Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-03-10

the intent that so many as possible
may ultimately be entirely recovered
from death conditions and brought
into full accord with God in Christ.
But those who demonstrate their un-
willingness to come into heart sympa-
thy with righteousness will be utter
ly destroyed from amongst the people.
Acts 3;23; 2 Peter 2;12.
The More Excellent Way.
So, then. our Lords reason for not
asking sooner for the heather as His
inheritance and the remotest parts OF
the earth as His possession, was that
he knew the Fathers Plan to be a
different one, the more excellent way;
and He delighted to do the Fathers
will And SO with all the followers Of
Christ. AS soon as they ascertain the
Fathers glorious Plan of Salvation,
they find 1t to be soul-satisfying. and
greatly prefer 1t to any plan Of their
own. Undeveloped Christians, whom
the Apostle designates "babes" In
Christ, are the ones who are continual.
ly praying to the Heavenly Father for
change Of the Divine Program, i'm
agining that their wisdom and their
love In respect to the heather are su-
perior to those of the Infinite Creator.
Nearly all Christian people have had
their experience with such ignorance;
and we are glad to suppose that the
Heavenly Father laid not the sin of such
presumption to our charge. but rather.
alphabetically appreciated our inter
est In the heather. although He must
have deprecated our lack of reverence.
our readiness, our highminded as
sumption Of more than infinite wis
DOM
We are not saying word against
mlssions-home or foreign. Quite to
the contrary. we believe that every
Christian should labor with heart and
hand to do all in his power to glorify
the Father and the Redeemer. and to
enlighten his fellow-men respecting the
Cross of Christ, and the blessings
which It secures. But while willingly,
gladly serving the Divine Cause, Fin
slant In season and out of season." we
should learn to labor and to wait"
We should learn that the laboring un-
der present conditions is arranged
chiefly for our bene6t--for the develop
ment In the minds Of the Royal Priest
hood Of the sacrificing qualities and the
graces OF the Holy spirit-meeknes
gentleness, patience, faith, long-suf-
ferlng, brotherly kindness, love.
workers Together With God.v
Let US be sure, dear friends, that any
theory Of ours respecting the heather,
Or any other feature Of the Divine
Program, which IN any degree implies
superior wisdom, superior energy or
superior love on our part, as compared
with that Of our Heavenly Father and
our Redeemer must be wrong. The
sooner we learn to pray from the
heart, "Thy will be DONE" the better
1t will be for us, the more shall we be
able to get into harmony with our
Lord, and the more shall we be used
as His ambassadors and representa-
tlyes, The wisdom Of man is foolish.
ness with God. and the Wisdom OF
God is foollshness with man, Hence
we must not take the human stand
point In investigating or reasoning
upon the Divine purposes and Pro
gram Rather, we must go direct to
the Word Of God, that we may be
taught Of God that we may discern
the beauty the harmony, Of His plans,
Il Corinthians $40.
II is written that obedience is bet.
ter than sacrifice; and this being rec
ognlzed, how careful II should make
US to inquire what the will of the
Lord Is; 10 search the Scriptures, that
we may there ascertain the Divine
Program. and be found In harmony
herewith, There we find that the
Lords present work Is the completing
OF the Royal Priesthood, the Royal
Judge, the Royal Prophet, the Royal
Mediator, the Great King, Tor the
world OF manklnd-for the worlds de.
llyerunco from the bondage OF Sin and
Death, and their assistance back to
harmony with God. Thus seeing, we
shall have patience IN respect TO the
heather, and strive now to make our
own calling and election sure aud TO
lay down our lives for the brethren
In assisting TO build them up In the
most holy faith, until we all come to
the measure OF the stature OF a Man
In Christ"-the great Mediator Of the
New Covenant of whom Jesus ls the
Head--the Church His Body.
Converting tho World,
When will the world be converted4
When will Christ ask for the heathen9
When viii the Father give them ta
Himy How long, o Iordl The Scrip
ural answer, dear friends, Ia that Il
has pleased the Father to select the
Jewel" class during this Gospel Aga
by means which the world would thiAk
foollsh-by means Of the preaching %
the Good Tldlngs, but His program
for the future Age Is different, Thepa
are millions who haye no ear TO hear
the preaching OF the Cross Of Christ.
n Corinthians liS, There are mil,
lions who have no eve VI faith TO soa
the glorious things VI God. In fact
according TO the Scriptures. only Z
Little Flock comparatively, can b
brought into accord with the Lord uHr
der the conditions of the present timN
because sin abounds because Death
rclgns. because Satan. the Prince oe