The Washington times., 1914-12-28


I(pASI0R RIlSSElDl All resolutions
against sin and in .
favor of righteous thinking and living
are commcndable and helpful. But 1
recommend a comprehensive resolution:
namely, TO get right with God through
His appointed Channel, the LORD Jesus
Christ. and through the instructions OF
His Word. the Bible. While progress
ing in the knowledge of the Truth ana
in the SPORT of it, the individual VIII
be abiding in Gods Love-''under the
shadow of the Almighty"
But this implies faith In God, falth IN
Christ, faith in the Bible, and the stuoy
of il, SO as to get fully into alignment
with the Divine purposes and away
from the perverting influences OF the
creeds. While every creed may pe sald
TO contain some elements of truth,
nevertheless these are so horribly mixed
with errors in such poisonous comblna-
ton that il is a wonder We did not all
follow blind leaders into the ditch OF
infidelity long ago.
From the Divine standpoint the SIX
thousand years from Adams day unti
of a great Week. whose Seventh Day,
or Sabbath, of a thousand years is
the Dav of Christ" the last Day,
1.-THE Day of Judgment or trial Tor
the World-the Day in which every
knee shall bow and every tongue con-
fess. TO the glory of Cod and in
which the righteous shall flourish
and evil-doers shall be cut on IN the
Second Death.
In the Divinely arranged custom OF
the Jews the new day begins at sun
SET Thus we are in the evening. or
beginning, of the great Seventh Day OF
the Divine Week-the Day throughout
which Messiah's glorious Kingdom
will reign from sea to sea and from
the river to the ends of the earth,
az-arx-thiner contrary to
the Divine standards, and uplifting the
world of mankind (bought with the
precious blood at Calvary from SIN
degradation and the tomb-step by step
TO human perfection IN worlq I,'.iSle
Eden. The unwilling. resisting DIVINE
favors and privileges, shall be de-
stroyed in the Second Death.
Wearied Children Fall Asleep.
six DAYS shalt thou labor and do
all thy work; but the Seventh is the
Sabbath Of the Lord thy God: in It
thou shalt not do any work. Whoever
reads carefully, intelligently the pages
Of history must be struck with the en-
ergy which has been manifested by our
race. The pyramids, the ruins OF an
Gent cities and clvilization-all tell US
of humanity's ceaseless struSGle
against the adverse conditions pre-
vailing in the earth, including the strife
I
few. a noble fight against further deg
Well does the Prophet express the
truth of our observation, SAYING, W c
have not wrought any oeitverance IN
the earth" isaiah GS:lSD y few have
gained fabulous riches name or lame,
place or power: but the majority have
gone down to the tomb. slain by the
great associated nonarchs whom the
| Bible declares are now reign1ns-Sln
| and Death.
The lessons learned by Adams wearied
children will not he lost. however. The
greater mellowness o. heart and the
broader views Of the majority OF those
who have fallen asleep in death after
! battling for even fifty years suggest
| that our race as 2 whole might do bet
| ter work in q second century than in
| tbe frst Moreover. the Scriptures in
| dicate that the great drama OF SIN SET
! ishuess and passion being enacted q!
| humanity is furnishing 10 alsSilc ho 1S.,
I n lesson respecting the exceeding sin
| f,llness Of sirl--lts downward tendency,
| its bitter fruit. and the hopelessness
| az escape therefrom except 10y Divine
| assistance.
Humanity's Next Lesson.
Tao forbidden fruit OF Eden was from
tbe tree Of the knowledge of good and
| evil Doubtless ,hc Creator would event
| uallv have given our hrSt parents q
/ fun knowledge or both Boou ana CYL
| and merely forbade them an immediate
! Jung, into knowledge 10 their own dis
! advantagc. Craving EuowledT" before
| lie due time Mother I've dIsobeHcd nor
| Make. and euticcd her husband also
/ into dieobcdiencc. The result has been
! tI,at thev and their race haN" been
| nrrciui,ated into lessons respecting cyil
| first. with the knowledge OF good 10
The holy angels. WHO have never
trarsgressed the Divine Law. have con
! tiniiallv the lesson Of Eood-an appre-
! cation oe the Divine character: the
principles Of Righteousness, etc. Iheir
lesson IN respect to evil they are gam
! ing by observation instead OF ny eN-
! ucricnCc-tnc way recommended 70 our
( Grst parents 10. the Creator, but IN
/ their ignorance rejected.
! COD for.knew that His human chill
arcn would under the influence OF
teu.rtstiou fall into sin. and would
therefore experience its penalty OF
sorrow and death. while fo- So thouS-
and Years His ey" has plticd ms poor
creatures nevertheless Pc mas allowed
I rIis great Plan Of tnc Ages TO move
sIony slowly TO a grand climaN-the
plan proposed in himself from before
the foundation Of the world.
That climai in human aifaiIs. we be
ueve. is AT hand. The Blk thousand
years OF the reign Of Sin and Death
arr. ending with q terrible Time or
| Trouble, which not improperly might
be termed the natural result or human
! sclfshncss fsinb operating under the
/ influence OF the great prime pies of the
| New Dispensatiou. now being ushered
in. Selfshncss. as represented in the
accumulated financial power. and en-
crgy called trusts and combines. IS
sDout to come into conflict with self
| ishnsss ISM represented il the COM
Inning forces Of humauity-lahor
unions. etc.
! 'Tne head-ou collision which thinking
,eopIr foresee and which the Scriptures
| graphically portray, win give society an
ea!thoUako shocl.. More tHdn fhis. tie
t.raDlic picture is that OF . worldwide
1 Condemnation which will involve the
heavens, on ecclesiastical powers, as
we'll Is the earth. a. social system. and
the mountains. or kingdoms II the
word. This awful shock. which God s
peOple are warned 20 avoid. 50 Car as
possible. by following peace and oenev-
olence, will merely prepare the way for
fIe glorious blessings Of the great