The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-11-16

say, peace ana Safcty. then sudden de-
struction cometh upon them as travail
upon q woman with child and they shall
not escape. But we. brethren. are not In
darkness that that day should oyertake
you as a thief We are children OF the
light Thessalonians v. is.
The speaker declared the world incred-
ulous respecting the Divine supervision Of
earth's affairs. It's sentiment today was
prophesied by st. Peter, who declared that
the worldly at this time would say.
Where Is the promise OF His presence?
all things continue as they were
from the foundation of the world."--II
Peter Ill. 4.
The world Is not expected to understand
the Divine times and seasons. plans and
purposes. The Redeemer declared that the
Father hath hidden these things from the
worldiy-wise and prudent and has re-
veacd them unto babes-the humble
minded. the footstep followers of Jesus.
"The Wise Shall Understand"
The Prophet Daniel. referring to the
present day. declared. "None OF the wick
ed shall understand. but the wise shall
understand" Daniel xii. l0) To under
stand the secret purposes of the great
Jehovah In advance OF their accomplish
ment implies a nearness and touch and
qua.ntance out of the ordinary. And so
Gods people, begotten of the Eoly Spirit,
are His children, and such, IL loyal. are
privileged to know the things of God
year, the deep th!ngs"-the things made
known only TO the sanity, the Spirit-be-
gotten who, in proportion TO their faith
fulness, are In tune with the Infinite One.
The speaker likened this relationship
between God and His saints to wireless
telegraphy. Gods people have co-herers
tuned in harmony with Himself by His
Word and Spirit. These can receive much
OF the deep things of God. The worldly
have no co-herers at all-no means,
therefore, of communication with the In
finite, a co-herer in the Holy Spirit, but it
Is not tuned to the proper key and Is.
therefore, not prepared to receive the deep
things of Divine communication.
Our world for 5000 years has been a bat
tlefie!d on which the hosts Of darkness
have largely prevailed over the compare
lively small number of children OF the
light. who. In an enemy's country have
stood forth for God. the Redeeiner, the
brethren and the Truth against the
Prince of this world"-Satan.
Harvest Time Is Here.
Is this condition Of things to continue
forever? Does God intend that to all
eternity there shall be this battle between
light and darkness. with the darkness In
the ascendant and control? No! The
bible declares that q great change and
New Dispensation is at hand, In which
the order Of affairs will be reversed. Then
the children of the light under Messiah.
the glorious King, will dominate. SIN and
sinners will be forcefuliy brought into
subjectoin and, after due opportunity for
recovery. wilful evil-doers shall be utterly
destroyed.
The Lord has been doing a work during
the period OF the reign OF sin and death
He has been selecting two classes Of chill
dren Of the light, both to be used in the
great-world-wide work Of the next Age
God refers to His work in agricultural
terms; for instance, with the Jewish ma.
ton. lie did blowing. narrowing. SOW
ing, cultivating and reaping work. Their
blowing time preceded the entrance OF the
nation into Canaan. The Law inculca-
Age was at its close: Jesus was the Chief
Reaper, His Apostles were associates. TIC
them He sad, "I sent you forth to reap
that wherein we had bestowed no labor
other men labored and ye are entered into
the fruits OF their iabors." The saints
then reaped were gathered into the Cos
pei garner at Pentecost and after fiery
tribula atoms the field was cleansed Of its
chaff.
time of blowing, sowing and reaplng. The
tribulations Of the early church were as
ISOLATED with the sowing of the precious
seed. Again we are In q harvest time
1.-The harvest Is the end Of the Age" This
time the gathering of the fruitage will be
to a still higher p!ane--to "giory, honor
and Immortality" by participation in the
first (chieO resurrection" Then will fol-
low the cleansing of the field again by
Il
never was since there was a nation
That trouble time will be a blowing and
narrowing time of a new dispensation fos
a worldwide crop under the most favor.
able conditions These three different
ages, however. produce different orops-as
different as are their conditions.
The Day Of tho Lord.
Our text looks down TO tho present time
to the harvest Of this Gospel Age-tc
the completion OF the gathering OF ''ths
Church of the Firstborn." 1t assures us
that sudden obstruction Ia impending over
the present social and religious order anc
that this will not be discerned by the
masses They will be saying. Peace and
Safety, Federation and Triumph. when ir
the close OF the harvest the plowmar
shall overtake the reaper. The awful
trouble OF anarchy rs to follow closely
upon and really to 0vertake the reapine
work OF this Age. Others may surmist
one thing or another with more or less o;
accuracy. but only I'VE, brethren" who
are children of the light and walking w
to the privilege OF the sons OF God, viii
realize the situation fully and enter intS
the Joys Of your Lord beyond the ven and
escape the trouble. the blowing time o!
the New Dispensauon.
How glad we may well be that the grca,
trouble coming as a result Of human self
ishncss In rich and poor will be so over
ruled by our gracious Lord as eventual,
to usher IN the glorious Kingdom. wher
truth. righteousness sand love will upl.ft
| mankind and bless all in proportion az
they shall hunger and thirst for the right
eousness Of God, which will then be made