The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-08-25

looking down from the court OF all
courts and a faithful record ls kent
of everything we dc. and all the evil
we have done will stand against us
unless we repent and forsake every
| sin.
Not every one who saith Lord.
lord" shall enter into the kingdom of
heaven, but only those who do the viii
of God will pass the last milestone
OF earthly sorrow and woe to enter
that city where the thought Of sin can
not enter.
Why AdVentists keep the Seventh Day
The first reason is found in the
fourth commandment Remember
the Sabbath day to keep II holy, six
days shalt thou labor and do all thy
work, but the seventh day is the Sab
bath Of the Lord thy God, and in 1t
thou shalt not do any work. declared
DR.. II. M. Jump, of Toledo, in his
discourse Sunday afternoon.
The Son of man was said to be Lord
OF the Sabbath, and that He being the
creator (Eph. 3:9) necessarily made
this institution in the beginning and
in harmony with the unchanging law
OF heaven, kept the same Sabbath
while on earth, and that the Bible Is
in harmony with itself according to
the views of the Doctor.
The position was also taken that
since Christ shed his blood on Friday.
II any day should be honored, this day
should be selected rather than the
day the Saviour rose from the dead.
When the women came to the tomb
of Christ very early on the first day of
the week, Mark tells us that the Sab
bath was already past and Luke SAYS
the women had rested the day before
according to the Commandment.
The evidence in the Old and New
Testament was said to favor the
seventh rather than the first day for
the divine rest day. 1t is evident that
change has taken place. but since
the Prophets and Apostles are silent
concerning it, it seems to be evident
that the change must have come after
the divine record was compiled, and
that 1t came by the will of man rather
than by the will of God. Hence
Seventh Day Adventists feel duly
bound to observe the Seventh Day.
Evidences that show the End Near
The Psalmist David declared that
he would be satisfied when he should
awake in the likeness of his Lord, and
Job exclaimed that he knew that bis
Redeemer lived and thai he should
stand at the latter day upon the
earth, was the opinion expressed by
Elder N. S. Ashton at the last sery-
ice of the Seventh Day Adventist
Camp-meeting at Academia
Since the Lord has always warned
his people of impending destruction,
it is reasonable to expect definite
warning before the Lord shall appear
the second time without sin unto sal.
vation, and according to the testi-
signs in the heavens and earth would
be in evidence before that great and
terrible day of the Lord come.
False, Christs and false prophets
shall appear to deceive the elect and
if possible to divert them from the.
right way.
Wars and rumors of wars-another.
significant sign is more apparent now
than ever in the history of the world.
MANY shall run to and fro and
knowledge shall be increased" is a
sign given by Daniel the prophet.
There was never a time since the
world began that men are running to
and fro as they are today. The past.
fifty years have brought out Every,
thing worth knowing"
And because iniquity shall abound
the love of many shall wax cold" is.
Matthews testimony of last day con-,
ditions
This know also that in the last,
days perilous times shall come, for,
men shall be lovers of their own selv-
es, coveteous, boasters, proud. blasphe.
mus, disobedient to parents, unthank--
full, unholy, without natural affection,
trucebreakers, false accusers, incon-,
tinent, fierce, despisers of those that
are good, traitors, heady, high-minded.
lovers of pleasure more than lovers
of God; having form of godliness,
but denying the power thereof: fromo
such turn away" q Tim. 31-5.)
The Conference voted to thank the,
Banner" and Republican News" for
their courtesy in giving space during,
the Camp-meeting at Academia.