Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-10-14

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mer estate, all that Adam lost--to tn,
perfection which was his when he wal
in the Image Of God, to all that wal
his In his glorious estate-Paradlse.
Whom Will tho Curse Roll Away7
Chronologlcally we are already in th'
Great Seventh Day or Thousand-Yeai
Sabbath-we are already thlrty-eigh
years into the great Seventh Day. This
explains the blessings which are ours
and which are coming to us increasing
ly. This progress will continue
throughout the great Thousand-Year
Sabbath Of Messiah's Kingdom. The
Bible promises that 1t shall bring bless
ings to every creature-not only the
living, but the dead, "for all that are
in their graves must hear the voice OF
the Son Of God, and come forth" John
v, 2S, 20) All must be given a full
opportunity to come into harmony with
the Creator and TO come to perfection
and everlasting life. Only by personal,
wilful, intelligent sin can anyone's
blessings be turned into the second
curse Of God, the Second Death, from
which there will be no redemption,
Incidentally let us note that the com.
Ing Of those blessings Is, in one sense,
premature, in that they have come to
us before the establishment Of the Mes
sianlc Kingdom. Consequently, In
stead Of the worlds being happier be-
cause Of these favors, 1t is more unhap-
py, more dlscontented than ever. Tho
Scriptures show that the discomfort
will eliminate in short, sharp period
Of terrible anarchy, from which the
world will be rescued by the establish
ment Of Messlahs Kingdom.
The permission Of the light and bless
lngs Of our day, in advance Of Mes.
I siah's Rule, the Creator intends shall
teach humanity n great lesson respect
Ing their own fallen condition and re-
spectlng their need Of the very help
which God Is providing In Christ None
shall have the opportunity Of errone-
ousy supposing that Gods blessings,
coming to the unregenerate hearts, will
make them thankful and happy. The
new heart is necessary to real happi
ness.
We also incidentally see that II God
had sent or permitted the light of our
day with its blessings a thousand
years sooner, then the discomfort Of
humanity would have eliminated in
anarchy thousand years sooner-and
before tho time Dipinely arranged for the
establishment Of Messiah and His
Bride, the Church, In heavenly glory
for the ruling, blessing and uplifting of
humanity.
Truth Dsoerned Aids Faith.
AS We gradually come to realize that
we are living in the dawning of the
time for the long-promIsed blessing,
this Sabbath Day Of earth, when the
Curse shall roll away, 1t gives us a
fresh Interest In all the affairs of the
present life, as well as In those fea-
lures Of the Divine Plan which are yet
futurel The knowledge makes life
worth living Millions of people live
a treadmill existence, unworthy Of
themselves and joyless, because they
have not come into the family Of God
and not been taught to understand the
deep things Of His gracious purposes
The first step is an acknowledgment
of the Creator and conservation Of
life to Him, and then an application Of
our hearts to know His will, that we
may do It. One day Of such living is
worth more than year Of the almless,
meanderlng common to the masses
All who have entered into this blessing
should rejoice therein All who have
not should seek the Door, Christ, and
be glad to walk the narrow way, fol. |
lowing His footsteps into grace and
peace Divine,
Stiff fneeked and Stiff kneed.
We may, indeed, rejoice In the lessen
ing of the sweat Of face coming to
manklnd-in the dawnlng Of this New
Day, We may, indeed, rejoice in the
greater spread Of knowledge to every
class, We may, indeed, rejoice in the
more comfortable housing, feeding and |
clothing Of our race. We may, indeed, |
praise the day which is usherlng in |
these blessings and which, through lrrl- |
cation canals and nrtesUn wells, sclen- |
tliic study and teachers, books and |
newspapers, Is making the wilderness
to blossom as the rose and many blades
OF grass to grow where one alone grew
previously, bringing increased fruit
fulness. But still much is to be desired
much that we cannot accomplish for
ourselves We need On outside influ-
ence, an outside power-the very one
which Gods Word declares Is about to
take control-Messlahs Kingdom.
Our blessings thus far are not draw.
Ing the masses nearer 10 God-not max
Ing them more thankful, more holy,
more reyerentlal, more loving. On the
contrary we are becoming more strife
ful, more selfwllled, than any previous
generation inclined as world
than ever before TO worship and rev.
erence the God OF All Grace-less In
'llned to believe that there is such
Being at all At the present rate Of
growth OF irreverence It would seem as
.hough the time might soon come when
10 knee would bow and no tongue con.
'ess ~ Gods glory,
"As | Live, Saith tho Lord,p
But here we look to God to see what
provision He hns mndn for nresnnt