The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-23

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rum. He had fine audiences
and excellent attention. We report one
of his diScOurses from the text forego-
ing. He said in part:
Although the words of our text were
not addressed by st. Paul to the
worldly, they would, nevertheless, be
excellent advice and very profitable
to all. In general way all civlllzeq
people recognize that cleanliness IS
next to godliness.p In a general way
the beautiful. And impurity and filth
mess are detested even by the impure
and the filthy. Outwardly at least We
are in a time when water Is plentlIul,
when soap is cheap, and when nlthi-
ness of the flesh is almost inexcusable
as respects the outward man. But
filthiness of the spirit cannot be touch
ed, cannot be cleansed, with ordinary
soap and water. and this IS undoupI-
eddy the reason why the Lord and the
apostles have not addressed these
words to the world.
"Having These Promises
Our text tells the difference between
the well intentioned worldly person
and the thoroughly consecrated Chris
tian. The latter has heard through the
Word of God certain exceeding great
and precious promises" which the
well meaning worldly class have not
yet heard-heard in the true sense OF
hearing, in the sense of approaching,
understanding. The whole civilized
world, in one sense. has the same BIZ
BILE. the same Word of God, the same
precious promises, but it has not APP
preciated them. Tt has not UNDERSTOOD
them. 1t has not accepted them and
made them it's own by surrender to
the Lord. The church, on the contra
nv. is composed of those individuals
Who have heard the Lords promises
intelligently. and who have accepted
those promises upon Gods conditions.
Those promises of God constitute the
power of God. which works in the
heart of each OF the church, first to
will Alright, and, secondly, to do, to the
extent of ability, the Lords good pleas
ure philippians ii. 13).
This is the class addressed in our
textile followers of Jesus. These
have heard of the grace of God-that
it is the Divine intention to bless Adam
and his race through the great Media
tor-the Messiah, the Christ. They
have heard that Jesus left the glory
with the Father and humbled himself
to human nature in order that he
might redeem the human race. They
have heard that the application of the
merit of his sacrifice, when applied in
due time. will be sufficient for the sins
| of the whole world. and that then the
Heavenly Father will turn over the
world to the Redeemer. They have
| learned that the Redeemer. backed by
Divine authority, will put all things
| into subsection under his feet, Will IN
stitute a Heavenly Kingdom or rule in
the earth, and for thousand years
reign as King of kings and Lord of
lords. They have heard that when he
shall thus reign, his Kingdom shall be
under the whole heavens" although
the King himself will be the King OF
Glory on the spirit plane, "far above
angels, principalities and powers and
! every name that Is named" (Ephesians
/, 21).
They have heard that his Kingdom
will prevail from sea to sea and unto
| the ends of the earth and that eventu-
| ally unto him every knee shall bow
| and every tongue confess allegiance
and obedience. and that all refusing
4 to submit to that reign of righteousness
| will be destroyed from amongst the
people in the Second Death (Aets iii
/ 20, 23). They have heard that this
great Kingdom will not only lift up
/ raise up, resurrect humanity from 1t,
fallen condition from sin and death
but that it will also bring the whole
earth to the condition fereshown il
the Garden of Eden, making God
footstool glorious and every way fit tt
be the eternal habitation of such of tn,
human race as will be saved by tina
glorious Kingdom for which we pray
Thy Kingdom come; thy will be dom
on earth as it is done in heaven
| But these have heard somethini
} more-something that belongs to tn
! present time. They have heard that /
Is the Divine purpose to select from