Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1909-10-14

JnhJ UDere IL al dDunudnCe OF rOOm
for the restitution of all as God has
spoken by the mouth of all his holy
prophets.
'Let us assume that it is six thous-
and years since the creation of man,
and that there are fourteen hundred
millions of people now living on the
earth. Our race began with one pair,
but let us make very liberal esti
mate and suppose there we're as many
at the beginning as there are now;
and further, that there were never
fewer than that number at any time,
though actually the food reduced that
number to eight persons. Again, let
us be LIBERAL and estimate three gen
erations to century, or thirty three
years to generation, though accord
ing to Gen. 5. there were but eleven |
generations from Adam to the flood,
period of one thousand six hundred |
and fifty-six years, or about $50 yeas
to each generation. Now let us see:
six thousand years are sixty centuries
three generations to each century
would give rs one hundred and eighty
generations since Adam; and four
teen hundred millions to a genera
tion would give two hundred and ff
ty-two billions (252, 900, 0O0. O00) as
the total number of our race from
creation to the present time, accord
ing to this liberal estimate, which is
probably more than twice the actual
number.
"Where shall we find room enough
for this great multitudeI" Let us
measure the land and see. The state
of Texas, United States, contains two
hundred and thirty-seven thousand
square miles. There are twenty-seven
million, eight hundred and seventy
eight thousand, four hundred square
feet in mile, and, therefore, six tril-
lion, six hundred and seven billion,
one hundred and eighty million, eight
hundred thousand 6,507, 1870, 800, OOO)
square feet in Texas. Allowing ten
square feet as the surface covered by
each dead body, we find that Texas, as
cemetery, would at this rate hold
six hundred and sixty billion, seven
hundred and eighteen million and
eighty thousand bodies, or nearly
three times as many as our exagerat-
ed estimate of the numbers of our race
who have lived on this earth.
"A person standing occupies about
one and two-thirds square feet of
space. At this rate the present popu-
of the earth lone billion, four hundred
million persons) could stand on an area
of eighty-six square miles-an area
much less than that of the city of
Philadelphia. And the island of Ire
land (area 30, 600 square miles,
would furnish standing room for more
than twice the number of people who
haye ever lived, even at our exagerat-
ed estimate.
"There is not much difficulty then
in settling this objection. And when
we call to mind the prophecy of Isaiah
(35: 81, that the earth will yield her
increase; that the earth possibly Tin
cluding the regions of the frigid zones)
shall blossom as the rose; that in the
wilderness shall waters break out and
streams in the desert, we see that
God indicates that he has forseen all
the necessities of his plan and will
make ample provision for the needs OF
his creatures in what will seem very
natural way"
The Editor expresses the hope that
Brother Barnes will tell how this
great purgatorial operation is going to
be performed. We may not be able tC
trace all the details of the process, but
we will surely know when it goes in.
: to effect. We do not know how Satan,
the general god of this world, operate,
now, but we know from observation
and experience that he is operating.
p The general fact of sin, and its con
eomitants of pain, sickness, sadness,
But when death, the last enemy i
conquered, and the redeemed race re
turns, and sorrow and sighing begir
to flee away and all tears wiped off
then we may know that the kingdom
for which we pray has indeed com,
and is doing its work. OF one thinl
we know, it will not be done by force
? 1.-The kingdom of God comes not b,
stress of law, nor force of arms. ,
a Not by might nor by power, but b.
= my spirit saith the Lord. - The spirit
t ual phase and agency Of the kingdom
l of Christ will be rs invisible to tn
g world as Satan and the demons ant
their powers control now, though tn
|, opposite results will be as plainly seen
e They shall not hurt nor destroy il
e all my holy kingdom: for the cart
d shall be full of the knowledge of til
; Lord, as the waters cover the sea. -
, lisa. i1:9: 65:25.
+ Great errors becloud the minds o
5 those to whom we present the goo
h news of the kingdom. They labor uu
e der the delusion that man is a hybrid
i half spirit and half human. They d
J. not di.Cern that spiritual and humal
v natures are separate and distinct.
4 They labor under the sad mistake tina
= all who are save must 20 to tn
Il sniritual inyisib'e heavens They al