Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-01-20

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cious conduct
We are nil awaking from this sad
blindness. thank God. We are emery
Ing slowly from the darkness OF the
paSt. We are In the very dawning OF
the morning OF Messiahs Kingdom,
which IL 10 bless the world. The ris-
ing OF the Sun Of Righteousness is to
bring the New Day Of emancipation
from ignorance. superstition and death.
The more awake we become the more
clearly do we see the beauty OF Gods
Word and the ridiculous Inconsistency
Of things we once believed.
ST. Paul explains TO us why Satan
strives 10 put darkness for light and
light for darkness. lie explains why
Satan represents himself as an angel or
light and endeavors TO besmirch the
Divine character and to make God the
very personiiication of wicaedness and
Injustice II Is part OF his general
cndeavor 10 thwart the Divine Plan. TO
mlsead those who are seeking TO know
God Heaken 10 the Apostles words:
THE god Of this world hath blinded
the minds Of them that believe not.
lest the glorious light OF Gods good
ness. as II shines In the face or Jesus
Christ our Lord. should shine into their
hearts" III. Corinthians. ". ~
In proportion as humanity miscon-
ceivcs Gods character and His Word.
In that same proportion they will shun
the Bible and It's God. and thus get
away from the faith and hope revealed
IN tile Bible As have told you, had
my own bitter experiences along this
! line. How I thank God for the EYE
salve" and for the glorious vision OF
the Divine character and Plan which
now stands out so distinctly before the
eyes Of my understanding.
Good Tidings Of Great Joy.
] The Gospel of the Bible. the Message
! Of the great God. Infinite in Justice,
Wisdom. Love and Power. is a Mes
sage OF grace. of mercy. as has en-
anated from no other quarter-such as
no other religious book In the world
presents And what else should we ex.
poet than that the great Supreme Be
| ing would be Fountain OF grace. OF
blessing 10 His dependent creatures.
II should not surprise us. then, TO find
| the Bible clearly teaching that the God
| of all Grace has in store for humanity
great blessings times of restitution
OF all things spoken by the mouth OF
| all the holy Prophets since the world
began (Acts i'll. l9.2p.
Another Message should not surprise
| Us: II Is the message that was sung by
the angels on the night OF Jesus birth.
Behold. we bring you good tidings OF
great 10y. which shall be unto all peo-
/ ple'-the thousands OF millions OF the
| Chinese included. II Is joy to me TO be
| permitted To tell this glorious Message
10 such ms have the ear 10 hear IT, 1t
Is a further Joy to me that In the d.
vine arrangement the time IS coming
when "all the deaf ears shall be I'M
stopped" aud when the clear knowl-
edge OF Gods goodness shall I'LL the
earth as the waters cover the deep.
God first told this Message Of His
benevolent designs toward humanity
| about ihirty-six hundred years ago.
when He declared 10 His friend Abra-
ham. intend to bless all the families
Of the earth. aud this shall be done
through Your posierity-"In thee and
in thy Seed shall the families Of the
earth be- blessed The natural seed
Of Abraham was first developed and
instructed. and consequently nplifted.
under Law Covenant This arrange
ment prepared the natural seed Of
| Abraham more than others OF the
worlds peoples 10 receive Jesus: hence.
when He presented Himself. and when
afterwardl His message was proclaimed
by Ills twelve APOSTLES. approximately
sixteen thousand Jews became His
footstep followers. were begotten or
the Holy Spirit nj Pentecost and after.
and thus became members OF the Spir-
! ltuai Seed of Abraham.
The Number In the First Resurrection.
But this number was short OF the
! Divine inteniion-"a hundred and
forty-four thousand" (Revelation
| XIV Hence. In due time. the Mes
sage OF grace and the privilege OF be-
coming members of the Spiritual Seed
Of Abraham was extended 10 one M
ton after another-to the jew first.
bur also to as many as the Lord our
God has called Of every nation. people.
kindred and tongue. This elect num-
her Of spirit bcgotten followers OF Je-
sus will very soon be completely chang
cd by the glorious First Resurrec-
ton. when this mortal and corruptible
shall put on Immortality. All those
found faithful Will be made partakers