The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1910-08-05

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Schools, Y. N. @. AS, with courts, Ju-
venile and Superior, and yet they In
crease. We penalize the carrying of
weapons and bombs and wisely pro-
hibit infammatory speeches; and the
better Informed know that Christen-
dom is like a powder-magazine which
some unlucky friction between the
classes may any day explode.
All Hopes Really One.
Admitting that all mankind are I'm
perfect, born In sin and shapen in
iniquity," we nevertheless cannot as
sent to the doctrine Of Total Deprav-
ity-that there is nothing good In any
man; or in all men. Each one who
prays forgive US our trespasses as we
forgive others" should concede that
others, as well as himself, would pre-
fer righteousness to sin, If the envi-
ronment were dtfferent-if his appetite
were not so perverse, If his Will power
were not so inadequate. So, then,
whether Jew. Mohammedan, Catholic,
Free Mason or Protestant, do we not
all really desire the one thing? And
do we not admit, after centuries Of
endeavor along different lines, that
God alone can send US the aid which
the whole world so greatly needs? We
do!
Let US now formulate this "desire
of all nations" from those Holy Scrip
lures which we all acknowledge. Let
have been looking and praying for
under different names: 1t is the King
dom of God-the Kingdom of Allah!
Its rule is to be under the whole
heavens" however heavenly or spiri-
tual the great ruler will be Daniel vii,
20. Under its benehcent and uplifting
influence the glorious result will be
that Gods will shall be done on earth
as completely as it is now done in
heaven This is exactly what the
Scriptures declare-that sin and igno-
rance will be done away; that the
acter will fill the whole earth. 1t
means a strong government exer-
cised for the restraint of sin and for
the freeing Of mankind from slavery
to sin-the slavery OF inherited weak
nesses entailed by Adams disobedi-
ence. The great Heavenly King, the
Son Of David, who will do these things,
according to the Law and the Proph-
cts, viii have many titles indicating
various features Of his greatness HE
shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor /
the mighty Elohim, the Prince Of
Peace, and the Father Qife-giver) Of
eternal life isaiah TX, O..
He is called the Savior by the Proph-
ct Isaiah xiv, 15), for he shall save
from their sins" and from the penalty
Of sin all who shall become Ibis peo-
pie" And all who will wickedly re-
fuse his rule Of righteousness and his !
assistance out of sin and death con-
ditions viii be esteemed wicked" in
the proper sense Of that word; and Of
these we read: IAN the wicked viii
he destroy"
Love Rishteousness-Hate lniquity.
We have had too much of hatred and
persecution because of the differences !
in our degrees of knowledge as ex-
pressed In our differences of belief.
Let this cease. Let us unite in our
love for righteousness and in our hatred
of unrighteousness-in- Let us
cultivate such a sympathy for the com
ing reign Of righteousness to be estab-
lished by Messiah Cby whatever name |
he and his Kingdom may be handed !
down TO us) that our characters shall |
be more and more influenced and |
by the prophetic view,
We are all agreed that Messiah's King |
dom is nigh, even knocking at the door
of the world In the wonderful inven-
tons of our day we have the very fore
CLEANS of that Kingdom as outlined in |
prophecy. The necessities Of the case |
also corroborate this: The tension be- |
tween Capital and Labor will soon be |
to its limit and break; the grasp of |
monopoly VIII soon be so strong that |
the masses viii be ground between /
the upper and the neither millstones; /
our high-tension living is calculated
soon TO have our race in the mad /
house; specialists say. within one cen
fury. Let us believe the Word of God I
delivered by the prophets of old Let
us prepare our hearts for the Great /
King and know that such win have the /
chief blessing.
"He Must Reign-UntiL"
According to the Bible the reign of /
the promised Great King shall not be
an eternal reign. Eventually the do
minion of earth originally given to 4
Adam and lost by disobedience and /
consequent incapacity. is TO be restor-
ed to such OF Adams race as shall at /
tain earthly perfection and Jehovah's
Messiah's Empire viii be 1
Mediatorial one and, according TO the /
viii continue only one thou
sand years But we are assured that 1
the period VIII be quite sufficient for 4
the great work to be accomplished /
Father Adam. after being sentenced /
for sin-'Dying thou shalt die" expe- /
rienced the dying processes for $50
years Contrariwise the world Will /