Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-01-04

ers imagined that because In the past
God has not exercised power and force
In dealing with humanity therefore He
will not do so in the future. The Bi.
bic, however. assures us that Messiah's
Kingdom win be Il forceful one He
will rule the nations with rod Of
IRON As a vessel Of IL potter they
shall be broken to shivers"
We have reached this time. 1t is the
breaking and shaking processes fore
told that, now beginning, are causing
this Time Of Trouble, which before 1t
ends will be the greatest trouble ever
known. The shaking. us we have al
ready shown, will be social, political,
financial and religious. The creeds,
representing the monstrous fallacies
engrafted upon the teachings of the
Bible in the Dark Ages. will be shaken
to pieces, and all the great institutions
misnamed churches" will be shaken
with them. Only tue one True Church
will stand-not the Church of England.
not the Church of Rome. not the
Church Of Germany, not the Church
Of Russia, but the Church of God 1t
will include all sanity followers of
Jesus Of every nation and denOmina-
ton; and 1t will exclude all others.
"Peaoe on Earth"-Very Soon.
How glorious the hope that Messiah's
Kingdom, backed By Divine power
will speedily set the worlds affairs in
order, bringing peace out of confusion
war, strife! Human strength weak
ened, human pride humbled int the
dust, human hopes dashed, the world
will be ready for the New Day-the
New Era. The Bible beautifully pic
lures it rs the rising OF the Sun OF
Righteousness with heallng in His
beams-scattering the darkness, ignO-
rance, superstition sin, death, that
have caused the night Of sorrow never
to be forgotten.
The Lords people awake and look
ing In the right direction, already per.
ceive that we are In the dawning OF
| the Millennium-that the blessings
which have come to the world during
the past forty years are MllenniNI
blessings, foregleams Of still greater
favors soon to he poured out. These
Millennial blessings have not brougl,
proper responses in human hearts. In
stead OF gratitude, the spirit of selfish
ness has begottcn discomfort. covetous
ness, which win shortly eventuate, as
the Bible tells, with every mans hand
against his neighbor and against his
brother Ezekiel 1921; Zecharlah $40
n Came Not to Send Peace.r
But do the Scriptures contradict
themselves? What did the Great Teach
er mean when He declared, II came
not to send pence on the earth, but u
sword? Matthew 10;34) He refer
red prophetically TO the effect which
His gracious Message of love and IA
vOr would produce In the world during
the reign Of Sin, He well knew that
the Prince Of Darkness would oppose
al Of His followers, as well as Him
self, It was fOretold that whosoever
would live godly would suffer persecu
ton; and so it has been. Eighteen cen
turtles have proven It!
Our Lord sent forth His followers
unarmed, like Himself, to be pence
makers, to be helpers, to follow peace
with all men and holiness. without
which no man shall see the Lord" He
cOunseIed His followers. HE that tax.
eth the sword shall perish by the
sword" But their Message Of peace
an0SfOve and the coming Kingdom
which shall bless the whole world and
fulfil the angelic prophecy Of our text
these things seemed to anger the
world-not merely the vicious, the I'M
godly but the worldly professors Of
godllness who have schemes, plans and
theories Of their own to work out
which are contrary to the Gospel Mes.
sage. The darkness, more or less mix
ed with sel6shness, hateth the light,
the Truth, the Love Of God, neither
cometh to the light, lest its deeds Of
darkness, selHshness, selfish ambition
and hypocrisy be made manifest.
The Master knew what the effects OF
His Gospel Message would be In the
world; and that only those who would
compromise His Message could posi-
bly, live at peace-that all who would
be loyal and faithful to Him would
be traduced, slandered, prosecuted
"beheaded," literally or Hguratlvely
His words therefore, were prophecy
respecting the tribulatlOns which all
His faithful would surely have.
but more than this, His words wer,
a prophecy respecting the nations
What is II that has brought US TO oui
present degree OF civilized suyageryi
What IL II that makes Of every busl
ness corporation buccGneer, seeking
the destruction Of every competing
financial craft? What X II that ha'
sharpened the wits Of humanity I,
such m extent that the majority and
II difficult TO be honest because ,hry
see 80 many opportunities for dIshOn
esty. while II Is impossible for lnw
makers TO make new laws with suill
eicnt rHpidiiy 10 keep nnce with thi
Intelligent methods Of crcumvcntlOni
The doctrines Of Christ nre In n Ger
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