The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-06-07

,Pasl0R kUSStllI things new" Rev-
elation 21:jy To
morrow will he I. Il. 5. a. Day at the
Exposition, aud the Pastor will be one
of the speakers.
Referring to the maryels of the EX
position the speaker declared that he
has seen the various EXpOsitions from
the Centennial on, and has noticed the
great progress marked by EACH all Of
which have corrobOratcd what he wish
es to point out from the Bible-that We
are living in most wonderful time
Bible chronology shows us that in 1873
the world entered upon great Sab
bath of thousand years, which was
preceded by six great Days of n thou
sand years each This great Week of
seven thousand years will witness the
completion OF mans creation. BY the
end of that time the earth will be a
world wide Paradise, the human race
brought to perfection will have filled
the earth, and propagation will have
ceased.-Genesis lbs; Luke 20:3436.
The Turning Point-Divine Mercy.
The Pastor then gave the Bible ex-
PLANTATION of humanity's mental, moral
and physical decrepitude. Father Adam
was originally perfect and pleasing to
God; but his disObedience in Eden re
suited In his rejection by God and his
subjection to death and all its concom-
itants of sorrow, pain and weakness.
The first manifestation of Gods pur-
pose for mans recovery from sin ana
death was the birth of Jesus, to be our
Redeemer from sin and death.
After Jesus death as our Redeemer
and His subsequent resurrection and
exaltation to the Divine nature, the
next step in the Divine Program was
the selection and development of the
Church to be the Body of Christ. This
has been the work of the entire Gospel
Age. Many Bible students agree that
the Church Is almost completed, and
will soon be made like her Lord-spr
it beings Of the highest order-in the
First Decentralization S:17; etc.
Then will come the third step of the
Divine PrOgram-the Inauguration of
the Messianic Kingdom, with Christ and
His Church Bride associated with Him
in power and great glory for the bless
ing OF all mankind. The speaker then
quoted many Scriptures to establish
his views, and demonstrated conclu-
sively that the past six thousand years
IL,
for blessing the world He emphasized
the point that the Millennlal blessings
are not the result OF an evolutionary
process, but are the operation of Di-
have sprung into existence during the
one hundred and fifteen years dating
from 1899, a period Scripturally styled
the Day of Gods Preparation.
The Pastor attributes humanity's
gross ignorance of the true meaning
of Scripture to two causes: % The
demon doctrines fOisted upon our fore
fathers during the Dark Ages; (2) The
unscriptural theory that God expected
the Church to convert the world and
establish the Millennium. As result
of these misunderstanding Of the Di
vine Plan, inquisitions and persecu-
tions were employed to force people
into church membership. How sue
cessful this method has been is wit
messed by the conditions in Europe to-
day. The majority of the belligerent
nations claim that 95 per cent of their
population ere Christians; Italy claims
100 per cent. They have attempted to
convert the world by calling people
Christians and including their names
on church records. The truth is that
heathendOn has actually doubled dur
ing the last century.
The Seventh Trumpet-The Last.
The remainder of the discourse was
devoted to the discussion Of the Last
Trump and the events TO occur during
its sounding. The speaker showed that
while once we thought Of the Trump
of God as though it were the Devils
Trumpet, Bible students now clearly
discern that this Trumpet, like the pre-
ceding six, is symbolical and stands re-
lated To Messiah's Kingdom and to the |
worlds release from the bondage Of |
Sin and Death.
The Pastor then showed that Israels |
Jubilee arrangement was typical OF |
the Millennium, and pictured humani- /
tvs full release from sin, superstition
and death. The antitypical Jubilee will .
be a thousand years long; and accord /
ing 20 Scripture it began in 1879. 1t T.
is now time for all members of the .
priesthood to blow the sill |
yer trumpet of Truth. and announce /.
the Message Of the hour-that the pres !
ent great European war IS the prelude