Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-03-02

Thls Gedilkcncss IN the flesh ana
this r.siae authority associated with
Il has lncu married aud ngeli Of u has
been lost The siX tsai .anh years ot
the reign of sin and drtlii nave not
changcd the Divine intention. en the
contrary. the liimnn faHais has been
multiplying. II ln's ir,'u given waltz
able lessons "n lie rs..ed ~ sinful
ness Of .in. IL MS learned 80 know
erH first NtSi Il must H. brought 10
u knowledge ol gpyd aHd 10 an appre-
citation OF D,'nc mrr.y This Will
come TO mankind during the thousand
years of Messiah reign. IN which not
ouly the living viii Is. blessed with
knowledge and with recovery from the
power uf death. hni gradually all That
have gone down 10 the tomb shall come
forth. that They max he raised ~. up.
nj again 10 til, perfection Of life, and
fully iife again at the end u the thou
sand YEAR., Revelation ~. ..
In the Ages to Come.
Nor Viii the lrngih~ uid he breadths
II Divine love toward lhe elect Church.
the Bride Of Christ. hc fu!ly exhibited
to angels and to men. even during The
glorious period Of Mess!ahs reign.
Saint Paul explicitly declares. that IN
the Ages e. come He might shew the
exceeding rlshcs al His grace in His
kindness toward uS through Christ
Jesiis i II asked Whit opportunity
there viii bc fer further fayors 70 be
bestowed upon The Church 40 the con-
cusinn Of tie Niillenuia reign: We
answer tina, "a. the Scriptures declare
that God formed the earth not in vain
bui made il ip r inhabited. and will
make il glor.ut~ as Ills footstool in due
time. - we may reason with respect TO
the other planes cf our solar system.
Gradunily through coming Ages Divine
power Will be- exercised in bringing into
being millions Of Intelligent creatures
on every planet Of orr system.
And stll more than this. If our astro.
nomictl concept. are correct. all the
Used stars are suns. aud around each
sun arc planets. Are there. then. a
| thousand blazing suns; Yes. more.
Are there ten thousand: Yes. more.
Are there ten times ten thousand: Yes.
more. Are there ten times Il hundred
thousand. million. Yes. more. ARE
there len times ten millions. hunhred
millions: Yes. aud mgrct Ana II we
allow IN average uf ten planets 10 each
sun this would make more than thon-
| sand million planets. al made not IN
vain. hut eventually TO be inhabited.
| And astronomers assure rs that we
have every reason to believe that II we
could stand upon the very Furthermore
sun of nur knowledge W would see ~
mamy millions more beyond
/ Alas. unr poor minds are hewiidefed
with such immensely. with such mani'
fcStatinnS of the lengths ana breadths
Of Divine Power aud Wisdom. even as
We have already been bcwildered III
our attempt To- appreciate the lengths
and hr.adths aud heights ana depths
Of piyin. Love. VIII there not IN
decd. then. i,c quite u suifcicncy Of the
! Divine Program to he outworked
| through enlist aud the Church 70 JUS
| tify the Apostles statement that ~
The Ages 10 come God will manifest
The exceeding riches of His grace III
Ills lpyim. Kindness toward us IN
Christ .Ic>us.
irdia's Share In Gods Grace.
Iudin'S hundreds Of millions have
not gone to n hell Of hopeless . SPAR
aud endless torture. Thank God. no.
rhe, have gnpr to the same he'll 20
| which .l.,~u. Went the same 70 winch
the APOSTLES and Prophets went the
| same to which al iuankh.d. both good
and had go the Bible he'll. the TOMB.
the state 81 death shepl. IN the oid
Testament Hebrew and hades. is the
! New Testament ,;rcek. They are All
asleep. unconscious. until the morning
If The resurrection Tins "Abrahaia
| slcpt with his fathers. ~ dih KINGS
| David and Solomon. sri all i'oih s""h
| and bad THUS .lc-m~ friend. Lazarus.
I frll a>h,ep and was awak"ued ~ lh'
+. saviour ON tie fnurih day. called form
| from the tomb Tha- aise saint Sic
rlrn. STONED "a de1ih. fell a~l'ei' ANA
Saip, I'aul >ireik. 81 waukihd 10 the
1 fNtiltt - 'iftf|E- .ft tf't'f t7.''E
! church as h,ns s-'esp IN Christ
IN tic plnriou~ morung Of the New
| ni~pcnsntiun. lmau.uraicd hy Me>si-
| ans KINGDOM. tue awaArning - man
Kind uiil gradually proceed our say
Tor informs NJ that Ills church. tho
elect Bride. viii constitute The First
Resurrection. aud that subsequently
! all that sleep in the dust "f the earth
shall come forth EVERY man ~ MS
own order. in hi- awn rank- Even
tnally al shall Ice brought form ana
thus ShnI viii be- mu more. Hld"S shall
be destroyed as the Scriptures say.
"oh. Slicol will be- thy destruction.
4 dIosea xiii. a.. cur Lord declares
that He has ihc keys 81 Hadcs-the
riehifnl authority 10 oren the tomb
and ultimately release al the prisoners
Of sin and death and 10 grant them