The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-04-20

heavens of His second coming. where all
,he world could behold them. Do
YOU not remember that IN
The first chapter of Genesis, the
Lord there told Us that the sun. moon and
stars should be for signs? Thus have we
PASSED these special signs that the Lord
has given that woul just precede his Sec
oud coming. In the sd and 33I verses
hrist makes an application of the GER
tainty of the event in the following Ian
euage: snow learn a parable of the fig
tree; when his branch Is yet tender, and
putteth forth leaves, We know that sum-
mer is nigh. So likewise ye, when ye shall
see ell these things. know that He 10 near,
even at the doors. Verify say unto you,
this generation shall not pass, till all
these things be fulfilled" With what GER
tainty may we know when His coming Is
near? just the same assurance that we
have that the summer is nigh when the
buds put forth. and the earth is putting
on its velvet OF green. How near. then.
is Christ's coming? We have Christ's own
words, saying that the generation stand
ing where they can witness all these
things will not pass away till all these
things be fulfilled. Then il il thing inn
probable that Christ may come In our
day? / do not think so. But believe,
and my faith 10 based upon the word of
God, that Christ will come the second
time in this generation. This Is as near
as or any one else can tell when Christ
will come, for the day or hour has not
been made known. But God has said,
"But We brethren are not in darkness chat
that day should overtake you as thief"
"But as the days OF Noah were, so shall
also the coming OF the Son of Man be-"
Some say. "This doctrine of Christ's sec
ond coming being near has been preached
for the last 80 years, and we see no more
signs of it now than there were 40 years
ago." That may be true with some, and
"a T. l. L.
been preaching for 100 years and faithfully
hammerina away on the old ark, there
were thousands who could see no moro
signs of q flood coming than can the peo-
pie now see signs of Christ's coming.
Even up to the very day that Noah en-
sss. . III ark oo they sSsd shall nG
Chrlst's coming be-" But the flood
came, and only faithful Noah and his
family were saved to tell the dreadful
tale. And SO Christ has said of those who
will be ready to receive him when he
comes. Scar not little flock; for it is your
Fathers good pleasure to give you the
kingdom" Luke II :32. There will but q
little flock, compared with the masses,
that will be ready to receive him when he
shall appear. Read carefully the 7th
chapter of Matthew regarding this time.
The speaker made an earnest appeal to
the congregation to get ready for that
event, and invited any who wished to
make start for the kingdom, and give
themselves to God to signify it by rising,
or raising the hand. Some seven or eight
responded.
The series of meetings proper, will close
tomorrow, Saturday night. Elder Stone
will return to his home in Helena the first
of the week, and Elder Palmer will re-
main a few days longer and hold q few
meetings, but not every night. They ex-
pect to organize a church before they
leave, and that in the near future some
minister will be stationed here to look
after the work.
To purify. vitalize and enrichen the