Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-09-02

eth nigh" The Lord speaks Of this
DAY OF Recompense" as a time OF
trouble"-of the overthrow OF oppres.
sion. the uplifting Of the poor and
those that have no helper ops. Xxi. ~.
THE Desire Of All Nations Shall
Come"
Those who are entirely satisfied with
present conditions are the compare
lively few who have special advan-
tages. The masses are Disconnected
some Of them properly so. and others
Of them more discontented than is rea.
sonable. All but the very poorest and
worst situated are better of today
than were their grandfathers-yet less
contented. The spirit Of discomfort.
selhshness and failure TO note and TO
enjoy the great blessings which God
has provided 80 bountifuIly. as well as
wonderfully. in our day. prevails
Nevertheless. some have reason for
discomfort; and some. looking into the
future. are fearing worse conditions.
as the monopolies have gained a hrmer
grip upon all the necessities Of life.
Surely their forebodlngs are not
without grounds Unless something
shall occur to lift matters out Of their
present rut human intelligence sees.
at not far distant day. a new serf
dom. with masters directing all the
forces Of the world and with the com.
mon people at their mercy. glad to
have q suficiency OF work and of
wage for llfe's necessities.
Long ago the speaker harbored the
theory taught him in bis creed. that
mankind is totally depraved; but sure
ly none are totally depraved except the
idlotic. The speaker believed that
there is an element favorable to right.
eousness In every member Of our race,
and that sin Is largely the result Of
unfavorable environments; and that
the majority of mankind would be
glad, indeed. II some Divine interposi.
tlon were to lift them and their affairs
out Of present conditions and put them
upon a plane Of absolute righteousness,
justice, equity. This, the speaker be-
lieyes, Is the desire Of large element
In every nation, predominating class
Such reign Of righteousness. justice.
equity In the world. will speedily re-
suit. he said. from the establishment
OF Messlah's Kingdom. for which we
pray. THY Kingdom come; Thy will
be done on earth as 1t Is IN heaven"
Most explicitly do the Scriptures de-
clare this. saying, The desire Of all
nations shall come lHaggai II. H.
This declaration Is in conjunction with
the foretelling Of the establishment OF
Messlah's Kingdom. The reign OF
righteousness which 1t will inaugurate
will be the ideal OF the masses OF
mankind, although quite probably the
overthrow of Trusts and Combines
will. for time, not be viewed sympa
thetlcally by the rich. the wise, the
preferred, the favored class. under
present conditions. Az 1t required time
for the slave holders of the past to
become reconciled to the loss of their
slaves and to see the righteousness
OF their being freed. so 1t will be with
those who at present are closely iden.
tilted with great Institutions which
are bringing mankind into slavery.
Our Lord sized up the situation. say.
ing, Blessed are you who weep and
mourn. for you shall be comforted,
Woe unto those who nre full. for they
shall have distress luke vi, 81. 25I
The reign of justice and righteous.
ness will ultimately appeal to all In
heart harmony with Jehovah. and all
who fail to thus come into heart mar.
mony with Him will be accounted as
unworthy of His gift of everlasting
life; for "He who loves not his brother
whom he hath seen. how could he love
God whom he hath not SEEM
The thousand years OF Messiah's
reign, during which His Bride, the
Elect Church, will be associated With
Him. will be quite sufficient for the
equalization OF all of llfe's affairs for
the entire race. "ln His day shall Ihe
righteous flourish" and NOT the mere,
ly strong. In His Day evil doers and
not well doers will be crushed 1t is
written of His Kingdom that It shall
lift up the poor out of the dunghill.
and shall bring down the mighty from
their seats,
The pisoiplines According to Previous
Character. Development.
The whole world OF mankind will
then be transferred into the hands OF
Messiah, who will take them Just as
they are. They will be in various con-
ditiOns. Some will be more depraved.
others less depraved; some will be
more scared In their consciences and
some less: and these deficiencies OF
character will depend upon the way In
which each one accepted or rejected
light and opportunity In the present
time. Those who kAelD not His will
and did II not will receive few stripes;
those who kReiD His irHl and did il not
will receive many stripes. because Ol
previous hardening Of character Ev-
erybody will be required, eventually.
to come up TO the full standard OF Di
vine requirements. Those more de
PRAYED will have greater difficulty and
those less depraved viii have less diff
nculty and receive fewer stripes, In
the coming up to Divine requirements
Those who most willingly and most
gladly assent to the leveling process
will most quickly receive the Divine
blessing and make the most rapid
progress along the Highway OF Hon.