New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-28

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fa said in part; -
..,or of righteous thinking and living
-a,o .,,,-rre-dabie and helpful. But ! rec
-mnond comprehensive resolution
,eme'y. 20 gct right with God through
H. amounted Channel the Lord Jesus
Christ. and through the instructions OF
nc Word. the Bible. While progress
nc IN the knowledge OF the truth ana
l. The spirit of 10, the Individual VIII
be sbidirc iu Gods LOve-"under the
.5a5ow OF the Almighty. ,
nm this implies faith Do God. 1alth IN
rsri.t. faith in the Bible, and the study
cgr So as TO get fully into alignment
,...b the Divine purposes and away
.-o-, the porvertiug influences OF the
..ssds While every creed may be said
"a contain some elements OF Truth,
,-.,e~.beless these are so horribly
..i~e8 with errors in such poisonous
continuation that 10 rs a wonder we dld
not An follow blind leaders INTO the
jitcb Of mfdelty long ago.
From the Divine standpoint the SLY
.tonsand wears from Adams day until
low are merely the work-day portion Of
. great Week, whose Seventh Day, or
Ssbbatb. OF a thousand years, Is the
nav Of Christ "the last Day. the
Dsrof Judgment" or trial for the world
the Day IN which every knee snail
Low and every tongue confess, 10 inc
glory Of Cod and ln which the
righteous shall flourish, and evll-doers
shall be cut of" in the Second Death:
In the Divinely arranged custom OF
the Jews the new day begins az sunset.
Thus we are in the evening, or begin
ming. Of the great Seventh Day Of the
Divine Week-the Day throughout
which Nessiah's glorious Kingdom Will
reign "from sea 20 sea and from the
river 10 the ends of the earth putting
down everything contrary 20 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, 70 human
perfection in a worldwide Eden. The
unwilling, resisting Divine favors and
privileges, shall be destroyed 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 II
thou shalt not do any work" Whoever
reads carefully. inteliiceutly. the pages
Of history must be struck with the en-
crgy which has been manifested by our
face. The pyramids. the ruins OF an
cient cities and civilizatiOn-ail tell US
OF humanity's ceaseless struggle against
the adverse cond lions prevailing IN the
earth, including the strife against sick
ness and death. and. by few, noble
dght against further degradation.
Well does the Prophet express the
truth Of our observation. saying, Nv e
have not wrought any deliverance IN
the earth Isaiah 26:lS.) A few
have gained fabulous riches, name or
'sns, place or power; but the majority
have gone down 90 the tomb. slain by
ne great associated mouarchs whom
ihe Bible declares are now reignlng
SIN and Death.
The lessons learned by Adams vearied
children will not be lost. however. The
GREATER me'.0wness Of heart and the
broader views Of the majority of those
Vao have fallen asleep in death alte,
saitiinc for even fifty years suggest
hat our race a. whole might 90 BET
.er work in second century tkan M
ne first Moreover. the Scripture ~
teate that Tie great drama OF sin, self
lsnness and passion being enacted by
humanity is Turn shing 20 angelic hosts
lesson respecting the 'eHceedmS SIN
iulness o. SHIFTS downward tendency
is bitter fruit. and the hopelessnes
" escape therefrom except by DIVINE
assistance.
iumanity's Next Lesson.
The forbidden fruit Of Eden was from
ne tree OF the knowledge Of good and
tnl. Doubles tie Creator would event
gal.y have given our first parents a
'uil knowledge Of both good and evil,
iao merely forbade them an Immediate
anage into knowledge 20 their own dis
ecFantare. Craving knowledge before
..,s due time. Mother Eve disoDeyed her
sEer and euticed her husband also
NO disobediencc The result has been
ttai they and their race have De'n
Pfeep.tated into lessons respecting evil
liit with the knowledge Of good 10
core later.
The holy angels. who have never
ietsgres cd the Divine Law, have con-
-lea.ly '1c lesson of good an appre-
Neao1 Of zoe Divine character. the
pies of .g1teousues-, etc. Iheii
.e'son in respect % evil they arc gam
~ hy observation instead Of BY eN'
Snence the way recommended Go our
81 parent by the Creator, but lu
@tif ignorance rejected.
sod foreknew that His human chill,
.isn would. under the influence OF
tlpiatior. fall into sin, and would
-s'eiorc experience It's penalty OF
.fi,F and death. While for six thou
.ehe feer- H.e csc has pitied HIS poor
t'1i1res. rc.er.helc.s lie mas allowed
~ great Plan o. the Ages % move
oYnf slowly 90 grand climax the
~ plrposed in Himself from before
~ i'9f da'.on n the world.
Ihat cimar u human AFFAIR.". VIC be.
80 BE- 70 hand The six thousand
-" " thc reign Of Sin and Death
ending with terrible Time OF
s.,-o'e. which not Improperly might
,sfftef the natural result OF human
.hnfts 'sll) operating under me
zee of che great principle % inc
-1rrtatIOu. nov being Ishbf'
- nrcte. ~ represented M tne
DNis'ed financial power and en-
- f~lled trusts and com bines. ~
- - come into conflict with self
h..'se isnJ represented in the com
tR forces OF humanity labor
ne head-on collision which think
~ people forcsce. and which The
y.sptlffs graphically portray, wiil
-, 'ysiety an earthquake shOck. More
81 hit. the graphic picture b. that
ssn1 Norid-widc confederation which
~, 'utoiFe The heavens. Or ccclesiss-
500. psaers. as peil a. the earth. or
lln,S, sfhi'hn, ana fhe mountains. or
sttt'ins OF the world This awful
.Des, which Gods peoai, 'rc vsrned
AVOID. 70 far az possible ~ foliow.
= peace and beneyolenee. viii merely