The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1899-02-10
WHITTIER DRIFTING?
ARE VEIN THE CLOSING DAYS OF
THE GENTLE AGE?
Evangelist w. p. Fife Convinced That
The Rapture of the Church is Likely
to Take Place at Any rlOment-The
Second Coming of Christ and Signs
That Point Thereto.

to lake pace at ANY IioHieht-ihe
Second Coming of Christ and Signs
That Point Thereto.
Correspondence of Charlotte ObSerSer)
notice in your editorial of Jan.
11th, "Growing Scepticism as to I'M
mortality you Use these words;
For some time past the New York
san has held that there is at this
time remarkable departure from the
old landmarks in religion. This is
being evidenced not only by scepti-
cism and infdelty OF the world at
large, but also by decline of faith
in the most orthodox branches of the
Church itself In this discussion of
immortality the papers find added
evidence of its oft repeated convic-
ton" The O6Serter well says the
Sun argues convincngly, and its
conclusion is matter for serious
consideration. agree with you
fully when you say this is matter
for serious consideration. Let us
/ look at our Bibles and see whether
we cannot find why this is the case.
Are we not in the days that must
precede the second coming Of the
! Lord Jesus Christ? | have had the
privilege of hearing 4 great many OF
the leading Bible teachers OF Europe
and this country for the past four
wears. and every one declared, ac-
cording to what they can understand
from the Word that we are in the
closing days OF the Gentle age, and
that the "rapturen of the Church is
likely to take place at any moment.
Let US see what ST. Paul says in re-
gard to The days that must preeede
"The coming of the Lord II Thes.
2:1-3; "Now we beseech you. brethren,
by the coming of our Lord Jesus, and
by our gathering together unto Him,
for that day shall not come unless
there be a falling away first. Is the
world to be converted in this age?
No. Acts, 15:l6-l7; "He is calling
out from among the Gentiles peo-
pie for His name, After this he
will return and build the tabernacle
OF David, which was fallen down. /
that the residue OF men might seeN
after the Lord ana an the Hentile9'
upon whom my name IS ealIeu' ne
apostle also says in Tim. i;l-2: "Now .
the spirit sPeakest expressly 'hat IN
the latter times some ShalI uepart
from the lalth' giving heeu 10 Seuue-
ing spirits, ana aoe'rihes az aeNlIa'
Speaking lies IN hypocrisy; haNih%
their conscience scared as win NOT
iron st. Paul continues IN II I'M,
51-3s "lhiS know also IN lhe ias1
day perllous tunes snail come "heh
men shall be lovers OF their own
selves eoYet9us' boosters proua'
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thereol' rom Sucn lui'i a""s "n'
i5tn verse ''nuI eEli men @ anu seauve,s
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me 'iine WIZ 'piile "ne" . 10y "l. W.
not endure Souho uoGIrIie' y,li O'V "''el
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ln'hSs' endure "hiIcllona, 'tS,, w wy "o,N a.,
oi an e'an9eilSl, hlahe lull l''o1i 1 % VI .ul
ministry 9t' eleI say u ~ ! WV wv
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hlhsly ueVlseu 'ap'eS' "nel' "9 in','0
known uh'o you Tue Po"c' W. Go,t,
liS OF our Loro JESUS ~ol'lIs', ~ 49, 49,,
'hu' 'here were 'alse P'oPhoss Iii ni1J
among 'he people even "s 'ne, @ 7 9,h'i .ha
oe ial9e toa5hois amoi5 lou, na,,o "no
PriNily shaH prlns III u",ii'ino't ii ,ha,
hetesies' even oellylhe 'ie l'o," .t'.' tnav
oousht theiii' anu pi'n9 'poi 'iie,I W
sWllt uestruetlon' anu hlanl snet'
lolioW thelr perhleious way " 10"
son OF "hom 'ae way III l'"t" el"''
be eNll-'Poken ol' an" 'niousn t.Sh ,.I oo,e'
business shali 'he.I WIZ" 'e's"o" "p'"'
make merchaliulse VI lo"' "i''o
judgment now oi iouS . ',u'o MS
eth not anu 'helr oo'li'''''on ''''i
bereth not.
} desire TO ask gueS'ioh' A'F wy
not III 'he 'uays oi aPostnel Aio
we not IN the Gays oi peru gre we
NOT IN days OF turmoil s'',lo' oon |
tusIon' not IN lhIS eo"ntlf alone oHV
all over the "orlu' are we ho' III
days When men are uoPartInS l'uin
lhe lai'n once once ann lol an leliN eieG ~ & auo
SAINTS; l!,ooo'ooo auhere'i's - SpliIt .,l.
uaiism IN Shc worm to-uay M "itn
thousands tnat peiieie III w 'a.,an
science anu ny l'ho'is,n "H,' o.he, .h,.
forms OF uenonoloSl 'no,ts'y"s vvs ,.,a. .h".
deny Inc uiIlh'o! ., on.'sy' - !" nt'nui ,,
are we urlltlngE Ihrlsl HiH'sell say