The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-04-11

grasped breaks all letters Of the mind.
But all are not prepared for such lib,
erty-some evidently would enjoy great
peace and would be more quiet, more !
reverential anu more submissive If they
continued bound with a measure OF,
superstition, than If the truth should
make them free. -,
The only persons who can rightly
appreciate and properly enjoy full lib
erty are those who have made q full
conservation Cot themselves to the
Lord-thoss> who have given over all
earthly ambitions and favors to thad
one great ambition Of the Gospel OF
Christie become heirs of God and
joint-helrs with Jesus Christ their
Lord, - Those only can be fully en-
trusted with liberty who have realized
the imperfection Of all human judg-
ment. and who have accepted instead
of their own the Divine will. This Ia
the class Of whom st. Paul spoke,
saying, eve have the mind Of Christi"
and this he declares Is the only spirit
Of q sound mind" In the world at the
present time. -
Nevertheless, some Of the sanity
people are disesteemed by many OIL
the worldly minded who are moving
heaven and earth Mt home and abroad
to amass wealth, power and fame for
themselves, their families, their friends.
their names, none of whom are con-
tent, none Of whom are satisfied, none
of whom are ut peace, either with God
or with themselves. Who can doubt
that the carrying of our western civil
llzation to the people of the enst will
carry to them similar discomfort. un.
rest. unhapplness, anger. malice, envy.
hatred and strife which is peculiar to
the Occident? But most likely the
effect Of the Western civilization of
the Chinese will be to wake up her
hundreds of millions to discomfort and
strife, and possibly bring anarchy to
her doors sooner than it will come to
Europe and America.
ASK and viii Give tho Heathen."
But our text declares that If Mes
siah will ask Of the Father. He will
be given the heather for IN inher-
itance. and the uttermost parts of the
earth for His possession. Will He
ask for them? Why has He not al
ready asked for them, and what would
He do with them, and would not His,
dealing with them have much the
same Influence that the Gospel Mes
sage now produccs-to max lam dis
satisfied?
Our Lord intimates most. distinctly
His reason for not asking for the
heather at the first advent In His
prayer the same night in which He
was betrayed to death He said. II
pray not for the world (the heatnen).
but for those whom thou hast given
Me"-the household Of faith, His foot
step followers. the Church of the
First-born. whose names are written
In heaven"
The Redeemer knew the Fathers
will and prayed only in harmony
Herewith. He knew that the first
work Of the Divine Plan was to be
the calling and testing Of an elect
"llttle flock" to be Ills associates In
the Kingdom. His Bride. to share with
Him His glory honor and immortali-
ty. He asked not then for the world,
knowing that the Fathers time mad
not then come. Hence we read that
He assembled up on Nigh and sat down
at the right hand OF the Divine Maj
esty, henceforth waiting for the time
when His enemies would be made His
footstool, and the Gcntiles be given to
Him for an inheritance; and He knew
that this time would not come until
first His Church had been developed.
At and shortly after Pentecost all the
faithful Of the nation of Israel. Israel
ties indeed, were begotten' Of the Holy
Spirit that they might become mem
bers Of spiritual Israel, the Bride class.
AS there was not Il sufficiency Of such
Jews, the Divine Plan as previously
arranged, proceeded to call and test
such Of the heather as were feeling
after God and seeking after His right
eousneSs. The entire work has re-
CURED the intervening time. and now
ut the close OF the six great days Of hui
man labor and sweat Of face and sor-
row and dying, the great seventh thou
sand-year day is about to be ushered
III. 1t is the period already appointed
, OF the Father for Messiah's reign Of
righteousness, in which the Bride Of
Christ will reign with him.
title End Of tina M after. -
My next question was, What will
be the end OF this long reign Of igno-
rance, superstition, sin and death?
The Bibles answer came quickly to-
my mind: The Divine promise is that
; Messiah's Kingdom will be successful,
that it will bring In an abundance OF
peace, that ito Him every knee shall
bow and every tongue Shall confess"
Moreover, we are assured that this will
be bowling Of sincere loyalty and obe-
| dience, because the context says that
1t shall be to the glory Of God, and no
other kind Of bowling and confessing
would glorify God Then came the