St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-10-01
CHRIST WILL COME AGAIN.


James b. Davenport, ali evangelist of
the Catholic Apostolic church, spoke at
FOrd's hall last evening to rather
large audience There is no church of
this creed in st. Paul, but some twenty
citizens believe in it. The speaker
affirmed the striciest orthodoxy, accept
ing the Apostles Creed in Its most exact
ing Interpretation. He said that the
coming of the Lord in person to take
charge of the affairs of the worli. both
political and religious, is the special
subject that should have the attention
of all men.
Almighty God had this world made
and man put upon it with The intention
OF sending His Only Son to teach human
nature and rule over men living upon
this earth, and also over the universe.
The whole course of the human race
since Adam has been shaped with this
In view, hindered by sin. But God will
prevail to carry out his plan. and place
His Son here as king, This is the solu-
ton OF all the difficulties. religious,
social and political. that are veXing the
world. Only divine man can settle
them, and he needs to and will come
here 10 do it. for it is promised. An in
fallible authority is needed. and only
one man is infallible, even Jesus. Rest
cannot be had for mankind until He
comes and gives it by His wisdom.
God sent Him the first time that He
might redeem us from the consequences
of sin. This He did. This is distinctly
promised, and He cannot fulfill His
purpose until He has put this world
into order, and has men and women
living here in peace, marrying, having
children, learning, finding out God
through science, carrying on govern.
nent, developing in the intellectual and
spiritual under conditions of peace aud
harmony. A reign of peace. This
needs his personal presence.
1.-The harmony and freedom from OPP.
preston and wrong which is the dream
OF the socialist, is possible. Men in
mortal condition can live without war,
without famine, oppression aud discon.
tent. Men can live in happiness and
peace, and have justice abundant and
cruelty rare. Only God can bring this
about, and Jesus Christ is God and man.
tie is the One who is able and willing
and minded to bring this order into
human society, and He is coming to
do it.
deposition to His coming is found in
unbelief in Him. RatiOnalism, denying
that there is any personal God, assert
Ing that God Is in man naturally, Is
now the prevailing form of opposition.
Denial OF Christ's humanity. denial of
His divinity are forms of opposition.
Our Lord is a real man. and when
upon earth did sweat and toll and suffer
just as other men do, but without sin.
he was subject TO our infirmities, and
He did suffer terribly. No man has
suffered in the fl esh as he suffered, and
no man can tell Him of anything worse
than what He endured. This fits Him
for ruling this world. He is divine,
very and truly God. No person that
was not God could go through with and
accomplish what He did.
The denial of these truths. rejecting
Him as the hope of ,he world. is oppo-
sition to His coming. Men are plaguing
themselves and others with plans of
Altruism, or natural love of others. is
depended upon. Let every man have
fair chance, they Say, and all will do
right. They will fail.
what is the outcome of the last
hundred years OF self dep EVIDENCE? So
ciety. as a result. is on the verge of
revolu ton. Anarchy. socialism ram
pant; impurity, dishonesty, violence
Increasing. A deep unrest and ten
uency towards overthr0Wing all author
lty and all institutions. In the church
plan after plan is tried and fails. Only
the personal reign of Christ can put the
world into order. Our Lord fOrrsaw
the present condition OF affairs, and
prophesied that terrible things should
happen just before His second coming.
The Judgments which have been
railing upon some parts of this state
ought to be warning that God is ceas-
ing to protect because men are rejecting
His Son. The poor sufferers by The
fire and the whirlwind were not sinners
more than the rest or us. They gave
up their lives for our sake. that we
might be warned, and God will care for
their souls. They died for us in
sense. that we may repent and prepare
for the Lords coming. Greater and
grea er troubles will come upon the
world, permitted by God, that we may
be humbled and see that we cannot get
Oh without Him.
TROUBLES of all sorts come faster and
faster, breaking up mems plans, de-
stroying mems institutions. to show
them that Jesus must be Lord. and that
he Is the only one that can carry on this
world with success. The lawlessness
and hatred among men.are sure to break
out soon III way never before i'm.
agined.
''Inese failures are signs that the
Lords coming is near, but no man
knows the day OF hour.
II am sent here to tell you that God
has also sent help for those who will be
helped. At this critical time in the life
OF the church He has restored the gifts
OF the Holy Ghost as they existed in the
church OF the first century. God the
Holy Ghost has again spoken in audible
tones and words by men who He has
made prophets. He has said that Jesus
is coming again quickly. and that peo-
pie should get ready for Him. The
Holy Ghost. through prophetically gift
ed persons, has called twelve men
the first apostle. He gave these men
apostolic wisdom and grace. They have
been doing the work of apostles.
"TheSe apostles have been sending
evangelists all over the Christian
world, l am one of these evangelists
Il am not All apostle), calling upon all
Christian men to get ready for their
Lords appearing which is near. By the
laying on of their hands the gift of the
Holy Spirit is impaired, as was done by
the irst apostles. Instruction in Gods
ways, as contained in the Bible, is
given and people are being prepared to
meet TIC LoIu Wnen He snail appear.
This was commenced fifty years ago
and has been preached and believed on
in most of the Christian nations and
at last the message has come to st. Paul
that God has acted and sent help.
"lf it be true that real apostles are
living now it is indeed startling news.
Most of these apostles have died and
God has not called more to take their
places, which shows that the work of
preparing those who are to be the first
to see the lord, not the only ones, is
almost complete and His coming is very
near"
Tho oJoot,;o Lor+h r.,,J;,~