St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-11-25

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heard Him"
Pastor Russell observed that accord.
ing to our creeds the salvation viii moi
be so great, but rather so little. so few
~-only the sanity handful out OF
earth's thousands Of millions. lie
thought it evident, therefore, that the
creeds were In error and quoted the
prophecy that the Savior would see the
| fruitage Of the travail Of His soul and
be satisfied" isaiah Lii, ~. The Pas
tor did not believe that Jesus would
be satisfied with His work Ii it rescued
merely a handful from eternal torture.
He quoted various Scriptures which
afford a larger hope, declaring that
God sent not His Son into the world
to damn the world, but "that the world
through Him might be saved" from the
condemnation already upon it because
Of Father Adams disobedience. These
Scriptures cannot be applied to the
Church, but must be held as applicable
to the world. OF the Church Jesus
says, "Ye are not of the world"
Tbeologians for centuries have miss
ed the keynote of the Bible. which is
that the salvation Of the sanity hand
full, the true Church or Bride of the
Lamb. is merely a preliminary work
only the salvation of d "frst-fruits'
flames /, 49,. This f1rst-fruits class or
Church Of the First-borH" Is to have
a different salvation entirely from that
which is provided for the world. The
Church is to constitute Gods King
dom. for which we pray, 'Thy King
dom come" Under its Messianic sway
Gods will will be done on earth ven
as in heaven.
The Worlds Salvation Earthly.
AS the Scriptures show distinctly
that the salvation of the Church, or
the Kingdom class, is to Il heavenly
plane or condition. they equally show
that the salvation Of the world is DIFF
ferent-an earthly salvation. To the
Church the Apostle wrote, We must all
be chGnged In q moment, in the twin
king of an eye, because flesh and
blood cannot inherit the Kingdom Of
God q Corinthians XIV. 5o-52l. OF the
worlds salvation we read not of a
change of nature, but Of q Restitution
to the perfection of the nature already
given to man, but lost through the sin
Of our first parents-redeemed through
the merit of the precious sacrifice at
Calvary The Restitution Salvation
is to cone to the world through
the changed and gloriied Messianic
Church is described by st. Peter as
awaiting It's due time-the Second Com
of Christ-"Times Of Restitution OF
all things which God hath spoken by
the mouth Of all the Holy Prophets
the world began" (Acts iii, 1929.
The fact is that the Old Testament
treat entirely Of the Resti-
tuition blessings, incidentally mention
Ing also things pertaining to the great
Messiah, through Whom those bless
will come. Christians have neg
Iected study Of the Old Testament
Scriptures and hence have failed to
get their blessing. Prior to the com
of Jesus no one ever dreamed OF
The First Resurrection change to spirit
Everybody had the Restitu
lion view OF salvation in mind-the
hope OF being raised up out Of death
10 human perfection. Hence It was
not necessary for the Apostles to EN-
this feature. Rather they drew
he attention of their hearers away
rom the earthly prospects, which are
.or the world, and gave them the mes
,age Of the high calling.
The High Calling Closing.
Now that the high calling Is
irawing to a close, having accomplish
ID its election or salvation Of the saint
y handful, Divine providence is point
us back to the Old Testament,
hat we may appreciate more than
sver the length and breadth and
leight and depth of the love Of God
which passeth understanding" Now
We begin to G that the Scriptures
'oretell that Israel is to be the first
tmongst the nations to receive Mes
blessing, as 81 as Els King
lom shall have been established. Now
We see how all the families Of the
arth will be blessed, not only through
he Spiritual Seed Of Abraham. typed
u Isaac. and the Church. typed by
ieheeca. but also through Ahraham's
Iatural seed these blessings will pro
eed II every nation under heaven
All the blinded eyes shall be opened"
All the deaf ears shall be u~nstopped,"
The knowledge Of the Lord shall fill
he earth.'' 1.-THE earth shall yield her
Increase. The wastes and deserts
hall blossom as the rose.
Ultimately the Paradise Of Eder
yiIi bloom again. world wide-God's
oofstonl made glorious. The resur
ection or the dead is thp salvation
which Ged has promised. even as
cath itself Is tllt penalty which He
proclaimed for sin The resurrec
ion will NOT only include the awaken
AK Of those who have gone into the
omb. but, additionally, the uplifting
resurrectingl of Adam and all Els
anily from sin and death conditions,
.teaknesses. meanness, depra witty. etc
mp to ful human perfection In the
OF God. as Adam was before he
plus increased knowledge.
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION.
ESTATE or ALEXANDER n. RICHARD
b. 49,. Probate I)arket 18TH Judicial lfS.