The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-12-23

Y o-Does Micah ", IL support So
eialisr7 Are there any other passages
in the Bible in support Of that ccc-
trine? Are there sny against III 20. A.
Answer The Scriptures alluded 10
elnquently portray the conditions
whFh will he established in the earth
by the Lord under the administration
of His own government or kingdom
after the present dispeusation of king
doms and nations has passed away.
The perfect condition " peace anu
prosperity will be brought into exist
ence lV the kingdom power and au-
thority Of Christ following His second
advent. isaiah tx. &. ~ Many Of the
nrinciples and teachings OF Socialism
are fully in harmony with the princi-
pies Of righteousness as outlined in the
Scriptures. and 10 the extent that rms
il true to that extent does the Bihle
support those doctrines. Socialism as
a movement. however. will absolutely
fail to bring about the conditions as
described by the Prophet Micah. The
race for six thousand years. in The
myriad forms Of government which
have been devised, has vainly en-
deayored 10 create conditions Of peace
and PROSPERITY throughout the earth
This failure is more apparent today
than At any time In the past. II exlie
rIenee Is one Of the best teachers then
surely sixty centuries OF instruction
should thoroughly convince oven the
most obfnse that the race is wholly
Incapable OF governing itself properly
The Scriptures poiut out that the oiiiA
hope for the world ~ mankind l. u
the establishment OF Divine. uni
versal Kingdom the Kingdom Of Goa
In tlfe earth. This is the reason whs
the perfect man Jesus Instructed Hi
followers to pray Thy Kingdom come
Thy will he done on earth as II is done
i'm heaven All human organizations
movements and governments will C
down in the coming time of tronbe
and distress. and then on the rnins oi
the present evil order will he estab
lished that. for which all the nation
have been instinetively longing for, the
perfect government OF the lord Hg5sst
49, il@C s)mq Bt
o.-Malach, IL. IS. "And now we cali
the proud happy; yea, they that WORK
wickedness are set up; yea. they that
tempt God are even delivered" viii
YOU kindly explain this Scripture
g. NJ
Answer All will bear witness to me
truth of the Prophets statement aS e
the prosperity and exaltation OF ihe
proud and the wicked under tie pres
ent conditions Of evil. The Apostle
James tchapter \. 10 points out thal
the wicked "by fraud have prospered
to the extent OF arcumulauns Nas'
wealth. In the last days. The Scrip
lures every where represent that tht
naughty and corrupt would succeed
and apparently be happy Id the con
summa ton OF their evil designs. itls
tory records the triunlphs of the Alex
anders Caesars and Bonapariesys no
litically. fnantially and sociaaaA Fi@lS
true that the Lord declared that the
Meek shall inherit the earth, bun II
N apparent that this promise could nol
apply 10 Ills followers ufdsr presehl
conditions, as the Lords faithful peo'
PIE have always been opposed misfep
resented and prosecuted, even az Shs
ges1ed by His own words blessed
are ye. when men shall revie you aud
persecule sou. and shall say all man
ner OF evil against YOU falsely. for my
sake" (Matthew v 1920 This presell
| .evil world is 10 pass away ere long
aud then will come the world wherein
dwellcth righteousness" in the when
the proud and naughty, aud all wicked
ness aud corruption will be abased and
destroyed Then the meek SHALL enter
into their inheritance and win thei'
Lord shall be Kings aud Priests unto
God aud rule tue world ia righteous
ness. y Revelation Xxx. s; Acts xvii VI