River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-12-10

development, to life everlasting in the
Paradise of God?
We see the difficulty of such; and it
cries aloud to those of US who have
learned the way of the Lord more
all the world who are not completely
blinded by the Adversary see the true
character of our God and of the Son
of God. to let them see the Scriptural
presentation of the love, the mercy
and the abundant provision arranged
for in the Divine Purpose.
What the world needs is to get over
its fright respecting the Lord and the
future, and to see the Love of God and
His gracious provision in Christ. This
alone will win the heart, in the proper
sense of the word. Fear may bring
torment. but only the Truth can sane
tify and happify-fulfil our Redeem
er's prayer, ''Sanctify them through
Thy Truth: Thy Word is Truth"
The fright that is upon the world
came from the Dark Ages and is ech-
oed by all the creeds of orthodoxy,
breeding in the hearts of men distrust
hatred of God and of the Bible. which
is falsely accredited with being the
fountain from which have been drawn
these brackish waters of tradition rep
resented by the creeds. 1t is time that
every true Christian should take his
stand for the right, the Truth. for the
Word of God. for the exposition of the
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Almighty Character, which have be-
numbed the zeal of the saints. and
which have repealed the weary and
heavy-laden as they looked for relief
and balm in the direction of their
Creator
Is it not time that all ministers of
the Gospel announced and manifested
their freedom from the creedal mis-
statements of the Divine character and
purpose. which in their hearts they
have rejected long ago? 1t is well
that all such should lift up their voice
like trumpet. and give no uncertain
sound to the masses of the grooming
creation. who are awakening and are
hungering and thirsting for the Bread
and the Water of Life, which alone
can satisfy their longings.
Bible Study the Great Need.
This is the Message which we bear
to the troubled and discouraged ones
Until they have time to take up with
us a thorough study Of the Scriptures
and demonstrate the fact to them
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it that the Justice, Wisdom, Love and
Power of God are all enlisted on behalf
of Adam and his race-tO save us from
our sins and from the dead and dying
condition in which we find ourselves.
mentally, morally and physically. Nor
should it be very difficult to exercise
this degree of faith. The Scriptures
declare, HE that cOmeth unto God
must believe that He is. and that He is
ReWarder of them that diligently
seek Him." Hebrews 1862 This in
wolves faith in the Justice of God
that, having invited US, He will not
spurn us when we respond to His call.
Moreover. it should appeal to every
reasonable mind that God should be
just and loving towards all. The
thought of an angry, vindict1ve. tor
ture-loving Creator should be rejected
instantly by every rational mind as be-
ing ungodlike, demoniacal. No doubt
this would have been SO had it not
been that the miscOnception on the
subject which the Apostle calls the
doctrines Of devils" was imposed
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childhood. and often by those whom
we properly loved and whose piety we
reverenced, but who were themselves
deceived
1t is high time that more reverential,
more loving, theological views were
seen by all mankind. 1t is the lack of
this true theology that is driving many
away from the Lord and His Word
into vain PHILOSOPHERS and science
falsely so-calIed" Higher Criticism,
! Christian Science. Evolution. TheOso
ply, etc. etc--1 Timothy 600
The world has discovered that the
bonds of ignorance and superstition
have been holding it for centuries, and
that it's eyes of understanding have so
| long Doon cOVoEeQ lI1dl HOW IuOy UIluh
in the dazzling light of the dawning
Millennial Day. AT one bound the SO
called scientific world has left Gods
Word and leaped into a refined agnos
ticism. which processes faith not pos
sessed The middle and the lower
classes are ever ready to follow their
| leaders; this means. very shortly
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what the Scriptures predict-"a Time
| of Trouble such as was not since there
was nation" IA social. religious, finan-
cial, political Overwhelmingly.
Where Judgment Begins.
Thank God for the assurances of His
Word that the spasm will be brief
one. "A short work will the Lord
make with the earth" Everything has
been prepared for the esta blishment
of the Millennial Kingdom upon the
ruins Of present systems. 1t is folly
to think of holding the people back