Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-09-19

He said, 81 was hungry, and We gave
Me meat; was thirsty. and We gave
Me drink; was a stranger, and We
took Me in; naked. and We clothed Me;
was sick, and We visited Me; | was in
prison, and We came unto Me-" The
goat class, He declared had failed TO
meet these tests.
Both sheep and goats claimed to have
no knowledge Of such experiences. But
the answer was, lnasmuch rs We did IL
unto one of the least of these, My
brethren, or did it not unto them, We
did it, or did it not, unto Me.
Tho Resurrection of the World.
Then the Pastor explained who these
are respecting whom there will be
test upon the sheep class and the goat
class, and how it is that there will be
sickness, poverty, hunger and prisons
during the Messianic Kingdom. With
the establishment of the Kingdom oil
who come into harmony with it will
have the great privilege OF doing some
thing to help others. The world Is
blind and starved now, for want of
spiritual food and the amounting eye
salve Of Truth. While the Milennial
blessings will he showered upon those
who accept the Lords terms, there will,
be others who will need assistance.
Those who have the Spirit OF God. the
spirit Of love, will be glad to carry the
Heavenly Message of reconciliation to
all humanity, glad to apply the eve
salve to the blind, glad to unstop the
ears of the deaf, glad to help the sin
sick back into harmony with God, glad
TO help them to cover their nakedness
with Christs merit.
Those who take pleasure In this work
will thereby demonstrate that they have
Gods Spirit and are co-laborers with
Him. All these will be the sheep But
those who are careless respecting their
Vow, and merely enjoy the Alillennial
blessings themselves, will be of the
goat class aud will thus mark Them
selves as goats. Correspondence they
will be out of favor with the King Of
NlhSSs lllNll uNSt
The Prison House of Death.
The prison referred TO in the parable
is undoubtedly the great prison house
of death, into which approximately
twenty thousand millions already have
gone. All these are to come forth. not
all at once, but every man in his own
order" as the Scriptures declare. Only
the Church will be in the First Resur.
rectiOn. During the Millennium the
awakening from the sleep of death
will. we believe, come about by Divine
Power, of course, but in answer to
prayer. Each family circle. as it can
prepare for another and another mem.
Der, will be glad to do so, and will
make request for his return. Thus the
race will come out of the prison house
in reverse order to that in which they
entered, and will be acquainted with
their friends and relatives. who will
have prepared for them and will iden.
tify them.
While the blessing of the Lord will
provide an abundance for all. never.
theless we may safely assume that the
provision will be in the hands Of their
fellows. 1t will be the sheep that will
be especially interested in those in the
great prison-house of death. and why
will be praying for them and prepar
ing for them. BY so engaging Their
time and energy these sheen will be
manlfeSting purpose. a will. In har
mony with that of the Creator. God
has willed that all in the graves shall
come forth at the command of the Inrt
! Jesus; and those in harmony with Coz
aud Christ will be co-laborers With Coo
In accomplishing the work for whicl
Christ died Whoever is not interested
:. in that work viii be lacking in Godt
: Spirit; and this Is exactly what /.
;. charged against the goat class.
5 The King, having redeemed the worl,
p of mankind and having provided TO
II the resurrection OF all the redeemed
e counts them as in certain sense rep
IT resenting Himself, as He SAYS In ia,
g parable. His reproot to the goat clas
" indicates that they We're not really in
l. terested In the things Of God. Thei
5. interest was merely a selfish one. The,
n had more or less Of The spirit of selfish
,e ness, which Is the spirit OF Satan.
"a The Lords provision. as the Apostl
Is points out. Is. The gift OF God rs etel
nal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
N but the wages OF sin Is death.r-Rs