The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-24

Do not understand me to teach that
the worlds opportunity for life ever
lasting or death everlasting is now.
God hath appointed II Day in which
He will Judge the world" grant the
world a Judgment or trial or test That
great Day is future. 1t is the Day of
Christ, a thousand years long. 1t will
be glorious opportunity! Present right
doing and right thinking, or wrong
doing and wrong thinking will have
much to dc with the condition of every
man and woman at that time. He or
she will enter upon that Day of bless
ing and opportunity either from high
err or lower standpoint. proportion
ately as he OF she has acted wisely
and conscientiously at the present time,
But nothing that the world can do
can interfere with Gods great propo-
sition. that 4 full opportunity for life
or death eternal shall then come to
every member Of the race, because
Christ died for the ungodly. The only
class to whom present life means life
or death eternal is the Church And
by the Church mean. not church at
tendants, nor outward professors. but
those who have entered into cove
nant with God through Christ and who
have been made partakers of the Holy
Spirit, tasting of the good Word of
come. If these should fall away. the
Apostle forewarns us. it would be I'm
possible to renew them again unto re-
pentance. And there will be no hope
for them with the world In the worlds
trial Day because they already have
enjoyed their share of the merit of
Christs death
When. therefore. speak Of God and
the home. l am not having In mind
family composed exclusively Of saints.
To live righteously, soberly and cody
In this present world to the extent Of
ones ability Is what every one should
do-no less.
An Inundation Of UnbeIief.
In our day the shackles Of ignorance
and superstition are breaking. Men.
women and children are beginning to
think for themselves. They no longer
believe the fairy tales of childhood.
The dreadful hobgoblins and night
mares Of the Dark Ages respecting
purgatory and eternal torture are
doubted by all. and by the great mass
totally disbelieved. What have they
now to attach them to the Almighty,
since they have never been taught the
love of God. the lengths and breadths
and heights and depths passing all hui
man understanding? This Is the
worlds great need-to know God as
He really is. a Father. Friend, God
of love! And to thus know Him the
people need to be taught how serious
ly they were mistaught in the past
along the lines of hell and purgatory
How could they ever truly love and
worship God Of injustice and hate
One inferior to themselves One who
knew, foreordained and prepared for
their torture before they were bornl
They must see that these things,
taught by the creeds of the Dark Ages.
are wholly at variance with the Bible,
else they will never come back to the
Bible nor be able to see it's teachings
In their true light.
They must be taught that the sin
and death, sorrow and trouble all
around US are the penalty Of father
Adams disobedience. They must learn
that God purposes a blessing and up
lifting which will be as world wide as
the curse.
Many religious leaders today deny
that there is personal God and
ascribe everything to-a great Moth.
ing, which they designate Nature-god.
Is 1t surprising, in view of the fact
that these teachings are being promul-
gated in the universities, colleges and
theological seminaries. In the high
schools. and even to some extent In the
common schools-is it any wonder that
the rising generation Is losing its Cod
Awakened Parental Responsibility.
1t is high time that parents realize
the true situation-it is almost too late
no,o. The seeds of unbelief already
sowu In the minds of the rising gen
GRAFTON are being watered continually
and are growing. All who love their
families. all who love mankind in gen
eral, should awaken to the fact that a
world that has lost It's God must OF
necessity be an unhappy world. Pla
tonic philosophy may serve the pur
poses of the few but surely canuo,
serve the masses of our race A god
less world will ere long mean a dis
contented world, an unhappy WORLD
and, bye and bye. n world of anarchy
and strife. This is what our world
wide education is leading to, Few OF
our race can stand nm education whic.
recognizes no God, no revelation o
Him. no responsibility to Him, and n
hope Of FIXTURE life which will be q
fected by the coadrc' 80 ~" nrrsent