The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-03-11

still, to some extent, Influenced by him.
Under this reign of sin and death, man
has lost much Of the Divine image, and
has become brutal-more or less.
The redemptive work Of Jesus is not
10 be understood as a change of the
| Divine Plan and an abandonment of
the earth as Paradise. populated by
humans in the mental and moral like
ness of the Creator God changes not
The mistake was merely one of ours,
not authorized by the Bible.
The time for Restitution was not due
when Jesus gave His life as mans
Redemption price; but those "times,"
or years, of Restitution are due now;
for we are living in the dawning time
Of the great Seventh Day Ia Thousand
Year Day. Messiah's first work as
the great King of earth is about to be
inaugurated. He is about to bind
Satan-"that old serpent. the Devil"
He is about to bless. not only the earth,
but also humanity, by rolling away the
original curse.
Messiah's Kingdom is pictured as a
Day ushered in by glorious sunrise
of truth and grace. In contrast with
its light and knowledge, all the past
six thousand years are f1guratively
spoken of as darkness isaiah 6O:2.l
But the Sun of Righteousness now
arises with healing In His beams.
Gradually, not suddenly, the sun arises;
and so the Restitution blessings are
coming in gradually not suddenly
Sometimes in the early morning
there is a thunder storm, which for a
brief space binders the dawning of
the day. But it results in the drench-
ing of the earth with a refreshing
shower. So. according to the Bible,
will this New Day of Messiah's King
dom be ushered in. by terrific storm
of trouble. But it will be short; and
its effects upon the earth will be re-
freshing. The great contrast between
the righteousness of the future and
the sin of the present will be so con-
spicuous that all will enjoy the new
condition: ''The desire of all nations
shall come. -Haggai 2:7.
"God Moves In Mysterious Way.D
God has withheld the knowledge OF
certain features of His Divine Pro-
gram-for our good, we may be sure.
The superstition upon which many OF
us went in times past is untenable.
We supposed that God in the Bible
had set forth in plain terms every
thing respecting His Plan. When we
could not find it, we tried to manufac-
ture it. 1t is good to study the Word.
even If we do not understand And
If our forefathers got themselves into
difficulties through errors of judgment
In studying Gods Word, we may be
sure that they were not especially dis
advantaged thereby. Not seeing the
Divine purpose. they were required to
exercise more faith. But that greater
amount of faith was not then more
difficult, probably. than the less
amount now necessary.
Christian theologians become so in
tent in their reasoning upon the Heav-
emily things appertaining to the Church
that they forget all about the world.
As cruelty became more pronounced
the Word of God was less studied. 1t is
not strange that our forefathers con-
cluded that all except the Church
would be eternally tormented. And
when they concluded this to be Gods
Plan, it is not surprising that they con-
cluded to join in the persecution them
selves Thus it comes that the pages
of history are the records of bloody
prosecutions sometime directly from
Christians, and sometimes indirectly
from Christians through earthly gov
ernments.
Thus the entire civilized world has
become intoxicated with the wine of
false doctrine from the cup of the wo-
man who sat upon the beast, falsely
representing herself as the Bride of
Christ, but living In hgurative harlotry
with the kingdoms of this world.
Revelation ILLS; 1881 As we get
over the stupefaction of our intoxica-
ton of error, reason begins to return
to us. The Apostle calls this ''the spir-
1t Of sound mind"
We must not boast. There is still
considerable darkness. But we are
nearing the glorious light The Divine
Character is shining out as it was never
seen before. Divine Love and Mercy
are conspicuous. Divine Justice is
seen in its true light. Proportionately
as we see these things. our souls mag
nifty and glorify the Lord, who is good.
and whose Mercy endureth forever.
Gathering of the Elect Now.
The work of this present Age is IN
questionably the gathering of Gods
Elect 1t is equally unquesdonable
that the sanity are the Elect st. Paul
points out to US that this is Gods fore
ordination; namely, that all who will
be elected in this present Age must be
copies of Gods dear Son. This Is what
Is predestinated-the terms and condi
tons, the requirements and qualifica
tons, of the Elect. Romans 8.29.
30.) God will permit none others to
be of that number But not q word is
said in the Scriptures about Gods hav-
ing predestinated the non-elect to tor
ment. Quite to the contrary, His pre-
destination for the non-eiect is that
they shall be blessed by the Elect after
the Elect Church is completed, after
the Church. the Bride, shall have en-
tered with her Bridegroom Lord into
the glorles of Messiah's Kingdom.
The Elect are the Seed Of Abraham
First of all. the natural seed were elect
ed, or chosen. of God to special privi
leges and opportunities under the Law
Covenant; while the remainder of the
world. called Gentiles, were allowed
for century after century to go down
to death without God, having no hope
In the world. There was a hope for
them. but they knew not of it, because
Gods time for revealing 1t to them had
not yet come. If the Jews told the out
siders that they would ultimately bless
all nations. the others laughed at such
q suggestion, feeling that they were as
competent to bless the world as were
the Jews.
This, indeed, was what the Babylo-
mans tried. Next after them came the
Modes and Persians; after them the
Grecians: and still later came the Ro-
mans. Each of these stamped their
ideas upon the world to the best Of
their ability. and gave their laws. Each
attempted to show how much more
competent than the others it was for
earthly rulership. But. alasl none Of
them ruled satisfactorily or brought In