The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-02-04

none OF the other Christ ian communal
Ties are such, for the time OF their birth,
the time OF their RpoBtacy and the in
nuences which brought about the sep
sration, are known. Those who founded
these new Christian churches had nc
authority from the successors OF this
apostles from whom they separated, ant
with this separation all stability OF doc
trine was lost. Hence the breaking NJ
OF Professionalism in countless sects. Ii
cannot be maintained reasonably that
such II dismem berment ia a mark OF the
one apostolic church, and we may say
to these newcomers aud innovators that
their faith is false.
CuRTsT's SECOND ADVENT.
Rev. j. S. Thomson preached a SER
mon yesterday at Unity church based
upon the words: "Of that day and
hour knoweth no man; no. not the an
gels who are in heaven. neither the Son,
but the Father. MARK xiii 80.
A prophecy, to be useful. must give
the exact time of its fulfillment. A true
prophet nuet have clearer apprehen-
sion of the tendency of human affairs
than other mon. Macsuley, who studied
carefully the history of mankind, said
that the deetroyers Of this country would
spring from the nations loins, and this
country would not suffer from invssions
of foreign armies. He did not pretend
to give the exact date OF such occur
rencss. The prophecies in the Bible are
neither clear nor definite III regard TO
date or manner of iulfllment, but they
are strong declarations that nations and
individuals would suffer the result OF
their own actions. That all nations and
persons that opposed the lave of virtue
and religion would perish from the lace
OF the earth. In the hands OF Catholic
and Protestant commentators, the
prophecies of the Bible are like rubber
bands, that Can be stretched out to fit
any eectarian preconception. 1t is
amusing, il it were not pitiful, to see the
Catholics and Professionals revile one
another in their fanatical interpretations
OF the prophecies of the Bible. Peter,
in his first epistle. asserts that the
prophets themselves were puzzled to
know the meanings of their own proph-
eces. They could not tell the date and
manner of their fulfllment. In the
twentysfourth chapter of Matthew the
end of an individually life, the end of
the Jewish nation, snd the end OF the
terrestrial administration, or dispensa-
ton, then aud now in the asce ndant,
and which Christ came TO overturn, is
mentioned and Christ declared that
neither He nor the angela knew tho ex-
act day or hour when Jerusalem would
fall, or when the political evils would
come to an end. God has an infinite
number of secrets, and Christ plainly
said He knew them not. Consequently
He 10 not God, no matter how exalted o
being we may conceive Him to be. but
then He never said 80. He represents
himself to be Gods son and pre-existent
being of celestial fortunes. The pope is
intallible and go are the theologians OF
every Protestant sect, and, therefore,
Christ and the angels, who sckno ledge
their ignorance in some matters, are in
finitely inferior to Catholic and Protest.
ant popes. According to Christ, it is
spiritual impertinence for a human
soul to pry into the secrets OF tho AL
mighty; but our California prophets,
and our millenarian fanatics, whose
predictions have never known verifoa-
ton, insist that it is right to do what
Christ forbade, and that they can reveal
secrets which Christ said only God
knows. The Greek word paroueia signi-
ties presence rather than coming. The
Christ, the Holy Spirit, has been with
mortals aince the beginning and will be
with them till earth is no more. The
man jesus was the incarnation OF Gods
spirit, of this eternal and divine Christ,
which now takes his place as comforter.
teacher and guide. Paul said that he
would not care for the Christ in flesh
and blood. The world, according to
him, needed the spirit Christ that the
divine Jesus glorified and revealed in
His exalted life and blessed teachings.
This presence appears again and again
in the lightning which heralds the puri-
tying storm in the evolutions and revo-
lutlons OF the human race. The
world is gradually moving from
nnder the old dispensation of brute
domination, gross sefishness and bar
barous superstitions. And Christ ap-
pears in the victories which the race
slowly and painfully wins. He is the
fash of light in the inspirations of all
bearing souls. II am with you
always until the end OF the world"
His cross ia the standard which leads
the srmiea of light. His love is the
prophecy of the human brotherhood
which is to be. His words will become
songs, and the songs will be set to music
that will inspire the hosts of wise re.
forms. Christ is in our world today.
and he is here to stay for forevermore.
And he is here to conquer, with our CO.
operation, the evils which we all deplore.
Y. W, C. A.
The gospel meeting yesterday at the
rooms of the association, 107 North
Spring street. was led by Miss Emma
Rider of the Memorial Baptist church.
The meeting was opened by singing
Away. Prayer was offered
by Miss Morse. general secretary. Miss
Rider read for the lesson in Romans xii.
9th TO 2lst verse;. and Hebrews iv. 18TH |
verse. Her subject was Divine Sym
oathy, and was presented with great
She said that Christ |
suffered 40 We have suffered, and be-
cause He did, in every trial OF life VS. |
may ask for tho divine sympathy that |
comes from Him alone. Tempted in all |
points as we are, born in the lowly |
nanger and never on this earth to know
" hat even &he birds and foxes knew,
,he sweetpesa OF q home, yet His whole
life was one unbroken effort to do good.
He went about striving to lift up and !
sheer discouraged hum snity. and nevsF
thought OF his own weariness, only now
md then going apart to pray that Hie
Father would sustain Him.
Mias Rdes said no one in the world !
,ould claim perfect independence. For
'ur happinssh or unhappiness We would