The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-05-21
'aORDER OF THE AGES
WITH INSTRUCTIVE CHARTS
A Great Deal of Interest Is Being
Manifested In His Sermons
Subject Last Evening Was
-o 1.-The Two Covenants"


est is manifested in the course of lee
lures being delivered by Rev. Streator
at the Christian church. and he is adj
dessing large audiences nightly.
The interest Is increased and
the understanding greatly aided
by the large and elaborate chart
of which the speaker makes
constant USE The chart costs several
hundred dollars, and is remarkably
complete. IL is 40 feet in length and
is traversed by various lines of his
toric events in different colors. and Is
filed with dates. emblems and other
historic material. which form The basis
of the lecture.
The subject OF Mr.. Streator's lecture
this evening was THE Two Covcn-
ants" and his treatment of IL was Wig
orous and effective. The lecture began
with a definition OF the word ''coveh-
| anti as used in the SCRIPTURE. The cid
covenant was then identified With the
dialogue. Moses says: The LORD
made not this covenant with our fath-
ers but with us even MS. VINO arc oil
of us here alive this day" From this
and many other kindred scriptures II
was shown that the aecaiogue and the
entire system of which II forms Fart
was national in character. Not that
| its great moral principles were always
| obligatory on man as n NORA beinS,
| but this particular formulation of Them
was part of the Mosaic system given to
| the nation OF Israel while the promises
were. developing into .prophesics. and
while the world was being prepare to
| receive the coming Savior.
| But IL the min.stra-son of death
| written and engra Jed on stones CO me
| With glory. which glory was passing
away how shall not rather the m,nis-
| tration of the spirit be with GicIy. for
| II that which passeth away was with
! glory. much more that which remain
eth Is in glory" This being, The case.
the Sabbath. as an Institution, won't
| with the rest of the system 10 Which
II belonged. as says Paul; Let no
man therefore judge you In meat or In
| drink or I'm respect ~ a fast day. or a
new moon or Sabbath day. which are
shadow of things to come; but The
| body is Christ's."
ly the Christian rest day grew Up on
the day commemorative of the re sur
| rection of Christ. and all the other
great events connected with the found
ing of Christianity. The practice of
the apostatic church was cited. and
the apostles, showing that the .Lrao tice
of the church has alwRyS been that OF
observing the first sl0,yIos the week.
Mr.. Streator lectured to a large audi
ence last evening on The Order of the
Ages"
The speaker introduced the subject
by calling attention to the distinction
lin Specification between the words
I"kosmAs" and ''aion." translated In tho
Scriptures world" the first being q
world of space, the second a world OF
time. He then showed that the Scrip
lures speak of God as king of tn,
Ages" that the ages are set in ordei
according to his viii, and that the du
ration and process OF time wait upor
his win and are In accord with hi
promise.
The three religious dispensations. tn
Patriarchal. the Jewish and the Chris
tian, and the four times" or period
; of the worlds history from the Scrip
tural Joint of view. were then dwell
| upon, their limitations being pointe'
out and their relations explained. Tn
. speaker introduced this part of tn
' lecture with the statement: 1T is a
4 | easy to view world as a hall II yol
/ have the right view point. SO IL is a
: easy to view an age as year. Tn
D right view point OF human history !
The speaker then took up and elabor
|, | ated the prophetic periods. and the er
tire audience seemed thrilled with In
terest and wonder as they witnesse
how their measurements strike tn
: | most important events and turnfn
points of modern history. and particu
iarly of our own country and nation.
The topic for Tuesday evening
: The Promises 20 the Fathers" Til
: lecture introduces the evidence for I'll
a Israelitish origin of the Anglo-Saxo
e race, which Is one of the chief point
t on which Mr.. Streator's system OF IN
!. terpretation rests.
The funeral of John Barry. who ws
q killed In the Anaconda mine on Satu
: day morning. took place yesterda
! afternoon and was attended by an In
) mense throng of sympathizing friend
4 The Emmett guard band. of which Ba
n ry was once a member. headed the pre-
: | cession.
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