The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-10-25

principles of righteousness. etc. Their
lessons in respect TO evil they are
gaining by observation instead of b.
experience-the way recommended TO
our first parents by the Creator. but
In their ignorance rejected.
But God forckncw the course which
Ills human children would take under
the influence OF temptation: He fore
knew that they would fall into sin and
therefore would experience its penalty,
sorrow, pain and death. While His eye
has pitied Ills poor creatures for six
thousand years. nevertheless He has
allowed His great original Plan of the
Ages to move along slowly TO grand
cllmax-the Plan which He purposed
in Himself from before the foundation
of the world.
That climax In human affairs. we be-
lleve. Is near at hand. II marks n
great change In Dispensation. The six
thousand years. the reign of sin and
death. are to be completed by ter.
rlblc time OF trouble which might not
improperly be termed the natural re-
suit of human selnsLness (sin) operat-
ing under the influence of the great
pr, -ciples Of the New Dispensation
now being ushered in. Selfishness. as
represented in the accumulated fnan-
cial power and energy called trusts and
combines. IS about to come into con-
fllct with sclfshness (sinl. represented
in the combining forces of humanity.
labor unions. etc. The head.on collision
which thinking people forcsee. and
which the Scriptures graphically por-
tray. viii give 10 society an earthquake
shock: more than this. the graphic pic
ture Is OF wOr.d-conflnGration which
will involve the heavens. or ecclcslas.
teal powers, us we'll as the earth. or
social system. ard the mountains. or
kingdoms of the world. The picture
would be too terrible to paint. and
useless MS well. were II not for the sil.
Yer lining to the cloud.
The awful shock which Gods people
nre warned to avoid so far as possible
by following pcace-peace and benevo-
lence-wlll merely prepare the way for
the glorious blessings of the great Sew.
enth Day, In which man will rest from
his own schemes and enGenvors and
come fully under the control OF the
great King. Messiah. whose rule OF
righteousness for human upllft has
been prophetically pictured for centu-
ries.
Tho Picture In Retrospect
stu looking from the Divine stand
point at the six great thousand-year
days in which sin and death have
reigned. We perceive that one effect
has been ms foretod to Mother Eve.
II will greatly multiply thy sorrows
and thy conception" We perceive
that our race has multiplied much
more rapidly than It would have done
had 1t remained perfect ms Mt first. for
the first children, even in the days fol-
lowing the fall, were frequently born
when the father was an hundred years
old.
We have already referred TO the les
son respecting tie sinfulness OF sin
which comes 10 all mankind
fully, most consciously TO those ia
vored by contact with the people OF
God who have received the Divine
Revelation. The enlightened ones have
been but small proportion Of the |
whole, After two thousand years OF
the reign OF sin ana death God fore. |
told In nm obscure manner the bless.
ings He intended TO bring subsequent |
ly TO the race: TO Abraham He said. |
All the families of the earth will |
bless-through thee and through thy |
Seed. Tint message. followed In Is.
rael by the giving Of the Law Cove
nant. has been the Light OF the world. |
For eighteen centuries II was the onlyrl
light Of hope. Of prospect. Then. IN
partial ful6llment Of that promise. |
came Jesus. the first practical expires
sion of Divine love and pity for our
race, No longer would God content
merely with promises. He
would now begin the
Work Of Human asseus
Rut II any hoped that world.wldp
blessings would Immediately spring
up as the result OF Jesus work. he |
was mistaken. on the contrary. Jesus
was combated by the Prince
Of darkness ana his deluded subjects.
Ard the same principle has obtnined
for nearly two thousand years-all
followers OF Jesus have been Obliged
TO take up their cross and suffer for
fichfcOugneSs. for godlInaas In Tho