The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-09-05


his race as human beings--not as spirit
beings, not as angels: Adam aud his
race never were such. Only the Church
has been begotten of the Holy Spirit
TO spirit nature; only the Church will
share In the resurrection TO spirit con-
ditions and be thus "like unto the an.
gels"
This Is Not universalisn1. 4
These two salvations, now OF the
elect, and during Messiahs reign Of
the non-elect. do not imply a universal
salvation OF our race, but merely a
universal opportunity for everlasting
life. The Scriptures most clearly teach
a Second Death, like the first DEATH
except that pene VIII be redeemed
from the Second Death. and none Will
he resurrected from 1t. 1t therefore
viii be, as st. Paul declares. an "ever.
lasting destruction" QI Thessalonians
4, 81. AS st. Peter declares, the wilful
sinners against light and knowledge
will perish, like natural brute beasts
The lessons from these great truths
of the Bible are powerful. They make
plain to us that none can hope to be
Of the heavenly class, of the Bride of
Christ, except such as enter the strait
gate and narrow way-the saints. the
faithful unto death. They teach us
also, In harmony with other Scrip
lures. that those who now either see
not and hear not, or who see and hear
imperfectly, will miss this great prize
OF our high calling" Nevertheless for
these, heather and others. God has
provided more than they could have
thought or asked-nn opportunity for
obtaining human perfection and n
worldwide Eden-Paradlse restored.
IL teaches. also, that every misstcp,
every failure to do cur best, IS costly
both to the world and TO ourselves.
To whatever extent the world demeans
and degrUdes itself. 1t will have. In
proportion, difficulty and stripes in
connection with the possibilities and
opportunities Of recovery during Mes
slahs Kingdom.
Let us herald wide the story OF the
grace of God in Christ for every crea-
ture; let MS show the love of God to
all who have the eyes and ears OF APP
probation. There Is no greater innu-
ence for righteousness than this-The
love Of God and the love OF Christ con-
straineth us 0I Corinthians V, 40. And
In proportion as mankind receive the
same their constralnts toward right
eousness increase. Thus, with clearer
light upon our Fathers Word. 1t is
time for us oil to cast aside the things
OF darkness and sectarlanlsm which SO
long have separated the people Of God
from each other.
Tho Great Lesson Of This.
The lesson to the Church Is gratitude.
loyalty, faithfulness to Him who called
her out Of darkness to the high calling
of jointheirshlp with the Redeemer
"The Bride, the Lambs WIFE," is to
make herself ready by putting on the
fruits and graces of the Holy Spirit
and being renewed and transformed.
Tho lesson TO the world yet Is only
to those who. to some extent hear it
that God is Love, that His mercy has
provided a great opportunity for resti-
tuition that Is nigh Mt hand; and fur.
ther, the lesson Is that every good aud
every evil deed will make their impress
sion upon human character and have
to do with the stripes, corrections.
etc, of the future. Mlslmproyed OPP
portunities In the present life, viola
tions of conscience, etc, will bring
their reasonable retributiou in the life
TO come and make the ascent more
tedious and the more difficult. On the
contrary, every good endeayor ana at
tainment of self-control viii be that
much of an assistance for the future,
when "the Spirit and the Bride shall
say, Come, and whosoever Will may
come and take Of the water of life free
ly' and obtain perfection aud eyerast-
Ing life.
trust that true Christian unity
upon the bnsis of Divine Truth OK.
pressed in the Bible will be the key
note of this Convention TO its very
close. trust that every soul in at
tendance may be so warmed and
cheered and vivihed by the Truth and
Its spirit that, going to his home. the
blessing may be extended In overflow
Ing measure.
Columbus, Indiana-A burglar en-
cred farmhouse near here and stole
wedding suit belonging TO Theodore
'hillips, who was TO have been mar
led last night