The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-28

the message originally given to the
church by Jesus and the apostles.
The Earring creeds have made dis
cordant sounds which have driven
many noble and logical hearts away
from the Bible. Gods assurance is
near: that her change to the heavenly
glory in the first resurrection will
soon be accomplished and that then
under the kingdom of Jesus. Then the
bondage of the world to ignorance.
superstition etc, Will terminate; then
all the blind eyes will be opened and
all the deaf ears will be unstopped' and
the Lords pure message of divine
justice, divine love, divine wisdom
and divine power exerted on mans
behalf shall be made known to every
creature.
Fellow Christians, what an incen-
tive to become more and more loyal
and earnest as the servants of so great
and gracious a Sovereignty-that Of
our Father and our Redeemeri And
what an incentive we have to seek
first, in preference to all earthly inter
ests, a share with our Savior in his
millennial kingdom and its gracious
work of human uplift-from the
depths of sin and degradation to the
heights of earthly perfection and eter-
nal life! Let us, as the apostle ex-
horts. lay aside every weight, and the
sin that does so easily beset US, and
let US run with patience the race set
before us (Hebrews xii. -. This
race is for the crown of glory as
members of the elect missionary
church and for the glorious oppor-
tunities then to be afforded for the
realization of the most glorious dreams
of service for the King of kings and
Lord of lords.
1--WE cannot suppose that Satan's
empire is entirely satisfactory to him
self. Undoubtedly his original thought
was the organization of realm re-
sembling that of the Almighty. But the
course of sin is ever downward. To
obtain control of our first parents they
were misled into steps of disobedience
-sin-and the adversary himself, hav-
ing started upon the wrong course, can
maintain his own standing and king
dom only by determined opposition to
Jehovah. This is the significance of
the name given him in the scriptures
Adversary
THE scriptures set forth that all hui
come to the point of decision between
obedience to God and disobedience.
The obedient will be guided back to
ultimate harmony with the Creator
and obtain the reward of life eternal.
On the contrary, the disobedient, the
wilfully rehellious against God and his
righteous arrangement, taking the
course of Satan, will ultimately share
his fate-destruction.
RESPONSIBILITY and the decision "a
to life eternal and death eternal. come
to each member of Adams race as
soon as he is brought into clear
knowledge of the truth This priyi
lege of coming to knowledge of the
truth, the opportunity of eternal sal
walton, is secured to all the families
of the earth, to Adam and every mem
Der of his race, through the great Re
deemers sacrifice finished at Calvary.
While thanking God for the length ana
breadth and height and depth OF has
glorious provision for the world in
general, we who now hear this moe
sage and heed it have the special hIess-
ing and opportunity of joint heirship
work of the millenniAI age. LET ns
not only accept the divine favor bS,t
let us run with patience the racs ~
before US, looking unto Jesus, the Az
thor and the one who shall be the ri
isher of our faith. seeking for naadas
aid. to make our calling and election