Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-09-07

sembly and Church of the First-born,
which are written in Heaven He
brews xii. 23
The speaker declared that St Paul
points US back to the institution of the
Jewish Law Covenant at Mt Sinai and
uses it as a picture or type of expert
ences of the Church to be expected at
the Second Coming of Christ and the
establishment of His glorious King
dom
St Paul pictures the march of the
Israelites from the Red Sea to Mt
Sinai, implying that some got to the
mountain much in advance of the 9TH
ers. but waited there for the General
Assembly. The Apostle points us
back to the awful experiences con-
nected with the Inauguration of the
Law Covenant-Mt Sinai smoking,
Iightnings flashing from the cloud and
thick darkness which enveloped the
mountain. the earth trembling, the
Voice of God heard, the people in fear.
All these things. said the Pastor. &C
cording to St Paul. were foreshadow
ings of still more wonderful things to
be expected in the near future in con-
nection with the Inauguration of the
New Covenant Many had misappre-
hended the Apostles teaching in re-
spect to the New Covenant and thought
1T already sealed and in operation. But
not so. The Scriptures assure us that
the work of Christ and the Church dur
ing this Age has been a preparatory
one. without which the New Covenant
could not go into effect.
A Time of Terrible Trouble.
Everywhere the Bible associates
with the coming of Christ a great
trouble upon the world and assures us
that the faithful of the Church will be
spared from it by their resurrection
change. The plowshare of trouble will
upset human pride and humble the
world and make them glad to welcome
the Messianic Kingdom then to be es
tablshed for the purpose of bringing
to Israel and to the world the long
promised blessings of the New Cove
nant
The introduction Of this Kingdom
st. Peter styles the Day-dawn. Oh
Peter l. 1917 He describes it's work as
most blessed. saying. Times of re-
freshing shall come from the presence
of the Lord-He shall send forth Je-
sus Christ-w hom the heavens must
retain until the Times of Restitution of
all things. which God hath spoken by
the mouth of all His holy Prophets
since the world began."-Acts iii.
1921.
St Paul's Interpretation Of the Mt.
Sinai experiences would imply a DAY
of Vengeance"-the very term which
the Bible uses. Society will be so
shaken and it's experiences will be so
dreadful that. like the Israelites of old.
all will be ready to entreat for the
Great Mediator-The Christ. Head and
Body-Jesus and His Church in glory
to stand between them and the AL
mighty. 1t will be in response to this
universal cry that the Messianic King
dom will be established and by the
New Covenant take over the control
of the entire world of mankind, for
whom. by the grace of God. Jesus
Christ tasted death.-Hebrews ii. g.
Terrible as the squaring Of the
worlds accounts will be preparatory
to the opening of the New DISPENSE
| ton with clean page. they are ra-
tional as well as Scriptural Human
ity will be able to look up to God and
| acknowledge His Wisdom and Justice.
and then to thank Him for the loving
provision of the Messianic Kingdom.
under whose benefcient reign they
may be helped back to full human per.
lection and TO a worldwide Eden
The Church In General Assembly.
We have greatly enjoyed. dear breth-
rem. our Convention or Assembly But
| what VIII 1t be to be therein the Gen
eral Assembly OF the entire elect
Church of God. There win be no Sec
tarianism there though there doubt
less win be saints Of God from every
sect in that Convention in Glory! Let
ms carry with us a sense OF the reah-
| ties of the glorious promises of the
Bible, which. we believe. are Fastening
| % fulfilment
Even now. on every hand. we see the
evidences of social unrest: and the
wonderful blessings of our day are be-
| ing received by unthankful hearts with
ingratitude- breeding discomfort and
presaging the awful anarchy which the
Bible teaches us to expect 1t is a
time for faithfulness to God. TO His
Word. on the part of all who are of
the household of faith" of every ma
ton and denomination. It is time for
the Bride to make herself ready for
the Bridegroom