The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-01-10

stone front OF our
handsome Union Station. The first Of
these serted him today: Thou hast
put all things under Him" psalm S:6i
The speaker said
our text is Il prophecy respecting the
Divine intention that eventually Mes
>iHh'S Kingdom shah be established in
majesty and power. VIGOROUSLY it
shall overthrow the Prince Of Darkness
and his reign OF sin and death. Grad
uailr II will rmaucipaIe humanity.
healing their sin sickness, opening their
blinded eyes OF uuderst3u ding, and IN
stopping their deaf ears tu the Message
az Divine grace and peace Eventually
every knee shall bow and every tongue
confess to the glory of God In the Ian.
Ruage OF our text. Divine Power will be
exercised through Messiah and His
Kingdom Ia the full subsection of every
earthly thing to Him.
From day I" day We repeat the Lords
PRAYER. Thy Kingdom come: Thy nil!
hp done on earth. rs il is done in Heav-
on Its fultilmeDt would bp impoSsi.
bio aside from the associated promise
OF the Bible that the present Dispense
tipn OF preaching the Gospel is event
uaily IL give Why To the Messisnic
Kingdom aud its reign Of force. Many
Christian people entirely overlook this
feature of the Divine Prcgra m-thst
the New Desperation is 10 be ushcred
IN hy Time Of Trouble which will
wre"k everything not fully in accord
with the Divine standards
Kingdom Of Power and Glory.
remind you Of the Divine decree no
srerting MPssiahS Kingdom recorded
in the Second Psalm: Il will give Thee
the bCHthpu for Thine Inheritance. and
the uttcwaost parts of thr earth for
Thy Possession. Thor shalt break them
With a rod Of iron: Thou shalt dash
them in pieces like n pottrr'S vessel"
This prophecy is referred to by our
Lord. who declared that it's fulfilment
would no after the completion OF His
'burrh ~ participate with Him in the
work OF bringing the world into proper
Subsection ta the rules OF righteous
ness, justice and love. He says, To
lin ihat "vercometb will graut to
sit With Me in Ny Throne" ITO him
that overcOmpth will I give
power over the nations: and he shah
rule them with q rod Of iron: rs the
vessels of a potter shall they DO broken
into shivers: even rs | received Of My
Father. - Revelation 3:2I: 2:2G. 81.
y failure to apply the Scripture por-
trayin" the transfer Of the government
~ earth from the Prince of Darkness
10 the Prince of Light has confused the
minds of many and led them to expect
things contrary to the Divine Word
The very Scripture so frequently quot
ed in support ~ Il gradual conversion
at iii" w"rIl declares that this transfer
will mot im 10y the conversion of the
world that if viii he by Messiah's tax
Ing possession of mans Inheritance pur-
chased by Him for humanity at Cal
vary. he nations will become Christ's
by the coOquering power Of the terrible
trouble in which the nations will lie
angry and Gods wrath will come
Revelation ll:l5IS
The Pen5ulur's Swing.
IN The iou% ago past our furefathers
studied these Scriptures. but misun-
derstoUd and misappied them, They
assumed that God bad given to the
church authority to establish His
Kingdom. The espuused virgin Church
became united or married io tbe world
to civil puwer- and ceased 10 wish
for and Io pray for. the Heavenly
bridegroom tu whom she was espous.
ed through the Gospel Under the de
iusions that she had been authorized ia
establish Messiah's Kingdom and that
Der share iu earthly dominion brought
about by union With civil power rou-
siituted II the Kingdom Of Messiah.
The Church endea vureG to apply and 10
fulfil these prophecies
An attempt was made Ia rule the
world with "a rod of irou through the
civil governments. and to PIT under
lie ChurIh'S feet everything sutagonis-
III to her supposed rights aud Interests
As result OF this mistaken interpre-
t9iioiI OF the Lords Word. the world
was drpncbrd With blood aud atrucI.
ties were committed 10y professed fol.
lowers OF hrist. who however sincere
hey were 10 many Respects. served
he cause oi Satan aud misrepreseuted
the Cause of God
imperfect biimaU reasoning is apt to
20 frUm one extreme 10 the opposite