The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-08-01

stand me to teach that the worlds op-
port unity for life everlasting or death
everlasting is now. God hath ap-
pointed a Day in which He will Judge
the world grant the world a 1udg-
ment or trial or test That great Day
Is future. 1t is the Day of Christ, a
thousand years long. 1t will be q glo-
rous 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 at that time. He or she will
enter upon that Day of blessing and
opportunity either from higher or
lower standpoint proportionately as he
or she has acted wisely and conscien-
tiously in the present time.
But nothing that the world can do
can interfere with Gods great PROPOSE
ton, that a 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 is the Church. And by
the Church mean, not church at
tendants nor outward professors, but.
those who have entered into cove
nant with Cod through Christ and
who have been made partakers of the
Holy Spirit. tasting Of the good Word
of God and the powers of the Age to
come. If these should fall away, the
Apostle forewarns us, it 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 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 are following
their great Redeemer's footsteps in
self-denial, In sacrifice, in the narrow
way which leads to glory, honor
and Immortality and association with
the Redeemer in His glorious King
dom which is to bless the world for a
thousand years.
My thought is that the Bible teaches
that there are many people of the
world. who are reverential, kind, gen.
tie and just to very considerable
degree, who are not saints; who have
not presented their bodies living sac
rifces to God who have not been be-
gotten Of His Holy Spirit. who are
not. therefore, members of that exclu-
- No., =
Fathers good pleasure to give the
Kingdom-in joint heirship with their
Lord and Redeemer and Head. To
this latter class our Master evidently
referred when He said to His footstep
followers. LET your light so shine
before men that they may see your
good works and glorify your Father
which Is in heaven" (Matthew v, 16).
To live righteously, soberly and god
ly In this present world to the extent
of ones ability is what everyone
should do-no less. To live a life Of
sacrifice 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 enjoins upon mankind
It is pointed out AS pr1rilege to those
who desire 1t, and glory, honor and i'm
mortality on the spirit plane is the re-
ward attached to this invitation or
High Calling. 1t is the selection Of
this special class OF consecrated ones
that is the particular order of the Di-
vine program at the present time
Saint and Sinner Interested.
Having clearly defined what we do
not mean to teach. let me now assert
that, nevertheless, every sensible man
and woman. sanity or not. must feel
deep interest in the welfare and
moral progress Of the human family,
Of which he forms part All. there
fore. should rejoice In every move
ment and endeavor working to even
temporary enlightenment, blessing and
uplift amongst mankind. The many
benevolent institutions of the civilized
world attest this general thought My
only conflict with these Humanitarian
efforts is that they do not approach
the subject Of human betterment from
what consider to be the right stand
noint. Witt nearly all of these efforts
more or loss distinctly stated, are
those d-dishonoring and love-oppos
ing limitations of an alternative Of
torment, either purgatorial or eternal
This is the great blight which has
worked and is working inealculable
harm-drtving intelligent minds into
opposition to the true God and the BIZ
BILE, which Is the revelation Of His Wis
dom, Justice, Love and Power.
The Bible freely tells us that many
features of the Divine plan are now
hidden in mystery, but the last book
Of the Bible, which prophetically pic
lures the future, assures us that In
Gods due time ''The mystery shall be
finished. which He hath declared to
His servants, the prophets" (Revela-
ton K, y. The same book assures us
that in Gods due time, when the mys-
terry Is cleared, "All nations shall come
and worship before Thee, for Thy
righteous acts have been made mani
fest" Revelation Nv, A. We are now
living in the time when the mystery"
is ending and the righteous dealings
Of God, from the Scriptural standpoint,
may be clearly seen.
But these revelations are not meant
for the world In general now, but
merely for 'the elect" the "sanctified
In Christ Jesus" ITO you it is given
to know the MYSTERIES to outsiders
these things are spoken in parallels
and dark sayings (Matthew xiii, II, 49,.
But not until the elect shall be glori-
fed and the Messianic Kingdom es-
tablished Will the mystery" be made
fully known to the world and every
knee bow and every tongue confess.
Hence, only those Of contrite heart
may now see, now understand, the real
character Of God. His real purposes to-
ward man. etc. Thus our Lord de-
clares, 'aThis is life eternal that they
should know Thee, the only true God,
and Jesus Christ whom Thou hast
sent" John XVII, 81.
In darker day than ours the theory,
''to doubt is to be damned" held such
a power over many that they dared not
use their reason. And thus a certain
reverence for God was maintained In
many homes-a reverence. however,
which surely would not be as highly
appreciated by the Creator nor have
as deep an influence upon the creature
as would faith moved by love and
an intelligent appreciation Of the Di-
vine character, based upon an under
standing Of the Divine Plan Of the
Ages.
An lnundation Of unbeIief.