The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-05

some or them.
But by and by practical people sought
for statistics, and now know that there
arc twice as many heathens in the world
as there were a century ago. or course.
there are unthinking and unstatistical
people who refuse knowledge and who
are today claiming with a commendable
zeal. but n reprehenslble ignorance, that
large contributions OF money would en-
able them TO capture the whole world for
Cod Nevertheless, the masses no longer
see the matter they did and can no
longer be swayed 70 the same extent
Thinking people refuse to believe that
God for centuries has sat calmly viewing
the situation. allowing millions to go to
eternal torment. They refuse TO believe
That their hearts and sympathies are
more tender than those Of their Creator.
Even the heather are getting awake
to the Inconsistency of what has been
given them under the gospel label. They
nifcs good tidings." and that what has
been preached to them Is the most awful
message concelvable-that all OF the
heather and the majority Of their civil
have been decrced. sentenced, foreor-
dained TO eternal torture because OF igno-
rance because OF n misbelicf in respect
10 which they were thoroughly honest.
PerplcNed, tho missionaries ask, what
shall we preach? The message OF damna-
tion docs not sound good to the heathen.
their souls upon II, Tho question comes
10 the ministers and professors of col
lcgcs throughout Christendom and they
are perpleXed what answer to give. Tho
majority of them have become higher
critics and no longer accept The Bible
as the word OF God, they are evolution,
lists and no longer believe the gospel
which the missionary societies were or
plcxity. And many OF them arc pre-
pared to abandon the former theory or
hcnceforth merely along humanitarian
lines. Indeed within the last twenty
five years missionary effort has turned
gradually To secular education and med
ical practice in the interests Of the heath
en-. with little religious coctrine-and
so much the better.
Everybody is agreed that the king.
dom Of Messiah cannot be brought about
And logical people see that larger mum
hers have been lost to Christianity in
civilized lands during the last twenty
five years than were ever claimed 10 De
say lost 10 Christianity. hcause why
should anyone he called Christian VINO
has lost all faith in tho B,ble-in the
law. the prophets and the teachings OF
Jesus and his apostles? The great cloud
of bewildermcnt which encompasses
Christendom is realized by all eaInest
people-churchmen and others. ana no
wonder there Is certain dread asso..
ciatod with the dark cloud. What kind
OF storm will result9 And what VIII bo
the effect upon the great religious sSS-
against these ominous conditions that
tho clergy of all denominations are arons-
Ing themselves In favor Of church union
or federation Of some sort. bnt the PEG,
The proposition, which they will not op-
pose. however.
1.-The Hour of Temptation
(Rev. 800
The difficulty with the present situa-
ton is that VIC have s,upldly ana p,uno Pull.
twisted what we did read and picked
out certain portions which pleased neS'
our fancies and supported best our EarI
Gus creeds. We have neglected the non,
est truthful study which we should
nave eiyenb TO our Heavenly Father s
message The confusion Of Christendom
Is the result: That confusion ana I,p;re Pvrr
us that We are in the midst OF a GrGat
falling away from faith N COO ana In nus ms
revelation We see fulfilled all ABOUT us
nicturc of Psalm 81 A thousand fall at
our side and ten thousand at our right
hand-onlv tho 'Israelites inoeed' IN
whom There is no guile %Iil De S kept ,aan irom,
which We already sec everywhere IN eVl-
dence is only beginning.
Gods Great Remedy at Hand.
The fault of Chrlstendom has been the the
rejection OF the Divine Plan and the sc-
ceptancc instead of a human plan. Inc
Church was going 10 convert inc world,
going 10 conquer the world Tor Jesus ana
have not been able 10 conNe ert ourselves,
which Is the particular work the Master
.ave lis To do Greater humility would
have shown us our folly long ago;
Bible students do not need TO be re-
minded that all through the Old Eesta
nent Scriptures Gods promises ABOUND.
telling Israel and all who have ears 10
hear Of the glorious reign OF Messiah and
OF the success OF his Kingdom: and how
the result will be that every knee shall
DOW and every tongue confess 10 the
! shall ne opened and all the deaf ears ears
| shall he unsuopped:" of how tho blessing
of the Lord Will be with Israel restored
10 his favor. and operate through W. lsrae
member the prophecies which picture
earthly governments and show us Their
termination and the establishment ot tne
! Kingdom OF Heaven on their ruins. we
! remember the Jubilee picture repeated by
! the Israelites every hftisth year. pro-
/ claiming liberty for the people and rcsti
| tuition OF all that has been lost through
sin. and which Is to be restored throuS
! Messah's Kingdom.
bible students know also how the Nov
Testament abounds with reference TO the
| Kingdom, the Kingdom, the Kingdom
| Nearly all the parallels that our Lord
! gave were in Illustration OF something
| connected with the Kingdom or the class
called out Of the world To inherit tho
| spiritual Kingdom. All such know, too
tiat the Great Teacher proclaimed thgt
| Kingdom and taught lis and all of his
followers 10 pray for il. "Thy Kingdom
come Thy will be done on Garth as H. Is
done in heaven" They all know. too
that all of the Apostles refer, TO th,a,
! Kingdom and point the Church TO Its
establishment for the realization of hel
hopes-the time when the marriage ol
the Lamb Will take place-the iime wher
| Gods New Covenant with Israel will gc
into effect. The time when he who scat
! tered Israel Will also gather them anc
when the Law shall go forth from Mt
Zion the Celestial Kingdom. and tho
word OF the Lord from Jerusalem. ths
capital Of the earthly princes God's
remedy Is lust what humanity is comins
to realize 1t necds. In its establishment
as the Scriptures declare. The desire o
all nations shall come" UIaGPai II. -.
Bible students arc more and moro com
| ing 10 see that this Gospel Age Is M
time in which Messiah Is selecting from
amongst men-of Jews and Gentiles-i
SANITY class and is testing and proVinf
their LOYALTY 10 God and 10 righteousness
These are TO he Messiahs assistants
the Pride the Lambs Vito. AS Abra
nam tvpihed the Heavenly Fathe" TIN
Messiah was typiiied by Isaac. And Mes
! eiah's Bride and iolnt- heir and co
Ia bDrer In big EincdOTn WAS typifled lbs