The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-10-29


the message from the majority OF pul-
pits today IL an Inconsistent one. The
people are told, by both Catholics ana
protcslnnts. that there IL heaven
for the snintly who before dying shall
become firmly established In the
grnccs OF the holy Spirit As for the
masses. they are told by Catholics
that they must expect centuries OF
torment to he prepared for them. And
by Professionals they are told that they
Will have an eternity Of torment With
out hope of n release. And then both
Catholics and protcstants unite In
telling the poor world that such an mr.
rangemcnt for the future Is the pro
vision of n just ana loving God, for
which they should bc deeply thankful
and that the troubles OF this present
life are partial pcnnnccs for sin
Tell the Truth-Shame Satan.
The Truth Is SO much mere reason
able. so much more just. so much
more wise and loving. that to every
ear that hears it there comes a salts
faction. harmony. which error could
never produce. Gods Word tells us
that our race Is Il convict rnce-con.
demncd to death because OF father
Adams dlsobpdicnce-b because, AZ his
children. we have inherited n share
In his death sentenCe-not an eternal
torment sentence. The Bible tells
that Satan. who mislcd our first par
ents by disappearing God and his
Al.
to mankind and that he 1t Is who IN
responsible for the doctrine OF dew.
lis" Il Timothy Nv. II. respecting the
tortures of the dead. whom the Scrip
lures declare know not anything"
(Ecclesiastes tx. 81. The Bible tells us
that God. seeing that many Of our
race dying because OF Adams trans
gressiOn. would be glad to return to
fellowship with their Creator. and to
he recovered from sin and death con
ditions. has made a provision for
them. Our Lord Jesus by his death
purchased the lives and liberties or
Adam and his entire race. He died,
1.-THE Just for the unjust, that he might
bring us back to God" Il Peter III. 49,
But why must we wait? Why must
we pray. Thy Kingdom come? Why
the delay? The Bible answers again
that the Kingdom class must first he
found-"the little flock" to whom 1t In
the Fathers good pleasure to give the
Kingdom duke xii. 81. This King
dom class Is to be composed Of the
sanity few who form positive char
acters for righteousness by faithfully
following in the footsteps OF their Ike.
deemer; by being taught Of him In the
School OF Christ. These faithful few
of present selection, or election. are
symboically spoken of as the mem
bers of the Body of Christ" which "
the Church of glory: and again. az
members of the Body of Christ his
JOintHeir in his Kingdom. The King
dom will not be established until this
elect Kingdom class Is completed
These must share in the sufferings OF
Christ aud then the glory will imme~
diately follow.
The Desire Of All Nations Shall Come.
The Lord declares that the desire OF
all peoples shall come. The people OF
the world In general would desire the
coming OF the Lords glorious King
dom and would rejoice In 1t. II they
knew about it. The Divine provision
would satisfy their ionglngs as Moth
ing else could do. Brother White aud
all ministers Of God should hold up
before them the glorious message or
the Divine Word This would bring
them joy and peace and rest OF heart.
Notwithstanding the incidental trials
and difficulties and weaknesses Of this
present time OF distress. Socialism
stirs up the minds OF men to disSatIs~
faction and to worry and to fear aud
to strife. and leads them on and on
into the great time of anarchist tr0u
Bile. The Gospel message. on the con-
trary. would be helpful. comforting.
sustaining.
True it is not all men who are a0le
to receive the Gospel message; but
those who cannot receive II would he
far better off without the disl,acting
Gospel of socialism. which merely
arOuSeS them to greater dissatisfaction.
The Bible tells that in mercy God has
hidden his Plan from the world and
in the Lord Jesus Christ shall under.
stand the secrets of It. "The secret
of the Lord is with them that rever-
encc him and he will show them his
Covenant psalm XIV. IA.
So then the work of the Christian
ministers rs Divinely appointed IL to
let the world alone to be dealt with
In Gods due time. and TO comfort und
sustain and instruct merely those
whom they find To have the nearing car
NJ tGW. These are to know the Truth
and the Truth must make them free
from errors and superstilions and bring
them to the place of full conservation
TO God -Ganctiication. Such are to
he Informed respecting the Kingdom
Of which they are invited to become
members, by becoming members OF the
Body of Christ through faith. conse
Grafton and obedience unto death. The
world in due time will have the goo,
blessing which God intends for 1t.
Socialism amongst men will he the
Divine arrangement following the Mil