New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-09
has given 10 the children Of men. n.
heavens and earth which will fee an.

/ In BlDle symDOlOHy the earth renro
/ sen,s established civilization: tho a..
! the restless, dissatisfied masses ~
4 humanity, ard the mountains. bunsa
| governments, kingdoms, which coma.
tute the backbone Of present social 4,
stitutions. The symbolic heavens rs,
resent spiritual influences Ecelesia,,y
cism, Churchianity. Thus interore,sd
our text declares that when Messi,t
assumes control Of the world, the :.
suit will be that the social system =,
to-day, az well ~ present day eecisqi.
asticism, will pass out Of existence
place will be found for them
Satan Now the Prince.
Some may ask, Whatever may bes,
Of the four thousand years before b.
coming Of Christ, may IL not be clsimed
that He has been reigDing ever .ince
His ascension 20 the right hand ~
God? We answer, n the Redeemer n
men has been reiRning as Esrth's Kim
for the past nineteen centuries. tbsrs
should be something in The Bible 70 a.
teach
On the contrary, The Masters o.,
words tell Us that Satan is the Prince
Of this Age; that Christ's Kingdom /.
not Of this world (Age); that he viii
come again and receive His follower
/ 20 Himself, that He went into a IA
country 20 receive title 20 Hi8 Kingdom
and 10 return 20 take possession Of II.
and that at His Second Coming he viii
be the great King Of Glory.
When we scan the pages Of history
during the past eighteen centuries. We
are convinced that Messiah has no,
been King To think Of Him as such
with the omnipotent power we accredit
20 Him would be % .He 20 Him with
responsibility for bloOay and atr0cious
prosecutions, for wars, faminos and
pestilences. Screly, no r.ght-mInded
person, after mature consideration. can
nationally accept the Theory that We
| have had Messiah's glorious Reign Tor
/ the blessing Of the whole world, the
uplifting Of humanity
No one can think that the Reign OF
/ the great Mediator Is in the past. We
must agree with our text that 10 IL In
the future; and that, when established.
its effect upon present Institutions
political, social, financial, religious
will be such that they will fee away.
From this standpoint alone there Is
| hope for the world.
Today we are living at The climax o.
/ civilization. Yet we behold more
clearly than ever before that the
deeuly-ingrained selhshness Of human
ity is blight upon all our blessings.
SelGshness is 10 be found everywhere.
Although a semblsnce Of righ eousness
ia insisted upon and vioiatOrs Of tina.
standard are styled criminals, never
theless il seems impossible 20 legis.
late equity, justice. Mems keen intel
lects ind opportunities for c.rcum7ent-
ing laws and committing theft. murder,
etc, without danger Of punishment
The Great White Throne Judgment.
Neither Jehovah Cod nor His Rep
resentative. Messiah, can in any sense
or degree be a party 20 injustice or
ineuuity. The fact that injustice has
beer permitted, that inequity has been
the rule for centuries, ls 20 be ac.
counted for by the fact that durinS
all this period the world has been IN.
der the reign Of Sin and Death.
The New Dispensation which Mes
siah's Kingdom will usher 10 is pie
tured in our text. II will be the world,
wide dominion of purity, Great White
Throne. No wonder we read that the
symbol.cal heavens and earth, repre-
senting the old order of thilgs-so'
cial, ecclesiastical--will vanish away
But let no one think for mo-
ment that ecclesiastical princes, nnann..
cial princes and political princes VIII
voluntarily acknowledge that the hour
has come for full surrender %
Messiah and 70 all the principles o.
His absolute righteousness. On me
contrary. these privileged members Oh
our race will be more and more drawn
together for mutual protection -fot
the preservation OF the special prN-
ieges which have come into their pos
session. Even now we see the propn'
ecv of the Second Psalm fulh-ing'
We are in the very time when tae
Lord. through the Prophet David, calls
the great ones OF earth 20 recognize
tho true situation Of our wonderful
dav-that the Day of Messiah has az.
rived: that He should be recognized
and His righteous principles o0eyeQ'
But no. The prophecy declares lAa'
we are in the day when the people,
the masses, viii have foolish magma
tions-when they Will think that oy
their own strength they can inaueera'e
a reign Of righteousness along lne INES
Of Socialism, or by anarchy Inc peo'
pie rust learn that their help Is ~
the Lord and not IN their own frali arm
On the other hand, the money knss'
earthly rulers and ecclesiastical princes
are taking counsel together ior me
preservation of present incQu.ues VI
the world. By which they are proht-
ING. The Lord declares that Dol ths
they are banding themselves against
Him and His newly-appointed hing
Messiah. For over d century human
liberty has been making progress, de'
spite every endeavor 70 restrain u
Earth's potentates perceive the rising
tide Of human intelligence and q Ge'
mands for equal rights. They perceive
that unless something be done 70
counteract this general movement me
snecial advantages Of the privileged
classes will disappear. Even now they
are taking counsel together how 70
break the restraints which the people
are putting upon them, and how 70 re-
inaugurate reign Of autocracy, suea
AS prevailed a century ago but upoA
a higher plane, controlled by Drgnte'
wits. holding under restraint more M
telligent masses.
BE Instructed, Ye Judges.
Would that the cultured and inaD-
entail princes Of earth could take tns
proper view Of the situation ana req,
ize the fallacy Of their counse.s' hs
impossibility OF avertiug the eres;,
changes which are upon as by rea reason ~ ~
the time having come fer Messiah 70
take unto Himself His great power ana
reign, Could the wise Of earth F .saa
the situation and fully submit them;;
selves to the Divine requirements ..
blessing it would be TO the ~orla Ian y
these princes would turn their a'tehi,
t"e'N Fl'. IL. .,,.s.nirc OF mower snd