New-York tribune., 1914-11-23

learned IN the trouble will Be a i,-..
one; and the blessed opportpni,s.
Messiah's Kingdom, which will \.
upon the ashes Of present ins,i,,,ss
viii bring everlasting life and isH
all the willing and obedien, ."
Those who see The war IT, A..
viewpoint may indeed in evs,..i ,s- nii
give thanks, rejoicing that the 1s
Of Sin and Death will soon be s%rS.n %
rejoicing that Satan will soon BE- 49,,
for a thousand yearsi rejoicing a.,
Gods Kingdom viii soon come. asA ~
will be done on earth. even
Heaven, rejoicing that soon Tho Lr,.@
edge Of the true character Of Cod -
be universal, rejoicing that tbs, =
the light Of that KNOWLEDGE. asy,a,. -
knee shall bow and every tongue a..
fess, 20 the glory Of God"! rsiei,'..
still further, that any who under II
those favorable conditions viii rtss..
% make fr fIrrc13e~ ~ the r,,I
will be mercifully cut OF from M /,
the Second Deathi
During Mess.ahs Reign OF piv,..
eousncsg, All nat Ons viii be ins,rsa.
ed, enlightaned blessed. Chris.'s rs,,
will then be applied on behalf Of b.
billions who hove gone down into n,
Triso1-hou.c o. death cheol. HaSss
he grave. The Church viii constits.,
the First Resulrccton All sharing !,
10 will attain iife on the spirit para
Later, during the Millennium, n,
world will return from the tori
every man IN his own order" M,
resurrection processes Will eon,iss,
with them, in order that The Willing
and obedient may rise gradually ,oTari
perfection and finally attain It. Nssn.
time the earth wIli be rejuyenated Ul
become the promised Paradise restored.
"Giye Thanks, for lie Is Good"
Looking down into the future, lie
Psalm.st exciaims. 80 give thanks
unto he Lord; for He is good! for Hs
mercy endureth forever." Il is Gods
mercy toward US that constitutes tie
ground for thanksgiving Il is the
that praise must come from Thankful
hearts; and that 20 be properly thank.
ful one must sec more than Is nov
visible to those who have not the eye
Of faith and The Divine revelation Of
things 70 come. But these very oppoT-
tunities the Lords consecrated ones
possess As il is written, blessed are
your eyes. for they see; and your ears,
for they hear" But 90 the extent that
any see and hear Of the grace Of God
he has responsibility. To possess the
knowledge Of God and 20 disdain !, is
to receive the grace Of God IN vain.
Gods people not only give thanks
for future blessings received nov ty
faith. but additionally they apprecia.s
blessings granted them In the pressT.
life, and give thanks for these. The
first Of these is the knowledge of Gods
goodness IN releasing Us by faith non
sin and its penalty, so that wiihosl
waiting for ac-ualities we can nov Fe.
ioice I'm the mercy which has justified
Us through the blood Of Christ All
Other hlossir-s rest uno1 this one and
all Thanksgiving should properly h-
c'ude thanks for our justification oy
faith.
After our justification we were in-
Quoted into a still further grace OF
OF becoming members
of the Body Of Christ. Through se-
certation of this privilege we gain tue
opportunity Of a change Of nature
from human 10 Divine ~ Peter l:i,'
Our human nature justified, cleansed'
made acceptable 90 God as q saerlhes
through the merit Of Christ, will be re-
placed by q spirit nature and gloT'
honor and immortality, joint-heirshlp
with our Lord and Head, If we iaih'
fully make our sacrifice Romans lZ;l.
What cause we have for thanksgiving,
What shall We render unto the LoId
for all His benefits toward Us? 80.
The heart that has come into iai'h,
union and communion with the LoFa
learns something more every day re-
spccting The Heavenly Fathers LOVING
care for His children, and each ifesa
item of knowledge is a new well-spIins
of pleasure. He satisdeth the lonslns
soul BLESSED are they that hunger
and thirst after righteousness, ior nsy
shall be filed" These are the exPe,
riences Of those ripe Christians calisa ,
upon by the Apostle TO thank Goe ~.
everything and 20 know that tnis =
the will Of God in respect 70 al wn' 'I
are members Of the Body OF Chr''A