Democratic messenger., 1911-11-04

through machinery. chemistry. etc.,
were to be evenly distributed we doubt
II II would satisfy these newborn
minds.
Two Possible Solutions.
There seem to he two possible soiu.
tlons % To convert all Of the wealthy
into saints. whose pleasure II would
be 10 administer the food Of wealth
now rolling IN upon them for the gen
eral blessing OF mankind along the
most benevolent lines imaginable, or
(2J To convert into snints the masses
OF mankind and TO SO imbue them
with heavenly hopes aud prospects
that they would not particularly care
for earthly good things nor crave
them. but rather rejoice to be "the
poor Of this world. rich In fAth, heirs
OF the heavenly Kingdom
We confess that neither solution
seems 10 be practicable We cannot
believe that either can be accomplish
ed: hence we must believe what the
Bible teaches. that an awful conflict
IS about to be precipitated between
these two classes. because neither one
nor the other can he fully converted to
the Lords way. How glad we are
that the Bible shows that the culmina-
ton OF the conflict will bring eyerlast-
Ing peaee-a just. loving. equitable
md satisfactory adjustment OF earth's
affairs. under Messiah's glorious reign
OF thousand years.
The Divine Arrangement
Someone may ask. Would not these
same difficulties beset any new gov
ernment which Messiah or others
might institute? VIII not the element
OF selflshness forever persist in the hui
man heart. and will not this imply
that 10 all eternity there will be
strife OF selfish interests? We answer.
No. The Divine Plan solves the prob
lem perfectly. Jesus has demonstrate
ed His unsefishness az respects earth
ly things His laying down OF His life
not only proved His loyalty TO right
eousness and To the Fathers WILL but
proved also His unseliishness-Eis
love-"grcatcr love hath no man than
this. that man should lay down his
life for his friends" John ". 13)
This Friend OF humanity is to be the
great King OF the world In the New
Dispensation. and His associates in
the Kingdom. the Bride class. are to
be such only as have His spirit and
disposition OF obedience TO the Fathers
will-sef sacrifice and love for fellow
man-unsehsh love Under present
conditions these may not always be
known. nor their true character and
unselnshness be dlscerned. because
they have the treasure In "earthen
vessels" which do not always fully
represent their true benevolence OF
heart
The Divine provision is that such OF
these as shall demonstrate their unself-
ishness OF heart and loyalty 10 the
Lord shall be given new bodies IN the
resurrection-"sow in weakness. they
will be raised in power: sown In dis.
honor. raised in glory; sown an animal
body" with Adamic weaknesses and
heshly imperfections. they will be ''rais-
ed spirit bodies" perfect complete,
lacking nothlng-l Cor. xv. 42-.i4.
These. in association with their Re
deemer. will constitute the Kingdom
class which i To rule the world for q
thousand years under the Headship OF
Jesus Surely. we can trust these. We
can have confidence In them. The fact
that God has selected them. and that
He IS pleased To give over TO them the
ruhershlp OF tho world for q thousand
years tcstihea beyond peradventure
their worthiness and capability.
That Government viii not be a re-
public. but monarchy. n theocracy.
Divine Kingdom Christ and His
Bride WIFI be the King and Queen OF
the New DiSpensation. supplanting Sa
tan and the fallen angels. who for cen
turtles have been In control The
Kingdom of God will be MS invisible ms
| the kingdom Of darkness has been. n
will operate through human agencies.
as does the other But even ~ hu-
man agents have been provided. The
| Scriptures inform MS that the worthy
ones Of the Jewish DiSpensation and
before. will be- the Princes in all the
earth who will represent Mcssiah's
Kingdom amongst men. Not only so.
but they will be perfect men. made so
by participation In the resurrection
OF life" How grand the prospect!
The time Of trouble. although II will
be awful. will be short as typed in
the terrible trouble which came upon
the Jewish nation following the har-
vest work Of their Age Then will
come the leveling process. which in
the Divine order will prove 10 be a
blessing 10 everybody. In other words.
the socialists and anarchists are not so
far from n correct conception OF what
must ultimately prevail. but they are
far astray respecting the methods by
which II shall he obtained Their at
tempt TO grasp the rudder OF the