The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-01-30
SATURDAY, JANUARY 80, 1915
Zion City
By Apostle E. L. Carey

is THERE A NEED for Zion City?
This is a question that must be an
swered sooner or later by men and by ma
tons!
If the answer is, eyes," then the more
Zion Cities there are, the better for this
world!
If the answer is, eyes," then all good
men must rejoice that beginning has
been made in this direction!
Zion City being religious community,
her founder and people should have
Scripture to warrant them in building and
establishing such a City.
There are some people who seem, some
how, to think that Gods people should
not get together to build City such as a
Zion City would be expected to be. They
think that it would be better for God s
people to stay in the cities of the world
and do the best they can for God in those
cities.
I will ask the question: If that course
were to be followed, when might we ex-
pect to see community life-a city-that
could reasonably claim to be a City of
God, bearing the name Of Zion City, which
means Kingdom of God City,
The answer is obvious
The Scriptures show us that the cities
Of the nations shall fall, and that, on the
other hand, the cities of God shall be
spread abroad. Revelation 1919;
Zechariah l I'D These passages both re-
fer to the last days.
Jerusalem, in the days of her prosperity,
was known as the City Of God, and she
was wonderful City, having Gods favor
resting upon her.
So, in the last times in the history of
this world, not only will Jerusalem, as
prophesied in Scripture, be again re-
nowned and glorious City-a City of God
but there will be many cities of this
kind
The Psalmist, in speaking of the City of
God, said:
"Glorious things are spoken of thee, O
City of God''
And he also said:
"The Lord loveth the gates of Zion
more than all the dwellings of Jacob"
Then after referring to other cities
cities of the woodland the honor that
would belong to man for having been
born in this city or that he goes on to
predict concerning Zion, and of the great
honor that man would have in being
able to say that he was born in Zion >
to use the Psalmist's own words:
And of Zion it shall be said, This and
that man was born in her"
1t is an honor to man for it to be
known that he is Zion man! Men of the
world who are upright, and men of in
tegrity, have great respect for such man,
and are willing to bestow upon him the
honor that is due him.
This is the case where men understand
something of what Zion is-of her ideas
and of her high ideals.
Zion people are not pack Of fanatics /!
They are Christian people first of all;
and, in addition to that, they are level
headed, practical, land in earnest about the
work that they have in hand.
There are many cities and states in
America today that are in advance, NOR
ally, Of other cities and states in America
and in other nations
There are many states in this country
that have, in connection with the drink
question, voted themselves "dry"
The difference between these states and
Zion City is, that Zion City takes the
position that there are other things be-
sides alcohol the use Of which are detri-
mental and disastrous to the life of men.
For instance, Zion says that the use Of
tobacco not only does no good to men, but
it does infinite harm to them; and, there
fore, when Zion builds a Zion City, she
keeps tobacco out as we'll as alcohol This
makes two things to which Zion isopposed
two things which Zion people will not
allow in Zion City.