Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-03-09


righteous. no. not one"--none capable
Of fulfilling the demands Of Gods Law
because OF hereditary weaknesses.
From the time OF our Savior the Cos
pei Dispensation began. symbollcally
represented by the Grand Gallery. 1t
Is a Dispensation Of grace or favor;
nevertheless. it's Pagsageway Is deep
sHa marrow, leading to the Coal at
the farther end. as the Grand Cal.
lery has an end, so this Gospel Age
will have an end. Il viii accomplish
ltS purpose. which Is the gathering Of
the "elecf' Of God. to be the Bride OF
Christ and His JOint.heirs IN His King
dom, which Is to bless the world.
Another interesting feature Is that
the Ascending Passage with its Plug
represents exactly the length Of the
Jewish Agel And, similarly. the Grand
Gallery represents. an inch to a year.
the length Of this Gospel DlspensationI
II indicates that at a certain time the
great favor Of becoming jolnt-sacrl-
Acers with the Redeemer. and thus be-
coming joint-helrs with Him In His
Heavenly Kingdom, viii terminate.
The privilege OF walking In the mar
row way In the footsteps Of Jesus, Of
self-sacrldce for the Truths sake, will
thus end, "Now Is the acceptable
time"-now Is the time when God is
willing to accept these living sacrifices.
which He declares are "holy and ac-
ceptable to Cod momans XII. II,
through the imputation Of Jesus merit.
The KIns's Chamber Granite.
But while the Grand Gallery as a
whole stands as representative OF
the entire Gospel Age, at its top we
have illustrated the steps necessary to
be taken by each and every one who
would constitute a member Of the
Bride class to become new creatures,
to become partakers Of the divine ma
ture, sacrificing all that appertains 10
our human nature. The Chamber
represents the present life Of Gods con-
secrated children. Its peculiar vain
scotlng seems to symbollcally say that
lessons must be learned by each one
who enters-in other words. It sym
bolizes the School OF Christ. IN which
consecrated believers have lessons OF
faith, experience. patience and forti-
tude to prove their worthlness to pass
beyond into Heaven itself, represented
by the Kings Chamber.
Before entering this Ante-Chamber or
school, the pupil must stoop low. for
II ia entered by a low Passage. Imply
ing humility. And no sooner has be
risen than he nnds himself confronted
by huge granite obstruction, known
as the Granite Leaf. and he can make
no further progress except by bowling
low to pass under H. Granite seems TO
be used In the Pyramid In much the
same way that Gold was used In Is-
rael's Tabernacle-to symbollze things
Divine. This Granite obstruction
threatens TO block our way. and re-
qulres Us TO bow low before Il. Sym.
bOlieally. II says. II Is not sufficient
that you have a desire for Godllness.
and faith In Jesus. and a desire to be
taught Of Him; you cannot 20 further
unless you make fuH surrender 10
God-unless you bow to the Divine will
absolutely. In consecutlon to God Of
your all,
And here another lesson Is taught,
for the moment the pupil bows under
the Granite obstruction he begins TO
tread on the same Granite floor which
constitutes the floor Of the Kings
Chamber. The lesson seems TO I've that
from the moment OF full conservation
the disciple Of Christ Is begotten OF
the Holy Spirit 10 the divine nature,
symbollaed by the Granite His new
standing thus declares him IN Scrip
tural language a New Creature
The passage lending from the Ante
Chamber TO the Kings Chamber is
just as low ns the Granite obstruction.
which seems TO say that as the one
represents a condition Of death OF tho
will. the other represents actual death
--only by actual death could our Sa-
ylor or any Of His followers pass into
the heavenly state, symbOllzed by the
Kings Chamber; for, as st. Paul de-
elares, ave must All be changed" be-
cause "nesh aud blood cannot enter
the Kingdom Of Cod"
Human Restitution Pictured.
We understand the Horizontal Pas
sageway leading to the Queens Cham.
ber 10 symbollcally represent the trials
and testings that win DO upon the hu.
man family incidental 20 attaining hu.
man perfection under the glorious
reign OF Messlah's Kingdom, when tho
Church as the Bride OF Christ will DO
associated with her Lord IN eff0ctinE
human restitution to all the willing
and obedlent..-Acts III. 1923
II. az we believe, God has IN this
great mountain OK stone cNuseu 70 oe
outlined the Divine Plan Of the Ages.
ie undoubtedly win tell its wonderful
story In trumpet tones, ia that day"
What we can appreciate OF iis teach
lngs In harmony With the bible we
lnd wonderfully comforting IN this
day when sgepticlsm Is 80 rife when
the scholars Of Chrlstendom are tell
ing MS that tho Bible prophecies from
which Jesus aud the Apostles quoted
and which they applied were not writ.
ten ut all by the persons supposed.
AZ this time. particulariy, II II ~
freshlng 20 Christian faith 70 aud not
only the Bible itself Is opening before
~. ana one quotation Illuminating an.