The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-05

| among men were 10 -HeCeQt the x "a 1
latter-day advent of the king of kings.
ance, he said, was preached in the sim
pie sentence, ION earth good will, peace
! towards men
THE chief object of Christ" he con-
| tinued was not to reveal God, though
| that was one of mis- purposes; 1t was
not to make a great sacrifice for men,
| although he accomplished both or
these; the principal motive was that
he might reign as king. But the world
in its blindness rejected the deliverer.
The prophet of whom we have read has
come, the priest has come, the sacrifice
has been made, but the king is not yet.
People said when the ruler came we
know no king but Caesar and they
were unwilling to become members OF
the greater kingdom of Christ. When
John came before him out of the will
derness his message was, The king
dom of God is at hand Then God nim-
self came and was in contact with the
prince of this world, who spent 40 days
in attempting to overcome his alleg1-
ance to the father in heaven.
GOD AT WORK.
Then Cod himself was at work
among the multitude, feeding them and
curing them of their evils and esfab-
Then there is a new chapter and the
great king of mankind is rejected.
The aim was that glory to God IN
the highest should be given. But he
was rejected and as result glory 10
man was permanent. Alexander, Ma
poleon and Louis of France have arisen
and welded the sceDter. Men did not
want peace or the king of peace, and
we have had 10 centuries of war as
in n a
eous dominion. international confer
ences, strifes, seDaration between So
cialism and monarchial leadership.
Christ himself saw what the future
would be- He told il in the New les
lament He likens himself to noble
man who has gone into far country
to receive a kingdom and who WI! re-
turn 1t cannot be said that the king
dom was overthrown by Christss re-
lection: il has simply been delayed.
The time foreseen by Daniel has not
yet been fulfilled. When it is. Christ
will return to the earth The outcome
of human history during the absence
of the Nobleman will be that the great
majority will reject him and the MI
ncrity will be his disciples This mas
been illustrated. and is illustrated, IN
all the great cities of the world, ana
during all the centuries. There are ten
servants and a great mass of Christ
rejecting citizens. We are witnesses OF
the actual fulfllment Of what ne fore
saw.
There is no characteristic change
during the Lords absence. Not many
citizens become servants DO not de-
lude yourself into the belief that in be-
ing with the Christ-reiecting majority
you are safe. Only the servants VI
Christ are secure.
SECOND COMING IS NIGH.
Il think" continued Mr.. Marley,
that Christ is at hand, because Jeru-
salem was TO be trodden down OF the
nations until the times of the Gentilss
were fulfilled. The times NAV be
Justly calculated as 2.520 years. and as
the .treading down began about 500
;rears before the coming of the Savior.
the day of fulfllment cannot be long
DELAYED. This is no idle speculation.
Jerusalem is now under the sway of the
Mahometan prophet.
Il am morally certain that the year
of 1899 will not close without our seeing
that Jerusalem has ceased to be under
the sway of the sultan. Therefore we
are on the eve of splendid and nm
portant events"
Rev. Varley then discussed the sec
ond coming in the light of logical and
harmonious event and said that moth
ing could be more natural than that
the Great ruler should come again TO
bring the world into quiescent state
AT that time he said. the faithful
servants will be instantly caught up
into his presence Bodies now lying in
the tomb will be made spiritual and
will come forth in the splendid phalanx
of the son of God. Then the day of the
sceptic will be over"
NO MIRACLES NOW
Referring to the miracles which
Christ performed. Mr.. Varley said it
was true that none of these We're
known now. 1t was material. he said,
that there should be no miracles today.
This was a dispense ton of faith. when
the truth of Christ made the appeal,
and not miracles Miraculous times had
always from the beginning of the
world, alternated with long periods of
silence. 1t was demonstrated from the
days of Adam to Christ.
Christ. he claimed, was both human
and divine. His mother was human
but his father was God.
Another age of miracles. he said,
lis destined to come, according to the
purposes of the Heavenly Father. The
day of the resurrection will he one of
these Christ, when he left the world
said. I go to prepare a place for you.
absence This is a beautiful thought
Contemplation of this is better than the
vanfties of dress. or novel reading, or
the pleasures of the card table"
Mr.. Marley then referred eloquently
to the glories of the eternal city. which
would occupy a ground space equal 10
the whole of Europe. In these days"
he said there Wiz be IA 900 chosen
ones who are to rule with Christ in
the holy city. These are to be they who
will have the executive power. They
will include, believe. all the righteous
ones from the beginning. 1t is beauti-
full to think of the politics of the eter-
nal city. where the mansions are. PeO-
trust according to their fitness. Just as
they are in our own government. Not
all the faithful will be rulers there. 1t
is unnatural to believe so.
THE residence of Christ and his peO-
pie in that day will not be the earth. 1t
Will be over the earth and will shine be-
fore the eyes of the mundane like a
brilliant constellation.
Suicides and murders have increased
Inferior powers are being
oppressed and subjugated by superior
ones. The whole world is grooming and
in travail, and is waitine-not for the
science of men, but for the coming Of
the rejected king and ruler of the earth.
In that day, which is distant but lit
tie while, the tares will be separated
from the wheat
Rev. Varley speaks tonight at the