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pits today is an inconsistent one. The
people are told, by both Catholics and
for the sanity who before dying shall
become firmly established in the
graces of the holy Spirit. AS for the
masses. they are told by Catholics
that they must expect centuries OF
torment to be prepared for them. And
by Protestants they are told that they
will have an eternity of torment with
out hope of a release. And then both
Catholics and Protestants unite in
telling the poor world that such an ar
rangement for the future is the pro-
vision of just and loving God. for
which they should be deeply thankful,
and that the troubles Of this present
life are partial penances 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 salts
faction. a harmony, which error could
never produce. Gods Word tells us
that our race is convict race-cOn-
demned to death because of father
Adams observation-disclosures as his
children. we have inherited a share
in his death sentence-not an eternal
torment sentence. The Bible tells
that Satan. who misled our first par
ents by misrepresenting God and his
Word. has since misrepresented him
to mankind and that he it is who is
responsible for the doctrine of dew
lis" q Timothy iv, u. 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
be recovered from sin and death con-
ditions, has made a provision for
them. Our Lord Jesus by his death
purchased the lives and liberties of
Adam and his entire race. He died.
''the Just for the unjust. that he might
bring us back to God" q Peter iii, 1S).
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 be
found-"the little flock" to whom it is
the Fathers good pleasure to give the
Kingdom duke xii. 32). 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 Re-
deemer; by being taught of him in the
School of Christ. These faithful few
of present selection, or election. are
symbolically spoken of as the mem
bers of the Body of Christ" which is
the Church of glory; and again. as
members of the Body of Christ. his
Joint-Heirs 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 and then the glory will imme-
diately follow.
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 it. if they
knew about it. The Divine provision
would satisfy their longings as moth
ing else could do. Brother White and
all ministers of God should hold up
before them the glorious message of
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 and
to strife, and leads them on and on
into the great time of anarchist trou-
BILE. The Gospel message. on the con-
trary. would be helpful, comforting.
sustaining.
True it is not all men who are able
to receive the Gospel message: but
those who cannot receive it would he
far better off without the distrartipg
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
intends that only the sanity believers
in the Lord Jesus Christ shall under
stand the secrets of it. THE secret
of the Lord is with them that rever
ence him and he will show them his
Covenant" psalm XIV. al.
So then the work of the Christian
ministers as Diyinely appointed is to
let the world alone to be dealt with
in Gods due time. and to comfort and
sustain and instruct merely those
whom they find to have the hearing ca,
of faith. These are to know the Truth
and the Truth must make them free
from errors and superstitions and brins
them to the place of full consecratiOr
to Characterization Such are t.
be 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 goOG
blessing which God intends for it.
Socialism amongst men will be the
Divine arrangement following the Mil
lennial Age-foNowing the lifting VI
Of the race to perfection by the Re
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