Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-06-08

pestuous route in her Journey to the heavenly
home. Storms and Gains mark the entire
course and the evidences are thickenlng all
about that the severest and darkest noun
the most stormy period of her entire career,
is just aheed of her-1ust upon her, we might
say. The sea, the world, is all about her ana
seeking to enter into her, seeking 10 swamp
her. seeking to swallow her up
Many OF the Lords followers already are
crying to Him in terror, Master, carest thou
not that we perish.' Seest thou not how Hg
Mysticism, under new name OF higher erlu-
cism is seeking to capsze us. Overwnelm
u.s. to break the cable Of faith by whlch we
are anchored to the sure promises OF tiny woru:
Master, seest thou that the very mention
Of thy precious blood the ransom price Tor
sinners, the purchase price of our release from
sin and DEATH is reviIed, is belittled, is esteem
cd common thing. is repudiated oy those VIC
name thy name. Master cerest thou not tnat
Thy Word has been so msreprcsented durlnS
intellectuas of the world dsdain II as the
teaching of doctrines unworthy OF a noble III
tellcct! Master, earest thou not tnaI Ines, rneSe
, own holy name? Master, carest 1hOu not thnt
Thy people, Thy sanity ones. are perisnlng IN
! infidelity, in agnosticism, that they are los
ing their faith in the precious blood ana IN
| all the wonderful promises OF the Word, oe
cause they see not, neither DO they unuers.anu
| the height and length, the oreauth anu uep,u
of the love Of God which pnsseth all under
| standing. Master, carest Thou not that tnose
| who have had glimpse at the teachings OF
the heavens higher than the earuh so ure
/ Thy WAYS higher ways and my purposes Snn
| not that these find II difficult 10 present
! the glorious message OF Thy grace 10 sucn as
have the hearing ear and Understanding heS rn,;
| Master. save we perish!" Master. Inv
| church is about to be swallowed up In the
| overwhelming tide Of woroliness. OF sin. super
! sttlon and ignorance and deception OF eNi
PEACE, BE STILL! BE sTILLH
! To all such appeals the Masters reply Is,
Have We not yet faith p Do We not know
] that the word that goeth from my mouth shall
prosper in the thing whereto IT was sent? DO
you not realize that he who began the work
of selecting the church will accomplish It? Do
/ You not realize that He who began the work
/ without your Fathers knowledge ana permis-
| sion? Do you not remember the words OF the
J Lord, Thou couldest have no power at all
against me, except II were given thee from
/ Father" John 1s:1l.) Our difficulty has been
/ to some extent the same that our LORD men
toned to the Sadducees, saying, I'VE do err, not
knowing the scriptures, nor the power OF COD
But what say the scriptures the subject?
We answer that they foreteI the present con-
dition of things and give us an outlook future.
They call our attention to the fact that there
is nominal church, as well as the real enc,
| an outward class of considerable numbers which
have a form of godliness but without the power,
and a little flock" which has the Truth and
is in heart relationship with the Lord, begotten
Of the Holy Spirit. They tell that we have
! been mistaken in the past in supposing mat IL
is a part Of the Heavenly Fathers plan to
I convert the world during this present gospel
age: that that part of His plan belongs to the
next age; that His present work Is the gather.
/ associated with the Redeemer as his Bride in
the glorious kingdom, for which we pray, Thy
kingdom come; thy win be done on earth as II
is done in heaven" They assure us that the
storm Of Higher Criticism, infidelty and evolu-
tion and general godlessness and faithlessness
us, will indeed be terrible storm. the Ike
of which permitted In the time OF troubie
which closed the Jewish age, and again In the
close of the eighteenth century in the French
revolution. The scriptures show that tie
Lord Intends to make separation between msss-
y b nn the full Of faith the full Of zeal the
lovers Of righteousness the haters OF iniquity.
And HIS testing and sitting Of the true wheat
and it3 separation from the tares win be a
thorough and complete work.
/ But, we say, II the church goes down, II the
storm shall wreck the church OF SnFis s %ii
| not all perish? But the Lord answers, Nay
verify "A thousand shall fall at this side. Ten
thousand at they right hand, but IL shall not
come nigh thee" Ito inJure thee). The shak-
ing Of the social, political and finacial fabric,
which is closely interviewer with the religious
tural pictures. IA time of trouble, such as
never was since there was nation. nor ever
For a time fierce anarchy will follow the de-
structiOn Of faith in God and in His Word
not according to the expectations OF the Higher
our Lord will stand forth in power, majesty
and great glory and will say to the raging waves
of human passion in that tempestuous storm.
Peace be still" And there will be a great
calm. and that calm will extend throughout the
millennial period and give favorable opportunity
for the living nations to see, to comprehend and
to accept the Lords righteous arrangements and
to accept. II they WILL His gracious provisions.
And 1t will give opportunity also for all man
kind. including those who have gone down into
the great prison house of death, to come under
these gracious provisions.
MASTER, CAREST THOU NOT"
/ To many of the Lords people II must seem rs
though the Lord were asleep, because lie has
be upon the world and has not the sooner
rebuked the great adversary and caused him
TO I've bound that he might deceive the nations
no more. To many IL has seemed as though me
Lord were needless careless or HIS own
dear people who have faith in Him and cry
unto Him day and night as they battle with
the world the flesh and the adversary. But no,
the Lord knoweth the end from the beginning.
He is working all things according to the cOun-
wrath of man to praise Him, and the remainder
will He restrain. Only In the light OF the III
vine plan of the ages do We FIND the mystery
solved and realize that God is working his
great plan according TO system and order, and
! that the trials and difficulties, the darkness
and clouds upon the pathway OF HIS people
ciplines for their preparation for the glorious
blessings and services OF the future, 10 which
He has called them with a nigh calling %
heavenly calling and for which he is pre-
pairing them by these chiseling and polishing
let us then have faith in God, remembering
our Masters words 1.-The Father himself Iovetn
you" Nothing doubling, let us rely upon
the sure foundation of the exceeding great ami
precious promises Of His Word and make these
more and more our own each DAY! Let US
learn now to understood our Bibles Let US
purge our minds from the hymn book theology
of the dark ages and come back TO the words
Of Divine inspiration and learn how TO rightly
divide them and to appreciate those which APP
ply to the past and those which apply to the
present and those which apply TO the future.
The sooner we attain this glorious position, me
sooner we may rejoice in the rullness or our
Masters grace and peace and blessing and the
sooner we may have His love ana JOY shed
abroad in our hearts and the sooner we shall be
able to rejoice also In trfouiation and 70
know that "all things working together Tor
good" to US. because are His called ones,
according TO His purpose.
PHILADELPHIA CAR
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