The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-06

the Scriptural declaration. Whatsoever
a man soweth, that also shall he reap
With all mankind redeemed there Will
he nothing whatever OF the past charge
able against any OF the books OF Divine
Justice. Tho great High Priest by his
better sacrifices, will have made full sat
isfaction to tho demands of justice, but
the weaknesses. mental. moral and phy-
slcal. resulting from more or less wilful
and deliberate sin. must stlll be rcck,
oned on. and thus every idic word and
every idle thought. every idle ard vicious
action OF the present time. by. making
its mark upon the characters of men, is
providing tor corresponding difficulties on
their part in that glorious day OF their
opportunity.
The suggestion OF our text is that the
great Messiah win not ternporizc. Tor the
entire period OF His reign. with those
who do not show proper appreciation
OF opportunities when fully brought in
contact with them and clearly under
standing tho terms of Divine grace. But
one hundred years IL quite considerable
period of probation and surely every reas
enable mind will concede that SO long a
delay in meeting out the full penalty
OF sin, second death. manifests the eX-
treme limit of reasonable mercy.
The Church's Probation Shorter.
The church. whose trial is in progress
during this gospel age, receives individ-
ually much shorter period of proba
ton than our text declares VIII be grant
cd 10 mankind in the future. God
character and to approve themselves 10
Cod as "overcomers" within very brief
space OF life. And not only so, but they
are required TO walk by faith and moi
by sight" They merely have Gods word
as respects His justice and love and era
cious plans. while. in the next aee. the
world will have the actuality instead M oi
the promise-the world will walk by
sight. The glory of the Lord shall be
revealed and all flesh shall see 1t to-
gether" Usaiah %i ~; ,,
The world during Messah's reign will
be privileged to walk in highway oi
holiness. from which all the stumbling
stones will have been gathered out. Bu'
the ovcrcomcTs of the church class are
steep. narrow, rugged. and beset viii
snares Of the adversary. For we are
not ignorant of his snares" QI Corin'
We are not TO forget, however. thai
these difference between the church ant
the world are fully offset by the differ
ences OF reward. The overcomers o.
the church are to be rewarded witt
glory honor immortality, "the divine ma
,ure,' and be joint-heirs in the kingdom
AS members of the great Messiah. The
ture from human to spirit. but IS TO have
the earthly nature restored or perfected
in them, II obediont. and 10 enjoy th'
| earthly Eden. Truly Gods ways arr
| equal. True and righteous are Tiny WAYS
| Lord God Almighty. Revelation XIV, 3, a.
Humanity's Final Test.
The church's test talios place in th
present life. And in each member there
| OF the matter OF worthncss or unworth
| mess OF eternal life on The spirit PLAN
| for all time Is determined at death. NO
| so with humanity In general. AZ VIC hav
| lust seen, some may live for only hun
| drcd wears and then be cut off in Tin
| second death. because found unworth.
| of further opportunity. Others, by avail
| ing themselves OF the privileges ana rem
| dering obedience 10 the laws oi the king
dom. may live TO The very close OF tn
! thousand years. and be found unworth
| OF eternal life. still others may so full
| appreciate divine wisdom, justice. low
| and power and may become so ohedien
| thereto that God will be pleased 10 gran
| them eternal life, Their DAYS. their lives
| viii be far more than the days Of
| tree
The world of mankind. at The conclusion
| OF Messiah's reign of righteousness. vii
| have attained again the perfection orig
inally enjoyed by father Adam Like hir