Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-03-23


xvii, 3D. He said
Enroute to your city visited Athens.
AS 1 stood upon Mars Hill and made
a short address my mind reverted to
the account of Saint Paufs preaching
there. and l have chosen some of his
words on that occa sion as my text.
As st. Paul made no impression there
it is quite improbable that 1 made any.
True, it is not today fashiona BILE
in civilized communities to worship
images; and yet in another sense it Is
still fashionable. There is still much
idol worship throughout the civilized
world but in different form from
that of old. No longer do we bow be-
fore wooden ma ges, but before inward
images, the images of our minds, our
mental aspirations-withs some. wealth
and fame; with others, ease and pleas
ure, and with still others, the creed
idols of our forefathers. misera BILE
Misrepresentation of the true God.
The Day Of Judgment.
Saint Paul on Mars Hill preached
Jesus and the resurrection-Jesus AS
the Redeemer from the death sentence.
making possible the resurrection Of the
dead by satisfying the demands of Di-
direction as the means through which
the blessing of the Savior's death will
reach Adam and all his children
Addressing the Gentiles, the Apostle
explains that for a long time God had
'winked" at Polytheism and image
worship. but now" he says. God
commanded all men everywhere to re-
pent." How did God wink at sin and
idolatry? And does He still wink" at
it? And why did He change and when
did He begin to command repentance?
We answer: For four thousand years
idolatry prevailed and God took no no
tice of it. He did not wing at the
idolaters' dying in their ignorance, and
say to the devils, Take these poor
creatures who know no better! Roast
them to all eternity Nothing of the
kind, Our forefathers merely imag
ined that and by false reasoning con-
WINGED themselves, and twisted texts
of Scripture which they did not proper
ly understand in support of this theory
Let us note carefully what the Apos-
tie says respecting Gods appointed
Day for the judging of the world. He
| says that the command to repent now
goes forth to all men everywhere, be
cause God hath appointed a Day, in the
which He will judge the world" The
Apostle does not refer to that Day as
| already begun. but as merely appoint
ed or arranged for in advance. He
means that III arranging that Jesus,
| by the grace of God, should taste death
for every man. God was arranging
that every man might have judgment
or a trial. to determine whether or not
| he will be worthy of this blessing
which Jesus death provides him an op-
portunity to secure
1.-THE Mystery of God"
The purpose of the nineteen centuries
between the time when Jesus died as
mans Redeemer and the time when He
| will take His Throne, as the Restorer
of Adam and his race. is spoken of as
a mystery" because the great work
of grace herein accomplished is meas
urably hidden from the world
The Scriptures tell us who may un-
derstand this mystery" and when it
will be finished. They say. THE Sc
! cret of the Lord is with them that fear
Him. and He will show them His Gov
enant. They tell us that I'm the days
of the voice of the Seventh Angel
when be shall begin to sound, the Mys-
terry OF God shaIl be finished" which
He hath kept secret from the founda-
ton Of the world Revelation Z, ~
Saint Paul rsfere to this mystery. say
ing that 1t was hidden from past Ages
and Dispensations, and lis now re
vealed to the saints" (Colossians 1, Dc
27A He explains what it is-that so<
should be fe1low-heirs and of the same
Body with our Redeemer--Eph. Ill 6.
We should notice this wide differ
ence between the reward promised
the Church and that pronered the
world The difference Is as to ma
ture- The reward for the world vii
be earthly. human nature, with ever
lasting life In an earthly Paradise OF
Eden-worId-wide- Mankind never lost
q spiritual or heavenly condition
through Adams disobedience, nor In
any other manner. He never had sucf
a condition or nature that he could los<
# He was made man, "a little lower
than the angels This which he los
Jesus paid the redemption price for al
Calvary: and these things lost are tht
very things which Jesus and His cleo
Bride viii restore to mankind during
the thousand years of the Messianis
Kingdom THE Son of Man came Il
seek and to save that tchich scds lost"