Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-09-17
PEOPLES PULPiT...
Thrust In Thy
Sickle.
Text, Thrust in thy sickle, and
reap; Tor the pmc IS come Tor thee
10 reap" (Reyelahon XIV, l5).

70 reap AtNGNElduOl NV ~
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they were until subsequently they re-
,ealed their Identity, as we read In the
account of Genesis xviii The Apostle
Paul adds bis testimony to this Incl.
dent. saying to the Church BE not
forgetful 10 entertain strangers; for
thereby some have entertained angels
una wares" (llebrcws xiii, y.
For long centuries this relationship
between the angels and mankind con-
tinued. We huve no record of any
human being receiving an upllft from
their ILLUSTRATIONS On the contrary,
as God had foreseen. the influence of
sin was contagious aud ere long some
OF the angelic hosts became so enam-
ored OF the daughters Of men that
they took to themselves wives of
such as they chose" and preferred to
leave their own hnbltatiOn or spirit
condition aud TO remain In a material
ized form and TO raise earthly families.
although their course was contrary TO
the Divine arrangement and must have
been so understood by them. Divine
power was not lnterposed 10 hinder
them. The error Of this sedltion, the
leaving Of their own habitation or
plane OF spirit being, from a small be-
ginning. spread. and Gods non-Inter.
ference justified the supposltion that
he was either not able 10 cope with
the situation. or unable to enforce his
own Law Thus centuries rolled by
while the enrthly children of those
angels which kept not their hrst es.
tate" became giants and men OF re-.
nown" az time when maturity was
not reached until at least one Hun
dred years ,Genesls vii.
During all those centuries we may
be sure that every one OF the holy
angels had fullest opportunity to par
tlcipate In the seductive pleasures OF
sin And we may be quite sure during
that epoch or age God demonstrated
fully, completely which OF the angels
were In heart and indeed In spirit aud
In truth loyal TO him and to all the
principles OF his righteousness. This
work having been accomplished. that
world before the food" was brought
to an end. was overwhelmed by a
food OF waters. the Lord declaring that
the whole earth had become corrupt
through this evil. The influence OF the
angels along llcentious lines seemingly
tended more aud more 10 degrade hui
80 that we read that God be-
held that every Imagination OF mans
heart was evil, and only evil. and that
With this closing OF that
,poch or world" those angels which
had not sought 20 abandon the angelic
plane OF being were restrained In Tar
arus. our earth's atmosphere until the
Judgment OF the great day OF trouble
Ia the close OF this world" when eyi.
iently they viii recover their power OF
This Present Evil World"
"Thls present evil world" differs
from "the world before the hood" In
that Il is not under the mlnistration
of the angels-but man, In general
sense, Is left 60 himself Since the
nood the world In general has been
going ON just as II there were no God.
the exceptions, aside from the Jewish
nation and the Church OF Christ. being
the destruction OF the Sodomites and
The preaching Of Jonah TO the Nine
yites. warning them that they were
about TO perish. In other words, so far
AZ outward appearance goes. God has
allowed the world To take It's own
interfering only when the cor.
ruption became so great as 10 make life
Injurious rather than favor We
may also understand the Scriptures 20
teach that God has had "A silent super
vision OF the nations to hinder them
from Oyerturnlng or disturbing any
feature OF the Divine program lie Is
wise enough 10 knuw how 10 make the
wrath uf man Ia praise him aud the re-
more than this ne Will restrain.
81 i'uuL reviewing the question OF
human degradation as exhibited In
uvat hvudom, etc. explains that the
srrat dtterUmtion In the human fam
ill Is ihe result of mans being left TO
hiuselt as respects the Divine super
vision lie says, looking back along
Ihe line of Nuuh's descendants, when
hey knew Gud they gl0rlhed him not
as Gud, neither we're thankful
Aud even as they did not like TO re
tain Gud IN their knowledge, God gave
them over To a reprobate mind they
giving themselves over 10 things that
were not profitable. detiling themselves,
etc. lRonans l. 2l.2Sl
This condition OF things continued
frOm Noahs day until 3ls years after
our Lord's crucinxion, when the spe-
rial favor OF God toward the nation
" Israel terminated aud the middle
wall OF partition was broken down
Cornelius being the drst Gentle ac.
mitted 60 the privileges of the Gospel.
From that time Onward the proclama-
ion of the Gospel was not restricted 20
he Jewish nation, but Is for whosOever
may hnVa wan aar IN henrW nf avery