The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-04-11

hertance with the Church Thank
God that we NOV see hat tIiis does not
mean that all excela the saintly will
be eternally tormented, but merely that
none except the s6intly. Peoples OF
Gods dear SON" can be members OF
the glorious "lttle hock.' which Gud
rredestinnted He wonld gather from ev.
cry nation. people. kindred and tongue.
or this faithful Church the Lord de
clnres. "My sheep know My Voice and
they follow Me" We hear fIis Voice
assuring us that II Is His will that we
who belong 10 Flie chaste. espoueed
virgin class ahould all be one should
no longer be separated into sects and
parties by creedal fences. The Lord
declares tint He enve Babylon time
for repentance aud she repented not.
He declares that His sentence against
the Bnbyloninn system hns already
gone forth--that. from the Divine
standpoint, already "Babylon IS fallen!
IL fallen" from Divine favor. What
would he the wish of our Beloved. TO
whom we are betrothed? What Is His
message to us? II Is written. "Come
out of her. my people. that We be not
partakers Of her sins and that We re-
eeive not Of her plagues"-her trou-
bles Revelation xviii. ~.
Since the nominal systems are not
in that consecrated condition OF heart.
hungerlng and thirsting for the Truth
and for righteousness and dead TO self
will, therefore II is hopeless TO think
of their surrender OF their interests.
theories. etc The very most they
could think of doing would be to fed-
er0fe-to agree not to war with each
other. Far better would Il he to have
some theological battles aud air their
Inconsistencies before the wiser public
Of today. But whatever Babylon may
do, mother aud daughters. the course
of the sanity few. the real Church.
which IS shortly to come from the
wilderness leaning upon the arm OF
her Beloved Bridegroom Is clearly set
forth The sanity should unite IN
heart on the principles and doctrines
OF Gods Word aud should stand free
In the liberty wherewith Christ has
made them free from all human
bondage and sectarianlsm.
Why should the Lord permit the for.
mntion OF these great wards and dlvi
sions In mystic Babylonf He has per.
mltted only such things as He IS able
10 make work out blessings for His
very elect. His little flock" who soon
shall be jolnt-hcrs with Christ IN His
Kingdom. Babylon's strong sectarian
walls styled Orthodoxy" and the
great braZen gates Of wordllness will
afford the sanity few the very test
they need 70 demonstrate themselves
"overcOmers'-" than conquerors."
for such overcomers. only viii constl-
tute the members OF the Bride class.
All the promises are made to the
"overcomers" and there must needs be
permitted subtle evils FOR their testing.
Union Of the One True Church.
In word. our Lords prayer will be
realized by the ''oyercomers" They
will be one with Himself aud with the
Father; there will be "one Lord, one
Faith. one Baptism. one God. the
Father" But as for the nominal sys.
TENS their future viii he destruction
as systems. though many OF GODS denf
people In them. failing TO overcome.
viii be saved so az by fire" In great
time of trouble with which this Age
viii terminate and the New Age will
be ushered In Il Corinthians III. l5).
Yon have my plea. Christian breth-
ren. for the fulfilment OF the Masters
prayer in the union Of "fhe Church
irhich Is The Body Of Christ" "the
Church OF the Flrst-BOrn. whose names
are written I'm heaven" This union
Will not necessitate any reorganization
Az new sect or new Church. 1t is
the true Church, the only one which
God has ever recognized Babylon,
without II, would not be IN any sense
OF the word recognized OF God. and.
as soon MS the "OvercOmers" shall have
escaped from Babylon. Babylon will
come in remembrance before God that
He may give TO her the cup of the
wine of His wrath and suddenly. In
one hour her fall will occur Qlevela.
tlOn xvi, 10; xviii, l0D. TO the true
Church the Lord all along lntlmated
that their oneness Is as members OF
Christ. and not In earthly orgahiza-
tions. We do not read. Gather togeth.
er unto Calvin, Luther Wesley. Paul.
Apollos or Peter. but, Gather together
my saints unto Me, saith the Lord. those
who have made Covenant with Me
by sacrifice" "They shall be Mine.
saith the Lord, In that day when
come TO make up My jewels" psalm
!, o; Malachi III, ~
When all OF the sanctifed shall have
been delivered. the clock OF the Uni.
verse viii strike the hour which closes
the present Dispensation and opens
the New; and "the salt OF the earth"
having been removed from Babylon,
corruption Will swiftly ensue. Flee
out Of Babylon! Deliver every man
Ills SOUL Let us use the light OF Pres
ent TRUTH to the extent that each en-.
JOYS II. II win guide MS IN respect to
all the AFFAIRS OF llfe--into closer fel-
lOwship with God and the Savior and
the brethren; and into separateness of
mind aud heart nnd service from Bah
ylon. Let Babylon proceed with the
good works In which she takes pride