The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-04-01
The morning session closed with sing
ing the Doxology.
AFTERNOON SESSION.


The afternoon meeting was opened with
devotional exercises conducted by Rev.
II. II. Tucker of Bridgton.
Rev. d. T. Call was the chairman of
the afternoon discussion and study. The
subject under discussion was ''The Great
World Kingdoms in Prophecy" Daniel
l and Z. The session was devoted to an
exhaustive study ofy these prophecies of
the servant of God. Daniel, to the great
King Nebuchednazer. The subsequent
sequence OF events which verified the pre-
diction of the great prophet were fully
brought out. There was a very full at
tendance and the session was of great in
terest to Bible students.
EVENING SESSION.
There was large attendance at the
evening service. A social meeting for
thirty minutes preceded the regular SER
vices
Rev. W. A. Newcomb offered prayer.
Rev. E. P. Woodward presided and
spoke briefly of the work of the conven-
ton. Rev. A. Q. johnson of Lynn,
of Prophecy, and the Necessity of
Prophetic Study, as Illustrated by the
Fulfilled Prophecies of the Past" He
SAID that first of all God values prophecy,
and makes that the test Of his own
isolated greatness. Christ valued 1t and
the key to it was the question "When
will these things be?' Towering far
above the destruction of Jerusalem, and
the trouble of the church, is the prophecy
of the second coming of Christ himself.
Every minister and every church will
have a message because it is the work of
the spirit to give US of things to come.
The coming of Christ, the Messiah was
known only through the words of the
prophets. The prayer and prophecy runs
together. The prayers of Daniel. and the
prayers of Christ were full of it, 1t feeds
the life, the hope and the faith of the
church. He spoke Of the great part
prophecy has taken in the history of the
church. 1.-THE full tuned harp of
prophecy fills the great temple of God
with enhancing melody"
To discard it is to throw away as USE
less the major portion of the Bible. The
objection to prophet study is based on the
fact that there is much mystery, and
some difficulty in arriving at the truth.
Doctors do not agree and there are many
schools, but they do not give up the
study of medicine. 1t is seldom that the
Supreme court of the United States gives
o unanimous decision. In the world of
science the same mystery exists, but the
study of science is not and cannot be
neglected., and the study of prophecy is
not to be neglected. Dr. Scotield, of
Mortified, said that too many ministers
| disagree with Peter, and hold that it is a
darkness in light places.
Mr.. johnson took up the line of
| prophecy from 1.-THE garden they say is
fabulous. I wish it was, but it was not.
They object to the doctrine of the fall.
and say that when man fell he fell up
ward. wish he did today He took
up the ancient prophecies having special
reference to Christ, "who came through
the gateway of childhood, while himsel
the Msn-God." He claimed that the line
of prophecy was strongly, even strange
| ~ fulfil led by Jesus Chrits.''
This portion of his address was very in
teresting, and at times eloquent. lie re-
| ferred to the striking passages showing
| that "the work Of Christ in all nations
was anticipated, and even the great com
mission to go out into the world to
preach the gospel.
Rev. II. L. Hastings, in his work,
''The Mistakes of Ingersoll, " pointed out
| twenty-five points of resemblance be-
tween Moses and Christ but ii Moses
gave tbs law, Christ gave the gospel. The
law of Moses come after his death, leav-
ing its impress ON the world fer 1000
years, while the words Of Christ will yet
| fill the world. This fulfillment of tho old
| Hebrew proph ecies in the life and person
of Jesus Christ, gives us sy stem to ap-
ply to the line Of prophecies concerning
His second custom. The first line of
prophecies concerning Christ were literal
| ly fulfilled, and those regarding HIS
second coming will be just as litera ly
| fulfilled
We may not believe in the fall, but
men are falling all about US.
In 1880, Colonel Ingersoll said that by
| 1890, there would be more places of
amusement built than churches, and in
1890, Rev. DIR. McCabe, wrote to him
Dear Colonel, don't know how it is
with other churches but we Methodists
are building four churches O day, one
every six hours. Please make another
prediction for l9o0"
| The church is going ahead OF civiliza-
ton. The missionary goes first, and the
commerce of the world follows after.
So is prophecy fulfilled, so is the church
maintained, 80 is Gods word fulfilled
He gave brilliant description of the de-
struction of Jerusalem, SO thoroughly
fulfilled. He claimed that the fulfllment
of prophecy demonstrated the truth of
the Bible, and distinctly points out tho
coming and crowning glory of the church
of Christ.
God has no other gospel to reveal, and
the gospel Of Christ was outlined by
prophets.