The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-03-21

| eN'S VI Tic anu thC L c
ligious proclivltes OF the human mind
has been seriously neglected. Would
that could impulse here in this col
lege city revival of Bible study, or
reverence for God and holy things, but
not a reverence for superstition. said
! the Pastor
"All Taught of God"
Speaking of the blessings OF the Mes
sianic period-the thousand years OF
Christ's reign-the Scriptures declare
chat the people shall all be taught OF
God. Messiah and the Church in glory
| will be the teachers OF the world or
mankind. In the scriptures this dou-
| BILE function OF the Church is set forth
In the promise that the Church shall he
kings and priests of God and Christ
and shall reign with Him Il thousand
! years.-Revelation 20:6
/ Kingdom they shall have. with
| full authority to rule the world. for
the good and uplifting OF the subjects
mankind. As priests they will not
merely be dignitaries and commanders.
pie. The double office finds its full
| filment in Jesus. the Head Of the
Church. and prOportiOnately in all the
members of His Body. The whole is
described as the MelchiZedek Priest
hood MelchiZedek was a priest upon
his throne-a reigning priest. 4 type or
Messiah, the anritypical Priesthood.
The success of that institution is
abundantly affirmed by the Bible. The
knowledge of God shall fill the whole
earth, until none will need to say to
his neighbor, Know thou the Lord: for
all shall know Me from the least Of
them 10 the greatest. saith the Lord.
! isaiah ll:9; jeremiah 81 :34l With
that knowledge will come the RESPONSE
bility-their trial for life everlasting or
death everlasting; for eternal Para
disc or eternal destruction. Meantime
they will no longer walk by faith. but
by sight: for the things promised will
then have come. Then mankind shall
see ont of the obscurity. and realize the
truthfulness of Gods promises, when
in process OF accomplishment.
Some Taught Of God Now.
The Bible tells us that some are
taught of God in advance OF the world
"A special class. under private tuition.
as it were. These are called a Little
Flock. We are distinctly told that
they are constituted chiefly Of the
poor-not many great, not many wise
not many rich. not many learned are
pupils in this class. receiving this spe
cial Instruction.. In order to enter this
class for special, advanced instruction
in the Wisdom from Above, two par
ticular matters are requisite: "a The
pupils must be introduced, recommend
ed, and all their course guaranteed by
One who stands as their Advocate
! Jesus. 60 They must make Il complete
surrender Of themselves to God, prom
Using that as they learn the Wisdom
from Above they will use it in har-
mony with the Divine will.
This class. beginning with the Apos-
ties, has been in process OF develop
ment for nearly nineteen centuries and
is almost completed. we believe Who
ever would still join this class should
make haste to be enrolled-to have his
name written in the Lambs Book OF
Life.-ReVelation 80; 2l:27
This might be termed Il special nor
NAL School; for the graduates of this
School are to be the instructors of the
world Of mankind i'm the next Age--the
Royal Priesthood. But in addition to
the privilege they will have in giving
the world The Wisdom from Above,
the noblest science and best instruc-
tion," they will receive qualification
for that work by change of nature
Flesh and blood cannot inherit the
Kingdom Of Cod: hence these must
all be changed by the power of the
I First Resurrection. Their change is
represented by the Apostle when he
says, speaking OF the First Resurrec-
ton class, ''lt is sown in dishonOr; it
is raised in glory: it is sown in weak.
ness: it is raised in power; it is sown
a natural body: it is raised spiritual
body Corinthians 15:43. A.
OuT I1l9H IdhiH8.
The great honor to be conferred upon
the Church - namely, joint-heirship
with the Redeemer i'm His Kingdom
and glory-is the Bibles explanation
of the Church's special trials. TO test
our loyalty. our love, our zeal for God
and for righteousness, the way. to glory
now is permitted to be narrow one.
The lessons which the Church must
learn are to be learned under circum-
stances Of greater difficulty than the
world will experience in its trial. The
world will be required to prove obedi-
ence merely by abstaining from every
thing that is wrong. sinful. contrary to
Gods will. The Church is required to
do all that and more-tO sacrifice earth
!y interests-everything-in the service
of God and His cause.
This is the same lesson Jesus, the
Master Himself, learned. AS we read.
"Yet learned He obedience by the
things which He suffered: and being
made perfect He became the Author OF
eternal salvation to all those who obey
Him"-to all followers in His foot
steps. whom He graciously assists by
the way and encourages with His
promises and providences.-Hebre
2:10; So o.
The Bible shows us that at the end
OF this Age some Of the Church will
pass DeyOnd the veil TO SlOry honor