Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-04-15
various systems would be to confess
folly and TO be led of unreason.
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In such a matter we need the wisdom
which comes from above and the faith
and courage to follow II. The Lords
prayer must be our guide respecting
His will concerning us-us who have
by faith and conservation and begetting
Of the Holy Spirit been adopted into
the One True Church "ichoSc names are
icriiten In hcdren." He prayed for us
and not for the nominal mass. who are
really parts Of the world and thorough
~ deceiving themselves IN supposing
that they have either part or lot or In
heritance with the Church. Thank
God that we now see that this does not
mean that all except the sanity will
be cternally tormented, but merely that
none except the sanity. copies Of
Gods dear SON." can be members OF
the glorious ''lIttle flock" which God
predestinated He would gather from ev-
cry nation. people. kindred and tongue.
OF this faithful Church the Lord de-
clares. "My sheep know My Voice and
they follow Me" We hear His Voice
assuring us that 1t is His will that we
who belong to His chaste. espoused
virgin class should all be one-should
no longer be separated into scots and
parties by creedal fences. The Lord
declares that He gave Babylon time
for repentance and she repented not.
lie declares that His sentence against
the Babylonian system has already
gone forth--that. from the Divine
standpoint. already Babylon is fallen!
Is TALENT" from Divine favor. What
would be the wish of our Beloved, to
whom we are betrothed? What Is His
message to us? It is written. Come
out of her. my people, that We be not
partakers of her sins and that We re-
ceive not of her plagues"-her trou-
bles Revelation xviii. ~.
Since the nominal systems are not
In that consecrated condition of heart.
hungering and thirsting for the Truth
and for righteousness and dead TO self
WILL therefore It is hopeless to think
of their surrender of their interests.
theories. etc. The very most they
could think of doing would be to fed
oratc-to agree not to war with each
other. Far better would 1t be TO have
some theological battles and mir their
Inconsistencies before the wiser public
of today. But whatever Babylon may
do. mother and daughters. the course
Of the sanity few. the real Church.
which is shortly 10 come from the
Wilderness" leaning upon the arm Of
t,o, Doioro1 nri.Jnuroo,,, fc olnariy cat
forth The sanity should mite IN
heart on the principles and doctrines
OF Gods Word. and should stand free
In the liberty wherewith Christ has
made them free from all human
bondage and sectarianism.
Why should the Lord permit the for
nation of these great wards and divi-
slons in mystic Babylon? He has per-
mitted only such things MS He Is able
TO make work out blessings for His
very elect. His little dock" who soon
shall be joint-heirs with Christ In His
Kingdom. Babylon's strong sectarian
walls. styled Orthodoxy" and the
great brazen gates of wordlincss will
afford the sanity few the very test
they need 10 demonstrate themselves
"Overcomers"- than conquerors."
for such overcomers only will consti-
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 n word. our lords prayer will be
realized by the "overcomers." They
will be one with Himself and 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 will be destruction
people I'm them. failing to overcome,
will be saved so MS by fire. in great
time of trouble with which this Age
will terminate and the New Age will
be ushered in q Corinthians Ill. 15l.
You have my plea. Christian breth-
rcn. for the fulflllment of the Masters
prayer in the union Of "he Church
ichich is The Body Of Christ" 1.-THE
Church OF the First-Born. whose names
are written In heaven" This union
will not necessltate any reorganization
as new sect or new Church. 1t is
the true Church. the only one which
God has ever recognized. Babylon,
without IL. would not be In any sense
of the word recognized OF God. and,
as soon as 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 Qsevela-
ton xvi. 10; xviii. 10p. To the true
Church the Lord all along intimated
that their oneness Is rs members Of
Christ. and not In earthly organiza.
tIons. We do not read. Gather togeth-
cr unto Calvin. Luther, Wesley. Paul.
Apollos or Peter but. Gather together
my saints unto Ne. saith the Lord. those
who have made n Covenant with Me
by sacrifice" "They shall be Mine.
saith the Lord. in that day when |
come TO make up My jewels" psalm
!. .: Malachi iii, IL.