The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-07

many as possible, as many as will
obey him, from the ruin of sin and
death. During the thousand years of
the Melchlzedek reign all the families
Of the earth will be blessed with op.
portunites of return to human perfec-
ton and to earthly Paradise. The
willing and obedient will be DESTROYED
in the Second Death. At the close Of
the Millennium, Christ's Mediatorial
Kingdom will terminate.
AS the Levltes we're much more nu.
merous than their brethren, the priests,
so there is another class in the Church
corresponding-styled "a great com
pany, whose number no man know
eth" in that they were not specially
predestinated. These less earnest, less
jealous than the faithful "little flock I"
will reach plane of glory through
trlbulation also, but with less joy.
These, we are told, will be with the
Bride as her companions. AS Levltes
they will serve God In his temple. but
not be members of the temple class,
the Priesthood These will have palm
branches and be before the Throne.
while the Royal Priesthood will have
crowns and be in the throne as mem
bers of the Body of Christ.
The Church MiIitant's Surrender.
All the soldiers of the cross, ex-
perlenclng iightlngs without and with.
IN against the powers of sin and dark
ness>and their own weaknesses, surely
long for the time of their "change" In
the First Resurrection" They long
for the time when this mortal shall
put on Immortality; when this cor
ruptlble shall have put on incorrup-
ton; when we shall be like our Re-
deemer and see him as he is aud share
his glory. Gladly, therefore, do all
of Gods consecrated people wait for
the blessed change promised at our
Lords Second Coming, when that
which Is sown In weakness shall be
raised in power; when that which is
sown In dlshonor shall be raised In
glory; when that which is sown an
animal body shall be raised spiritual
body Il Corinthians xv, 42.44, SO,
5i). Surely such, having prayed, "rhy
Kingdom come; thy will be done on
earth as in heaven" are waiting for
the King and Gods time for estab-
fishing his Kingdom for the blessing
of the world. No wonder the Apostle
wrote Of these, Yourselves also, which
have the first-frults of the Spirit even
we ourselves groan within ourselves.
waiting for the adoption, to wit, the
redemption OF our Body"-the Body of
Christ, the Church, through the power
OF the First Resurrection" change.
This will be our glad surrender to the
Church Triumphant, when we shall
hear the Masters voice saying, "Well
done, good and faithful servants; enter
ye into the joys of your Lord. You
have been faithful over n few things,
VIII make you ruler over many
things"-participants In the Mlllennial
Kingdom glory and its dominion of
earth for the uplifting Of mankind
q Corinthians vi, 2; Revelation II. go.
Union or Federation--Whieh?
/ ask you, my hearers, and Indirect
y ] ask the millions of my larger con-
whom | address weekly
through the public prints,-What ad-
will accrue to the Church Mil !
tant through the on-comng Fedora
ion? | reply that great advantage
viii come to the sanity few, not In the |
manner expected, but along the lines
II the Divine promise that "All things |
shall work together for good to them |
hat love God-to the called according |
o his purpose" The Church Fedora
Ion, which the Scriptures distinctly |
'how us will be effected, will include |
he various classes already Indicated
u Hypocrites; (2) Moralists CD Fol |
overs afar off; CD Saints.
But in the Federation the Moralists
md Higher Critics will be dominant
orces. The sanity will less than ever
'e in evidence and appreciated. The
outward and apparent success of the
federation Will seem wonderful for n
but the results will be dIsas-
rous
The sanity few, guided by Gods
Word and holy Spirit, will awaken to
he true situation and become separat-
d from the nominal mass. Their mis-
uided hopes as respects the bringing
bout OF a spiritual Kingdom on earth
iill be thoroughly shattered. and. more
han ever, they will look to the Lord
$ the source of help ana wait for his
Kingdom to come through the Re.
eemer's advent and the Resurrection
change"
In Il word, Gods sanity people need
o outward Federation. even as they
eed no credal fences. So far as these
re concerned, the sooner all barriers
etween them are leaped and they
ONE together as members of one .
ody, joined TO the one Heavenly Head
nd Lord, the better. Let Cmurchlanl- !,
produce its Federation and see its
lily and failure, as outlined in our =
'Nt. But let the saints of God draw ,
ear TO him and to each other in a
llritual Union and realize to the full
he meaning of the Apostles words,
Dne faith; one Lord; one baptism"-
le Church of the Living God whose
lmes are written in heaven" This
'ndltlon cannot be attained through !.