Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-15

nor was 1t made by those who recog-
nized worldly principles, but that It
was merely social arrangement
whereby the Church at Jerusalem
sought to deal with Its members as
one family. The project was not sue
cessful; 1t did not persist; 1t did not
have Apostolic commendation to other
ecclesias. The conclusion, therefore,
Is that the arrangement was Divinely
permitted In order to show the Lords
people throughout this Gospel Age the
lmpracticablllty Of such an arrange
ment at the present time.
The Gospel Of Error.
Christian Socialists would probably
tell us, said the Pastor, that Socialists
are crying out that they do not find
Heavenly hopes satisfactory; that they
desire earthly hopes, riches and com
forts, and intend to have these; and
that what the people desire is what the
pulpit must supply. They add the lntl-
nation that unless the people get what
they wish, the influence Of religion will
wane and ministers will become back
numbers, whom no one will care to
hear, much less 10 heed. His reply
was that this Is I'll very true. But the
difficulty, he clslmed, is that the Cos
pei Message Is not properly presented
to the people. The Message which our
Lord and His Apostles taught Is a
consistent one; whereas the message
from the majority Of pulpits today Is
inconsistent.
The people are told, by both Cath.
ollcs and Protestants, that there is a
Heaven for the sanity who, before
dying, shall become firmly established
In the graces Of the Holy Spirit; but
that with the masses 1t Is different.
These are told by Catholics that after
death centuries Of torment await them
In Purgatory, and by Protestants that
they will have an eternity of torment
without hope Of release. Then both
Catholics and Protestants unite In tell
ing the poor world that such an ar
rangement Is the provision Of just
and loving God, for which they should
be deeply thankful; and additionally,
that the troubles Of this present life
are partial penances for sin.
Tho Gospel of Christ.
Then the Pastor turned from the
false conceptions of the Dark Ages to
the Gospel presented by our Lord and
His Apostles. The Truth Is so much
more reasonable, so much more just,
loving and wise, he declared, that who
ever hears 1t experiences satisfaction
which error can never produce. He
declared that the Scriptures clearly
teach that ours Is convict race, con
demned to death because of Father Ad-
ans disobedience; for as his children
we have inherited q share in his death
sentence-not In an eternal torment
sentence. He reminded his audience
that the Bible tells that Satan, who
misled our first parents by misrepre-
senting God and His Word, has con-
tinued to misrepresent the Creator to
mankind; and that 1t Is the Adversary
who Is responsible for the doctrines
of devils" Il Timothy Al respecting
the torture Of the dead, who, the Scrip
lures declare, "know not anything
Ecclesiastes 9;5,
The speaker then pointed out that
the Scriptures tell us that God, seeing
that many Of our race, dying because
Of Adams dlsobedlence, would gladly
return to fellowship with their Creator
and be recovered from sin and death
conditions, has made provision for
them. Our Lord Jesus by His death
has purchased the lives and liberties of
Adam and his entire race.
1t was next shown why the Messi-
anic Kingdom was not set up immedi-
ately after our Lords ascension. Scrip
lures were cited to demonstrate that
before the Kingdom is established
amongst men the Kingdom class must
first be found-the Little Flock, to
whom It Is the Fathers good pleasure
to give the Kingdom, as Jesus declar-
ed This class Is to be composed OF
the sanity few who form positive char
acters for righteousness by faithfully
following in the footsteps of their Re
deemer. The Kingdom will not be es-
tabllshed until this class is completed
I f1,n
1.-THE Desire Of All Nations
In conclusion, the Pastor called at
tention to the prophecy which declares
that the desire of all peoples shall
come, and expressed his belief that all
the world would desire the coming Of
/ the glorious Messianic Kingdom If
they only knew about 1t. All minis
ters of God should hold up before the
people the glorious Gospel Of Christ.
This will bring joy and peace to all
hearts. Notwithstanding the incidental
trials, difficulties and weaknesses of
this present time of distress. Social
| ism, he believes, stirs up the minds of
men to dissatisfaction, worry, fear,
strife and is leading them on into the
great time of anarchistic trouble. The
Gospel Message, on the contrary, is
helpful. comforting. sustaining.
So then, the work of Christian min
listers, as Divinely appointed, is to let
the world alone to be dealt with in
Gods due time, and to comfort, sus-
tain and instruct merely those whom
they find to have the hearing ear of
faith. These are to know the Truth,
and the Truth will make them free