The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-10-16

IA world. y He snssur-
A "a ed his audience
T.. Tint ''thei earth
Ss;s5s5=s::zssA y abIdeth forever.
lkaslg9G.Gg2sEllJ and claimed err.
rors were built
upon misinterpretatio Of Scriptures.
We report him on, Revelation <, .,
2 IA follows: n 81 III ],
Our tax With other scripturnl state
sments respecting the end of the world
tfer instance. st. Peters statement.
ssrhe lieay ens being on fire shall be
dissolyed.J hive led Christians In
general to accept tie theory that
God ahas decreed . that. shortly. or ut
some time. our earth Is to be burned.
The early Church expected; and prayed
& for the second coming Of, Messiah, to
u establish tile Kingdom OF righteous:
4 ness. to overthrow sin and to release
mankind from It's bondage and weak.
ness mud from the power of death. and
titus to bless tho whole earth, restoring
oil things to- thet glorious condition
sented I'M miniature in Eden: man
mi Election with al Paradise home
tssiii. 1921.
But as centuries passed without the
Hesitation zofS Messiah,ss Kingdom.
those expec tons yielded to another
stion,, namely, that; Jesus had not
meant what had been understood. but
meant TINT the Church should convert
tie world under His supervision, dur.
tng ~ period! Of "a Thousand years. and
that then he Would come and give
y tfieirF wprl: HIS stamp OF approval and
wind things ups BY taking all the
saintiy ID henyen, setting tlrc to: the
earth 10 entirely consume II.
cathoilss and: Prote stants Much Con.
"A fused. ~. I!
Both catholics and Protcstants have
been cperatlng LIN harmony With this
erroneous thought. Catholics claim
J. that the Kingdom Of Messiah was set
Ssup long 50 and THAT the popcs and
cardinals, are representatives OF Jesus
and tile Church. They claim that the
Pope u Christ'st Vice gerent-thnt is to
say, He 5relgns instead Of Christ, MS
His errescntnti tive They claim TINT
the thousand years.ti Is already in the
& past since a 100, md that we are now
In the little season. mentioned In
Revelation txx, 8. in whlch Satnn was
Ito be loosed, at the close off the
Thousand years. 4.
Many 90 them; understand; that Prot.
Sestanism IA general. and. particularly.
Socialism md Free Masonry. are
orgaIiz lions. Of SATAN which will
q soon be destroyed In the burning, up
ssof Stlle world, ;.s II. /; !: "a,
AZ Erotestants areS MISC much confused
on the subject They claim that we
are ins the reign of Messiah. but they
IRE not sure when It began or when ii
will end. y Before Lutlier's. day the
gatholic view prevailed. but accord.
fns tol Lutliers preaching the Papal
4 claims were false. and later the Papal
y system was branded as Antichrist.
Since then Professionals are lii con-
fusion. Some recognize the Church OF
ENGLAND and It's klngly bend as Gods
ingdomsin the earth. but they admit
~ that 1T has not yeti conquered the
earth nor Is Gods will done as III
II a heaven. even IN the British Isles, 'The
q Church Of Russia makes n similar
claim to being the Kingdom Of God,
and fonors the Pope us the reignins
presentatlyei Of Messiah. Emperor
~ lillian Of Germany also, has on his
& coins The legend that he Is rcigning
Thy the grace Of. God'.-that, his king
dom Isl n part Of AIessiah's Kingdom.
But all these theories, Catholics and
Prot stants snre; now ignoring. In the
light 0f our day none dare preach, such
theories; With prescnt.dny, enlighten-
ment It seems! foolish to declare that
SIssthe various Kingdoms of Europe are
Aiessiallss klngd DOM, and that they, are
estab lIshing a reign of Righteousness.
The costly prenarat tons for war made
4 by these very nations discradlt entire.
~ the CHIN that they IRE parts of
Messiah, q great Kingdom Of righteous.
T ness and peace. 6 5 q K Z,
~ Denominations engaged In, mis-.
D ssionary work IRE protesting the
thought that soon the, world will be
converted; TINT the second coming of
Christ will thcn $talse place. and then
will come the. contamination. md. the
burning OF the world. How strange,
/ how Illogical! The heather. according
to- reliable. government statistics. nre
sstwice3 as numerous, today as they were
century ngo. Six hundred millions
there were then;s there are twelve hun.
\: dred mil Ions now: How long would
81 sanire, at this rate, to convert the
world And if the licathen were con.
yGrted to the same condition of civ.
1 iNTEDi DELEGATES. s:
LES to- Governor Glass.
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