The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-03

CON eIiils 4 Gantile. lie id mat tIiink
81 tiie entlie as beia under eoildeni.
4 nation 10 eternal torment, but be did
assume tifat the privileges q being q
the elect seed Of Abraham 20 bless the
world belonged to Jews only.
When. therefore. the Holy Spirit
came upon Cornelius. begetting him as
son Of God and joint-heir with
Jesus. tile astonished st. Peter in the
words OF our text. said, Il perceive that
God Is no respecter of persons, but In
every nation lie that fearetl Him and
worketh righteousness is accepted with
Him. We lmve had evidences OF this
same Truth Throughout this Gospel
Age. for now more than eighteen cen
turtles God has been accepting people
OF all natlonalities to be members OF
this "eIect" class. To these, rs soon
as they are consecrated TO God. on q
basis OF faith W Jesus atoninS work,
the Holy Spirit is given. They become
members of the School Of Chrlst-"dls-
cipies incidentally they become CO.
Ialmrers with God in searching out
others who have tile hearing ear aud
responsiveness OF heart
every Knee Shall eOw."
Under this arrangement thu Lord has
gradually been completing the fOreor-
daincd number Of His splrlt'bcgotten
children of the New Creation. or these
He declares. "1'hcy shall lie Mine, saith
the Lord. in that day when make UP
NV Jewels" AIaIachi III, III But when
these Jewels shall have been made up
or completed when the First Resnr-
rection shall have ushered them into
their promised estate of glory. honor
and Immortality. then will come the
next feature OF the worliEthe use OF
tits class. 'thc Seed of Abraham" for
the blessing Of all the families of the
earth Natural Israel will be the first
to receive the benefits. rs the Scrip
hreS clearly point out titOmans 81
2i.34l. They will In turn be used in
extending the blessing far and vide
As result s'tlrc knowledge of the g!n-
ry OF God shall I'LL the whole earth as
the waters cover the sea-" Then will
he the trial or testing time to the non
elect world. So many rs will accept
Divine favor and seek to walk In the
WAYS of righteousness will he helped
and unIlfted ont Of their weaknesses.
physical mental. moral, 10 nil TINT WIS
lost in Eden and redeemed at Calvary
Finally. all Me unwilling and DISC
bpdicnt will he destroyed in the Second
Death without hope of recovery. rs
st. Peter declared. they shall perish
like the brute beast. hopclessIy. on
the other hand. the willing and obcdl-
emf shall be blessed and shall eat the
good Of the land" "rhey shall bnith
horses and inlabit them. They shall
piant vineyards and eat the fruit at
them" and long enjoy the work OF
theIr hands" Eventually, every knee
shall bow and every tongue confess
TO The glory OF G0d-in loyalty. dSHldh
lxy. u, 90 The earth shall become
the everlasting habitdtion of sanity
men redeemed by the precious blood Of
Christ and restored TO human perIcc'
ton during the period Of His Reign.
As. thereto. / looked ut the com.
n6Site popuIatIon of Singapore, said
to myself. Quite probably, from al!
those neoplcs. God has selected few
through the Message of the Gosrel--n
lew saints 10 be joint.heIrs with His
son in the Kingdom. But at all events
even II none Of the elect class were
taken from amongst the heather nro.
plcS. surely the riches of Gods grace.
is ahont to he abundantiy manifested
10 aII the families Of the earth through
"the elect" through their admlllls'ra'
ton Of the Kingdom.
The Gospel of the Kingdom,
| ALI! how much meaning there Is III
this expression, 1.-THE Gospel of the
Kingdom!'-thc good news that Goa
will have Kingdom under the whole
heavens! 1t will not be n Kingdom
merely in name, but in power, In iniiu'
cnrc. He shall reign from sea 10 sea
and from the river to the ends OF the
earth" psalm Xxi. 81 He must
reign until He shall have put down all
INSTRUMENTATION. THE last enemy that
shall be destroyed is death" Il Corn
tAians Ky, -. pa And as for the
elect, thc Church. the Bride class, 10
her belongs the glorious promises
Dro him that overcometh will J grant
to sit with Me in my throne To him
that overcometh will grant power
oyer the nations" (ReveIation Iii, II;
ii, 2GJ
one of the first works of the King
dom Will he the binding of Salan'
Then will follow the scattering OF tue
darkness Of error, ignorance and SUI
perstitlon, which now beclouds man
/ kind. Then the sun Of Righteousness
and Truth will enlIglIten the world ana
fill it with the blessings and joys of
the Lord. Well did the angels pro-
claim this same Message, saying
"lrear not! Behold, we bring You TIL
lngS of great JOY. which shall be unto
alt people" a glorious message 1t Is
now TO thousands WHO have the hehr'
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