The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-10-15

Bile to all. What do these things mean?
Why have they come suddenly upon
us in one generation?-yea. and give
no Indication of Stacking. but rather
of progressing to still greater wonders
What is the explanation of this?
The Bible alone gives the reply to
this query. 1t explains to us the
meaning Of the reign of sin and death
which we and our forefathers have
shared. 1t tells us that our sorrows.
aches and pains. weaknesses mental
moral and physical. are all the results
Of sin-the sin Of Father Adam entail
ed upon Us by the laws of heredity for
the Six Great Days of thousand
years each. already past.
Then to our establishment the Bible
opens the door of the future and bids
us look abroad and see the better Day
which God promises. 1t explains that
He has been giving us lessons respect
Ing the exceeding sinfulness of sin. but
that all the while He has sympathized
with and loved His creatures. 1t tells
S' eAtttA - - iNst@ vi titC LIN
Intention TO roll away the curse and to
give Instead Divine blessings. Jesus
came into the world and died for Adam
and bis race. the Just for the unjust"
to cancel their indicial obli1asi KS =
tne death penalty upon tnem-and
thus to give them an opportunity in
Gods due time to return to their for
mer estate. all that Adam lost-to the
perfection which was his when he was
In the Image of God. to all that was
his in his glorious estate-Paradise.
When Will the Curse Roll Away7
ChronoIoeicaIly we are already in the
Great Seventh Day or Thousand Y ear
Sabbath-we are already thirty eight
years into the great Seventh Day. This
explains the blessings which are ours
and which are coming to us increasing
". This progress will continue
throughout the great Thousand Year
yabbath OF Messiah's Kingdom The
Bible promises that 1t shall bring bless
ings to every creature mot 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. %. 29.) 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
sianic Kingdom. Consequently, in
stead of the worlds being happier be-
cause of these fayors, 1t is more unhap-
by, more Disconnected than ever. The
Scriptures show that the discomfort
wiz eliminate in short, sharp period
Of terrible anarchy. from which the
world will be rescued by the establish
ment of Messiah's Kingdom.
The permission Of the light and bless
ings of our day, in advance Of Mes
siah's Rule. the Creator intends shall
teach humanity great lesson respect
ing their own fallen condition and re-
specting their need of the very help
which God is providing in Christ. None
shall have the opportunity of CHROME
ously 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 It's blessings thousand
years sooner. then the discomfort Of
humanity would have eliminated in
anarchy thousand years sooner-and
before the time D;Ui'Iely arranged for the
establishment Of Messiah and His
Bride. the Church, in heavenly glory
for the ruling. blessing and uplifting Of
humanity.
Truth Discerned 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
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 consecration 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 a year of the aimless,
meandering 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 -necLed and Stiff -kneed.
We may, indeed, rejoice in the lessen
ing of the sweat of face coming to
mankind in the dawning 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 ushering in
these blessings and which. through irri-
CATION canals and artesian wells, scien-
tific 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 an outside infu-
ence. an outside power-the very one
which Gods Word declares Is about to
| take controI-Messiah's Kingdom.
Our blessings thus far are not draw
ing the masses nearer to God-not max
| ng them more thankful, more holy.
more reverential. more loving. On the
contrary. we are becoming more strife
full. more seIf-willed, than any previous
generation-less inclined as world
than ever before to worship and rev
erence the God Of All Grace-less In
clined to believe that there is such a
Being at all At the present rate Of
growth of frreverence 1t would seem as
though the time might soon come when
no knee would bow and nc tongue con
fesA tu Gods glory
"As Live, Saith the Lord"
But here we look to God to see what
| provision He has made for present
| conditions And as we look, our hearts