Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-04-21

compassionate those who reverence
him" psalm ciii, IS. AS love, more
love, perfect love, comes into our
hearts it more and more casts out
the fear which the Adversary would
inculcate and which has burned into
mems minds and consciences the
doctrines of DEVILS. to which the
Apostle refers Il Timothy iv, - :.
Fear not their fear, neither no
be afraid" says the Lord to those
who are his people. Let the peace
of God which passeth all understand
ing rule in your hearts, Be faith
full Be trustful! Accept the assur
ance that "All things shall work to
gether for good to those. that love
God-to the called ones according
to his purpose" (Ronlans viii, 28)
This class will not fear when the earth
| shall be removed and when the noun
tains shall be carried into the midst
| of the sea. They might indeed b,
astonished and in trepidation if these
were literal mountains; but they art
| symbolical. The people of the LORD
under his instruction, will not bt
| in darkness that that day shall over
take them as thief, although il
will come as a thief and a snare
upon the whole world luke xxi. S5)
In the smbology of the Bible the
term earth is used to represent the
social structure, as the mountains
which constitute the backbone of the
earth symbolic the Kingdoms of thu
| Tod NV he
AS the earth represents the fixity O.
| the social order, the sea represent.
the restless, turbulent, dissatisfied
classes which lash against the earti
and continually seek to swallow it up.
The removal Of the earth symbolizes
| the disturbance of the social order
The swallowing up of the mountains
in the. seas represents the oVerwhelma
| ing of some of the great kingdoms OF
\ 1.-The earth by the uprising Of the peo-
p1e in anarchistic rebellion against
social order.
1.-THE Powers That Be Ordained OF
God"
The fact. that the scriptures pro-
| phetically describe the overwhelming
of the social order and the great gov
arnments of the earth must not be
understood to signify that the Bible
| the contrary, all of Gods people
| councils revolution or anarchy. On
throughout the scriptures are coun-
ciled to live peaceably with all men,
so far as possible. They are coun-
,iled not to use carnal weapons, not
to take up the sword for the settle
ment of disputes, but rather to. suf-
| fer injury. They are counciled that
God is the great Overload, and that
although He is not now ruling
amongst men he is fully the Master
| of the situation in that he could at
my time overthrow all opponents.
He does not acknowledge that his
| will is now done in the earth, but
tells us that it will be done by and by
and encourages us to pray and to
hope and wait for it. He tells us that
Satan Is now the Prince of this
world" by virtue of the fact that he
deceives the minds and hearts OF the
majority. God would have his people
understand something of his great
Program, but he would keep this hid
den from all others; hence the inn
possibility of explaining spiritual
things to carnal mind Il Cor. ii, 14)
None of the wicked shall under
stand" Daniel xii, 100. 4.
The great creator has contented
himself with such supervision OF
human affairs as leaves much respon-
sibility in human hands. He merely
interferes to raise up or cast down
on occasions when the interest OF his
Cause and Program may demand.
For instance, the case of the Pharaoh,