The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-11-09

fe placing OF monupon-s and utilities
hd Tile supplies of nature in the hands
Il Tie peOp,e for the public good. The
'risis will I've reached when the hither-
urholders of law shall become vio-
ators of the law and reslsters Of the
VII of the majority as expressed by
he ballot. Fear for the future will
cad the well.mpnulng masses to desper.
ltion: and anarchy will result when
Socialism fails
The Clouds Silver Lining.
Horrible would lie this outlook for
he future did we not have the infalli.
Die Word Of God assuring us OF
glorious outcome! Divine Wisdom has
withheld until our day the great kuowl-
edge and skill which is ut the same
ime breeding millionalres and discon.
ents. Had God lifted the veil thou
,and years sooner. the world would
nave lined up for It's Armageddou a
thousand years sooner. But that
would have been too soon for the hi.
line purpose. because Messinh's King
ION Is to be the great Thousand.
Year-Sabbath of the worlds history.
God In kindness yelled our eyes until
he time when the gathering TO Ar
nageddon would Immediately precede
Messiah's taking to Himself His great
Dower. and beginning His reign. -Reve
alton XII. II. Is
"Send Them Strong Decisions"
St Paul wrote prophetically of our
time, that II would be one of serious
trial and testing to many protesting to
be Christians. The reason for this he
states-they received not the Truth in
the love of 1t. Oh Thessalonians II, 10.
H. They preferred their own CHROME
Gus theories, the Apostle explains. and
therefore God will give them over to a
strong delusion." and let them believe
the lie which they preferred. and let
them suffer for missing the Truth
which they did not love. Thus they
will be In the condemned host. fight
Ing against God" because of their lack
Of love for the Truth.
1t Is sad to say that we oil as Chris
hans have been laboring under thor
ough delusion respecting Gods Plan.
We have claimed that Christ set up
His Church In Kingdom power. and
that the Church has been reigning on
the earth as His representative On
the strength of this delusion. Jews and
heretics have been prosecuted to death
as opponents to Christ's Kingdom. All
the while we thoughtlessly repeated
the Lords prayer: ''Thy Kingdom
come: Thy will be done on earth. as IL
Heaven" We knew that the Redeemer
said that He would come again to
make us His Bride and joint-heirs: but
we ignored the Scriptures. We were
drunk. as the Scriptures symbolically
say. "all nations were drunk" with the
false doctrine. 1t Is this false doctrine
that will constitute the frog" spirit
which soon will begin to croak and to
prepare for Armageddon.
The Bible presentation is that the
world is section Of the universe in
rebellion against Divine authority, un-
Ter the captaincy Of Satan and his as
'ociated fallen angels. BY Divine grace
Jesus has already tasted death for
.very man." and the merit of that sac
'ifice must. eventually. grant Adam and
his posterity full, fair opportunity
FOR the attainment of everlasting life.
All who thus seek the Divine program
and are walking in the light may know
something at least respecting the "times
md seasons" These brethren 'are
aot in darkness. that that day land
that battle of Armageddonl should
,vertake' them las a thief - un
iwares.
Armageddon Not Yet but Soon.
For forty years the Armageddon
forces have been mastering for both
sides Of the conflict Strikes, lockouts
merely incidental skirmishes as the
oelligerent parties crossed each others
paths. Court and Army scandals in
Europe, Insurance. Trust and Court
scandals In America. have shaken pub
lie confidence. Dynamite plots. charg.
ed by turns on employees and on en-
ployers, have further shaken conf
ueuCe anu ttuueu 10 make edCD UlS-
trustful Of the other Bitter and angry
feelings on both sides are more and
more manifest. The lines of battle are
daily becoming more distinctly marked.
Nevertheless Armageddon cannot yet
be fought. Other matters intervene.
according to prophecy.
Gentle times have still two years 10
run. The Image of the Beast of our
context must yet receive hfe-power.
The Image must be transformed from
mere mechanism to living force
Protestant Federation realizes that its
organization will still be futile unless
it receive vitalization-unless its clergy
directly or indirectly shall be recog.
nized as possessed of apostolic ordina-
tion and authority to teach. This the
prophecy indicates will come from the
two horned beast, which. we believe,
symbolically represents the Church Of
England. High-handed activities Of
Professionalism and Catholicism, operat-
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