The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-28

ZEN, and cry unto her. thst her warfare Is ac-
roInpiished. that her iniqeity is pardoned; for
she hath received of the Lords hand double
tor ell her sins. Isaiah xl, |. 2.
ooCSs-s-s-s-s~ss-e-s-s-s-s
two Seeds-one a heavenly class. In,
other an earthly class. with Messiah
the Head over ALL For eighteen cen
turies God favored the Seed OF Abra
ham. the nation OF Israel. Chastise
ments they had, reproofs in righteous
meas: yet In all that time they had alst
Divine favor. as represented In theft
Law and III the Prophecies and in tine
privileges which came to them under
the Law Covenant. in that they had al
annual Atonement Day, which contin
ned 10 them Divine favor. That period
! OF faror. explain it how we may, be
gan to wane about the time of Jesus
death Ii Was completely removed
from them in the desolarion OF their
land by the Roman army A. II. 20.
Now parallel time has been reached,
rs stated in our text Hence 1t Is time
for the return OF Gods favor, as here.
In mentioned. The favor already is
returning.
The lew has not been so comfort
able. nor SO favorably fixed as he Is
today. in more than eighteen cen
turtles. But his blessing Is only begin
ming. Shortly Divine favor. in Gods
due time. will accomplish for his
Chosen People all the precious prom
iSes OF the Law and Of the Prophets
Already the Jew is awakening to a re-
aiZation Of this great Truth. Zionism,
which started as a political movement,
Is about to bud and blossom into n re-
ligious movement and the blessing OF
Divine Providence will so order their
affairs. The words Of the Book. the
words OF Divine promise. so long read
ignorantly and blindly, are about to
become luminous and constitute the
light which viii direct them in the
wavs of the Lord-leading on to the
rehabilitation Of Jerusalem and TO the
attainment OF loftier ideals amongst
the Jewish people. 4 voice is sound.
ing from the wilderness. and the Jews
everywhere are hearkening 10 it. 1t
does not call them TO become Chris
tians, but TO remain Jews and to real.
lie, az Jews. the Ideals set before
them by the Lord in the Law and by
the Prophets. To all those exercised
thereby q great blessing is near, which
will naorc than compensate for the sor-
rows OF the past. Neither by sword.
nor Guns, nor dreadnaughts. neither by
flying air-ships. nor torpedOes will Is-
raei's great victory be won, neither by
money power and worshipping of the
golden calf Of finance, nor by trusting
In the, arm Of flesh, but by looking to
the Lord. from whom will come their
help.
MeSsiah's Spiritual! Empire. about to
be established. will bind Satan, re.
strain every evil and lift up stand
ard for the people. blessing Israel and
establishing with them the New Uaw)
Covenant instead of the Old Law Gov
enant-under the better Mediator. still
more capsule than The great Moses:
under the greater King, still more wise
than Solomon and still more beloved
OF God than David. This great Celes.
tlal Empire will be Established with
great authority In the world by a time
or trouble. time Of earthly distress,
which the prophecies picture as terri
ble--a short reign Of anarchy. Jews
and GentileS Will be responsible, rich
and poor, for the bringing to pass Of
this awful trouble. by reason. of the
selflShness which at present is govern
Ing the world and which will be used
OF the Lord to wreck our present grand
civilization grand at least On its sur
face and In its aspirations and preten- !
sions. A Soc!alistic artillery Of words |
and ecclesiastical bonds OF similar ma
ture will only aggravate the strife. |
Financial weights and levers VIII have |
much to do with the great crash of
the forces Of civilization In this near |
approaching cataclysm Of trouble. in |
which the reign Of sin. ineQuity, in.
justice. selfishness, shall forever fall, |
TO rise no more; and the present re-
ligIous systems also shall be found
wanting and pass away For these !,
old systems. symbolically the heavens
and earth Of the present time. will be
substituted the New Heavens and tue
New 'Earth-the Church gIorified be-
yond the vail as the Bride Of the
great Messiah. and. Society on earth [
reorganizad. VIII constitute the New
Earth. wherein will dwell righteous
ness. The transition will be but
momentary ordeal. as compared with
the glorious eternity Of blessing under
Messiah's righteous supervision. HE
maketh wars TO cease unto the end of
the EARTH .~,
lsraePs Hepes--Why So Delayed?
. The perplexing thought with our
Jewish friends. as well as with Chris.
tians. is, If these things be so: if Mes.
siah's Kingdom is yet to be establish
ed. as the Jews contemplated. only on
A spiritual plane instead Of an earthly
lne; and If Gods purpose is to, use
hose anciently favored people rs the
channels Of his blessing in the future.
Why has there heen so long delay?
we answer. This is what the Scrip
lures term phc B8sft1y--the matter
which God did not reveal directly,
.ithcr 10 Abraham or Though any OF
be Prophets. Indirectly he .hinfpd at
t. saying to Abraham. "Tby Seed
'hall be as the stars of heaven, and as
he sand OF the seashore for, multi