The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-04-19


er the gathering of a remnant from
them, and after their national rejec-
hon, the message was to go to the
whole world irrespective of national
lines, boundaries or language-any-
body, everybody having the hearing
ear was to be instructed respecting
Christ and the opportunity of becom-
ing his disciples by a full conservation
of mind and body. time and talent,
even unto death. These were to b.
promised the reward of share In the
First Resurrection, to be members of
the Royal Priesthood which, during
the Millennial Kingdom of Messiah.
will bless all the remaining families
of mankind-all the non-elect
We are not complaining about the
failure to convert the heather! We
are not faulting the missionaries We
are taking the Bible stand that all of
Gods purposes are being accomplish
ed; that Gods Word is accomplishing
that whereto it was sent isaiah ",
III; that 1t was not sent to convert
the world, but to gather an "elect''
sample or ''first-fruits'' from all ma
lions Revelation xiv. A.. Let cirilizin0
influences continue in heathendom, as
well as in Christendom. But let all
Christians. missionaries and others.
know assuredly that their labor is not
In vain If they are seeking for the
Lords jewels to the best of their abil
ity. | am in touch continually with
laborers In India and Africa and well
know that the pure Gospel of Christ
is not greatly affecting their teeming
millions. But the Gospel of the King
dom is seeking out. blessing, sancti-
flying. happ!fying. encouraging some
here and there; some. who have ears
of faith to hear. eyes of faith to see.
and obediept hearts to obey the "calp'
to suffer with Christ and by and by
to reign with him for the effectual
blessing Of all the families Of the
earth, by uplifting the willing out
of their present conditions of sin and
degradation and death.
The Millennium a Necessity.
We have shown the value and nee
essity for the doctrine of the Millen-
nium-that all Christians who would
hold fast to their Bibles as a faith
anchor and who would make progress
in their study of the Word and be
co-laborers with God in the gathering
of 1.-THE elect need to see that the
elect only are now called to be heirs
of the Kingdom for which we pray,
THY Kingdom come" They need to
see that that Kingdom is Gods provi
sion for the future blessing Of the non
elect. They need to see that the Bible
does not teach. as many of them sup
pose, that the saints are called of God
to sit in the heavenly balcony and
look over at the non-elect in eternal
anguish. and hear their cries.
Next let us note that the Millennium
itself is an absolute necessity for the
world. according to the statistics of
the worldly-wise Many college pro-
fessors and d. DIS are inclined to
speak gliblv Of the Second Coming of
Christ being far in the future-'fift,
thousand years yet" say some. Blu
evidently these learned gentlemen have
not used their educational advantages
In connection with such statements.
Any school boy can figure up what the
population of the earth would be one
thousand years from now, taking the
present population as per the census
at sixteen hundred millions and the
ratio Of Increase as shown by the cen
sus reports at per cent in ten years.
The total would show 1876, 1926 .OOO, 900
population for the year 1900 A. D.
more than 1000 for each person nov
living
What would humanity do If the
earth were crowded to that extent?
Where would the necessary food, fuel
and clothing be found? Computing all
the tillable portion of the earth at
twenty-five million square miles or six
teen billion acres would give but one
acre for the support Of two hundred
and ten people, or less than five square
yards each. At the close of second
such period, 1900 A. D., at the same
rate, there would be ten persons for
each square foot of standing-room. In
other words they would stand fifteen
deep on each others heads. What
shall we think of the t0isdom that tells
us that the Millennium Is ffty thou
sand years off? The answer is found
In Isaiah's prophecy xxx, 14).
Are we asked how the Millennium if
at once introduced would avert the diff
ficulties of the first statement, two
hundred and ten people for each
acre of the habitahle earth? We re-
ply that the Scriptures clearly init
mate that the rapid increase of our
race is associated with mans fallen
condition; as our Creator declared to
mother Eve after her disobedience, ~
will greatly multiply thy sorrows and
thy conception" (Gei. esis iii, 16,.
The Earth Shall Yield Her Increase.
The Scriptures also intimate that
with the return of humanity towards
perfection the average increase will be
less, and that eventually the human
family will come to the condition
where there will be neither marriage
nor giving in marriage, and where sex
conditions will be lost in q uniform
standard of humanity embodying the
qualities at present displayed In the
two sexes. Further, Gods promise for
the Millennium is that under his bless
ing the earth will yield her increase
and the waste places be reclaimed,
springs breaking forth in deserts.
Furthermore. recognizing the Divine
power in connection with the matter
we can readily see how vast con-
tinents can be raised in the Atlantic
and in the Pacific Ocean. But aside
from these miracles which properly
enough could accompany the Millen-
NAL Kingdom of Christ, what can the
world who ignore the Bible expect?
In other words what shall they expect
who claim that the present order Of
things is to continue. saying, "All things
continue as they were from the begin
ming of the worldT QI Peter Iii, A.
Some may inquire, What about the
resurrection of the millions who have
died? We reply that the world has
been only gradually working up to its
present dense population. The people
living in the world for the past six
thousand years, according to what we
believe are trustworthy evidences,
would number altogether about twenty
thousand millions. But more than
twice that number could be buried in
the State of Texas in separate graves
and more than eight times that num-