Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-01-14

Hence, revolving from the thought OF
the Church's conqueing the world by
sword and flame, by thumbscrew and
rack and stake, the general mlscon-
Ception turned to an expectation Of
conquering the world by the Gospel
Message. This second mistake is not
so serious In some respects as the first
it does not involve horrible atrocities
in the name Of God and the Savior,
However, 1t is equally misleading as
respects the Truth. 1t sets aside the
Word Of God and substitutes the hu-
man theory that 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.
If the Church could convert the
world with the Gospel, 1t would be
very fine, But It is surely absurd to so
expect in the face of our experiences Of
the past century and Of the plain state
ments Of Gods Word to the contrary.
All see that the world Is not being con-
verted and that if Christianity cannot
convert the people at home, II would
be vain for her to expect to convert
the heather abroad II great religious
centers such as London, Rome and
Washington are 10 nearer to having
Gods will done in them as 1t Is done
In Heaven, what hope would there be
of better results In heathendom?
/ am not saying one word against
Foreign Missions. God forbid In pro.
portion as we are able to send the light
of Truth into more benighted 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 urge Is
that Christian people should come back
to the teaching Of the Bible. In order
to do this, each denomination should
throw away its creedal spectacles,
which have 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.
Thus doing all is plain. The shnd-
ows and mists Of darkness fee away.
We begin to realize and TO see that
the Elect Church are all that are be-
ing saved MS yet; and that they are
being chosen out Of the world for a
very special high Office in jointhelr'
ship with their Redcemer.
The non.elect are not consigned to
endless misery nor to purgatorlal tor
ture, but simply sleep, awaiting the
glorious awakening in the morning Of
the New Dispensaton-awaiting the
establishment Of Messiah's Kingdom
with power for their release from the
chains Of sin and the prison.house Of
the tomb. II this Message goes to the
heather Of the Orient, 1t will doubtless
deal with them as it has done with
the peoples Of the Occident-all will
receive enlightenment; a few will be
drawn to salntship and prepared un.
der the Lords providence for glory,
honor and Immortality with Jesus at
His Second Coming, by the glorious
Change Of the First Resurrection.
Let Us Connect Up Our Text.
In the Eighth Psalm we find the
Prophet expressing ama2ement at the
greatness Of the Creator as manifest
ed in nature, especially In the starry
armament, lie then expresses amaze
ment that so great a Being should
take heed to humanity in Its present
deplorable, fallen, sinful condition.
PropheticOlly he implies knowledge
of tie fact that God from the begin
ming purposed redemption for every
member Of the race.
The Prophet then answers his own
question as to what man Is, explain
Ing that as he Icrt the hand Of his
Creator he was crowned with glory and
honor, as an earthly image Of his Max
er, only little lower IN gradatlcn or
scale than the angels He was made
to have dominion over the earthly
works Of God The mtlmation Is that
Gods visiting Of humanity In due time
will mean the reclamation of the earth.
ly dominion ana It's human king from
sin ana death Nothing In the proph-
cCy goes into detail, because It was not
then due time for details 70 be revealed.
Centuries Later ST. Paul Commented.
st. Paul declares, "NOw Is our sal
walton nearer than when we first be-
lieycd." The greater nenrness should
make many features Of that salvation
much more conspicuous. Taking up
Daylds prophecy, he shows that It i'm.
plies human Restitution, the bringing
Of mankind back TO the Image aud like.
ness Of God and TO the full dominion
Of earth-the redemption fully Offset.
ting the curse. But" the Apostle pro.
cceds, i've see not yet all things put
under him" Glebrews 2:sD DO we
see anything? Has any star Of hope
arisen guaranteeing the coming bless
lngs? Yes. The Apostle declares, 1--WE
see Jesus, made little lower than
the angels, crowned with glory aud
honor"-Just as the lrst man was-and
this in order that He might suffer
denth-in order that lie might be the
Redeemer or Ransomcr OF the frst
man and his family, humanity,