The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-02-23


Days Of a thousand years each tbs
world of mankind has been experience
ing a reign of Sin and Death. Physi
clans. both physical and moral. have
been unable to effect a 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 OF
following cur own sectarian schemes
and theories that we have neglected
the proper study Of the Bible. In
deed. not until our day has such q
study been possible for the masses. Only
now do they have the Word Of God Ia
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 the message OF the
curse. Yea. they distorted 1t 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
n~auscated by those creedsi No o
der that the intelligent portion OF hu
mainly was in danger of being driven
into infde.ity-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
tions. The true Message Of the Word
of God is spreading. and with it goes
Increase of faith, together with joy.
peace and godliness.
F~oregIeams 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
Nv O4t I'LL D 0a4CA W aAO ~
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
ardlous labor and sweat of face for
the daily bread will soon be at an end;
and the necessary leisure, conveniences
and comforts which viii permit every
man to be a nobIeman 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 wondersl
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
which we and our forefathers have
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. 1t explains that
He has been giving us lessons respect
ing the exceeding sinfulness of sin, but
that all the while He has sym~pathized
with and loved His creatures. 1t tells
us 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
for Adam and his race, the Just for
the unjust" to cancel their judicial
obligations = the death penalty upon
them-and thus to give them an op-
p%ortunity in Gods due time to return
to their former estate, to all that Adam
lost-to the perfection which was his
when he was In the image Of God,
and to all that was his In his glorious
estate-Paradise.
That Day Has Come.
Chronologically we are already I'm
the great Seventh Day, or Thousand.
year Sabbath; we are already forty
years into that great Day. This fact
explains the blessings which are our
and which are coming to us increas.
ingly. This progress will continue
throughout the great &housand-yeaf
Sabbath of Messiah's Kingdom. The
Bible promises that the Messianic
Reign shall bring blessings to every
creatWe--not only to the living, but to
the dead: for "all that are In the
graves shall hear the voice of the Son
of God and shall come forth."-Johu
5:2S. 20. R. V.
All must be given a full opportunity
to come into harmony with the Crea.
tor and to attain perfection and ever.
lasting life. Only by personal, wilful,
intelligent sin can any ones blessings
be turned into the second curse OF God,
the Second Death, from which thers
VIII De no redemption.
incidentally let us note that the com.
ing OF those blessings is, In one sense,
premature. in that they have come to
US before the establishment of the
Messianlc Kingdom. Consequently. In.
stead OF being happier because of these
favors, the world is more unhannv.
more discontinued, than ever. The
scriptures show that this discomfort
will eliminate in a short, sharp period
OF anarchy. from which the world will
be rescued by the establishment of
Messiah's Kingdom.
The permission Of the light and bless
ings of our day, in advance Of Messi-
ms Rule, the Creator intends shan
teach humanity a great lesson respect
ing their own fallen condition and their
need of the very help which God Is pro-
vlding in Christ. None shall have the
opportunity of enormously s~upposing
that Gods blessings, coming to unre-
generate hearts, win make them thank
ful n happy. The new heart is nee
essary to real happiness.
We also incidentally see that II God
had sent or permitted the light of our
day with its blessings a thousand years
sooner, then the discomfort Of human
ity would have eliminated In anarchy
a thousand years sooner-and before
the Divinely arranged time for the es-
adjustment of Messiah and His Bride,
fhQ Church In glory for fha rnl;n0
blessing and uplifting Of humanity.
Truth Discerned Aids Faith.
As we gradually come to realize that
we are living In the dawning Of the
time for the Compromised blessing,
this Sabbath Day Of earth. when the
curse shall roll away. 1t gives ps q