Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1912-12-26

| MeSSianic Kingdom will wipe ava
 all tears from off all faces. tySaial
 xXv. S. It proc!aims. as Jesus did, | glorious prospect for all who desire4 | come into harmony with God; and | just penalty. or stripes. upon all thoS
 who sin wilfuIly against light ant
 knowledge and opportunity. It pro
 claims that a New Day is dawnng i,
 which the Lord will give beauty fo
 ashes, and the oil of joy for the spir
 of heaviness.
 The True Gospel includes the Cos
 pei of the Kingdom" that the Divin.
 arrangement now is for the selection oi
 the Kingdom class from amongst men
 to be heirs of God and joint-heirs witt
 Jesus Christ in His MesSianir King dom. It proclaims the honorable worl
 of the Church as the Kingdom of Goo
 by and by. to judge. rule and bless al
 the families of the earth. Ii ,prociaim> also that the number who will attain
 to this Kingdom glory is limited -;
 Little Flock. to whom it will be th
 Fathers good pleasure to give tn,
 kinsGo2l. tLuke xii. 32., It exhort. the making of "Our caiiilig and e!et' ton sure" to share in that Kingdom
 Is Gospel Preaching Loe:oa?
 Let us notice the worlds viewpoint which causes the Gospel AessaGe appear foolish to them To the worC ly-wiSe it looked very foolish. indee for Jesus to go about Palestine Wi twelve disciples. perfor,ninG some mi; acles and inviting chiefly the poor { become His followers. leaving husiney and other pursuits. rAh." says tl world. how Impractical was Jesu> and how foolish was His nlpssdge business man would have iaid Il gor founda ton for his work by ma,lih friends with the .Srriies' thp Pi'ariNec and the Doctors of the Law. ana u+iliz ing their influence with their hold u!,n: the people
 But. we ask. how then would n Scriptures have been flIitiliedt WI would have crucifird Christ pr nav caused His death? The"e would hay been no reconciliation possible for man kind It is well for us that Jesus d.@ not follow the suggestions of world wisdom. Truly the wisdom of th world is foolishneSs with Cod even ;'s, the Wisdom of God is foo|i>inesS wi the children of this world
 It is because worldly wiS.iOm got l: it's hold in tie Dark Ages fiat the GcS pei has been perverted S0 Grpatl' Great human institutions have arisen mighty and powerful thro"gh man cunning Priestcraft and s,ates'r;'f have made the profesSed fhr"rb Q Christ one of the grratPSt businpsS in stitutiOns on earth Net nlo"p. hr' need; and, not less bur more of Divine and instruction from tie Bible
 Why T. Sccns Foolish.
 From the worlds staudpuiut it seems foolish that God should invite any to do right and to he His Servants. It seems weak for God of all prwe" to
 
 enforce obedience Eartb@s kings. hay ing the power would enforce their commands: in fact. everybody, as rule. executes his own will How strange. therefore. 1t appears to the world that it should be otherwise with the Almighty!
 The Bible. however. gives the infor- nation God wishes tO select Sneciai class of special servants. To test their loyalty. there must he opportunity for them to resist Him and to refuse obedi ance God causes His Message or in vitatiOn to pass or to others also, that thus He may find the peculiar people who prefer to do good rather than evil o suffer for righteousness sake. The special work which He designs the Church to accomplish requires such oval. faithful souls as thpSe-men and l glad to Sa"rifice their lives in i he service of the Lord His cauSe and ! lis brethren The class He Spe';s fcount lot their lives dear unto themselves"
 God carries the proposition stil! | urther, however. and puts this special | 'laSs to peculiar and severe tests, that | he trial of their faith and obedience. 'eing more precious than that of gold. | nay be found acceptable unto His 'leas easement-evpntually
 Prosecutions, tribulations. attacks | rom the world the flesh and the Ad ersary. are permitted to come against hese to test their loyalty None of heSe things are what the, world would xpect: and to tell the world of these $ to relate what seems to them fool. shness They cannot see why conse- rated people of God should suffer re- roofs for righteousness sake. for 'ruths sake
 But all these matters are clear and lain to those who are taught of God 3 those who have learned that the hurch is being selected from amor gst for a very special work of tod This makes it appropriate that heir loyalty be tested to the limit. in rteT that they may be counted worthy the glory. honor and immortality" lii h God has for those who love Him.
 B. and By 1t Will Be Different. The Divine Plan outlined in the Ri