Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-01-13


SO love righteousness and SO hate IN
EQUITY. as to sacrifice the interests Of
the present life by espousing the Cos
pei message, repeating of sin. and
seeking to live a sanity life, in OPP
position to all unrighte ousness?
+ Yes, we answer, it is written,
known unto God are all his works
from the beginning. of the world
(Acts XIV, 49,. Goo surely knew that
the message of his grace would gem
orally fall upon ears that were duh
Of hearing. That we might know this
he caused it to be written in the
prophecies in advance, that few would
have the hearing ear for his message
# love and Mercy. Why. then, did he
send the message? We answer that
there were Eo reasons for his 50
doing.
% He intended that a witness
should be given SO that those COM
pretending would have an incentive
to q, reformation of life. He wished
Ill to know that their responsibility
in life would be proportionate to their
knowledge of this fact of redemption.
This principle Is stated in the Scrip
/ cures by our Lord. He declares that
he who knew not and was disobedient
would be punished with fewer stripes
| and a lighter punishment for his
.ransgFessions, Will ethose who knew
better and sinned with elaboration
would be punished with many stripes
in that Millennial day.,
| e. Another reason for the pro-
mitigation of this good tidings Of the
Millennial Day Of the Lords Judg-
ment is that God wishes to use this
message as primary lesson to do a
primary work of instruction for a
special class OF elect characters,
whom he Is seeking in the present
time before the inauguration Of the
Mediatorial Kingdom. He calls these
his Jewels the Bride OF Christ, ;"
his members. The class is special
ly called out of the orld no, in ad-
vance. Of the Millennium, that they
may eventually be Gods Royal Priest
1ood, or priestly kings. in association
with their Redeemer. These. accord
ng to the Scriptures, are to be asso-
| ;iate judges of the world with Christ.
St. Paul asks. Know We not that the
saints shall judge the world?" Il
Corinthians vi, ~ We do know it.
ehank God! And we know that they
| win be thoroughly competent for. that
work. Their experiences in the pres
ent life. in battling against the world
and the flesh and the devil and COM
ing OF conquerors through the as
sistance of the great High Priest will
make them competent judges OF the
world; competent priests to assist and
to bless the world; competent under
priests to govern the world from the
Spirit plane.
To this special class i particularly
address myself. l am glad to warn
Ill men everywhere to repent, and
| glad also to give them the good rea-
son why they should reDent-to tell
them OF Gods appointed time, the
Millennial Epoch, in which all shall
6ave a full opportunity Of gaining
eternal life through Christ. / am
glad to assure them that every en-
deavor for righteousness put forth,
now will bring large returns OF char
| acter development and better posi-
ton then. L wran them that every
wilful transgression, all .wilfuI ignoF-
lnce, will react upon them to- their
disadvantage and make for shame and
Lasting contempt on their part, under
the glorious sunlight of that Milien-
NAL day. It win search out and ex-
pose to all humanity their weakness,
their sins. to the extent that these
have been accepted or approved or
! have not been resisted.
But as l said befone, thrust that
amongst the ten million readers
reached by my sermons every week
there are some who are Of the saint
~. class. called, chosen and faith
f1l'-some Of this jewel class, whose
judgment or trial is in progress now.
trust that these are striving with
might and main to make their calling
and election sure through faith in, the
Redeemer's sacrifice and obedience to
his Law of the Spirit Of life-the Law4f
of Love. Now is our judgment day;
our day Of testing or trial. We will
not stand or fall as congregations and |
denominations or lodges or societies.
Our testing is, an individual one and
nothing short of loyalty of heart to
the Lord. to his Truth and to the |