The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-02-18

aud which are coming 20 rs increas
ingiy This progress viii confirm,
throughout the great Thousand yeal
Sabbath OF Messiahs Kingdom The
Bible promises that the Messiani'
Reign shall bring blessings to ever.
creature mot only 20 the living. but ID
the dead: for "all that are in The
graves shall hear the voice Of the Sou
Of God and shall come forth john
5:2s. 20, II. 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 there
will be 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
Messianic Kingdom Consequently, In
stead OF being happier because OF these
| favors, the world is more unhappy,
more discontinued. than ever. The
Scriptures show that this discomfort
will eliminate In 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-
abs Rule, the Creator intends shall
teach humanity great lesson respect
ing their own fallen condition and their
need OF the very help which God Is pro-
viding in Christ. None shall have the
opportunity OF enormously supposing
that Gods blessings, coming to unre-
generate hearts, will make them thank
full and 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 thousand years
sooner, then the discomfort of human
ity would have eliminated In anarchy
thousand years sooner-and before
the Diyinely arranged time for the es-
tablishment Of Messiah and His Bride,
the Church. In glory for the ruling,
blessing and uplifting OF humanity.
Truth Discerned Aids Faith.
AS we gradually come to realize that
xryn n 1ivin,y in, hA do rxpin,y Of thn
time for the Compromised blessing
this Sabbath Day Of earth, when the
curse shall roll away, it gives us
fresh interest in all the affairs of the
lures Of the Divine Plan which are yet
future! The knowledge makes life
worth living. Millions of people live
treadmil existence, unworthy OF
themselves and joyless, because they
have not come into the family of God
and have not been taught to under
stand the deep things of His gracious
purposes.
The first step is an acknowledgment
Of the Creator and conservation of
life to Him. and then an application
of our hearts to know His will, in order
that we may do it. One day Of such |
living is worth more than year of
the aimless meandering common to the |
masses. All who have entered into |
this blessing should rejoice therein. |
All who have not done SO should seek |
ho 1h,icf nd In .,ln IL
the narrow way, following His foot
steps into grace and peace Divine.
We may indeed rejoice in the lessen
ing of the sweat of face coming to
in the dawning OF this New
Day. We may indeed rejoice in the
greater spread Of knowledge to every
class. We may indeed rejoice in the
more comfortable housing, feeding and
Of our race. We may indeed
praise the Day which Is ushering in
these blessings and which, through ir
rigation canals and artesian wells, sci
entific study and teachers, books and
newspapers, Is making the wilderness
to blossom as the rose and many
blades Of grass to grow where one
alone grew previously bringing in
creased fruitfuness. But much is to
be desired still-much that we cannot
for ourselves. We need an
outside influence, an outside power
The very one which the Word Of God
declares Is about to take control-Mes-
,iah's Kingdom.
Our blessings thus far are not draw
ng the masses nearer to God-not
making them more thankful, more
holy, more reverential, more loving
On the contrary, we are becoming
more strifeful, more self-wiled, than
my previous generati0n-less inclined
IS a world than ever before to worship
md reverence the God of all grace
ess inclined to believe that there Is
uch a Being at all. At the present
ate OF growth Of irreverence, 1t would
eem as though the time might soon
ONE when no knee would bow and
10 tongue confess, to the glory Of God
"As | Live, Saith the Lord" .
But here we look to God to see what
royision He has made for present !
onditions; and as we look. our hearts .
re cheered We have the Divinely