Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1912-04-25

the worlds viewpoint might prove an
injury under present conditions. If
! the world had all that il Graves of
I earth 5 means and leisure in its present
/ fallen state, its downward course on
! the broad way would be much more
rapid, it could not properly enjoy nor
be entrusted with the good things
reserved for them that love the Lord.
A few could, perhaps, but these could
not hold in check the senseless mass.
Before peace and plenty comes the
healing of the nations must proceed.
A man might be rich in this worlds
goods, but if he had indigestion he
could not enjoy it; be might have all
the music that man could produce,
but if be were deaf or had no ear for
music it would do him no good; he
might be surrounded by all that is
beautiful in art and nature but if
blind or his taste low and sordid, it
would be valueless; he might have
the cream of the worlds Libraries,
but with faculties paralized and limit
ed by disease and death it would be
useless. Death would mar it all
That big black coffin and little white
coffin and the mortiCian's bill would
take the sweet out of everything So,
in the midst of plenty THE Life More
Abundant" would be absent under Sa-
tan's regime.
But very soon we believe the Times
of the Gentiles'' will close and the
full elect number to be selected from
the Gentiles be complete. This means
that the Spiritual phase of the King
dom, COMPOSED of our Lord and the
overcomers of this Gospel Age will su-
percede Satan and the fallen angels in
earth's affairs, and the Milennial Age
of restitution glory begin. Then our
prayer, Thy Kingdom Come, will be
answered Even now we hear Him
say, Behold, l come quickly; and
my reward is with me to give every
man according as his work shall be. If
you are obedient to the laws of my
Kingdom, which ! am going to inaug-
urate, Blessed are you. You will have
right to the tree of life, and entering
upon my Highway of Holiness nothing
shall modest nor make you afraid. As
you progress along this Highway, the
beauties of righteousness and holiness
should appeal to you more and more,
and in view of your precarious exis-
tence and experience with sin and
death you should progress rapidly be-
yond all danger of relapse and second
death Yonr great deliverance, which
| purchased for you at Calvary is now
an accomplished fact, and the possibil-
tiles of your future With life eternal
are so immense that eternity alone can
unfold them. Entering that Age,
the water of life you may drink
abundantly, and whosoever will may
drink freely. No lion of temptation
and no beastly system saall hinder
you: it shall not be found there; the
wayfaring man though simpleton
need not err, and none shall be offend
ed. Having ali power in heaven and
in earth | guarantee your safety in the
pursuit of peace, and as long as you
pursue peace your feet will be guided
in the way therein. Every righteous
thought and act of yours will be re-
warded, while the opposite of these
will be corlespOndingly punished. Re-
member you have nothing which was
not given you; even your life is not
your own, having been purchased by
me and must remain subject to my
will. On your loyalty to me and the
principles of Righteousness of which
you know little as yet-will depend
your future happiness and existence,
your Redeemer and Deliverer, will
require absolute obedience to the best
of your ability. and under my restitu-
tiOnary processes obedience will be
possible, My Body of 144, 900 mem
bers selected from among you since
my first Advent are about complete,
and their love for you, like mine, is
unbounded. The resources of the uni
verse ami myriads of angels are at our
command and our footstool will be
made glorious My able assistants, the
Worthless and Prophets of the past,
will be among you, living examples OF
perfect men. These having had their
trial and proved worthy, will be made
Princes in all the earth. Under my
direction they will have full control
of earth's affairs Everything posi-
BILE will be done to lift you up and
make you fit for a life of eternal hap
piness. Enough for you To- know now:
/ have placed before you life, and
death, and in every danger you will
be fully warned, Saith the Lord. y
Whenever it is seen that Christ S
Kingdom will have a Spiritual invisi-
BILE phase just as the kingdoms of
this world have a Spiritual invisible
phase, then some of our troubles van
ish.
Whenever it is seen that Satan is the
Spiritual ruler, the ''god of this
world" and that Christ is to bind or
restrain his influence for Il thousand
wears and become earth's Spiritual ru-
Ter, then our eyes begin to ope- to the
length and breadth, heighth and depth |
of God s Plan. Whenever we see that
God is electing few faithful ones
from among men and giving them a
change to Spirit nature, through whom
as ''the seed of Abraham he will
bless all nations. then indeed, our eyes
are opening to the mystery made
known only to saints. Col. I. %, q.
The DANGER After Grip.