The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-10

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worm.
Q-h there any scriptur1l teaching
respecting the return OF the Jews to
Palestine, and would that country be
large enough for all OF the descendants
Of Abraham? (H. j.
Answer.-The Bible answer - Yea
to both Of your questions: ~ "I WIN
open your. graves. and cause you to
come up out Of your graves. and viii
bring you again into the land Of Is-
raeL" ''Ye shall dwell in the land that
I gave to your fathers; and ye shall
And they shall say, this land that
was desolate II become like tho gar
den Of Eden" ezekiel a7:13: 3e:z7-3s).
(2) What IL known as the land of
Palestine il a very small part OF the
promised land, which II to stretch from
the Mile to the Euphrates Genesis
1919. and appears to include Arabia
az well al parts Of Egypt and the Sou
dan. an area equal to the half OF Eur
ope. Much Of this II now desert land.
but 1.-THE desert shall blossom rs the
rose'' Usaiah 35:1). Thus there will
be ample space and abundant provis-
ion made for the Israelites In the
promised land-promised for an ever
lasting possession to Abraham and his
have returned to them as foretold by
the Prophets.-(Romans 11:z5-zD.
Cit seems that the people who
try to do and live right have more bad
luck than those who are selfish and
wicked. How is this explained? Does
the Bible give any reason? (Anxious).
Answer.-Yes, the Bible does give
the reason. On the principle that q
skin rowed against the stream IL
twice as likely to be bumped into by
logs and debris than II 1t were floating
down stream. Even 30. the man who
strives against selhshness and sin has
a harder fight. The natural tendency
Of the world IL downward. The Chris
tian finds. az the Redeemer said. that
"Strait (dfmcult) il the gate and mar
row Is the way which leadeth to life,
and few there be that find IT, (Mat-
thew 7:14). The Lord permits the
Christian to have adverse experiences
that his character may be developed.
Willingness to brave opposition indi-
Gates a character pleasing to the Lord.
Weak Christians become discouraged
with these experiences, but strong
Christians grow stronger in the Lord
and develop strong characters. 1t is
to the faithful Christian that God has
given the promise of joint-heirsh:p p
with Jesus in His kingdom. To such
He says. I'VE must through much
tribulation enter the Kingdom of 3od''
(Acts 14:2e). To those who abide in
Christ, grace sufficient will be granted
for their time Of need.
Q.-Is there any way of proving, aside
from the Scriptures, that Adam was
the first man? Il. NJ
Answer.-An scientists and philoso-
pliers are practically agreed that the
human race sprang from one pair; and
that it would be contrary to the rules
Of logic and analysis to suppose that
the several pairs Of human beings came
into existence simultaneously. The BIZ
BILE il in harmony with reason and
common sense in declaring that God
created the first man. and then form
ed the first woman to be a helpmeet
for him. And from this one pair the
human race had its origin. How could
We prove this aside from the Scrip
lures? We may as we'll ask. How
could we disprove it? 1t 10 q notorious
fact that all theories and conclusions
that have been advanced. aside from
the Scriptures. to account for the origin
OF the race have been found to be
lamentably devoid Of proof or reason.
The evolution theory, which supposes
that man evolved from q microbe or
a mosquito il 30 ridiculous and SO lack
ing in proof that the worlds foremost
scientists are now repudlating 1t as
extremely absurd. In reply to the
question we would say that we know
Of nothing outside Of the Scriptures that
would prove. or disprove that Adam
was the first man.