Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-07-16

~ NoSPSi Achs, Oiohho, wednesday,,
July IA.
mo one knows the definite time of
Christ's second coming, but everyone
may know that Christ's second coming
is very near" said Evangelist X. A.
Libby at the Gospel tent Wednesday
evening. Taking for his text Luke
81 :25-27. "And there shall be signs
in the sun, and in the moon, and in
the stars; for the powers of heaven
shall be shaken, and then shall they
see the Son Of Man coming in a cloud
with power and great glory" He
stated that the prophecies that the sun
and moon should be darkened was ex-
actly fulfilled on May 10, 1880, and
that the falling of the stars in 1888
was the last sign to be seen in the
heavens before Christ himself shall
appear in all His glory.
Mr.. Libby said in part: when
Jesus was here at his first advent He
came in fulfillment of definite proph-
ecies, and yet, though the religious
leaders Of His day had formal
acquaintance with the Scriptures, they
failed to recognize in Jesus the prom
Used Messiah. Jesus told them they
could discern the sky, and forecast the
weather, But, said He, can we not
discern the signs Of the times? And
now, in this generation, friends, more
than in any previous age, it behooves
Before the flood destroyed the earth
Noah preached to the people for 1870
years. Eight people believed his
message and escaped, while the rest
of the worlds inhabitants persisted.
Jesus said: AS the days of Noah
were, SO shall also the coming of the
son of man be. When the Lord was
about to destroy the wicked city of
Sodom, He sent messages to warn the
people. But because of their unbelef
the warning seemed to them as one
that Knocked. Three persons believed
Lot and his two daughters. They
We're saved, but all the rest in the
city persisted. Said our Saviour :
AS it was in the days of Lot, even
thus shall it be in the day when the
Son of Man is revealed. Certainly,
then, when the coming of Christ and
the destruction of the whole won Id $
n ar, God will not have the people
ignorant of the event. Surely the
Lord will do nothing, but He reveal
eth His secret unto His servants, the
prophets. And today thousands o
earnest men and women all over the
world are telling the people to get
ready to meet Jesus by accepting the
power OF God in their lives, so as to
overcome all sin.
The Apostle Peter admonishes US,
Know this, there shall come in the
last days scoffers, saying where is the
promise of His coming? for since tie
fathers fell asleep all things continue
as they were from the beginning of
the Creation. When the imminence
OF Christ's coming is preached, there
are many to scoff and ridicule, but by
SO doing they are only confirming the
evidence that the event is near at
hand. -
Using diagram Evangelist Libby
demonstrated that the period of the
great tribulation mentioned in Mathew
"a 81, 20, began in 538 A. ID. and
terminated in 1888 A. D. in those
days, i" said he, 1.-THE sun was darken-
ed and the moon gave not her light,
May 18th, 1880, a phenomenon so re-
markable as to be known as the Black
Friday of New England; while on the
morning of November 18th, 1888, &C.
Cured the falling of the stars, "a re-
markable meteoric shower which
covered no inconsiderable portion of
the ear his surface and which contin-
ued for about four hours. Although
more than eighty years have passed
since this last sign was seen, there
are many people living today who
witnessed it. The sure Word of Pro-
phecy, of which this event is a fulfill
ment, announces the glorious appear
ing of Christ as the next great event
on Heavens program, as found in the
oath chapter of Mathew.
The speaker appealed to his hearers
to carefully study this Scripture and
be ready for in such an hour as We
think not the Son of Man cometh.'
These services are interesting be-
cause both evangelists are excellent
speakers, sticking close to the Bible
without abusing others. Their SER
mons are logical and worthy the
serious attention of the people. Good
seats have been provided, and good