Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1912-04-04

ed q day In the
which He will Judge the world" (Acts
xvii, 80 BE said - Z
Enroute to your city Visited Athens.
As, I stood upon Mars Hill and made
short address my mind reverted to
the account of Saint Paul's preaching
there. and Il have chosen some Of his
words on that occasion as my text.
AS st. Paul made no impression there
1t is quite improba that made any.
7. True, it is not today fashionable
In civilized communities to worship
images; and vet in another sense It is
still fashionable There is still much
idol worship throughout the civilized
world, but in d different form from
that of old. No longer do we bow be-
fore wooden images, but before inward
images, the images Of our minds, our
mental aspirations with some, wealth
and fame; with others, ease and pleas
ure, and with still others, the creed
sdals Of our forefathers. miserable
Misrepresentation of the true God.
Tho Day Of Judgment. NJ
Saint Paul on Mars Fill preached
Jesus and the resurrection-J esus as
the Redeemer from the death sentence,
making possible the resurrection of the
dead by satisfying the demands OF Di,
vine Law against the sinner the res.
direction as the means through which
the blessing Of the Sayior's daath will
reach Adam and I'LL his children.
Addressing the Gentiles, the Apostle
explains that fora long time God had
'winked" at Polytheism and image
worship, 4buts now, he says says, s'SG5ood
commandeth all men everywhere to re-
pent." How did God wink at sin and
idolatry? And does He still wink" at
1t? And why did He change and when
did He begin to command repentance?
We answer: For four thousand years
idolatry prevailed and God took no no
hce Of it. He did not twink" at the
idolaters' dying in their ignorance, and
say to the! devils, '1Take these poor
creatures who know no better! Roast
them to all eternity!' Nothing of the
kind! Our forefathers merely mag
AAS>0 tDdI dAu AoASC ANttSOll1nS5 SO1l-
WINGED themselves. and twisted texts
Of seripture which they did not proper
" understand in support of this theory.
Let us note carefully what the Apos-
tie says respecting Gods appointed
Day for the judging Of the world. He
says that the command to repent now
goes forth to all men yerywhere, s''be-
cause God happointed a Day, In the
which He will Judge the world" The
Apostle does not refer to that Day as
already begun, but as merely appoint
ed or arranged for in advance. He
means that In arranging that "Jesus,
by the grace Of God, should taste death
for every man. God was arranging
that every man might have judgment
or trial, to determine whether or not
he will be worthy Of this blessing
which Jesus death provides him an OPP
portunity to secure. u
"The Mystery Of God"
The purpose OF the nineteen centuries
between the time when Jesus died as
mans Redeemer and the time when He
will take His Throne, as the Restorer
Of Adam and his race, is spoken Of as
mystery" because the great work
OF grace herein accomplished is meas
urably hidden from the world.
The Scriptures tell us who may am
.derstand this mystery and when it
will be finished. They say, .sThe Sc
cret of the Lord is with them that feaI,
Him, and He will show them His Gov
enant. They tell us that in the days
Of the voice of the Seventh Angel,
when he shall begin to sound, the Mys2
terry of God shall be finished. which
He hath kept secret from the founda-
ton OF the world. (Reyelation x ~
Saint Paul refers to this mystery, say
ing that 1t was hidden from past Ages
and Dispensat ions, !" and SIS now re
vealed to the saints. Colossians /, &c,
90 He explains what It is--that aue
should be fcllow-he irs. and Of the same
Body with our Redeemer, Eph iii, g.
We should notice this wide differ
ence between the reward promised
the Church and that proffered the
world. The difference Is as to ma
ture. The reward for the world will
be earthly, human nature, with ever
lasting life In an earthly Paradise or
Eden world Mankind never lost
q spiritual or heavenly condition
through Adams disohedience, nor In
any other manner He never had such
q condition or nature that he could lose
#. He was made man, "a little lower
than the angels. This which he lost
Jesus paid the redemption price for at
Calvary; and these things lost are the
very things which Jesus aud His elect
Bride win restore I'd mankind during
the thousand years of the Messianic
Kingd DOM The Son Of Man came to
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