The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-14

! y0&&2S&&s& S&S&5y Revelation 17:2
(RAsIoR RUSStlQ The speaker ad
vertcd to his ad
dress Of last Sunday. in which he had
| pointed ont ~me OF the false doctrines
which led 10 the cXaltntion of the
| Scarlet Woman, the unfaithful Spouse
OF Christ She had not followed her
| RedcCmer In Sclf-sacriiice and humili
ty. She had especially separated her.
self from the people under the clergy
title, had fought down the true follow
ers Of Jesus. causing them to suffer for
righteousness sake, even as the Jews
had crucifcd Jesus. and as the Apos-
ties had suffered for loyalty TO Truth.
Intoxicated by successes, she went to
great lengths Of boastlng. establishing
herself as Queen of Heaven, ruling
over the kings of earth: but neverthe-
less having fellowship with them and
drawing support from them. Both
kings and people were made drunk
with the thought that they could have
so close dealings with the Divine
Kingdom and still live after the flesh.
Degradation cnsued. while kings and
people Went into n sleep from which
they are not yet fully aroused.
The Sixteenth Century brought
partial awakening but the Adversary
was at hand TO re-entnngle those men.
tally confused by the adulteratcd wine
the mixture Of Heavenly Truth with
earthly selishness and devlltry. To
have allowed the full light OF Truth 10
shine in upon the world ut that time
would have meant the permission OF
the great Time Of Trouble nearly three
centuries too soon; for the Lords King
dom would not be ready for establish
ment until the fun end Of the 5000
years Of the reign OF Sin and Death.
Therefore God permitted the Protes-
fant Churches 20 be born. and TO devel-
op under the influence OF their Moth.
cr's intoxicating Cup. So We are not
surprised at the prophetic declaration
that the Daughters had the Mothers
disposition and became Harlots like
her-aflil flillating with the kingdoms OF
this world. modifying doctrines so as
to meet their approval. etc. Each
Daughter has done her share to perpet.
uate the intoNlcation OF the world.
Babylon is Fallen, 10 Fallen"
The name Babylon contains double
thouCht-frSt. the Gate of God; sec
ond, confusion. Thus It imports that
the Church, Gateway TO God and right
eOusness. became confused. impure
uh. al II lao. II.
this Babylon system, He evidently pur.
posed 10 permit 1t 10 have the con
tro It has had. Throughout the past
some OF Ills sanity ones have been In
Babylon. Otherwise He would not
say, Come ont of her, My people"
His voice calling His people out Of
Babylon At 1he time she is rejected for
destruction is the voice OF the Truth.
AS knowledge respecting the Divine
character and plan. as revealed i'm the
Bible, cOmes TO Gods consccrated peo
pie, the voice of the Truth. appealing
10 the honesty Of the individual, calls
him 10 come out at any cost and stand
separate from all earthly institutions
The Divine Message declares that the
literal fan OF these great systems is at
hand, and that everybody in them will
suffei'-in proportion TO enlightenment
The Morning Hour, the Drunken Awake.
According 20 Bible chronology, the
six thousand years of the reign OF Sin
and Death have ended. We are in the
dawning OF che New Dispensation, and
the New Order Is being gradually in
trOducod Properly, the awakening came
first to GOd's cOnseCrated, who long
have prayed, 'The Kingdom comep'
Meantime the Millennial blessings be-
ginning to come TO the world have
made the drunken sleepers restless
As they awaken, they are seized with
feverish acquisitiveness as individuals
and as nations. As the individuals
have r;tvked their brains respecting
money getting. so the nations have
been plotting and scheming for exten-
sion OF territory, trade. etc. Educa- |
ton has awakened the whole world
While the awakened ones reject the
major part of the creeds of the past,
they carefully cling TO any rights or
NhlNu lUtbt lhlSe
gave them. Thus the Divine right OF
kings and mobiles. princes and govern
ments. and rites and ceremonies. civil
and ecclesiastical, are clutched In the
interest OF the rulers. This is the Sc
cret Of the willingness OF earthly kings,
financial princes and subservient re-
ligionists 10 engage ia the present hor.
5ble war. The argument with all is
that the end justihes the means. The
Lord no longer rcstrains these; for His
time has come that iniquity should
have an end: that the Harlot Systems
should make manifest that none OF
them Is the Bride Of Christ: and that
the kings Of the earth might humble
each other and thus make ready for
The true Kingdom OF God.