The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-23

! blest feature Of any character. I said
to myself, Such must be the God who
was the Creator of our race, for he
! has produced in humanity certain de-
grees of these various qualities and he
! could not give to man what he does
not himself possess, nor can we sup
pose that he would create man with
| nore justice. wisdom. love and pow
/ er than he himself possesses To that
great God bowed my heart and mind
| and every power thai / possess. To
him still bow, and give thanks that
| by his grace have. come to see his
| character, his plan ami his word more
clearly than in the past. I thank him
that now 1 can see in what way ulti-
J mately Jesus will be the Light of the
world'-not merely the Light of the
Church (John viii 12S
In abandoning the doctrine of eter-
nal torment my disposition was to
abandon the Bible also, because be-
lieved that the Bible was the founda-
ton of the irrational theory which had
pictured God TO my mind as a demon
of the worst imagina BILE type. But,
thank God, dear friends, the Lord
heard my prayer for light, for knowl-
edge respecting himself: After I had
made a search of heather creeds, as
we'll as those of Christendom. and had
found them all illogical. unreasonable,
unsatisfactory, I turned to the Bible
again. saying, Perhaps have not done
the Bible Justice; perhaps I have I'M
consciously attributed to the Bible the
teachings of the creeds. Perhaps
have read it through colored specta-
cles. Praying to God for guidance I
took up Bible study in very differ
and way from previously. 1 began to
study the Bible as I should have done
at first-witf out reference to any
of the creeds 1 began to let God
teach me. I ceased to say. It reads,
Thus but 1t must mean otherwise.
1t says, $50 and so,'' but cannot mean
that, but the reverse. In other words
deavored to BE- taught of God through
his Word, guided by his holy Spirit.
International Bible Studies.
That was thiry-eight years ago. I'm
der the Lords blessing I found the
Key to the Interpretation Of the Scrip
tures-not because of ability, but, II
believe, because it is now due time
for the Bible to be understood-in the
closing of this Gospel Age and the
dawning of the Millennial Day. Hav-
ing found the Key an0 used it myself
I have spent my best endeavorS since
to put the Key into the hands of Gods
consecrated people thc world over. Il
have nothing TO boast of, dear friends,
but have much to be glad for. First.
I am glad on my own account with a
joy unspeakable, that now 1 know my
Heavenly Father and can have con-
idence in him and can have love for
that, to some extent, have been en-
abled to convey similar joys, similar
blessings, to others of his dear people
of all denominations in all parts of the
world. The Lord has gradually en-
larged my opportunities year by year.
I am not building a sect-not making
a new denomination-not founding a
church, We have had too much of
that sort of thing already. Not only
have we Wesley's Church and Calvin's
Church, ETC., etc., but it has become
the custom for each minister to be
spoken of as the proprietor of the
Church.; as, COR instance, The Rever- |
end DR.. AS Church. 1t has become
custom. too. for the preachers to speak |
Church. This is all wrong. 1 wish |
to have neither part nor lot in it. I
have no Church, and wish for none. |
There is but the one Church-the |
Church of Chrisf-"the Church of |
the Living Gcd''-''the Church of the |
First Borns, whose names are written /
in heaven" That Church includes in |
God who trusts in the merit of Christ |
and seeks to walk in his footsteps. |
Whatever earthly systems such may be |
identified with are without Divine au- |
thorization. Their standing in Gods |
sight is merely because of their iden- |
LITIGATION with Christ as members of
his Body"
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