The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-08-29

cumbed-he was dead. The Divine |
sentence against our first parents de-
scended to their posterity. As God |
said to Mother Eve, II will greatly /
multiply thy sorrow and thy concep-
tion," SO has it been with all Of her |
daughters.
And God said to Adam. "In the |
sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread |
until thou return unto the ground from !
whence thou vast taken" So Adams |
sons also have contended with the |
thorns and thistles, and, in sweat of |
face, have labored for sustenance, |
gradually succumbing to the cares of |
human life-dust to dust returning. |
But as God called after the sinner In |
Eden, 80 He has called after the sin |
ner since, but remarkably few have |
had the hearing ear.
Amongst those mentioned in the |
Bible who heard the voice Of God and |
obtained reconciliation, we remember
Enoch. Noah. Abraham, Isaac, Jacob
and all the prophets, the Apostles,
etc. But the masses of mankind have
not at any time been ready to hearken
to Gods voice. Fear has driven them
further and further away from the
Only Name. The question is proper
one here, How long will God call aft
er the sinner? How long will the sin
ner continue to be fearful Of his Crea-
tor, and continue to go further from
Him? And is God calling as loudly as
Divine Justice. Wisdom, Love and
Power can call? II not. why not2
Why Not Call More LoudIy7
Gods call was greatly increased in
the days of our Savior and since.
Men, have heard of Gods love and
mercy and His Invitation to become
rec0nciled to Him, but many still be-
lieve In the teachings of the Dark
Ages, regarding eternal torment, which
tends to drive them to fear and away
from God. The Apostle declares what
we, as Bible students, more and more
appreciate, namely, that it is the LoUe
Of God that constrains, that makes us
happy, that brings 1.-THE peace of God
which passeth all understanding On
the contrary, as st. Paul declares, the
doctrines of devils bring fear, torment
ing dread. and cause men to hide
from God. Many, unquestionably, in
the past have attended church serv-
ices, not because Of love for God, not
because Of any truly worshipful spirit,
but from fear. and in hope that by
thus rendering some outward homage
to the Name Divine they might escape
torture in the future.
| We are not for a moment to think
Of such people as hearing the Divine
Voice. They are serving as are the
heather, who have never heard Of the
| true God, in any sense Of the word.
We may be inclined to wonder that
our Almighty Creator has apparently
pursued the human family with His
voice of love and mercy and Invitation
| to reconciliation for so long, In so
peculiar a manner-e ffecting such
small proportion Of the thousands Of
millions Of our race Once this great
ly perplexed US all; nolo. through our
| study Of the Scriptures, we are learn
ing. dear Bible Students, why things
are thus. We are learning that God Is
now calling merely special class
''the elect'-those who love righteous
ness and hate iniQuity-those who hun
ger and thirst after righteousness and
fellowship Divine. To these God is now
holding out a special invitation. His
message Is, Gather together Ny saints
unto Me-those who have made
covenant with Me by sacrifice"
Why Not q Greater Work.
Some may inquire, Why does not
God do a greater work? Why does
ne ailow clouds ana darkness TO OD-
scure His Character, and Word, and
Plan? Why does He allow darkness
to cover the earth and gross darkness
the heather? Why does He permit sin
to be SO prevalent that whatsoever will
live cody shall suffer persecution,
shall find the way OF righteousness a
narrow one, difficult one !? Why does
God not restrain the powers of Satan,
and spread the light Of the knowledge
Of His glory throughout the. whole
earth? Why does He seem to leave
the entire matter in our poor, bum
Cling, imperfect hands?
Why does He seem thus Indifferent
to the heather thousands of millions
and to the masses of Christendom?
Ali there is reason, which sanity
ones are gradually coming to see, and
which, more and more, is causing
them to rejoice, through faith. We
now see plainly stated in Gods Word
that the class now being selected Is
called for purpose--a glorious pur-
pose-in which Adam and all Of his
race shall eventually have a blessing.
| We see that Divine grace is now Sc
lecting the Church, and that while few
have been called as compared with
the masses of mankind, many more
are called than will eventually be
chosen. The "elect" class is to be
made associates with Jesus In His
Messianic Kingdom, "heirs of God,
joint-heir with Jesus Christ"
So, as soon as the full number Of
"elect" shall have been found and
shall have been. tested and found
worthy, the present method Of Divine
operation win change completely. No
longer viii God call after the sinner,
Where art thouT No longer win
preaching be the Divine method Of
pursuing sinners. On the contrary,
everything pertaining to human inter
ests will, for a thousand. years, be
turned over to Messiahs Kingdom.
HE shall reign from sea to sea, and
from the river to the ends of the
earth" His Kingdom will exercise
force. "The Law shall go forth from
Mt Zion, and the Word Of the Lord"
respecting that Law, from Jerusa-
lem;" "and 1t shall come to pass that
the soul who will not obey that great
Prophet, Priest, King, Instructor, viii
be destroyed from amongst the peo-
pie" (Acts lii, 1928.
All the Blind Eyes Shall Be Opened.
Of the heather and the creeds Of |
Christendom are the work Of demons,
Satan and his hosts, no human being |
can tell. We may merely surmise, on |
the strength Of the Apostles words, |
that we wrestle not with flesh ana |
blood merely, but with invisible 'prin-
cipalities and powers, wicked spirits |
In high places" We may Judge this |
also from the intimation that Satan
has been deceiving the whole world. |
We remember the Apostles declara-
ton respecting the doctrines Of de-
mons" Ephesians vi. IL, IL, r. ";
Timothy iv, u.
When the True Light shall shine.
when the Prince Of Light the King of
glory, shall take to himself His great