The Detroit times., 1910-08-12
"THE DESIRE OF ALL NATIONS"

vLEhoN. N. r., Aug. 1l--Pastor
aressed the international Bible Stu
os ,ns association--about 1000. he
The great Messiah. king OF Glory"
has ieng been waited for by the civil
sea nations For thirty -nve centuries
and soretold by him Acts III I'D and
- the Great King foreshadowed by
snsar kinss David and solomon; . ana nd
Aaron, but specially in the formers
majesty as king and priest foreshown
* Msic sp.s,. priest upon his
Freemssons have waited twenty Ave
hundred years for the same glorious
H wsoss a death 'sS inca.
ually set before them by the letters
= lent death. they claim, because OF his
loyalty to the Divine secrets typed In
6olomon's Temple. He must reappear,
antitypicai Temple may be Completed
and It's grand service for Israel and Tor
all peoples may be accomplished. They
claim that bis presence Is to be ex-
Christians OF every shade. In proper
ton as they are conversant with the
iieve. also. in a great Temple builder
who died because OF his faithfuiness
TO the Divine plans, re the spiritual
Z. 81. Him they expect TO come a. sec.
ond time in power and great glory
20 complete the Temple which Is his
Body. and in and through that spirlt-
ual and glorious Temple to bless Is
rael and all the families OF tae earth
His second presence In glory and pow
err. but invisible TO men, II believeu 10
be imminent.
The Mohammedans, also worshipping
the God of Abraham. Isaac and Jacob
and David and Solomon. are also ex-
'pecting great Heavenly Messenger
TO bless them and all peoples by the
sstaelishment OF heavenly sy, K,msd9,m nr
1 centuries they tNlieve His Kingdom
TO be near at hand.
Who IL This King of Giorys
Tie same glorious parsonage VIII
. fulfil all these desires-these hopes.
Is not time that all OF these peo-
pies fearing God and hoping In His
promises. should come together in one
hor. In one expectation2 II must be
so. for do we not read prophetically;
'Ttr desire of all nations shall
N cone,"
We are well aware that great bar
rler lie between these mutitudes; but
= we fTutu tnHr rfTry are cfrfrffy barrtrrs-
OF superstition and ignorance. In the
past they have Lulled apart and have
h slaniered and prosecuted one another.
III now they Will sympathetically draw
near to each other. surely they will
hnd much TO appreciate In each others
hope and aims.
The Basis Of sympathy.
The fact that the Jews and Moham-
medals, Catholics and Professionals and |
Free Masons. all base their iaisn on
the Cd Testament OF the Holy scrip
lures. is ground for the better under
stsndlpg pleaded for
All Christians must accept the au-
thoritf OF the Hebrew scriptures be-
cause the founder OF Christianity.
Jesus and His special mouthpieces. the
Il apostles. taught nothing contrary 70
ouotid from the Old Testament in proof
h OF every doctrine advanced Ihey
n claimed that they neither DESTROYED nor
FL ignored the Old Testament, but merely
|& The error in the past has been the
|Jkeneral disposition TO appear 70 supes
|tetftion and prejudice and bigotry, rain
|Ser than to facts and scripture. We
must reverse the lever In order 10 at
tain the good results--in oroer 10 Se'
eye TO eye
4 "a what All Can Agree To.
All agree that the world needs the
/ Divine blessing. All agree tnat We
/ have been laboring under mlstane vi
supposing that education and civiiiza-
ton are alone necessary TO secure hu-
Il man happiness. We perceive I'M. ''
greater the civilization the greatuer
The unrest: and the broader the euucn
ton the greater are the sugEestions
and opportunities for taking seihsh "u'
vantage OF others ,..or IN
ventions telephones. etc. and our
modern and costly police precaunIi,onss
make il possible to live IN cNiI,n ,s
lands anu hundred fold what they
were ffty years ago. In those GAYS d,.a
murder would be detaileu anu ,,ttie
cussed for a year. Now we give .tt.e
Sssd To several reported In each day
newspapers Thousands are execu,eu,
other thousands are impr'soneu "a, Ill,
anu wa become accustomed to these
,avrors OF our civilization and educa-
ton. ,,o.s with church and
,..Ion Influences, with sunday
nchools Y. NJ c. As. with courts
Juvenile and superior a ,h y cerr ,Ir OF
anens and bombs and wisely pro-
hiSit infiammatory speeches.: and the re
better informed know tnat s,su na,,,a
ttt.e a-eawder= Magazine which some
,,ninclv friction between the classes
may any day explode
All Hopes Really One.
Admitting that all mankind are I'M
perfect, born ne IN cannot as
sent to the doctrine or total depravny
that there is nothing good IN any
nrays forgive MS our trespasses as we
Sorgive others" should .concede that
others as well as himself would pre-
Ter , were ,iifferent--if his appetite
mer. not SO perverse. II his will power
were not so insdeauate. 80. ,t .nnn'
wr.amason or Protestant, do We not
ali really desire the one thing And
a. we not admit. AFTER centuries OF
oUasavor along different lines. that
ia alone can send US the aid which
the whole world so greatly needs7 we
oo ~ us now formulate this desire OF
.,i nations" from those Holy Scriptures
srh,ch we all acknowledge. Let us see
VA a il exactly what we all have
snar Looking and praying for under
SSsvwnrent names: IT Is the Kingdom or
1rar,Nthe Kingdom OF Allah! It's rule
70 he "under the whole heavens
tr.ver heavenly or spiritual the great
',,sr will be Daniel VII, ~. Under
a.. hanencent and uplifting influence
Ws. giorious result will be that Gods
III III, shau be done on earth as COM
,n..Iv ms II IL now done In heaven.
pris 4. exactly what the scriptures de-
i,n.rs1that sin and ignorance Will be
ssnne away: that the knowledge OF the
uv arv ~ Gods character will NIL the
h~aie earth II means strong gov
wmn,,,ant exercised for the restraint OF
and for the freeing of mankind
s,, slavery TO sin---the slavery OF In
t,nvrated weaknesses entailed by Adams
ns.aSadIence The great Heavenly
IT, rho Son OF David. who will do
shn.e things, according to the Law and
~ prophets. will have many titles In
IL Inr various features or his great
nnss "He shall be called Wonderful.
nss,,r.slIor. the mighty Elohim, the
STAGE OF Peace. and the Father llife-
rivsrl of eternal life Usafah TX. 81.
sius is called the Savior by the
r,-nnhet Isaiah xiv, 49,, for He shall
1870 Srorn their sins" and from the