The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-04-21


Is the END 81 the world. or more ac-
curately speaking. the end of the pres
ent order 81 things. that IS timed to ar
rive On 1915 The change from me pres
cut order 10 the holy reign of Christ
during the millennium may require some
time for Inauguration say Benjamin and
Mary
They are emphatic ia declarine ma
flr END 30 rhe present order Wlll take
place ia 1916. that 10 rhaf year me
Christ viii have successfully launched
tie millennium and hat thereafter lie
viii reign and govern for LOCO years as
the achnow lodged sovereign and ruler
81 an the earth
They assert that the presenre 40 me
person of Christ MAJ not ~ first oe
recognized by any but the few and thai
He may b. some years on Garth before
He Viii make manifest Ills identity
with fhc ~sfupeudous miracles ioretnll
III The Scrptural Book 90 fne keyeia
tion-. Here is where the israe.tes have
rho advantage OF the rest OF us they eN-
pecf that Christ viii lake Himself
known to thsm first. . they say D a re
NIL know thcy have thoroughly nfted
themselves to receive Him and accept
Ills Divine leadership on earth.
Strict Celibates.
In reference % rneir system OF
ceiihacy. Benjamin and Mary have This
% say
our institution OF cs!ibacy Is mol tAe
race suicide The American president con
demns The teaching as Well Is the
practice is this When q person dlscoF
ers mat he or She j. one of the number
chosen 10 await The second coming uf
Christine visitation appointed for
1916 or soon before that time-that per
son is expected forthwith 20 adopt The
mode OF life OF a celi.ate. So as fo be Of
that noble purity Of mind and body that
can alone BE- deemed fitting and WORTHY
in ali Who are preparing 20 greet the
Redeemer on Ills second advent upon
This earth III the persons who accept
this call "a he holy life have been mar
ried and have had children there Is nO
harm done All hat is required OF them
IS that they become ceiibaies When they
i .HLA our L4UNtAAEAA AAN |AAA NA'- ~ AA@
true celibates thereafter % The end
III is easy no see how different Is this
from The race suicide condemned by
your great president ln tLe first place
we hold that after the end of the pres
emit order. which event is % take place
In 1916. 81 Will be- found that il Vould not
have made much difference whether the
present inhabitants OF The world had
race suicide or not. provided the race
suicide had been accomplished by the
lawful abstinence known as '~ceiibacy.
For with he inauguration 81 the mil
lennium. under The glorious rule 90
Christ. there Will he a transformation 81
the human body that win render il im-
mortal. By The exercise II His Divin,
power al His second coming the Chris
viii cause The blood in our bodies 10 be-
come transformed into spirit This re-
{ placing OF the blood with spirit Will rem
{ der the body immortal only IN this was
can the body ~ saved III was the way
ia which were saved the bodies Of Enoch
Elias and Esdras who. without sunerins
{ the ordeal OF death assembled gloriousll
into Heaven.
5 1T Is our belief thar when Christ in
augurates H. 1916 His glorious reign Of
) The millennium Tie viii find here OF
earth. but especially in Benton Harhor
House 81 David. The lsr4elite remaan
described in THO hook Of David rs th'
l44.e0o hat shall constitute The ele,.
These. because they nave faithfully
awaited His sec.li coming. viii ESCAPE
death Their iJl.es VIII beo0me immor
tai and they shall rule Jointly With th'
Redeener until The millennium end.
with the destruction uf the earth. Their
fhey shall ascend with Christ int.
Heaven. whera. because ~ their Christ
like and perfect bodies they shall 81
nearest ID the Heavenly ihrone and D.
greater than the angels. oven a. in th.
Scripture Christ Himself is said 10 D
greater than al me host "a angels an.
seraphs ana ,heruhim-
There wsr aldenna by another OF III
~lsraelites q matronly lauy known a
Mary u She was formerly Mrs. Mar.
MacDermo,t. " lbs Angeles But 81
left a comforta home and a happ
family rs taaa 1p the i-raelnes life q
annexation aal tiel 81 b nton Harbo.
She said
we will nu' lepopHiate the cart
with race suir practices like celihac
after the millennium IS inauguratee
on the contrar, The lsraeiites that
10 a .thp eistt rr The people cEaager s
this movement oi ours viii then popt