Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-02-25


results. We see about two-thirds OF
them advocating Higher Criticism n
idelity and one-third Of them stri wing
to hold the people in ignorance respect
ing the teachings OF the Bible concern
Ing mans future-seeking. by infer.
ence at least. to uphold the atrocious
doctrines Of devils foIsted upon Gods
people by the great Adversary during
the dark ages" It is a sad picture
Has It no silver llnlng1
The Clouds Silver Lining.
There are still a sanity few Iu the
world who are not bowling their knee
to Baal. not worshiping the golden
calf Of mammon. not wandering. not
seeking TO prove that they are de-
scendants Of monkeys. net seeking to
| figure God out OF creation and to say
that nature is God In this time.
when others are going into outer dark
ness. these children of God. feeding
upon His Word. are being blessed. and
refreshed in spirit as never before. To
them Gods Word is shining more
brightly as the days go by; the rough
places are becoming smooth and the
dark places clear. To them the glory
Of the Divine character Is being re-
vealed. The secret OF the Lord is with
them. He is showing them His Cove
nant and making them to understand
many of the deep things Of His Word.
which the natural eye has not seen.
nor the natural ear heard. neither have
these things entered into the heart OF
the natural man-things which he hath
In reservation for them that love Him.
These are now seeing that tie King
dom for which He taught us to pray is
not a myth: these are seeing that It
did not come at Pentecost. nor when
Papacy was established. nor with the
establishment Of any Of the sects OF
Chrlstendom. Consequently they are
now praying from the heart. THY
Kingdom come" and waiting for the
glorious Messiah. promised to begin
His great work Of blessing natural Is
rael and through Israel all the families
OF the earth (Acts XIV, l4-17; Acts fiji.
1929.
These see that the Kingdom of Gods
dear Son is to be one Of power and
great glory: that before 1t. in time
Of trouble. every other religion and in.
fluence will crumblP to dust: that Satan
shall be bound. and for thousand
years the most blessed influences favor.
able to righteousness will be brought
to bear upon mankind
Church and World Standards.
During the dark ages" the fact that
the Church is specially called. cho.
sen, faithful class land only "a little
locz'1. was seen and preached to some
extent But this lofty Church stand.
ard was difficult of application to the
world, and the worlds hope. under
different standard was not seen. II |
clarifies our minds greatly when we
recognize that the elect few are intend
ed by God to be the worlds instructors
and helpers by and by. when the world
viii be granted an opportunity of res.
cue from sin and death-not TO heaven
ly conditions. but to earthly Restitu-
ton Of all that was lost by Adams
transgression and Redeemed by the
Great Sacrifice of Calvary John iii. l6;
Isaiah xxxvI
After learning that the he'll to which
the world goes in death is the grave.
ana that II IL an unconscious condi- |
ton. a sleep" the next lesson is TIN,
resurrection Of the dead Many that
sleep In the dust of the earth shall
awake, some TO shame and
lasting contempt" Daniel xii. ., Man.
Kind fall asleep with experiences only
with unrighteousness and very indis.
tinct glimpSes of holiness and saint.
snip. When awakened they will rec,
Ognlze the glory, honor and immortal.
ity OF the sanity Bride OF Christ and
be recipients Of her loving care and
blessing, in proportion as they respond
TO the blessed privileges of that time.
AS the Restitution work will progress.
and they obediently rise from their
degradation, their shame and CONTEMPT
Will gradually disappear. and eventual.
ly perfection of human nature may be
attained In an earth also attaining per.
lection, as the Garden of the Lord.
Error Losing It's Power.
Intelligent people no longer believe
The God-dishouoring doctrine Of eter.
nal torture. nor even the doctrine Of
suffering Having lost
these they are doubling every reli
sious teaching What they need to see
$ the Bibles presentations They
should see the high calling" now ex.
ended TO the faithful. sanity few and
should sit down and count the cost
before undertaking so great contract
Is To become members of that Royal
Priesthood
II they do not accept this. the only
all now extended, they should have
n mind that there Is Il general Law OF
tetribution operating expressed in the
erms, Whatsoever a man suweth
nat shall he also reap" They should
Understand clearly that every thought
a