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

address from the text, AT the name
OF Jesus every knee shall bow and
every tongue confess-to the glory Of
God. "-Phlllpplans II, 10, II.
The speaker referred to the Six Great
Days Of a thousand years each, during
which the world Is experiencing a
reign Of sin and death, signing and cry
ing Physicians physical and moral
have been unable to effect cure, God
Himself alone is able to roll away the
curse which He imposed and to give
mankind instead His blessing.
In the past we have been 80 intent
on following our own sectarian schemes
and theories that we have neglected
the proper study OF the Bible, Indeed
not until our day has such study
been possible for the masses. Only now
do they have the Word of God in their
possession in convenient form in every
family, and only now Is education so
general as to permit all to read, all to
study, all to know the good things Of
the Divine promises.
The crecds of the Dark Ages" did
indeed din into our ears the message
Of the curse Yea, they distorted It and
made II message Of eternal torture
whereas the Scriptures declare that
'the wages Of sin Is dputh"-BOi eter.
nal torment In our darkness we mis-
translated and mlsinterpretpd Gods
Word TO our own confusion swallow.
ing also some interpretations without
proper scrutiny No wonder we were
nauseated by those creCds! No won
der the intelligent portion of humanity
were In danger Of all being driven into
inhdelty-nway from God and from
His Book, which we misunderstood and
mlsrepresented
A New Day Is Dawnng,
Bible Students nre arousIng from their
sleep and finding that they have long
suffered from nocturnal hallucinatlons.
The true message Of Gods Word Is
spreading, and with 1t goes increase Of
faith, together with JOY, peace and god.
liness
We have all noted the fact that ours
Is the most wonderful day Of earths his
tory. At this great State Fair our eyes
open widely as we note the contrast be-
tween the blessings which surround
us and those enjoyed by our fathers.
Although we are viewing here the ex-
hlblts Of but one State out of many,
we are surely all amazed at what we
see Of progress, invention and labor.
saving machinery, of educational ar
engagements, Of Improvement in the
breeding Of cattle sheep, swine, horses,
poultry, etc.
We are equally astonlshed at the
progress made in the culture OF fruit
and vegetables We say to ourselves
Surely the fruits and flowers and ami
NAL life Of Paradise could not have
very greatly surpassed the prlze-wln.
ners Of this exhibition! We cogltate
further that with the progress of In.
ventlon, the necessity of arduous labor
and sweat Of face for the daily bread
will soon be Mt an end and the neces.
sary leisure and convenlences and
comforts which win permit every man
TO be a nobeman will soon be avalla.
bic TO all, What do these things meanY |
Why have they come suddenly upon |
us In one generNtion2-yea, and give !
no Indication Of Stacking, but rather
OF progressing to still greater wonders
What is the explanation Of thlsH
The Bible alone gives the reply to
this query. 1t explains to us the
OF the reign OF sin and death
which we and our forefathers have
shared 1t tells us that our sorrows,
aches aud pains, weaknesses mental,
moral and physical, are all the results
Of sin-the sin Of Father Adam entail.
ed upou us by the laws Of heredlty for
the Six Great Days Of thousand
years each, already past
Then to our astonlshment the Bible
opens the door Of the future and bids
us look abroad and see the better Day
which God promises, II explains that
He has been giving US lessons respect.
Ing the exceeding slnfulness OF sin, but
that nll the while He has sympathlzed
with and loved His creatures. II tells
us that Ns n beginning OF the Divine
Intention to roll away the curse and to
give instead Divine blessings, Jesus
came into the world and died for Adam
md his race, "the Just for the unjust" !
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