The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-01-26


ception turned to an expectation of
c~onquering the world by the gospel
message. This second mistake is no
so serious in some respects as the first
it hoes not involve horrible atrocities
in the name of Cd and the Savior.
However. it is equally misleading as
respects the truth. 1t sets aside the
word of God and substitutes the hu-
man theory tina the preaching of the
gospel is to convert the world. The
divine word is that the preaching of
the gospel is for the purpose of select
ing a church to be Messiah's joint
heirs in His kingdom.
world with the gospel, it would be
very fine. But it is surely absurd to
so expect in the face of our expe-
rienCes of the past century and of the
plain statements of Gods word to the
contrary. All see that the world is not
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home, it would be vain for her to ex-
poet to convert the heather abroad.
If great religious centers such as on
don, Rome and Washington are no
nearer to having Gods will done in
them as it is done in heaven, what
hope would there be of better results
in heathendom?
I am not saying one word against
foreign missions, Coo forbid! In pro-
portion as we are able to send the light
of truth into more henighted lands, let
us do so. But, If possible, let us send
the true light from Gods word. And
let us trim our lamps that we our
selves may have that true light in
our favored land. What we RI is
that Christian people should come back
to the teaching of the Bible. In order
throw away its creedal spectacles,
which rave injured the spiritual sight
of all Of us. All true children of God
should study afresh the divine chart,
which shows us where we are and the
port for which we should strive.
Heirs of the Kingdom.
Tins doing all is Main. The shad-
ovs and ,,ists of darkness flee AWAY
We hagin to realize and to SEQ that
elect church are all that are be-
ing saved as vet, and that thew are
heins chosen ont of the world for q
very special high office in ioint-heir-
shin with their Paaeemar
The non-elect are not CONSIGNED to
endless misery nor ia nurgatorial tor
+ure bnt simnlv sleen awaiting the
plorions awakening in the morning Of
the now vaiting the
establishment of Meseioh,s kinpdom
with mower for thar ra1aasa from tho
chains of Gin and the -honse Of
+he tomb IF This Messiah goes tn tbo
heathan of the orient # will aorht,ess
deal with them as IL has done with
the peoplas of the occidant-all will
receive en1iphtenment a few will he
drawn To saintshin and nrpared IN
der the Lords providence for glory.
honor and immortality with .Jesus aft
His second coming Inv the p,orious
';change" Of the first resurrection
Get Us No"nect Up our ieSt'
, ~
greatness Of tba creator as manifested
In nature esnecianv in the starry fir
mament He then axnresses amaze
n,er+ that ca rroa+ , hoino ebo,,1a t,ka
heed IN humanity in tic present danlor-
able fallen sinful condition pronhat-
icauv he imnIies q pnowIaapa Of the
fact that Cod from tha haginnina mr.
nosad q radamn+ion for evarv ranher
Of the race
The nronhnt then answers his own
question as to what man 10 exn1aininp
that nc ba left tho hands of his croatnr
he was crowned with plory and honor
as an earthly image of his Maker
only a Lille lower IN prauatlOn or scale