The Mankato free press., 1910-06-10

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A distinction should be observed 4
knowing about God. and knowing Go
himself. 1t is not sufficient that W
should recognize God as the Almight
Creator. for devils also believe that
On the other hand, to be intimately
must come into intimate Fellowship
with him, and this means that W,
must come unto the Father through
the Son, by faith. By thus coming t,
our heavenly Father by an acquaint
ance with his Word. and through al
appreciation of his glorious work, past
present, and future. we get view o.
the lengths. and breadths. and height!
and depths of love divine. all love ex
ceiling" In proportion as we behold
| the outline Of the Divine character
| we perceive our own deficiencies anC
| try the more to rid ourselves of them
and at least manifest to the Lord thai
our hearts are in harmony with the
principles of righteousness.
The Sun of Righteousness.
| Very appropriately the Scriptures
speak of the present as nighttime
They tell us that now Darkness GOV.
ers the (civilized) earth, and gross
| darkness the people (Heathendom).'
They assure us that now Gods people
need the lamp of Divine revelation to
guide their footsteps until the day
dawns. They assure us. however. that
the morning will be ushered in by the
great Sun Of Righteousness-the Christ.
the Messiah, Prophse, Mediator. King
of Glory
Now is the Church excluded from
this work of shining upon and enIight-
ening the world and scattering it's
darkness. The Master gave us to un-
derStand that the Church with himself
will constitute the Sun of Righteous
ness. which will then arise with heal
ing in it's beams. Thus in the parable
of the Wheat and Tares. he pictures
the entire work of this Gospel Age and
its consummatiOn. which he styles
1.-The harveSt-the end of the age"
His word respecting the separation of
the wheat from the tares is that the
wheat shall be gathered into his barn
changed from the earthly to the
heavenly nature, and he adds. Then
shall the righteous shine as the sun in
the Kingdom of their Father" He
that hath an ear to hear. let him hear"
The figure of the rising sun scatter
ing the darkness. ignorance and super
stition of the world harmonizes with
the other picture, which represents the
Kingdom of God superseding the king
dom of Satan. and those deluded by
Satan. styled In the Scriptures. the
Kingdoms of this world
Be Glad and Rejoice.
We may well sympathize with our
forefathers, to whom it was not grant
ed to see as clearly as we may now
see the gloriOus fullness of the Divine
purpose to eventually enlighten the
whole earth, by causing the knowledge
of the glory of God to fill the whole
deep. To us, therefore. is especially
applicable the prophetic words. BE We
glad and rejoice for ever in that which
create. For behold, create new
heavens and new earth. and the for
mer shall not be remembered, nor come
into mind" Qsaiah lxv, 1S. 10. Thus
does the Lord picture the new dispen-
sation in graphic language The new
heavens symboiically represent the
Church in its new and glOrified cond-
tion, exercising superior control over
the affairs of mankind. Likewise the
new state or condition of society-the
new social ordci of things which will
be introduced as part of the New
tmperfectiOn is now
written upon everything with which
men are associated, partly because of
our fallen condition through heredity.
and partly, as the Scriptures declare.
through Satan, the god of this world or
age. who now works in the hearts of the |
children of disohedience-prOmpting to
sin and selfishl ess. pride and ambi- |
ton. and in every sense of the word !
from the WAYS Of righteousness. More |
over. the Adversary is largely RESPONSE |
BILE for the gross errors of misconcep- |
ion of the Divine character. which
during the centuries past have been
into the minds of those who
were feeling aft,r God. if hapIy they
might find him. All who are of the
light spirit. truth seekers. and truth
overs, will be glad to abandon the er-
'ors on this subject, which so long
lave hindered Il proper appreciation of |
he glorious character Of our heaven
y Father. BY teaching us through false
doctrines TO dread the heavenly Father.
he Adversary has implanted in our
minds a fear which constitutes bar
ier The Lord speaks of this saying.
Their fear Of me is taught by the pre-
eptS of men" QSaiah xxx. 49,, Let
is then use more diligently than ever
'efore the wonderful Bible which Di-
Inc Providence has placed within the
each Of all Of Gods people. that we
nay know him. whom to know Alright
Till mean to us life eternal
OR THE ABOLITION OF WAR
governor Eberhart of Minnesota