Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-11-05

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other Kingdom OF Europe, perhaps,
the distance between the mountain
tops OF aut1,racy and the depths or
social degradation. have been lessenod,
SO that IN Great Britain the change de
manded by the new Kingdom, Mes
siah's Kingdom. Will he less than In
many other countries. Here 1t has
come gradually.
The Glory of the Lord Revealed.
| A well.known American authoress
0Ienry Ward Beecher's Sister once
wrote some words which seem pro-
phetic:--
81 can see his coming Judgments as they
circle all the earth
| The signs and groanings PROMISED 10
preccde a second birth;
read his righteous sentence III inc
| erumbllng thrones OF earth
our King is marching on
! . sThe Gentle Times are closing. for their
kings have had their day;
And with them sin and sorrow, VIII lor-
ever pass away;
For the tribe of Judah's Lion. now comes
TO hold the sway
our King is marching on
-The seventh trump is sounding, and our
King knows no defeat.
He will sift out the hearts OF men petore
his judgment-seat' .,,,o
OF be swift. my soul to welcome him. be
jubilant my feet
our King is marching on.
The exposure of the frailties OF poor
humnnity-of the shams of society and
of religion and of business and poll
tics, all are constituting a great black
background, against which the glorles
of the Lord are being revealed In strik-
ing contrast, as the critics of the world
mercilessly hew to the line ana lay
bare the cankers in politics and pollu-
tions of our social system. The effect
of this primarily viii be the arousing
of the masses against the classes OF
privilege. Their human idols ana
ideals will erumble. Their confidence
in men will melt. They will give vent
to what they will esteem to be right
eous indignation. And so doing they
will forget that the masses are equally
as unriehteous, unjust, as the more IA
vored classes, In proportion to their op-
portunities. Wherein they judge 9th
ers they should also condemn them
selves, and the result should be that
mercy which the Lord enjoins.
Only those who forgive others their
trespasses--who thus manifest spirit
of love. and sympathy-need expect to
have mercy, consideration, shown
them by the new King. He will sure
Iy punish injustice and unrighteous-
ness OF word and deed and thought In
the poor as in the rich, in the Ignorant
as In the learned. in the outwardly
religious as in the outwardly profane.
The message of the hour to Christian,
Jew and Gentle is what II was eight
cen centuries ago, Repent ye, for the
Kingdom Of heaven Is at hand" Re
pent and reform respecting public In
justices, no matter of how long stand
ing. no matter by whom practised and
approved. Repent of and reform from
and disown the rank errors to be
found In so many Church creeds. dis
honorlng to our Creator. Let us be
honest In our professions OF faith. Re
pent as respects wrong practises
which have crept into our Churches
quite out of harmony with the teach
ings of Jesus and the Apostles.
Let us return to the simplicity OF
the early CHURCH. Let us repent OF
the God-dishoIsbring statements we
have put forth In the name OF God
and religion and the Bible. by which
we palmed OF bad tidlngs OF great
misery. as instead Of the true Gospel
Of Good Tidings OF Great Joy which
shall be unto all people. Let us re
pent OF and abandon the falsehoods
and Misrepresentation so common In
business life--the subserviency Of the
Truth TO money. Let ms repent OF and
put away the dishonesties OF the Stock
Exchange. through which the weak
and ignorant financial lambs are de
ceived and impoverished. Let us re
pent OF the lniquities which abound In
nearly every home. even those where
Christ Is claimed to be the Head-in
justices of husbands toward wives and
OF wives toward husbands, the strong
minded toward the weaker-minded-
failing. to observe the Golden Rule
Let us repent OF the injustices prac
tised by parents upon children. in Yio
lation OF the same Golden Rule. Lev
us repent OF the dishonor and disobe
dience to parents practised by many
children. Let us repent OF the selfisf
ambitions OF our own hearts and LEI
us pray earnestly TO the Lord, "Creat'
within me n clean heart o Lord, and
renew right spirit within me;
"Cleanse thou me from secret faults
keep back thy servant also from pre-
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