The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-20

ltttFo hundred thousand lyotestaat ssin:
istcrs and Sunday School snpertnte tend
tscnts working against such dssiranses
results, We see saboits tsFditiiifds or
them advocating Higher crltitisussln.
fidelity and one.third OF them strisilg,
to bold the people In igfora scc respect
Ing the teachings OF the Bible eonecri.
ing mans future seeking. By. infcr-
encc ut least, to uphold the atrociot,si
doctrines of devils foistcd upon Gods
people by the great Adversary during
the 'ddrk ages It Is a sud picture.
Has 1t no silver lining?
The Clouds siIycr'Linins.
There are still. a sanity. few. In the!
world who are not bowing their knee
to Baai. mot worshIplhs the golden
calf OF mnmmon. not wandering. not
seeking ITO prove that they are dc
scendants of monkeys. not seeking to
figure God out OF creation and to say
that nature Is God. In this time.
when others are going Into. outer dark.
ness. these children Of God. feeding
upon His Word, are being; blessed and
refreshed irsspfrit as never before To
them Gods Word Is shining more
brightly Us the days 60 by; the rough
places are becoming smooth and the
dark places clear. To them the glory
Of the Divine character is being re.
vcaied. The secret OF the Lord is with
them. Hc Is showing them His Cove
nant and making themSto understand
many OF the deep things Of His Word.
which the natural eye has not seen.
nor the natural ear heard. neither, have
these things entered into the heart OF
the natural man-thlngs which he hath
preservation for them that love Him.
These are now seeing that the King.
dom for which He taught us to pray Is
not n myth; these are seeing that 1t
did not come at Pentecost. nor when
Papacyy was established nor with the
establishment of any Of the sects of
Christcndom. Consequently they IRE
now praying from. the heart. THY
Kingdom comc."' and waiting for the
glorious Messiah, promised to begin
His great work Of blessing natural IL.
racl and through Israel all the families
of the earth (Acts xv. l4-l7; Acts LII.
1929.
These e!that the Kingdom Of Gods
dear. Son is to be one of power, and
great glory; that before 1t. in time
OF trouble. every other religion ana IN
flucnce will crumble to dust; that Satan
shall be bound. and for. thousand
years the most blessed Influences favor.
able to righteousness Will be brought
to bear upon mankind.
Church and World Standards.
During the clark ages the fact that
the Church is a specially called. cho-
sen, faithful class (and only IN little
fock'J, was seen and preached to some
extent. But this lofty Church stand.
ard was difficult of application to the
world, and the worlds hope. under u
different standard. was not seen. It
clarifies our minds greatly when We.
recognize that the elect few are intend.
ed by God to be the worlds Instructors
and helpers byiand by. when the world
will be granted IN. opportunity of res
cue from sin and death--not to heaven.
" conditions. but to earthly Eestltu.
ton Of all that was lost by Adams
transgression and Redeemed by the.
Great Sacrifice Of Calvary CJohn Ill. lG:
Isaiah, xxxvl. q
After learning that the hell to which
the world goes in death is the grave,
and that 1t is an unconscious condl.
ton. sleep" the next lesson Is the
resurrection Of the dead-"Alauy7 that
sleep in the dust Of the earth shall
awake, some to shame and
lasting contempt" Daniel xii. q. Man.
kind fall asleep with experiences only
with unrighteousncss and very indis.
tinct gllmpses Of holiness and saint.
ship. When awakened they win rec.
ognize the glory, honor and immortal.
lily OF the sanity Bride of Christ and
be recipients Of her loving care ind
blessing. in proportionfas they respond
to the blessed privileges of that time.
As the Restitution work will progress,
and they obcdicntly rise from their
degradation. their shame and contempt
will gradually disappear. ind eventual:
" perfection of human nature may be
attained In IN earth MISC attaining per-
fectlon, as the Garden of the Lord.
Error Losing It's Power.
Intelligent people no longer believe
the God-dlshonoring doctrine Of etcr-
nal torture, nor even the doctrine Of;
lpursatorial suffering. Having lost
these. they are doubling every rcll.
Sious teaching. What they need to see
is the Bibles presentations. They
should see the thigh calling" now ex.
tended to the faithful, sanity few and
should sit down and count the cost
before undertaking soygrcat a contract
us to become members ofethat Royal
Priesthood; s.
II they do not accept this. the only
call now extended. they should have
in mind; that there Is q general Law Of
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