Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1911-08-09


to new plane Of thought and aetion7
Answer.-Ed Education along proper
lines, to those In proper heart atti-
tude and relationship to God. should
surely prove in every way a bless
ing; comparatively few, however, OF
our race are In the right attitude OF
heart to receive the blessing. Hence.
the educational advance is not bring
Ing happiness, but to many Is bringing
misery They are cultivating tastes and
aspirations which they cannot satisfy.
The heart that is full Of selfshness
and that Is not submissive to Divine
providences progresses steadily toward
greater discomfort; as q matter OF fact.
discomfort Is growing in the same ratio
as education. Few are content; few
are trustful few have faith in God
and In His Word The majority are
FESTIVE, devOured by an acQuisitive
spirit: whether rich or poor. all are
insatiate The earnest Christian who
has the true Interpretation Of the Bible
Is the only one who can use his educa-
ton, his knowledge. to advantage and
with resulting peace and comfort. To
such the Lord said through the Pro-
phet: Thou wilt keep him in perfect
peace whose mind is stayed on Thee,
because he trusteth In Thee isaiah
XVI. 81. AS to the world in general.
only under the righteous reign Of the
Messiah will they learn righteousness.
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1.-THE Spirit and tho Bride say Gomez"
(Rsveiation xxi, n.y.
Answer The Spirit clearly refers to
Jesus Christ. the Bridegroom. His
Bride is to be the Church glOrified.
(See Revelation xxi, 8; xix. 7-9). The
marriage. or union, referred to in the
last Scripture. takes places at the Sec
Ond coming of Christ John xiv. 81.
The reign Of Christ Bride and Bride
groom follows. and then the message
will 60 forth to the world. inviting all
to come and obey Christ and receive
eternal life; and the obedient shall live.
And the obedient will be privileged to
repeat the invitation to others. that
''whosoevar will may come and take of
the water Of life freely" The Church
of Christ In its present condition Of de
veiopment is referred to by the Apostle
as ''the chaste virgin. espoused to one
Husband" Oh Corinthians xi. y. She
will not become the Bride of Christ
until at the time Of the Bridegroom
presence. when the marriage Of the
Lamb shall take place and the mar
rage supper shall follow Revelation
xix. 81. Evidently. from the foregoing.
it is manifest that the expression who
sOever WILL" does not apply to all at
this time. and will not be true until
the wedding Is cOnSummated.
O.-Sv:.-. 49,. nave we that the
ages Of the antediluvians were stated
in years and not in lunar months, as
taught by some scientists2
Answer Many have endeavored to
account for the remarkable longevity
OF the antediiuvians, some OF whom
lived to the ripe old age of 800 and 900
years. Methuselah. the oldest man men
toned in the Bible. being an elderly
gentleman Of #ib years Of age. by
Offering various theories one of which
is referred to In the question before
us. However We can readily see by
consulting the Sacred Narrative. that
this theory would not tit the situa-
ton. The 9TH chapter Of Genesis. in
setting forth the genealogy of differ
ent ones. states the ages when these
had children Ii we We're to estimate
on the basis Df II year as being in
reality only lunar month Of time, we
cordng to this method Of reckoning
Cainan was but five years and ten
months of age when he had Il son
also Mahalaleei was five years and five
mouths old when his son. Jared, was
born. The real cause of advanced
ages of those who lived prior to the
deluge is presented in the Bible, The
human race had deteriorated but
slightly from that condition Of pei
lection viii, h Adam had enjoyed pre-
ceding his diSobedence Consequent
ly with splendid organisms and. Ners
slightly IMPAIRED vitality. the spark
Of life would he maintained for cen
turtles. How different the conditions
now. when he average length OF
life is about thirty five years. Malig
nant diseases. caused by germs and
bacteria are. infpsting the. race fear
fully. aud even with all the aid ut
science and hygienic precautions. how
hard to preserve the dim spark OF life.
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