New-York tribune., 1914-12-21

| years are hllleunlal blessings for,
CLEANS of still greater fayors soon :.
be poured out. These Millennisl bls,,
ings have not brought proper respons,,
in human hearts Instead OF gra,i.uS,
the spirit of sefshness has becot.c-
discomfort, covetousness, which Win
shortly eventuate, as the Bible ,sli,
with every mans hand against NJ,
ueighbor and against his brother
Ezekiel 1921; Zechariah $40.
81 Came Not 20 Send Peace
But do the Scriptures contraSi,.
themselves? What did the Cre,,
Teacher mean when lie declared ~
camo not to send peace on the esrtb
but sword? Matthew l0:3l) liz
referred prophetically 10 the eHs,t
which His gracious Message Of love ,rj
favor would produce in the world dur
ing the reign of Sin and Death. Vs
we'll knew that the Prince OF Darknss,
would oppose all Of His followers ss
we'll as Himself. lie sent forth His
followers unarmed, like Himself. 70 b.
/ peacemakers, TO follow peace with an
men, and holiness, without which No
man shall sec the Lord" lie coun.
selled His followers that "he ths,
taketh the sword shall perish by ,hs
sword Matthew 26:52.
But their Message Of peace, love and
the coming Kingdom seems TO anger
the world not merely the vicious. N,
ungodly, but the worldly professors o.
godliness who have schemes, plans and
! theories Of their own 10 work out which
are contrary 10 the Gospel Message
/ The darkness, more or less mixed wih
selfshness. hateth the light, the Trui.
+ the Love Of God. neither cometh 10 he
/ light lest its deeds of sehshness. .l.
4 fish ambition and hypocrisy Shouldh
made manifest.
! The Master knew what the effects q
His Gospel Message would be in NE
world. He knew that only those who
+ would compromise His Message could
/ possibly live at peace that all who
would be loyal and faithful 20 Hin
would be traduced, slsndered, perse-
cuted -" "beheaded," either literally or
tiguratiyely. His words, therefore, were
+ q prophecy respecting the tribulatlons
which all His footstep followers would
surely have.
More than this. His words were
prophecy respecting the nations. What
is il that has brought US 20 our present
degree Of civilized savagery; What Is
il that makes OF every business cor
poration n buccanecr seeking the de-
struction of every competing tnanclal
craft? What is it that has sharpened
the wits of humanity 20 such an extent
that the majority find 10 difficult to be
honest. because they see so many op-
portunities for dishonesty, while Il rs
impossible for lawmakers 20 make new
laws with sufficient rapid,ty 20 keep
pace with the intelligent methods Of
circumyention
In a certain sense the doctrines Of
Christ arc responsible for all this. The
liberty Wherewith Christ makes HIS
followers free and the light which ht
and they let shine upon darhcned
world. received IN part into unsancthed
hearts and minds, have given wisdom
that. misapplcd, we call cunning and
craft. The proof Of what we say IS
found In the fact that other nations
than those that have received this re-.
fected light of Christianity arc stilI
quite iu the background. only now IS
Christian civilization ln pcryt ed
form is reaching these peoples. are they
awakening and becoming competitors
with so-called Christendom.
PcrpleXed and confused, many may
ask. What, then, is the hope OF The .u.-
flmont of our text? We answer that
our Master. who declared that lie was
not the Prince Of this Age, also do.
clarcd that His Kingdom Of the mex,
Age will be introduced with power and
great glory: and that. although its m
i.ial manifestation will be with clouds
darkness and Time of roub.c sucn
as never before has been, ucvertheIc"
His Reign will be glorious. iriumphs1,.
and eternal. "Hc shall reign unit nc
hath put all enemies under His ieet
Unto Him every knee shall bow ana
every tongue confess
Immanuel's victory means the over
throw of sin the crushing o., the se'.
pcnt's head At the very beginnings
Messiah's glorious Reign Satan shaIlh
bound; and following its close he snsl
be destroyed in the Second Death, TO-
gcther with all who love uurighteog'-
ness, after they shall have had full o.
portunity for recovery from tho snare'
OF sin and death. Then the whole
world will proclaim the glory OF Coo.
As the Scriptures declare, There shsi,
be no more signing. no more dying a,
the former things Of sin and death shaH
have passed away Revelation 2l;A
"Good Will Amongst Men
The attainment OF the condition g.
good will amongst men will mean ils
attainment Of human perfection Goo
is Love; and when our first parents
we're created an earthly image OF Ooo'
love must have been the predominant
quality Of their character What We
sec of selfshness is largely matter 0.
heredity, and all Of lifc's customs arc
in line with it and continually incress-
ing its weight and its hold upon us
But with the new King and the keign
of Righteousness will come the GLORIOUS
uplifting and transformation. Gradlsf
ly. during the thousand years OF Ne'
siah's domination Of the world, ths
evils Of seltishness will be msde appai
ent, and the beauties Of holiness sHs
love will be shown IN contrasS
Restitution rewards will llit All VIC
willing and obcdient up out Of SIN sno
selfshness to holiness and love. Then
With love the very essence OF man pe'
lNS, pOOu Will lONdIu1 lNtH VII N't
where prevail; for the Divine Law, a.
most effaced through the reign OF sin'
will be rewritten in the human consu
tuition. The upward move, resurrecilooiL,
regeneration, will 90 rapial
on. Meantime, generation alter ge
GRAFTON shall come forth from tie tomD
and enjoy similar experience. finsH4
all shall have come forth; for the Love
OF God made this provision through INC
death Of our Redeemer.
Finally. dear friends. how glad We
are that this is true, How glad we ar,
that the terrible falsehoods palmed on
on Us during the Dark Ages respeehhs
a God of hatred and Hell Of everlss'.
ing torture are not true. How glad w
are that Messiah's Kingdom viii be >
Kingdom Of Peace ftcr the gTe"
time Of trouble.