The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-01-04

: oath and Christ
(GsI05 5;isSFT mas day together.
lGss2.SA &g2254y The text for the
day was the song
Of the angels on the morning of Jesus
birth-"Glory to God in the Highest;
on earth peace. good will toward men,"
Luke Il. ~.
What could be more appropriate to
the occasion than the song of the an
gels! Surely that song must find re-
Spouse in the hearts of all good people.
Nearly nineteen centuries have sped
since the Savior was born and the an
gelic message Of peace went forth; but
still God Is not glorified. and peace and
good will are not exemplified amongst
men. What means this delay?
Instead Of peace. we have war; in.
stead of disarmament, fresh taxes are
levied; armies are enlarged and fresh
ly equipped; new guns Of more deadly
caliber take the place of previous
types. and nine more monster dread
naughts are promised before another
year-aIl for peace! Some Of US. as BIZ
BILE students, have learned within the
last few years to place greater conf
dence than ever In our precious Bible.
Wiping from It the smearings 6f ig-
norance and superstition accumulated
during the Dark Ages. We nnd Gods
Book wonderfully resplendent! It re-
veals to us the whole situation. 1t
assures % Of Divine blessing upon all
who have the spirit Of peacemakers:
nut It also assures Us that not peace.
but great trouble lies Immediately in
our pathway. "A time Of trouble such
% was not since there was q nation"
Daniel Xii. ~
It explains that this Is the result
Of the great increase Of knowledge
amongst men. In whom the principles
Of selfishness rather than of love hold
control. The Bible predicts that short
ly this will break forth like a consum-
ing fire. Every mans hand will be
against his neighbor," in that reign Of
terror.
A Better Day to Follow
Thank God! the same Scriptures
which tell US Of the coming catastro-
phe point to the silver lining Of the
cloud. They declare to US that beyond
It the Sun Of Righteousness will rise
with healing. blessing. in His beams.
and that then. under the administra.
ton Of Messiah's Kingdom. Gods will
shall be brought to pass on earth even
as in heaven. Then God will be glori.
fed in the highest, and on earth will
Be peace, good will. equity, Justice and
love amongst men.
"But how strange!" says one; I'VE
had hoped that education would have
made the world boiler, nobler. better.
We. had hoped to establish this peace
and good will amongst men BY the
conversion Of the world" Yea. We
once oil foolishly trusted In the arm
Of desh. We arc all to learn the les
son that only the Almighty Arm can
deliver % from the snares Of our own
weakness and sel6shness. Do. We not
go that the majority Of our race are
not made holy BY education. but rather
made flowers Of pleasure more than
lovers Of Godf' Do We not Gee that
the prisons and police officers are more
numerous and more necessary In pro-
portion to civilization7
World Must Wait Until Election 10 Over
How long will 1t take Us to learn the
lesson that mankind cannot lift itself
out of sin. sel6shness. degradation and
death any more than a man can lift
himself by his own boot straps! The
world must learn this lesson before it
will be prepared to look to the Lord
for the helpful change which He has
promised to give. and be prepared to
appreciate that help when received.
God is teaching our race. yea, the an
gels also. great lessons which are to be
useful to all eternity.
But the Redeemer must flrst gather
from amongst men q select little COM
pany to. be His companions on the
spirit plane In glory. honor and i'm
mortality. These are styled the BODY
Of Christ" or otherwise the Bride,
the Lambs Wife," The world cannot
b dealt with until this election shall
inst be accomplished. Nearly nineteen
centuries have been devoted to the
gathering Of this sanity few who are
called 'sheirs Of God, joint-bsi1 with
Jesus Christ thsir Lord to . heaven
y Inheritance. TO our understanding
the Bible teaches that very soon the
last Of thess "elect" ones viii have
besn tssted and accepted Then the
First Resurrection VIII b completed.
tie great Messiah. Head and mem
bees, win b glosi6sd, all-powsrful but
Invisible 10 .Aen.
Forthwith ths Sun Of Rightsousnssa
Wm begin 70 shine. and sarth's dark
e3oudD e sin ana ooeEow. pain and
bosEs. sle1ness and death. will melt
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