
your article on the Millennium" In Inst Sun
days number, the thought impressed me
Docs The suS havo anything like correct
estimate Of the number Of its readers who
read with Hvidity anything and everything It
says on religious and kindred topics, espe-
cially in lts Sunday issues1
There are large number Of us who are non
church people, q largo number OF whom are
men Of at least average intelligence and mod
crate reasoning ability; men who exercise
good. strong common sense in dealing with
all subjects with which they have TO do.
We never hear anything relative to theis
views on religious subjects; possibly IL is pre-
sumed they have nonel but such 10 not the
fact by large majority"
As touching tho second coming" we read
that He shall appear in the clouds Of heaven"
&c. Now TO men of practical common sense
views tho clouds OF heaven appear 10 be not
the watery yapors arising from tho earth from
whence the rain falls, for at whatever alt itude
they lie they are stil the clouds Of earth not
We cannot think that heaven lies a few hun
dred yal DIS nerpendicuiar 10 the earths plane ;
stand such things as obscure, our upward
gaze. besides denriNinG mankind OF the direct
ianGu shes and dies. spiritually speaEiI G, even
As vegs tion slckens and DIES when deprived
which deprives mank md Of LeaIth and life is.
We think Ignorance; by this we do not under
but ignorance OF much we ought to know a
great deal about relative to our spiritual man.
Ing Tr%sh appears an Si in the % clouds OF beaven"
such clouds Will be dispersed. and men seeing
slssa9rly, what is Truth may follow on TO Good
f1GnshIRs "tms Of His SOmns' the
bier natural scicnc 8 within the past Ioo or
10y years than q, h tr ,he year down 10 to that
tn De lie oH 5D
We read that that which ls first, 8 natural" /"
and we believe it, for reas on approves. cxperi-
hence we look for and await the mounting of
the tonmost round Of the natural ladder before
thoughtful nan consider the advance human
years 1t is marvellousl and surely it is by
IT. SsS the s%qss Fl sHsh effects
Truth and the Lie" the beginning and tho
SnG Ss e. the Snd the
the BSe moo fH porhans than We eT eISea iS
credit for. Much OF 1t we cannot explain TO an
others satisfaction possibly. but as we read tho
works who . priests aud ministers have Joen
unable o rend them to pieces, thereby render
ing them unrecognizaile le there crecps into
our minds a dim perception Of what the l'inle
was Intended to be to US; q faint cnmprehcn-
sion OF It's teachings born from certain har-
mony observant by such as listen with their
very soul to catch its cadences.
henco is this 2 Is 1t not also herald OF
tho COM ng"p l speak this not as the eXpe-
rience OF church people. but Of that great multi
tude. or at least a largo class of them. whu are
members Of no church from free choice: under
existing, circumstances. What does 1t por-
tend? Dow not read he signs ar ght when
We declare that the =. Light that sl.ineth in
darkness is approa hing? and that He Is ap-
pearinG first in the natural mind OF man
(which. by tho way. is Gods earth, as this
globe is oursA after VIII Oh. having disp pelled
the clouds therein, He will reign within us IN
our willing faculties. making al things new,
and the millennium will be seen 10 be a state OF
existence, not reriod Of Years a! taught
from our rupits? 1t is written The kingdom
OF heaven Is within you." would ike to read
the views Of others OF my class through the
columns Of THE SUNDAY Sun. and doubtless
many more would be equally interested in any
A Nom -CHURcHMAN.