The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-02-18

For SIX great
Days Of thousand years each the
world OF mankind has been experienc
! ing a reign of Sin and Death. Physl
clans, both physical and moral, have
been unable to effect cure. God
alone is able to roll away the curse
which He Himself imposed, and to give
mankind His blessing instead.
! In the past we have been so intent on
following our own sectarian schemes
and theories that we have neglected
the proper study of the Bible. In
deed, not until our day has such a
study been possible for the masses. Only
now do they have the Word Of God In
their possession in convenient form in
every family. and only now Is educa-
ton so general as to permit all to read,
all to study, all to know the good
things Of the Divine promises.
The creeds of the Dark Ages did in
deed din into ourears the message OF the
curse. Yea, they distorted it and made
1t a message Of eternal torture; where
as the Scriptures declare that the
wages Of sin is death'-not eternal tor
ment In our darkness we mistranslat-
ed and misinterpreted Gods Word to
our own confusion, swallowing also
some interpretations without proper
scrutiny. No wonder that we were
nauseated by those creeds! No won
der that the intelligent portion Of hui
mainly was in danger Of being driven
into infdelity-away from God and
from His Book, which we misunder-
stood and misrepresented!
Bible students are arousing from
their sleep and finding that they have
long suffered from nocturnal hallucina-
lions. The true Message of the Word
OF God is spreading and with it goes
increase of faith, together with joy,
peace and godliness.
ForeaIeams of the New Day.
We have all noted the fact that ours
IS the most wonderful day Of earth's
history. Our eyes open wide as we
note the contrast between the blessings
which surround us and those enjoyed
by our fathers. Surely we are all
amazed at what we see Of progress In
invention of labor-saving machinery, OF
educational arrangements, of improve
ment in stock breeding, in horticulture,
etc. We reflect further that with the
progress OF invention the necessity of
arduous labor and sweat of face for
the daily bread will soon be at an end;
and the necessary leisure, conveniences
and comforts which will permit every
man to be nobleman will soon be
available to all.
What do these things mean? Why
have they come suddenly upon Us in
one generation? yea, and give no indi-
cation of Stacking. but rather of pro
crossing to still greater wonders!
What is the explanation Of all this?
The Bible alone gives the reply to |
these queries. 1t explains to us the |
meaning of the reign Of Sin and Death |
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shared 1t tells us that our sorrows,
aches, pains, and weaknesses-mental.
moral and physical-are all the results
OF sin-of the sin which Father Adam
entailed upon us by the laws Of heredi-
ty for the six great Days Of a thousand
years each, already past.
Then to our establishment the Bible
opens the door of the future and bids
US look abroad and see the better Day
which God promises. IL explains that
He has been giving us lessons respect
Ing the exceeding sinfulness of sin, but
that all the while He has sympathized
with and loved His creatures. 1t tells
rs that as a beginning of the Divine
purpose Of rolling away the curse and
Of giving instead Divine blessings,
Jesus came into the world and died
ror Adam and his race, '.the Just for
he unjust TO cancel their judicial
obligations - the death penalty upon
hem-and thus to give them an op.
lortunity in Gods due time TO return
o their former estate. 20 all that Adam
'st-to the perfection which was bis
when he was In the image Of God.
md to all that was his In his glorious
Paradise
That Day Has Come.
Chronoiogically we are already in
he great Seventh Day. or Thousand
-ear sabbath: we are airs ldy forty
ears into that great Day This fact