The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-03-17

- ALL of the kings Of Europe were as
sembled in London tonight and I should
n present the question, do you think
1sasus christ will return to earth soon?"
zss unanimous answer would doubtless be-
~ think not" If our President should
szI the two legislative bodies into a con
sagsnce and have the governors of all the
ssE7ges and mayors OF all of the great cities
1T guests and the question. "Do you think
gon7s Christ will return to earth within
aslsrs timer" should be presented, the con-
..s,,assls of opinion would be hastily stated
E'sa-. would say. 1--WE think not" l will go
-s..tber: if all the ministers OF the Gospel
s@ure called together in one gigantic confer
sCu0s and were asked the same question,
zaaizk the majority of them would say. I'VE
40 NOT expect Him
EssIt the text I have chosen for this ad-
5tzssn which is recorded in Matthew 24:44,
-zzrss- Therefore be We also ready, for in
gza1hl1 an hour as We think not. the Son of
xzzn seometh." 1t is pathetic when you
.sslssr the fact that the second coming Of
1sE-6st is mentioned about five times to where
lszfs first coming is mentioned once, that so
sHz8y of the people who believe that He
,sugas 10 save sinners are not only in the
azEtE concerning the fact of His return, but
-asnuy of them bitterly oppose every refer
.rsaaa 80 His imminent and glorious return
&sSertheess, He is coming. Behold He
sxsma1b with clouds, and every eye shall see
zsai7B. and they also which pierced Him. and
lis siDdreds of the earth shall wall because
M Rim" (Rev I'D. But before He returns
40 ksaugurate the Millennium, to execute
ssdtsEaent upon the Gentle world-system
ssrSdch is owned root and branch by the
zaass1- He is coming secretly to call His
szLiz4s and His call of the saints will inau-
srsn-s te the beginning of the missing week of
Ealgs4as prophecy. or the SEVENTEEN week,
ssraElh is 50 vital in moment, so tremendous
ia warning, so terrible in the inauguration
s5 trouble and boodshed dan. 12:1)
Lack of Vision
6l1risrs reference to the condition of the
CHURCH at His appearing is made very clear
i'm EyAs parable of the Ten virgins-five were
snafsh and five were wise. It seems to indi-
aszas the lack of vision and spiritual JUNCTION
IN 1he part of the blind leaders and the
laElzd followers of churchianity, who have
sxsIistituted formality for regeneration and
zanSse on the part of modern religious
SEa1ers has been worn threadbare, the state
ssse1r Il am an optimist; the world is get
gzsg better" It has been worked overtime.
f3Ssare is such thing intelligent optim-
VIA, mi If is absolutely different from blind
slsas consummate ignorance. l heard of
z1,zns in New York not long ago who was
,sssia1 Optimist. He fell from the fifty-sixth
s1asyy OF the Woolworth Building. Somebody
ss.1rd him say as he passed the thirteenth
sslhgE Everything is perfectly lovely so
KY and that seems to indicate the Optim-
van Of the false reigionists of our time
They are dropping into the blackness of
,sl1Ebe and do not know their danger. When
"a zssE men and women for proof that the
,sssEid is getting better, they mention Peace
.zazlerences" and they got so brazen that
geK weeks before the present European war
aeEsn they were saying that there would
meyer be another great war; that men were
rssinested far beyond such brutality, and the
-ssae two or three great opponents of the
lsAsaee propaganda in America are men who
-Isn8y the Deity of the Prince of Peace and
.s,fn5lntely reject Him as Lord and King. l
zszmt to say to you that it is utterly impos-
saazent order until Jesus Christ returns to
Szzs1a and establishes His kingdom of peace.
zRa.en people refer to the great strides of
sa8Kcation an indication that the world is
,rseati1g better and point to the marvellous
sechfeyements of German educators desire
ae cay sthat the beer-soaked theologians of
Germany have done more to preach infdel-
f.y in sGhe form of the Higher Criticism into
sse world during the past forty years than
1al other educators combined.
Education Fails
4 mad a letter from the highest authority
Lis ane OF the great denominations in regard
rso me condition of the colleges of our coun-
ssy- lie said that in spite of education, in
sslsfte OF the advance in science and philoso-
slesy. art, literature and all learning, crime
a. increasing at a greater rate than ever
t1-store in the history of America. The cur
rssn1 idea concerning the Millennium is that
sly zhe process of evolution the world is to
80 made better gradually, that the Gospel is
1As Ieaven that leaveneth the whole lump
as1sa the world is the lump, and the process
sSI ultimately end in the complete CONVEX
aooH of all men and women of the earth
se35 II viii become so righteous that Jesus
-zlG be drawn back to earth to establish