The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-24
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vine program ct the present time.
Saint and Sinner Interested.
Having clearly defined what we d.
not mean TO teach. lot me now assert
that, nevertheless. every sensible man
and woman. sanity or not. must feel
n deep interest IN the welfare ana
moral progress OF the human family
OF which he forms part. All, there.
fore. should rejoice in every move.
mcnt and endeavor working TO even
temporary enlightenment, blessing and
uplift amongst mankind. The many
benevolent institutions Of the civilized
world attest this general thought My
only conflict with these humanitarian
efforts Is that they do not approach
the subject of human bcttermcnt from
what consider TO be the right stand
point. With nearly all of those efforts
more or less distinctly stated ara
those God-dishonoring and lovc.oppos'
ing intmaiions Of an alternative oi
torment, either purgntorinl or eternal
This IS the great blight which has
worked and Is working incnlculah;e
harm-driving Intelligent minds into
opposition to the true God and the Bi.
BILE. which Is the revelation OF His Wis
dom, Justice. Love and Power
The Bible freely Tells MS that many
features of the Divine .plan are. now
hidden IN mystery. but the Inst book
of the Bible, which prophetlcully pie
lures the fltufcs nssures ny that In
Gods due tlme THE mystery shall bc
finished, which Tie hath declared to
Ills servants, the prophets" (Revcla.
ilon X, -. The same book assures us
that IN Gods due time when the inys.
terry Is cleared. "All nations shall come
and worship before Thee. for Thy
righteous acts have been made mani
fest Revelation XIV, ~. We are now
living IN the time when the mystery"
Is ending and the righteous dealings
OF God, from the Scriptural standpoint.
may be clearly seen.
But these revelations are not meant
for the world IN general now but
merely for 1.-The elect, the "sanctlned
In Christ Jesus" "To you II Is given
TO know tie mysterles:" 10 outsiders
these things are spoken In parallels
and dark sayings (Matthew xiii. II. 13).
But not until the elect shall be glorl.
fed and the Messhnlc Kingdom es-
tabllshed will the "nystery" be made
fully known to the world ana every
knee bow ana every tongue confess.
Hence only those OF n conrlie heart
may now sec now understand. the real
character of God. His real purposes to-
ward man, etc, Thus our Lord de-
clares. "rhls Is life eternal that they
should know Thee. the only true God
and Jesus Christ whom Thou hast
sent" CJOhn xviii -.
In a darker day than ours the theory.
Ito doubt is TO be damned" held such
use their reason. And thus a certain
reverence for God was maintained In
many homes-a reverence. however.
which surely would not be as highly
appreciated by the Creator nor have
as deep an influence upon the creature
as would Il faith moved by love and
an Intelligent appreciation of the Dl-
vine character, based upon an under
standing OF the Divine Plan Of the
Ages.
m intimidation of unbelief.
In our day the shackles of ignorance
and superstition are breaking. Men.
women ana children are beginning to
think for themselves They no longer
believe the fairy tales of other days;
the dreadf.'l hohg.. .',ii"s rud ,.wht.