San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-02-25
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Light DeCeInDeT I, 1917, Jrleu TO
explain chat Adam was the first
man of nature, and, according to
the Bible, Christ was the next, and
that 1t was not impossible for a
man of nature to return" for the
reason that as the first man sub
sisted on raw food another man
SubSlSting on raw food could be a
man OF nature, and he could APP
pear under the law of ataVismus.
Now 1t is proved in Luke that
Christ decended from Adam, and
that some of the greatest men of
the Jewish people were among his
ancestors, but the question will be,
what became of the Joseph family?
Christ had advised his friend to go
to the mountains, when Jerusalem
would be cOmpaSsed with armies,
and when we consider, this, his adj
vice, so laid therein, that is, the
historical evidences considered, a
far seeing craftsmanship, and the
first created could only have had
so clear a mind, to which, instinct
i've knowledge might be a more
appropriate name.
That the mountains laid to the
north we are informed by geo.
graphical knowledge of the coun-
try of Palestine, so we must con-
clue that the descendants of Joseph
took a northern course, and that
they did not stop on the Lebanon,
is evident from the scarcity of ac-
cOmmOdatiOns, there could be had
in high mountains, particularly for
people OF limited means, SO we
have reason to believe that they
pursued their way further in a
northerly direction; that they took
with them the belief of the refor-
mer,that is,they believe in natures
creating material and conserva-
tive power, preached for the sim
pie minded as the Father, the Son
and the Holy Ghosts self evident,
and that they later embraced
Christianity is very probable. Now
ataVismus is a law in nature, and
as good today as it was thousands
Of years ago and Moses saws in
Deut. Is, of you or your brethren
shall one appear, and Isaiah says
in chapter IL that he shall be
raised in the north and come from
the east, and Christ says, he comes
like thief and it will be a snare
and trap, and we consider that
nature has no need of violating her
own laws to accomplish her de-
signs. Can there be any douL,
that a man of nature could not
appear,
But these descendants Of Joseph
and their relations, and others fol-
lowing the reform in the Jewish
religion, are they not descendants
of Abraham as well as the Jews?
and are they not included in the
promises as we'll as them that held
the original Jewish faith? and
have they not a right to be re-
deemed under the Jewish flag
when it sooner or later will gather
the Jews as nation? and have We
not right to conclude that this
Joseph's family, they counted SC
bright men among their ancestors
could have equally as bright meT
among their descendents?and wher
we consider the historical facts, thai
the Jewish government fell after
that this people left, and the his
tory of the family, in its entire de
cent from Abraham, have we ther
not a right to conclude that cleal
head and an honest heart was &
main type in their characters, anc
that they were the bone and cement
in the Jewish government, anC
have we not a right to suppose
that the defendants of the JOSEPH
family are the bone and cement O.
the Christian governments of to
day? And when we consider thai
this people could some day feel il
their hearts that they belong un
der their ancient flag, and the!
see with their clear head, thai
a union under the ancient tlas
would do away with arms and ar
mics to destroy themselves, anC
the stretching of brain and sinew'
to pay the enOrmities of taxes, anC
the butchering of their children
for the paltry satisfaction that
little more dirt belongs to thei
respective governments. Would i
be impossible, then, what Davit
: said, chat the dominion will reacl
| from, coo tn Goa and tO the ends O
the earth" FRED JONATHAN.
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