The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-03-17


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 I'M
der present conditions is arranged
chiefly for our benefit-fOr the develop
ment in the minds of the Royal Priest
hood of the sacrificing qualities and the
graces of the Holy Spirit-meekness,
gentleness, patience. faith, long-suf-
fering, brotherly kindness, love.
workers Together With God"
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
it 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-
tives. The wisdom of man is foolish
ness with God. and the Wisdom OF
God is fOolishneSs 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 t.
the Word of God. that we may be
taught of God. that we may discern
the beauty, the harmony. of His plans
Il Corinthians 3:l9
1t is written that obedience is bet
ter than sacrifice and this being rec
OgniZed, how careful it should make
US to inquire what the will of the
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, for the
world of mankind-for the worlds de-
liverance 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 and 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 Man
in Christ'-the great Mediator of the
New Covenant, of whom Jesus is the
Head-the Church His Body
Converting the World.
When will the world be converted?
When will Christ ask for the heather?
When will the Father give them to
Him? How long. o Lord? The Scrip
tural answer, dear friends, is that it
has pleased the Father to select the
Jewel class during this Gospel Age
by means which the world would think
foolish-by means of the preaching of
the Good Tidings But His Program
for the future Age is different. There
are millions who have no ear to hear
the preaching of the Cross of Christ.
Il Corinthians 1:1Sl There are mil
lions who have no eye of faith to see
the glorious things of God. In fact.
according to the Scriptures. only Il
Little Flock. comparatively. can be
brought into accord with the Lord un
der the conditions of the present time
because sin abounds, because Death
reigns, because Satan, the Prince of
this world. now works anita gonistical-
ly in the hearts of the children of dis
obedience.
Hence it has pleased God to have ii
different method of dealing with the
world of mankind in general from that
which He has adopted in dealing with
the Church in this Age In the next
Age, force win be used and not merely
moral suasion. Force will be employ
ed in putting down the reign of evil
Satan will not merely be requested to
desist from deceiving the world. but
will be bound for thousand year,
and be unable to deceive the nayfons.
Likewise, mankind will no longer be
invited to accept Christ, and to give
their hearts in obedience to Hin. but
ON the contrary. they will be compelled
to be obedient. AS it is written, Unto
Him every knee shall bow and every
tongue confess. to the glory of God"
Offers of grace will no longer be held
out, with reward for faith attached:
instead, knowledge shall fill the whole
earth, as the waters cover the great
deep. philippians 2:10, II; Isaiah
11:9) AS Il result. no one shall then
say to his neighbor or to his brother.
Know thou the Lord. for they shall
all know Him. from the least unto the
greatest of them.-Jeremiah 31:34
Heather Fall Under Him.
Another Psalm describes Messiahs
triumph in the Millennial Age, saying,
"Gird Thy sword upon Thy thigh, o
Most Mighty, with Thy glory and Thy
majesty. And in Thy majesty ride
in the cause of Truth and
Weakness and Righteousness; and Thy
right hand shall teach Thee terrible
things. Thine arrows are sharp in the
heart of the Kings enemies; whereby
the people fall under Thee" psalm
$500 Instead of people here. read
heather, as in the original. and we
have picture of the conversion of the
heather as it will shortly be accom-
plished. We are not to suppose the
Lord will ride upon horse or that
literal arrows will literally pierce the
hearts of His enemies. We are to un-
derstand this picture to signify our
Lords triumphal conquering of the
world; and that the arrows Of Truth
which will go forth unto the whole
world, will reach the hearts of mon
and smite them down. Even so we
read that when St Peter preached at
PentecoSt that the jews had taken
and crucified the Son of God. the hear
ers We're "cut to the heart with the
ance of Truth Think God for ssch
arrows from the CULVER of Divine Wis
ION, Justice. Love. We rejoice that
he heather will thus be conquered
'or the Lord. and thus eventually
every knee bow and every tongue con
Tess.
The work of dealing with the heath
en-, with the world-with all except
the Church-will begin with the gen
grafton living at the time of the eS
adjustment of the Lords Kingdom
In due time it will proceed and will F!
ultimately include all that are in their