The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-09-01

people ne says, "Have pauence, Dretu'
rem, for the coming Of the Lord draw
eth nigh" The Lord speaks Of this
"Day of Recompense" as time OF
trouble"-of the overthrow of oppres-
sion. the uplifting of the poor and
those that have no helper (Ps. xxi. ID.
"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 discontented-
some Of them properly se.s and others
of them more discontinued than is rea.
sonable. All but the very poorest and
worst situated are better OF today
tEln were their grandfathers-yet less
contented The spirit Of discomfort.
selfshness and a failure to note and to
enjoy the great, blessings which God
has provided so bountifully. 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 .tirmer
grip upon all the necessities of life.
Surely their forebodings are mot
without grounds. Unless something
shall occur to lift matters out of their
present rut. human intelligence sees.
at not far distant day. new serf-
dom. with masters directing all the
forces of the world. and with the com
mon people at, their mercy. glad to
have a sufficiency of work and Of
wage for life's necessities.
Long ago the speaker harbored the
theory taught him in his creed. that
mankind ia totally depraved; but sure
ly none are totally depraved except the
idiotic. 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
unfa vorable environments; and that
the majority of mankind would he
glad, indeed. If some Divine interposi.
ton 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-.
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in every nation. predominating class.
Such reign of righteousness. Justice.
equity in the world. will speSdily re-
suit, he said. from the establishment
of Messiah's Kingdom. for which we
pray, Thy Kingdom come; Thy will
be done on earth as it is in heaven"
Most explicitly do the Scriptures de-
clare this. saying. The desire OF all
nations shall come" (Haggai ii. q.
This declaration is in conjunction with
the foretelling of the establishment OF
Messiah's Kingdom. The reign OF
righteousness which it will inaugurate
will be the ideal of the masses of
mankind. although quite probably the
overthrow of Trusts and Combines
will, for a time. not be viewed sympa.
thetically by the rich. the wise. the
preferred. the favored class. under
present conditions. AS it required time
for the slave holders OF the past to
become reconcied 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 are full. for they
shall have distress duke vi. q. 25,.
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 har-
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 be hath not seen"
The thousand years of Messfah's
reign. during which His Bride. the
Elect Church, will be associated with
Him. will be quite sufficient for the
equalization of all of life's affairs for
the entire race. I'm His day shall the
righteous flourish" and not the mere.
~ strong. In His Day evil doors and
not well doors will be crushed. 1t is
written of His Kingdom that it ''shal!
lift ND the poor out Of the dunghill
and shall bring down the mighty from
their seats"
The Diseiplines According to Previous
Character. Development.
The whole world Of mankind viii
then be transferred into the hands OF
Messiah. who will take them inst as
they are. They win 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 presen,
time. Those who kne,o not His will
and did 1t not will receive few stripes
those who kneto His .oill and did It moi
will receive many stripes. because OF
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 win have greater difficulty and
those less deprayed will have less diff
ficulty and receive fewer, stripes. tr
the coming up to Divine requirements
Those who most willingly and mos
gladly assent to the ieveling process: