Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-11-08


the ballot Fear Tor the future will
lead the well meaning masses To desper
alton: and anarchy will result when
Socialism fails
The elcus's Silver Lining.
Horrible would be this outlook for
the future did we not have The lnfalll'
BILE Word Of God assuring MS of
glorious outcome. Divine Wisdom has
withheld until our day the great knowI
edge aud skill which is at the same
time breeding millieuaires and diseon,
tents, Had God lifted the veil thou.
sand years sooner, the world would
have lined mp Cor lts Armageddon a
thousand years sooner But that
would hive been too soon Tor the hi.
vine purpose because Messnhs King
dom IS 90 he the great Thousand.
Year. Sa hhalh or the worlds history
Ged IN Kindness yelled our eyes until
the time when the gathering 20 ar.
mageddon would Immediately precede
Messlah's taking Co Himself His great
power, and beginning His reign. Reeve.
latlon Il, II, Is,
"Send Then, Strcnu. Dolusiena."
ST. Paul wrote prupheticaIly Of our
time that u would be one Of serious
trial and testing 10 many processing to
be Christians. The reason for this be
states-they received not the Truth IN
the love o. II, IN Thcssalouans u. 10,
Ill They preferred their own CHROME
GUS theories the Apostle explains, aud
therefore God win give them over 10 II
strong delusion.r and let them believe
the lie which they preferred, und let
them suffer for missing the Truth
which they did not lore Thus they
will be In the condemned host. "tght.
Ing against God" because Of their lack
of love for the Truth,
1t Is sad to say that we all as Chris.
tlans have been mboring nraer thor
ough dclusion respecting Gods Pian.
We have claimed that Christ set up
His Church IN Kingdom pnwer and
that the Church has been relgulng GA
the earth as His representative, On
the strength Of this delusion Jews and
heretlcs have been prosecuted % death
as opponents to Christ's Kingdom All
the while we thoughtlcSsly repeated
the Lords prayer "fhy Kingdom
come; Thy will be- done ON earth as In
/ Heaven" We knew that tic l}edeemer
said that He would come again- TO
make Us His Bride and iointbcirS hut
we ignored the Scriptures We we're
drunk, as the Scriptures sJmbOllcally
say. "all nations we're drunk" with the
false doctrine II Is this false doctrine
I that will constitute the frog" spirit
which soon viii begin TO croak aud to
prepare for Armagcddou.
The Bible presentation IA that the
world is section Of the universe in
f rebellion against Divine authority, IN
der the eaptainey Of Satan and his as
7 sociated fallen angels. by Divine grace
Jesus hda already tasted death for
every man" and the merit Of that SITE.
rifice must. eventually, grant Adam and
his posterity FUN fair opportunity
for tire attainment OF everlasting iifa,
All who thus seek the Divine program
and are wnlRiug in the lighf may know
something at ieust respecting the times
+ aud Seasons These brethren ARE
not in darkness. that that day land
that battle of Armageddonl should
overtake'' them "as thief' - uu.
awares
Armsseddon Not Yet but Soon.
/ For forty years the Armageddon
/ forces have been mastering for both
sides OF the conflict. Strikes. lockouts
and riots. great and small, have been
merely incidental sklrmishes rs The
/ belllgerent parties crossed each others
paths Court aud Army scandals ia
Europe. Insurance. Trust and Court
scandals In America, hive shaken pub
/ lie confidence Dynamite plots. charg-
ed by turns on employees aud 90 EN-
pioyers, have further shaken conf
! deuce and tended to maze each dis
/ 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
1 Nevertheless Armagcddou cannot yet
be fought Other matters intervene.
according to prophecy
! Gentle times have still two years to
run The "lmage Of the f.east' OF our
f context must yet receive hfe~-power
The Image must be transformed from
( mere mechanism to living force
( Protestant Federation reniizes that its
I organization win stilI be- futile uniers
/ II receive yitallzation- unless it, clergy
directly or Indirectly slmll be recog
nized as possessed " apostolic Ordinas