Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-06-15

allegiance 10 the heavenly King and sets his
affections chiefly upon the heavenly home ana
| feels a broad kinshp with the entire groan-
Ing creation of nation, people, KINDRED
and tongue, he, nevertheless, returning from
visit abroad and passing the Statue OF Liner
~ IN New York harbor. is bound TO feel CRATE
full to God for America and the loren OF en- en-
= lghtenment which IL has lifted betore the
masses Of humanity. - 81,
SOME; let not call this land OF the free tue e
kingdom of God established on eartn out ~
, u.s. on the contrary, realize that with all OF
Americas blessings and enlightment anu ~ ~
! vantages every way for both the poor a vbiic
, rich, she Is far from perfect. Let US, WIZ
apprcciating glorious land, ana our Mv" ~
/ ful hl, ssings therein, rejoice that sun pet
Ter government and stu m9rT promise to
| the world of mankind. Lot us relolcihsiy 49,,
tinue 10 pray to the Lord, Thy kh - h.eI
| Thy will be done on earth as II Is Ia nea'e"
J " LET rs THINK SOBERLY,"
, ST Paul urged bel 'evers, Let us MINK SUD
, ly" according as God has granted t6-,stian's
measure of HIS grace. Hence the Chris'II ,.t
rejoicing is not boastful, but tempered W.,
moderation lie sympa thizes with the gI1ad H6s
creation in other PARTS of the worlu an" -
! not ignore the faults Of his native lana, tNsn
while he docs not unduly magnify anu nar,bboidI's
! them. In all soberness, hoMe't H., Worid' is
statue of Liberty Enlightenlng the 49, IS hi,nd
trua to the facts Of the case We would De olinu
! indeed who failed TO recognize Ine astsh
fluenccs which the principle . oil ItU roid When
! liberty was horn on these shores, roSheu ~ Sin
cradle of the Revolution, II had no Al' ,o nod
in
i,.,IiIyotior hut not even It had liberty ENtLS
whore tho harons ruled and the masss' fhnrt,,
ratiyelv ignorant rejoiced 10 sunni NE, unrec-
) and equality and manhood were alHios'
As liberty emerged from its cradle .S SSSt
wart youth, its influence ana tLrn1 II with
roo, lution as accomplished III Ian ,r;stoc-
when finally better counsels preNali1.,o rad nm.
rac,, rcaIized that its days were i,,.ios AZ
INVS lssions were made to the lloer'ies ~
| The neoplt 1t yielded with goous 5E~rona arc
| tho result that the monarchles oliJon,entory:
| no longer dpspotic, but Hmlteu' pa o. Their avn
| tpo neonlc have vote apd voice III 'neN '"N
M hioseinrs Of liberty came to Europeans p"
Inc oisss'n sor Of them probably today recog-
| 49, I,ory worry different were the couutIo L a.
\ rcnturv ago and how gradually the cnu"s ~
/ or,o .bont The most advanced natluns ~ 49,
coie re- only ouite recently granted sutIIase
| 80 tbe neople and even yet 1t Is unuer - ~
| lions limitations. Nowhere is the st M .no 70
manhood recognized as in this lanu. eN directly
s~ras ~ Europe of the past century uneS.iS
or indirectly owe their Impulse 10 INV ~ En-
! of America. As the sons ana uausn nSis have
uara nv the thousands and the millions nj H.
/ ~ - tbess shores they have learned n7
Nblessngs Of liberty and the MeaAiI nso.bran AT
! hood. And their letters TO tn nSeort;on Of hu
nI ri.,hts have had leavenlng lntlueIee
mon the bureaucratic and monarSnieaYI Psr'
! md institutions OF inc otu NoS been enlight.
| ching tLe world during the past cehtuF''
/ COPS MYSTERIOUS WAYS; -,
1t is not for us TO boast. put 70 .n tnr.b9 W..
whence came the light Of liberty loren a.+ ~
ann'ier that the spark divine. In eertall
sehse and degree this spark ana IoITI ~ va va
given 10 Abraham's natural seed, the le u "
| Sstton In the Divine Law, at the haId u
] Moses Later the antitype OF MOSES .Sn,,,b
: brought life and immortality 70 usTs rittsn
| ,bo eosnel' message. OF our Lord II Is WRITTEN
iIGo As fine true light which lighteth every HhaI
that cometh into the woriC." our asst 49, IN
therefore. Is that whatever OleSslns torch Is
J the light which shines from LiOer'' ''
| he light of the gospel. ,-, ,,,or.,-
! Notier tho Language of text, The hoerIy
| ,-boreO,ith Christ hath made us trec' VI
: ~ NJ, ORIGINALLY made in the Divine ike
| ross must have had the love OF hDerG III ~ 20
very constitutions; but thousands OF !eAiS ~
| ovnoriencr I'm slavery TO sin and death nav
! cnnpsideroblv crushed out the proper 'cOhceptou
of lihert,-godlike liberty. IL is 10 tese en-.
