The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-11-03


through machinery. chemistry. etc..
were to be evenly distributed we doubt
IL 1t would satisfy these newborn
minds. 80
Two Possible Solutions.
There seem to be two possible sOlu-
tons: a. To convert all of the wealthy
into saints, whose pleasure it would
be to administer the food of wealth
now rolling in upon them for the gen
eral blessing of mankind. along the
most benevolent lines imaginable, or
(2) To convert into saints the masses
Of mankind and to so Undue them
with heavenly hopes and prospects
that they would not particularly care
for earthly good things nor crave
them. but rather rejoice to be 1.-The
poor of this world, rich in faith. heirs
Of the heavenly Kingdom"
We confess that neither solution
seems to be practicable. We cannot
believe that either can be accomplish
ed; hence we must believe what the
Bible teaches. that an awful conflict
is about to be precipitated between
these two classes, because neither one
nor the other can be fully converted to
the Lords way. How glad we are
that the Bible shows that the culmina-
ton of the conflict will bring everlast-
ing peace-a just. loving, equitable
and satisfactory adjustment Of earth's
affairs, under Messiah's glorious reign
of thousand years.
The Divine Arrangement.
Someone may ask. Would not these
same difficulties beset any new gov
eminent which Messiah or others
might institute? Will not the element
Of selfshness forever persist in the hui
man heart. and will not this imply
that to all eternity there will be
strife of selfish interests? We answer.
No. The Divine Plan solves the prob
lem perfectly. Jesus has demonstrate
ed His unselfishness as respects earth
ly things. His laying down Of His life
not only proved His loyalty to right
eOusness and to the Fathers will, but
proved also His unselfishness-His
lOve-"greater love hath no man than
this. that man should lay down his
life for his friends" John XIV, 49,
This Friend of humanity is to be the
great King Of the world in the New
Dispensation. and His associates III
the Kingdom. the Bride class. are to
be such only as have His spirit and
disposition Of obedience to the Fathers
will-self sacrifice and love for fellow
man-unselfish love- Under present
conditions these may not always be
known, nor their true character and
unselfishness be discerned, because
they have the treasure in "earthen
vessels" which do not always fully
represent their true benevolence Of
heart.
The Divine provision is that such Of
these as shall demonstrate their unself-
ishness Of heart and loyalty to the
Lord shall be given new bodies in the
reSurrectiOn-"sown in weakness, they
will be raised in power; sown in dis
honor. raised in glory; sown an animal
body" with Adamic weaknesses and
feshly imperfections. they will be ''rais-
ed spirit bodies"-perfect, complete.
lacking nothing Cor. XIV, 42-44
These. in association with their Re-
deemer. will constitute the Kingdom
class which is to rule the world for a
thousand years under the Headship of
f,,1c
can have confidence in them. The fact
that God has selected them. and that
he is pleased to give over to them the
rulership Of the world for thousand
years testifies beyond peradventure
their worthiness and capability.
That Government will not be a re-
public. but monarchy, theocracy,
Divine Kingdom. Christ and His
Bride will be the King and Queen Of
the New Dispensation, supplanting Sa-
tan and the fallen angels. who for Gen.
turtles have been in control. The
Kingdom Of God will be as invisible as
the kingdom Of darkness has been. 1t
will operate through human agencies,
as does the other. But even it's hui
man agents have been provided. The
Scriptures inform us that the worthy
ones of the Jewish Dispensation and
before. will be the Princes in all the
earth who will represent Messiah's
Kingdom amongst men. Not only so.
but they will be perfect men. made so
by participation in the resurrection
of life" How grand the prospect.
The time of trouble. although it will
be awful, will be short. as typed in
the terrible trouble which came upon
the Jewish nation following the har-
vest work Of their Age. Then will
come the leveling process. which in
the Divine order will prove to be
blessing to everybody. In other words.
the socialists and anarchists are not so
far from correct conception Of what
must ultimately prevail. but they are
far astray respecting the methods by
which it shall be obtained Their at
tempt to grasp the rudder of the
worlds affairs shows an awful lack of
appreciation Of the mighty influences
with which they seek to contend.
Their efforts will merely precipitate
upon themselves and upon others the
terrible trouble which the Scriptures
fOretell
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