The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-11-01

OF brOOkiyu luDeTudCle tOuuy duutooo-
ed an audience of nearly four thousand
people from the above text. His hear
ers were of all classes and very Intel
iigent appearing. He had closest at
tention. He said In part
God has messages for those who
have hearing ears at each great Dis
pensational change In earths Affairs.
These messages have generally been
in the nature of forewarnlng Of COM
ing distress and the reasons therefor.
Such message was given 70 our brJt
parents when they were expelled from
EdeD-accursed would be the ground
for their sakes. Thorns and thlstteS
Il would bring forth unto them. In
sweat Of face they should eat bread
thereof until they should return to the
ground. from whence they came. An
other great message went forth at the
time of the flood: another before the
destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah;
another at the close of the Jewish
Age. when Jesus and his Apostles call
ed attention to the prophecies which
foretOld the Divine rejection OF the
nation of Israel for II time and de-
clared that all things written In the
Law and the Prophets concerning
them would have fuhllment, quoting
the prophecy which declared that
their house would be left desOIale;
that they would have neither prophet
nor vision. nor priest, nor ephod for
many years but that eventually Gods
favor would return to lsnel--thnt he
would gather them again aud fulfill to
them evernstngly the blessings prom
ised both to Abraham and TO his de-
scendanGs-"th sure mercies of Da-
vid.''
a week ago we considered the pro-
phetic message. Comfort ye. comfort
We. my people. saith your God" Qsalnh
xI, ~. We noted then TINT the due
time has arrived for the fultillment to
Israel of this comforting message
IN as n people the appointed time
for the return of favor to them Is ac-
complished because their two-fold dis
ciplines for sin have been fulfilled.
Thus our present day Is clearly mnrk-
ed and the words of our text follow
ing imply that now Is the time for Il
speciaI message TO all. In proportion
as each may have the hearing ear.
III is the voice OF God which calls
now through various channels ana
agencies. II cries not from the CITY
Babylon the Great" II cries not from
the citadel Of Christendom; but from
the wilderness, from those who are
more or less separated; from those who
have heard the voice OF the Lord say
Ing, Come out of her, my people. that
We be not partakcrs of her sins. and
that ye receive not of her plaques"
tRevelatiOn xviii ~
Prepare the Lords Way.
The message of the hour to every
hearing enr Ia. THE Lord whom ye
seek shall suddenly come to his tenn
ple' (Malachi III. D. For centuries you
have been praying, THY Kingdom
come; thy will be done on earth ns 1t
is done In heaven" Now your prayer
IL about to be answered, whether you
prayed In sincerity or In hypocrisy.
The glory of the Lord Is about to be
revealed. "Ail flesh shall see 1t to-
gether," II viii not be revealed mere
iy 10 one nation, nor merely to one
holy class. His glory Will be revealed
IN flaming fire-in Judgments, All flesh
shall see 1.-THE rich and the poor.
the learned and the ignorant. the
holy and the unholy. But, ns the
Prophet Malachi declares, who shall
abide the day of his coming, und who
shall stand when he appeareth; for he
is like fuller's soap lin Its attack upon
erense and dirt. and he IL like re
lner's fire." as II melts and separates
the dross of sin and inlquity (Malnchi
iii. ~.
The coming OF great earthly king
10 a city Is the signal for "A general
cleaning up everywhere, And 81 the
Lord declares thut the message OF his
fast-approaching Kingdom should In
huence all who have the hearing eur
10 make preparation. TO each nation
it means, Set your house In order An
Inspection IN at hand. See that youl
laws are just and equitable and that
fhey are administered Justly III,
same message comes.to each Selt'bOV
srning city. and lastly, and most i'm
pOrtant of all, this message comes tC
each individual, and especially 10 al
Who have named the name of Christ
Or. as ST. peter declares. this inspec
fion OF the King OF kings and Lord OF
lords must begin with the house OF
God Il Peter ~, 10. And II the In
spectlon be SO searching that Il mas
begin with Gods saints, what ,uult
we expect OF II when II reuchcs lhDs,
yho are mer,ay nominal ChriShini
md then tie world In general. N
We may expect lust what the Bl'.c al
N'ises us viii come - time of tulull,
such as never was since there N3s
nation Daniel Nil. II, rhc mr5- g
NJ this hour dear friends, elsotirr
stated In Holy Writ Is. "Scck !NeNk