The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-07-28

@SZS& @lSSElQ XIV. Is. TSe
. Pastor said:
Do not understand me to teach TIM,
the worlds opportunity for life ever.
lasting or death everlasting u now
God hath appointed a Day In which
He will Judge the world" grant thp
world a Judgment or trial or test. That
great Day II future II u the Day Of
Christ. q thousand years long. Il vii,
be q glorious opportunity! Present right
doing and right thinking. o. wrong
doing and wrong thinking viii have
much to dc with the condition OF every
man and woman at that time. He OF
abe will enter upon that Day Of bless.
ting and opportunity either from q high.
er OF q lower standpoint proportion
ately az be OF she has acted wisely
and conscientiously at the present time
But nothing that the world can do
can interfere with Gods great propo-
sition. that q full opportunity for ttfp
or death eternal shall then come to
every member Of the race. because
Christ died for the ungodly. The only
class to whom present life ijfp
or death eternal IL the Church. And
BY the Church { mean, not church at.
PENDANTS, nor outward professors, but
those who have entered into a cove.
nant with God through Christ and whe
have been made partakers OF the Holy
Spirit. tasting Of the good Word OF
God and the powers Of the Aae 10
come. II these should fall away, the
Apostle forewarns us. 1t would be I'M.
possible to renew them again unto re-
pentance. And there will be no hope
for them with the world In the worlds
trial Day because they ALREADY huN
enjoyed their share of the merit Of
Christ's death.
When. therefore. | speak Of God ana
the home. ] am not having In mind q
family composed exclusively Of saints.
To 1--we righteously. soberly and cody
In this present world to the extent OF
ones ability Is what every one should
do-no less.
An Inundation Of unbslisS. |,
In our day the shackles of ignorance
and superstition are breaking. Men,
women and children are beginning TO
think for themselves. They no longer
believe the fairy tales Of childhood.
The dreadful ~hobgobuns and night
mares Of the Dark Ages respecting
purgatory and eternal torture are
doubted by all. and by the great mass
totally disbelieved. What have they
now to attach them to the Almighty,
since they have never been taught the
love Of God. the lengths and breadths
and heights and depths passing all hu:
man ~understa ndingf This Is the
worlds great need-to know God az
He really Is. a Father. a Friend. a God
Of love! And to thus know Him the
people need to be taught how serious
~ they e mistaught in the past
along the lines Of hell and purgatory. 6
How conld they ever truly love and
worship a God of injustice and hate
One inferior to themselves-One who
knew. foreordained and prepared for
their torture before they were born!
They must zee that these things,
taught by the creeds Of the Dark Ages.
are wholly at variance with the Bible,
else they Will. never come back to the
Bible nor he able to see its teachings
In their true light. Z,
They must be taught that the sin
and death. sorrow and trouble al
around US are the penalty Of fathef
Adams disObedience. They must learn
that God. purposes 4 blessing and up.
lifting which will be as worldwide az
the curse. M 6
Many religious leaders today deny
that there Is a personal God and
ascr1be everything to-a great Moth,
ing. which they designate Nature-goA.
Is 1t surprising. In view Of the fact
that these teachings are being promuf-
gated In the universities. colleges and
theological seminaries. in the high
schools. and even to some extent in the
common scho0ls-is II any wonder that
the rising generation is losing its God9
Awakened Pa-enta' Responsibility. s
It Is high time that parents realize
me true situation-it IL almost too late
H0U. The seeds of unbelief already
sown In the minds Of the rising gen
0>~
grafton are being watered ~continually
and are growing. All who love their
families. all who love mankind In gen.
erai. should awaken to the fact that q
world that has lost tts God must OF
necessity be an unhappy world. Pla.
tonic philosophy may serve the pur
poses Of the few. but surely cannot
nerVe the maanea Of 0nf rann UcA.
1ses world Will ese long mean a al.
contsnte4 world. IN unhappy world
and. bye and bye . world Of anarchy
and strife. This u what our world.
wids sducat3oo b leading to. Few Of
q raee stand IN education which
loeogni1es no God. no revelation Of
Him. no rssponsibiIity b Him. and no
hope Of . fatuss La which viii b. q.
sseAsd ~ ~ spsAues Of ths prsssst.