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ing rule and authority.

ing rule and authority.
This is Scripture. and the very fact
that the rich are getting richer and
tie poor poorer, and that the worlds
wealth is largely expended to main
tain armies and navies to crush the
poor, shows clearly that Christ is not
reiguing now, though by bis spirit be
Is ruling in the lives of some, and
these, if faithful unto death, will be
his ''ioint heirs" ''be like. him" and
share his Kingdom and glory. To
these it is said, Fear not, little flock.
for it is your Fathers good pleasure
to give you the Kingdom. "To him
that overcometh will l grant to sit
with me in my throne. These will
.'reign on the earth, and will have
power to "bind their kings with
chains, and their mobiles with letters of
iron: this honor have all his saints. -
| But this honor does not come in this
life and age, but it will come to those
who are called and chosen and faithful
under the adversities of the present
life. So, whatever. of good we recog
nize in the principles of Socialism, we
see clearly that it is not the Chris
tians hope. nor the worlds hope.
Tha CHRISTIANS hope is thus referred
to: "Lookipg for that blessed hope,
and the glorious appearing of the great
God and our Savior Jesus Christ,
IGVUL;ob ho,a vya bova oS on anchor Of
the soul, both sure and steadfast.
Wherefore grid up the loins Of your
mind, be sober, and hope to the end
for the favor that is to be brought un-
to you at the revelation of Jesus
Christ. The worlds hope also CEN
tiers in this. Our Lord return is for
the purpose of delivering mankind
from the curse, from which he has
ransomed them. 1t is referred to thus
"And He shall send Jesus Christ, who
before was preached unto you whom
the heavens must retain until the
times of restitution of all things, which
God hath spoken by the mouth of all
his holy prophets since the world be-
gan-Acts 81 1921. The restitution of
all things implies the establishment of
Gods kingdom, once typically repre-
scented in the Jewish Theocracy. and
the Blessing of all the families, ma
tions, and kindreds of the earth, so
repeatedly spoken by all the holy
prophets and apostles.
Socialism will doubtless be one of
Gods means to an end, but it will
not be the end 1t will perhaps be a
factor in overturning the present order
which the Scriptures and the signs in
dictate will be accompanied by "a time
of trouble, such as never was since
there has been nation This proph-
ecy of Dan. 1871, is placed at our
Lords second advent. The standing
up in power of Michail, Socialism,
Communism, Nationalism, Nihilism,
Anarchy, ETC., are but the imperfect
and cratic ideas of the groaning crea-
ton, who Paul says, are grooming for
better day. And. indeed, as he says
further, we all groan. But the Chris
tian groans "within" himself. He
don't groan and kick at Gods provi-
dence, but if properly informed he re-
lies on Gods promise that He will
supply all of his needs, and never
leave nor forsake him.
By and by all the good features OF
Socialism may be incorporated in the
Kingdom, but the good things will be
far beyond our expectations, and more
than we deserve, as it is written:
''Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard,
neither hath it entered into the heart
of man, the things that God hath in
reservation for them that love him.
"They needs must grope who cannot
see,
The blade before the ear must be,
AS We are feeling | have felt,
And where ye dwell, l, too, have