The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1910-01-22

TO show thyself approved unto 1uu' q
workman that needeth not 10 be
ashamed. rightly dividing the word OF
Truth" I'll Timothy II, ~. We failed
to thus divide the Truth and 10 note
the portion applicable now and the
other portion applicable during the
Millennium. Thank God, we are not
vet too old to learn. We surely nave
been thoroughly sickened by u mis-
taken interpretations Of the past,
which made nonsense of both The doc
trines Election and Free Grace-and
worse than this. DETAINED aud vilitied
u Heavenly Father, THE God OF all
Craze
In the light now shining we may see
that the terms OF the Divine election
of the Church ARE In every sense OF the
word without partially, except as re-
CARDS character and faithfuluess.
Those now called with the heavenly
calling to be of THE elect" are indeed
invited TO eternal life on the spirit
plane. to be Ike unto the angels. but
more exalted. while the opportunities
to be grained Ia the world in general
during the Millennium viii be inferior.
earthly. Northumberland grand facts
Iii. 1921. Rut this difference of re-
ward is ronntprhalanced by the Sc
verer trials ANA testings of those now
called to be of the elect. They must
walk hv faith aud not by sight. They
must take up their cross and follow
the Lamb whithersOever he goeth.
They must count their lives not dear
unto them, but Willingly sacrifice their
earthly interests that they may be par
tieipalurs with their Redeemer in glO-
ry. honor aud Immortality, and in his
great work ot the Millennium-tbe
blessing of the world of mankind with
a mental. moral. social and physical
uplift,
Cannot we all. Congregationalists.
Presliyterians anu Methodists, and all
others OF Gods people, unite as one
body upon this Scriptural hypothesis
Are we not satisfied with the terms of
this election-thaf they are sufficiently
stringent to exclude all except The
salntly2 Hearken TO the Apostles dec
laration. which we once so grieyously
misunderstood: He says of Gods elec-
tion, Whom ne did foreknow he also
did %predestinate TO be conformed 10
the Image of his Son." In other words,
when our Heavenly Father foreknew
and predetermined TO gather an elect
Church as the Bride of Christ, he also
predetermined that non could be
members of it unless they attained
through faith aud obedience in the
School of Christ character-likeness OF
Jesus-heart likeness to him hence. as
nearly as possible. an obedience OF the
flesh to his Law.
Surely no one will claim that any
but a little flock has ever attained &c
this hOnored condition; our for
mer Ideas respecting The uon-eIect
would consign the majority OF on
families. %neighbors. friends aud al
the heather, to endless woe. But now
how differently we see In Gods Wore
that the eject class Is selected In ad
vance. that in Gods due time. viii
the Redeemer. 1t may bless every crea
ture with fullest opportunity to return
to human perfection In a Paradise re
gained-restored during the Millenni
UNI. This proposition OF the Scrip
lures includes those who have gOu,
down to the prison-house OF death
into Sheet. into Hddes, both the evi
and the good. All shall then know
from the least TO the greatest. tina
"Jesus Christ. by the grace OF God
tasted death for every man." The.
shall know that the redeeming blO0'
was not shed IN vain. but will secur
to each member Of Adams race, nc
eternal life. but an opportunity to at
tain eternal life-either on the heaven
ly plane during this Age or on IN
earthly plane during the Millennium.
address you. dear friends. not iron
, u ~sectarian standpoint. but from
Federation standpoint; yea. more tha.
this. from the standpoint of those VIII
desire to be doctrinaliy. as wen as Oul
wardly. IN agreement with the LOrl
and with each other. Have we not. /
this beautiful election Of the Bible. IN
basis for the grandest of all hopes. ia
highest OF All ambitions-to be "heir
OF God and jOint-heirs with JeSu
Christ our Lord?" Can we want NOR
than this for ourselves? And does
not enhance the glory Of this prize I
r nave the prosper OF conquering Ia
p world for Jesus and for the Fathe
D during the Millennium. in the ohl
e way Ia which 1t ever eau he %conuuere
Gods way
= Is It not for this Kingdom that on
Redeemer taught Us to pray. "Th
. Kingdom come: thy will be done o
. earth as Il Is done In %heaveD.~ Is
o not for this Kingdom that be laugh
2 us to wall. saying. Fear not. it'll
e flock; It is your Fathers good plpasur
= to give you The Kingdom luke XII
g 32lf Is II not for this Kingdom lhf
: the world waitsz Unto MIN ever
4 knee shall bow and every tongue cor