Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-29

s-NN'f"A J'NE'hNhts's sN'NANAe hNiu
e as they will he, will be manifestation,
: OF the Love Of God and OF Christ. By
the consuming of the dross in the fire
Of that tribulation. mankind will be
; blessed, transformed. uplifted. devel
opcd This flaming fire in which
Christ and His Church. Gods Kingdom
In glory. will be revealed to mankind
is elsewhere in the Bible spoken of as
the fire of Gods anger. OF it we read
that the proud and all that do wickedly
will be as stubble. aud that the fire Of
that time will consume them. root ami
branch. The hope, of course, is that as
they realize the changed conditions
they will drop their pride and their
wickedness, and turn unto the Lord
He viii send the flaming fire of iudg
ments for the very purpose Of consum.
lns the worlds impurities, and thus OF
blessing and purifying all who will
learn TO love righteousness.
When Christ viii Come.
Again we were misled by our creeds
IN respect to the time Of Christ's Sec.
ond Coming. Some of us declared thar
lie already had come the second time
aud that His Kingdom was set up long
ago. Our Catholic friends claim that
tue establishment of the Kingdom took
place in the year 500, under POPE Leo
ILL., and that the thousand years of
CHESTS Reign are in the past We
sincerely hope that they are in error;
Ior. II that theory be correct. Christ's
Kingdom has accomplished far less for
the world than the Bible statement
would lead Us to expect. ProtestantS
have also held that Christ's Kingdom
mas been established, that His Reign
began centuries ago; that the Church
OF England has been relgnlng, also the
church of Germany, the Church of
sweden and the Church OF RUSSIA
each claiming authority in the earth /
Inc majority of Christian people are
much confused, bewildered: bur Bible
students are Of late getting a better
rocns upon this subject. They arc
seeing that, according TO the Bible. we
should still pray, "rhy Kingdom come:
my will be done on earth, as II is done
n Heaven" that we should still wish
Ior the Son of God from Heaven. and
mat We should still remember St
Peters words respecting the Times Of
restitution, blessing and favor. which
VIII come to the world at the Second
ADVENT OF Christ-Acts 3:l0.21.
Admitting that those who interpret
he prophecies to teach that NO oro
low living In the time OF the Second
Ndvent Of Christ are not infallible in
nelr Interpretation, we must, neyerthe.
ess' concede that there are signs olI
oout US today which closely tallv
'lth what the Bible tells us Respecting
ne condition of things which will oh.
ain at Christ's Second Coming. LOT
5 note some of these: st. Paul told
Tue END or the Age (also st. Peter
nat 1t would be marked by form Of
iodllness but lack the power: tbot n
Qua De marked by disobedience TO
'rehts' by readiness, by high-minded-
ess, Dy love OF pleasure, by unre.
'Dllity' q Timothy 3:1-5.) Surely wn
'e on every hand what answers woII
these Apostolic prophecies of tho
osihS time of this Age and the dawn. =
g of the New Age.
on the other hand, we bovo
ophecies which tell us of glorious
cssings que to come to the world in
nJuhctlon with MeSsiah's Second Al.
ht' Hearken to the Lords Word
the prophecy OF Daniel. We read
Ut IN the Time Of the End tof the
osent order of things-in the fine of
dawnlnS OF the new order NJ y
IngS % MANY shall run to and
: ~ knowledge shall be in.
"Seu' CO The wise shall under.
nu' az There shall be time ~
uo'e such as never was since there
s nation"
IRE we not at the time when the
ole world is ON the move ss navar
ore In the past? Steamboats,. steam
electric railways. etc., are only n
Jury old and are only reaching their
lax OF efficiency. 1t would seem No
ugh God had prospered human In
'sehce along these lines Just at the
or'une moment to bring In the run.
10 ana fro at the appropriate fine
the end of this Age.
ow about the increase OF know,
- IS IL not true that greater IN.
Use mas been made In k,nwIadra
nln the past fifty years than ever I'm
lrea Not only is this knowledea
mphned In tunnels, bridges bnIId -.
!. nacnlnery, electric lighting and
err and In every conceivable devIca IN
human comfort, but.it is esnacio,,r
Sed In human education Within
p'st 'hirty years free schools ven
puisory education, have seeminSlv
'oreed upon the people OF every
, .',. as .housh to fulhll this prophecy
o"iedge shall be Increased
nat about the statement tbot ,ho
sna'' understand? Many are nor
Ell by these things and wondor,na
e deserting the Bible aud lockinc
tuition theories. only to find them
se The wise are those who hold
70 70 Inc Word OF God, and in its In
sing light see new beauties Tho
satisfactory y explanation OF the =
! IN which We are living IN thar -