The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1914-12-17

Instantly " every utioual mind Az b.
lug uHEodlikc drmonlaml M douh
thts would have been 10 had u no
bevu thar the misroBprttlun 90 th
subject which the APOSTLE calls th
doctrines Ut devils was imposes
upon our minds from our very earlies
childhood. aud often by those whom
we properly loved aud whose picty w
reyerenced. but who were themselvc
deceived
IL is high time that more revcrential
more loving. theological views wer
seen by all mankind II Is the lack o
this true theology that Is driving many
away from the Lord and Ills wor,
into vain philosophers and 'scienc'
falsely socailedn Higher Criticism
Christian Science. Evolution, Theoso
ply. etc. etc Timothy 0..0,
The world has discovered that IN,
bonds OF ignorance and superstition
have been holding il for centuries. and
that its eyes OF understanding have 81
long been covered that now they blinb
in the dazzling light OF the dawning
Milennial Day. At one bound the SO
called scientific world has left Gods
1 Word and lcaped into a refined agnos
ticism. which processes faith not pos
sessed The middle and the lower
classes are ever ready to follow their
leaders: this means. very shortly,
what the Scriptures predict-"a Time
OF Trouble such as was not since there
was a nation"-a social. religious, Imam.
cial. political upheavai-anarchy.
Where Judgment Begins
Thank God for the assurances OF His
Word that the spasm will be brief
one! "a short work will the Lord
make with the earth" Everything has
been prepared for the establishment
of the Millennial Kingdom upon the
ruins Of present systems. II is folly
to think OF holding the people back.
of bandaging the eyes OF their under
standing. and of enslaving them again
with ignorance and superstition
Those who are thus endeavoring to
meet the situation show clearly that
they do not understand IT, The tidal
wave of liberty of mind can no more
be repressed than can the ocean tide
be stayed with Il broom.
There is inst one remedy-the cor
rect understanding of the Bible teach.
ings Whoever fails TO receive the
Truth fails of everything with respect
TO the present life This statement APP
plies not only to the world in general
but also TO the entire Church of Christ
The hour Of trial predicted to come
upon the whole world Is now upon us:
and the Apostle Peters declaration Is
that 1t must begin with the Church
the House of God Il Peter 4:i7l The
statement OF the Prophet is that one
thousand will fall to one that will
stand-"A Thousand shall fall AT thy
side and ten thousand nj thy right
hand; but 1t shall not come nigh thee"
psalm 9l:7.I St. Pauls exbortation
respecting the same time of trial is
Take unto you the whole armor of
God. that We may be able to withstand
in the Evil Day. and having done all,
TO stand" iEphesinns G;ll-I3J Who
shall be able to stand? is the question.
The Measurements Of Love Divine.
We are not able TO tell the wonderful
OF Gods Love-nor can
others tell them. Indeed. as the Apos.
tie suggests. the privilege of appreciat-
ing these measurements is granted
only to the saints. and to these In pro
portion to their saintliness. Thus a
babe in Christ. though beloved of the
Lord and carefully cherished. cannot |
these measurements of
the Divine character. because he is |
only an infantile saint
When first he believed in the Lord.
he saw something of Divine Love and |
Mercy. which Influenced him. drew him
10 the exercise Of faith and the re-
of sin. From the stand
point of Justification 10y Faith, he could
zee more of the Lord and could appre-
late more the measurements Of Divine
greatness. Then. called and appreciat-
ng the call. he bowed his heart be
ore the Lord and made a full surren
Ter to Him in response to the invita-
ion. Il beseech you therefore. bretb-
EN-. by the mercies Of God, that ye
resent your bodies a living sacrifice.
,oly. acceptable unto God. which Is
our reasonable service. Rom. 12:L
Having thus done all In his power
nd having laid himself nj the Lords
eet, he received the begetting OF the
Ioly Spirit, not with outward show or
but with inward grace
nd enlightenment Of the eyes Of his
From this new stand
oint OF conservation and harmony
With the Divine will. be begun to see
1ore OF the length, more or the
readth. more Of the height more OF
be depth OF Gods Love. II he has