uers or nerverts from the Divine nAehSes Ill 4t
tbe Lord Jesus offers the true liberty; No.e ~
! sffact that this gospel message had upon lhe
sarly church 1t made them peculiar PEG,
- = It broke from them the shackles Or
,nerstition which firmly held their fellow men:
] 1t gave them higher. broader. ueepeI I,.,e n
human rights and human resp9 , nd that
! tsught them that all men are sinners ana tn nI
t%e ring and the peasant, the learned anu Tue
| ignorant. are all responsible 70 tne QUO 'o "a
and that He is no respecter Oh prisons, $50, =.
I consequence Christians came 10 Oe eC Cnn,a..'
r.co,,,,ized ha,ausc of the influence or Chrlst
message Of liberty which affected tnelF e' W.
intcrst with it's enlightening ni II - them
read that the people took knowledge OF tneni
that they had been with Jesus ana ha1 I'll ~
of Him. They learned OF Jesus no lessUrS the
anarchy or srifa, but those which taught the
Enron ,rt RELATIONSHIP between man ahd man
They were also taught TO live peaceaOiy, " ~
dare TO suffer to wait for Justice un'A Go o,t
time world come when, at the Seconu Au'cht
NJ Christ His kingdom would be estaDhsheI
and .'instice would be laid to the line ana
rirhtcoun"ss to to the plummet.' O1 Tue apps DOS
,ies we remember that IL Is written that the
rulers were astouished at their courage III s'aIu
ing up for principle in faithfnihess 70 tuo
Diyinr " ord They marveled at such courage
- n,,,n whom they perceived to ne Ignorant
and unearned" The fact is that having learned
in the School Of Christ the reaI prH ,Sa thin
righteousness and the Relationship OF the thngs
of the present time 10 The things eternal Ihese
were transformed men. whose balance OF mind,
of Judgment, was in accord with ther AhO"ieuse
lessons in the School Of Christ.
A GREAT FALLING AWAY.
ST Paul, and indeed all Of the apostles pro
practically declared that 6eIO'e ys would
IN fine church. which would affect the whole
world These declarations came true In tne
period known as the te the people and
when the teachers Of the chureh turned a SSi1
from waiting for the Son of God TO estaonsn
the millennial kingdom, and co-laDoreo WIN
earthly nrinces to use the name of Christ inter
woven with ignorance and superstition ana a
chain Of slavery whereby tne peopie IN order
| that thev might not appreciate their political
liberties The school Of Christ ana It's enllgnt-
enng power belongs by right merely 70 'n Ie.us
Put Others their relatives, neighoors anu iTienus
in large numbers partook OF the spirit OF hoerty
| without accepting the spirit VI
result Of this spirit under present conditions II
may easily be seen, would be anarchy hence
| the princes kings and emperors were glad 10
| have the ministers of Christ come to their ald
| IN binding and restraining the people. Never
theless nothing has occurred tnat 1ou ulu NOT
foresee and that he is not able to Overture
eventually for the advantage, the blessing Of
such as are truly his.
| LIFTING THE VEIL.
| Evolutionists tell US that the liberty and at
| PENDANT blessings OF our day, are because OF
] evolution but they do not explain why or now
| Evolution should so suddenly lift the veil OF
] IGNORANCE and superstition from the race; why
| II should so suddenly bring to US the blessings
| ing to our comforts in ten thousand ways I'M
! dreamed of a generation ago.
The Bible answer to the question Is that COO s
due time has come, and therefore these dressings,
which are a part of and leading up 10 the NIL
lennial age conditions, are ours. The great CLOCK
of the universe under divine regulation, has been
keeping perfect time. At the proper stroke OF
! the hour the Jewish age began, at the death OF
Jacob in the close OF the Patriarchal age.
/ Again at the proper stroke of the hour the
Gosnel age began, at the close Of the Jewish
age ut the death and resurrection OF Jesus.
! And now likewise at the dawning Of the millen-
NAL age and the close of the gospel age, com
/ ing exactly on time. all the events properly
connected and rightly understood show that our
great Creator is working all things according to
! the counsel Of His own will ana that the worlc s
present experiences are wholly OF divine prear-
rangement.
, Looking from this standpoint we notice that
: in divine providence America was hidden from
the world until Gods due time for its discOv-
cry 1t was opened for settlement at time
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