The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-21

tfno i9 not tho conversion OF tic world
twh!ch certainly Is not being accom-
plishsd) but that lie IS NOW taking out
Of Tie world a peopc for his n;Lno GO
bcar Tie name uf Christ, as his bVide).
The Luil;cntic scriptures everywhere
tencl, us that the poor, biind, deaf world;
clearly OF "the only name given under
heaven or amongst mcu whereby we may
Oe saved is no, on this account con
dctnncd or damned. They ted va that
because children of Adam and shorers
in his condemnation. but that God haa
provided I'm tho sacrifice or Jesus re-
dcmptlon for Adam and all his race.
They tell Us thai. "a result. III God
due time. Christ. as the true light. Tie
Sun of righteousness. shall culIshten cN-
cry man that coIncth into tho world.
They cXpl;.in that God is now calling
out special class wrio The ds rSrcss
is upon tho earth and tho gross dark
ness upon tho hcathen. and that The sun
OF righteousness, which is 10 cniighteu
the whole world. will not arigc until tho
cred out. They tell lis that. in the ucw
dlspeuaation yet to dawn. all the fam
ilics OF tho Garth will he blessed through
the Christ--Jesus. the head, and the
church, his body or bride They toll us
that then call the blind eyes shall bc
opened and all tho deaf cars shall nc
unsttoppedr, Csaiah NxSv.: 81 They tell
shall arise with healing in his beams.
flooding the whole earth With the light
OF the knowledge OF the glory of God.
They assure us that that viii be the
period of Messiah's reign for which we
pray. Thy Kingdom come: thy will oe
done on Garth as in heaven" They tell
MS that the object OF that reign will nc
that the world in general may have a
trial Ia determine whether, with the light
and knowledge and experience then
granted, they wi!l~choosc God and right
couAncss and the reward OF eternal NE
or VII choose sin and its penalty. the
second death.
Unbelievcrs Damned Already.
Our word damned. from msusaSc and
q sulphurous odor. whereas its plain, sim
pic meaning is the same as tho word
condemn, Adam was damned or con-
dcmned 5000 years ago because OF his
heredity, share his weaknesses and thus
share his condemnation. But Adam is
not condemned or damned TO eternal tor
,ure nor 10 pursatory. The Bible dis
sentence, his condemnation, his damns-
ton. is 10 death SIN the day that thou
eatest thereof, dying thou shalt die
Genesis ii. II. marsinaD. After his
1isobcdience, God said, Unit is the earth
for thy sake. Thorns and thistles shall
Il bring forth unto thee. In the sweat
of thy face shalt thou eat bread until
hou return unto the ground from which
.hou vast takcn for dust thou art and
INTO dust shalt thou return" Genesis ill.,
LI-19).
This general sentences has rested upon
all of Adams race from that day until
iow. As ST Paul declares BY ono man s
sin entered into the world
md death (not eternal torment nor pur-
,atory) passed upon all men, because all
lrc sinners (Romaps V, 12). Jesus came
% redeem TWO classes-the church and
he world--tho church class TO be HIS
bride and TO share his heavenly. spir- |
tual Kingdom with him: the world 10 |
nc blessed and restored TO human per- |
ection and 10 al earthly Eden. world |
tootstool made glorious. Tho |
hurch and household OF faith, willing |