Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-07-29


stand me to teach that the worlds op-
porunlty for life everlasting or death
everlasting Ia now God hath ap-
pointed n Day in which He will Judge
the world" grant the world judg.
ment or trial or test That great Day
is future. II Is the Day of Christ, a
thousand years long II will be glO-
rious opportunity. Present right doing
and right thinking, or wrong doing and
wrong thinking will have much to do
with the condition Of every man and
woman ut that time. He or she will
enter upon that Day Of blessing and
opportunity either from higher or
lower standpoint proportlonately as he
or she has acted wisely and conscen.
tlously In the present time.
But nothing that the world can do
can Interfere with Gods great PROPOSE
tlon. that full opportunity for life
or death eternal shall then come to ev-
cry member Of the race because Christ
died for the ungodly. The only class
to whom present life means life or
death eternal IL the Church. And by
the Church mean. not church at
tendants nor outward professors, but
those who have entered into n cove
nant with God through Christ and
who have been made pnrtukers Of the
Holy Spirit. tasting of the good Word
of'GOd and the powers Of the Age to
come. II these should fail away, the
Apostle forcwarns us, II would be i'm
possible TO renew them again unto re-
pentance. And there viii be no hope
for them with tho world, In the worlds
trial Day, because they already have
enjoyed their share Of the merit OF
Christ's death.
When, therefore, speak OF God and
the home. | am not having In mind a
family composed exclusively OF saints,
who daily and hourly nre following
their great Redeemers footsteps In
selfdenlnl, In sacrifice, In the marrow
way" which leads to "glory, honor
aud Immortality" and association with
the Redeemer In His glorious King
dom which N to bless the world for q
thousand years
My thought IL that the Bible teaches
TINT there nre many people OF the
world, who nre reverentlnl. kind. gem
tie and Just to very considerable
degree, who ure not saints; who have
not presented their bodies living sac-
ritlces 10 God who have not been be.
gotten OF His Holy Spirit, who are
not, therefore, members Of that cxclu.
slve little flock" TO whom 1t IN the
Fathers good pleasure to give the
Kingdom min joint.helrship with their
Lord and Redeemer and Head. TO
this latter class our Master evidently
referred when He said TO Ills footstep
followers, let your light so shine
before men that they may see your
good works and glorify your Father
which Is In heaven" CAIatthow v, 1G).
TO live rlghteously, aoberly aud god
ly In this present world to tho extent
OF ones ability Is what everyone
should do-no less. To live life OF
saerincc--to lay down our lives for the
brethren. for the truth In the service
OF the Lord. Is another matter, which
Justice does not require and which the
Bible nowhere enIolus upon mankind
IL Is pointed out ns prlpilc0c 20 those
who desire Il, and glory honor and i'm
mortality on the spirit plane Is tho re
ward attached to this invitation OF
High Calling, II Is the selection OF
this special class OF consecratcd ones
that Is the particular order OF the Dl
vine program at the present time
Saint and Sinner interested.
Having clearly defined what we dc
not mean to teach, let me now assert
that nevertheless, every sensible man
and woman, sanity or not. must fee
deep interest In the welfare and
moral progress OF the human family
NJ which he forms u part An, there.
fore, should rejoice In every move.
ment and endeavor working to even
temporary enlightenment, blessing and
upllft amongst mankind The many
benevolent institutions OF the civilized
world attest this general thought My
emily conflict with these humanitarian
efforts Is that they do not approach
the subject OF human betterment from
what consider 10 be the right stand
point With nearly an OF these efforts
more or less distinctly stated. ar,
those God oddlshoporing aud love oppos
Ing intlmatlous OF an alternative OF
torment. either purgatorlal or eternal
This Is the great h'ight wAlch has
worked and Is working mcalrulas.,