The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-11-17

Or at Least Its Secret is Ex-
planned by Pastor Mother
son at Big Meeting.

IueI6 was nOLLuB SLOW ABOUT
Pastor MacPnerson's lecture here
yesterday. d7e held his audience,
the opera house packed, entTanced
while he carefully opened up the
Scriptures on the subject: Victory
Ger the Grave" He appealed only
to the Bible for support and his
points We're well made and clearly
and conciuslyely proved. We give
brief report OF his sermon for the
benefit OF our readers;
Life ON the Ebb.
We have reached the position we
now occupy by means OF the many
victories we have won along the
pathway OF our experience. All
mankind has advanced by overcom-
ing difficulties, and each victory pre-
pares the way for the succeeding
one. Among cur achievements how
ever, there is one great and sad thing
lacking-we have failed to gain any
victory, DER the grave.
Mans greatest enemy is death. IN
stead OF man conquering death, death
has been conquering man. Man once
had perfect life, and no such thing
as death existed. When man dis
obeyed, he became amenabee to the
death penalty, and since then death
has gradually been gaining the as
tendency. Before the flood the av-l
erage man lived about 700 years be-
fore he became the complete victim
OF death; Immediately after the flood
the average fell down to 1920 years,
whereas now the average length of
life is already a thing of the past.
III something is not done soon. what
may we expect for our race in the
course of a few centuries? Thank
God, the Bible points out a relief,
and assures US that Il win come be-
fore 1t is too late
Our Only Hope.
Like so many tributaries flowing
into one great river TO swell its vol
ume and ultimately Ito be merged
into the great gulf Below, so, CEN
fury after century, nave the lives OF
men flowed into one great river OF
death which terminates in the gulf
or tomb. There was no hope of de-
hverance until Jesus came and vol
UNFAIRLY poured out His soul unto
DEATH" He also went down this
great river OF death into the gulf or
grave. For three days, all seemed
lost; but on the third day, God raised
Him from the tomb. He was the
first one to gain victory Ger the
grave.
Since Jesus paid Adams penalty,
Adam and his race are legally free,
and in Gods appointed time they
will all be set free, and given an in
dwidual trial in the Judgment Day
to prove WHETHER they are worthy of
eternal life and eventually All that
are in their, grave shall hear His
voice and come fort.. mo. So.
Thousand Year Resurrection.
We are not to suppose that all
VIII he resurrected at once. The
Resurrection DAY shown in the Scrip
lures is thousand year day. The
resurrection from the grave will be
gradual process according to the
Apostle Paul. THE dead in Christ
shall rise first, and then We which
are alive and remain" etc. "All
shall be made alive, but every man
in his own order" We see that there
will be order in the resurrection.
Many that are first shall be last,
and the last shall be first"
Blessed and holy is he that hath
part in the first resurrection: on
such the second death has no power
tthey will be made death proof,
but they shall be priests of God and
of Christ, and shall reign with Him
IA thousand years. Rev. '20:6.
This is easily seen to refer to the
church, elsewhere called 1.-The
Church of the first-born, whose
names are written in Heaven" The
church will be highly exalted and
Will sit with Christ in His throne to
assist in judging the world, and even
the angels.
Then viii come the second resur-
rection including first great com
pany of good Christian people called
in the Bible the great multitude"
These were not SO faithful to the
Master as were the members of the
Christ's throne, but will be permit
ted to serve day and night" before
the throne. They will not wear
crowns of glory, but will be permit.
ted to carry palms of victory.
The second resurrection pictured
in the Scriptures applies also to the
world Of mankind. Theirs will not
be to heavenly glory as in the case
Of the church, but to an earthly
glory st. Paul calls attention to
this terrestrial glory in l Cor. 10,
40: THE glory OF the celestial is
one, and the glory Of the terrestrial Is
another"
Chief among those in Paradise, or
earth restored to perfection as 1t
was in the Garden of Eden, VIII be
those who were faithful to God be-
fore the Gospel Age. These Ancient
Worthless viii assist in raising the
/ rest of the world up to perfection.
Death will gradually vanish. Christ
shall re.gIf till He hath put all enc
mics under His feet. The last enc
my that shall be destroyed is death. .
Ali the wicked VIII finally be de-
stroyed, and the universe VIII thus
be purified. This IS victory indeed