The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-10-16

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ltrast with the .'sen..' which yfnbolicniri
iy lrepresents disorga nized spciety, tho
Ennciyiiized and ail WHO arr rcbcllious
laGainst goyerpnlents When lie ;'heay-
ems, leeciesiasn cai aosscr.sI Of The
}present lime shall I'd 'tiisso::scs. Il IL
VIII be with great noise; viii great
confusion, comnotion. Ecclesiastical
Einstitutlons Of the prcseiit time arc III
as,eryt troubled condition, though they
are n no danger or Immediate COLI
lapse Flc principal ontcry Is that
few attend schurch; services and that
tho collections arc small. 4.
st Pctcrs words, tsd!catc a cfisis in,
ecclcs!aatlcal affair. stf.t fu.ur. Tho
Scriptures show lis; tllats n Ssrcat Fed.
Grafton is seemingly brinelIs Ecclesl-
nstli.isrn info greater Power fhpn It
has exercised In years. Other, lnthpa.
tlors Of, Scripture lead ussto expect,
that that fedcratlre, organization will
8at:cmpt rigid control OF sstlic world
through utilization with political md
civil power. and that a. considerable
measure Of, success will lead TO tintoxi-
cation on :hc subject and an attempt
!, to take away the liberties OF the poo
( pie entirely. the result OF which will
be a great explosion. or q great earth.
quakc." tho symbolIcai language Of
Scripture. 1t will DO then that the
heavens will takei fire, and. be CONSUME
cd with great noise. commotion. dis.
aster. etc. And the commotlou will
include the social order. The clements
will, melt with the Intensity Of the
heat. the strife. which will then be
engendered. The clements Of society
are those mutual; advantages and as.
sistnnces of good. people, upon which
the stability of:government rests,
The Bible clearly intImates that the
condition Of affairs symbollzel by the
melting Of society andSthc disintegrat:
ing Of, IT'S elements in the great heat
of strife at that time will be the re-.
suit of superstition and fear. The end
Will be- anarcly.eor rs the Bible dc
clares. EVERY mans hand will be
against his.ncIghbor." SelGsliness will
be the predominatlng.ruling principle.
Tho Symbolic Fro Useful.
The question nrises, Why Should,
God permit the fall of, our Christian
systems. which certainly have done
much that Is morally assistful to the
world? And why. should He permit
the, overthrow OF the, present order Of
things. which, certainly Is much more
advantageous tllan anarchy and dis.
order? The, Bible. answer, Is that God
Is not forcing this issue, but Is merely
allowing mankind to work out these
results: The trouble md disaster will
come as the natural result Of ignoring
the principles Of Divine Law. Ecclesi:
astlcism Is unauthorized to clain that
It Is Gods Kingdom, invested with
Divine power and.nuthorlty to rule the
world. This. fallaciouss clnim and the.
attempt to- enforce It will bring upon
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FOLLOWING tho svnhol,c nro vii, come
IN Now Hcovcn" and a now m rth,r
condition TIM bosIc' nr,nc,n,c or whIci,
Will liz rirhtco,isncss. anI ,tI,e pronl,ot
ZcphanIal, saysTtbnt then Cod,s NIrs..
sncc,, In, liz nuritv shall roncb tho
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