The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-01-28

TO SHOW thySelf approved unto Gou, "a
workman that nCcdrih not TO br
ashamed. rightly dividing the word "a
Truth" ul Timothy II, lJL We fnDpo
to thus divide the Truth and to DoI"
the portion applicable now and the
other portion applicable during the
Millennium Thank God. we are nor
yet too old to learn. We surely have
been thoroughly siCkcncd by our mis-
taken interpretations OF the past.
which made nonsense OF both the doc
IT.. .cs-- Election and Free Grncc-auO
worse than this. DETAINED ana viIihra
our Heavenly Father. THE God OF aih
Grace"
In the light now shining we may scu'
that the terms OF the Divine elections
Of the Church are in every sense of th,S
word without Partially. except ns re-.
CARDS character and fathfulncss-
Those now called with the heavenly
calling to be OF the elect" are indeed
invited To eternal life on the spiriH
plane, to bc like unto the angels, but
more exalted. while the opportunities,
to be granted to the world in general
during the Millennium will he inferior
earthly, rcstitutionary-yc grand (Actsa
iii. 1920 But this difference OF re
ward is Countcrbalanccd by the Sc
vCrcr trials and tcstings OF those now
called to be of the elect. They must
walk 10y faith and not 10y sight They
must take up their cross and follow
the Lamb whithcrsocvcr he Gocth.
They must count their lives not dear
unto them. but willingly sacrifice their
earthly interests that they may bc par
ticipators with their Redcemcr in Elo.
ry, honor and immortality, and in his
great work OF the Millcnnium-tho
blessing OF the world OF mankind with
mental, moral. social and physical
upift.
Cannot we all. CongrcEatonalists.
Prcsbyterians and McthodiSts. and all
others OF Gods people, unite as one
bOdv upon this SCriptura hypothesis?
Are we not satisfied with the terms OF
this clcction-that they are sufficiently
stringent To exclude all except tho
sanity? llcarkcn TO the Apostles dec
laration, which we once so grievously
misunderstood: He says OF Gods cleo
ton, Whom he did fOreknow he also
the image OF his Son" In other words,
when our Heavenly Father torekncw
and predetermined to gather an elect
Church as the Bride of Christ, he also
predetermined that none could be
members of it unless they attained
through faith and obedience in the
School OF Christ charaCter-likencss OF
Jesus-heart likeness to him-henCe, as
nearly as possible, an obedience of the
flesh to his Law.
Surely no one will claim that any
but little flock has ever attained to-
this honored conditiou; hence our for
mer ideas respecting the non-eIect
would consign the majority OF our
families, neighbors. friends and all
the heather, to endless woe. But now
how differently we see in Gods WORD
that the elect class is selected in ad-
vance. that in Gods due time, With
the Redeemer, ii may bless every grea.
ture with fullest opportunity to return
to human perfection in IA Paradise re-
gained-restored during the Milleuni-
UNI. This proposition OF the Scrip
lures includes those who have goue
NO"u W lle DTISOu-uOuSe Oh death
into Shoot, into Hades, both the evil
and the good. All shall then know,
from the least to the greatest. that
Jesus Christ. by the grace OF GUd.
tasted death for every man" They
shall know that the redeeming blood
was not shed in vain. but will secure
to each member of Adams race, not
eternal life. but an opportunity TO at
tain eternal Ife-either on the heaven
ly plane during this Age or on the
earthly plane during the Millennium.
address you. dear friends, not from
a sectarian standpoint, but from
Federation standpoint; yea. more than
this, from the standpoint of those who
desire TO be dOCtrnally. as well as out
wardly, III agreement with the Lord
and with each other. Have we not. III
TINS beautiful election OF the Bible, the
basis Tor the GrandeSt Of all hopes the
highest of all ambitiOnS-to be heirs
OF God and joint-neirS with Jesus
Christ our Lord" Can we want more
than this for ourselves? And does il
not enhance the glory of this prize to-
nave the prospect OF conquering the
world for Jesus aud for the Father
during the Millennium, in the ouly
way in which it ever can be conquered
Gods way:
Is 1t not for this Kingdom that our
Nedeemer taught us to pray. Thy
Kingdom come; thy will be done on
earth as 1t is done in heaven" Is il
not for this Kingdom that he taught
us to wait, saying. Fear not. little
flock; 1t is your Fathers good pleasure
TO give you the Kingdom" duke xii,
32lF Is 1t not for this Kingdom that
the world waits? Unto him every.
knee shall bow and every tongue con
Tess THE knowledge of the Lord
shall fill the whole earth" IAN shaH
Know him from the least to the great
est And it shall come to pass that
every soul which will not hear that
Prophet shall be destroyed from
amongst the people" (Acts iii. 90.
Shall we. then. stop merely with an
ont ward fIlnpptian