The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-04-27
THE DOCTRINES or THE
CHRUCH AS TO CHRIST
WINNING.

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WINNING.
When Daniel, many centuries ago
in his prophetic vision, guided by
the unerring finger of God, sa d that
kingdom OF God would break down
every other kingdom, and that il
should not be eft to other men to
destroy, that it should be as vast as
the universe itself, that it should
shield and hold and protect the uL,-
verse of men, that it should become
the greatest Kingdom OF all the
Kingdoms, indeed that it should
swallow up, stamp out and consume
al other kingsdoms, it appeared like
a myth
When Jesus Christ came to the
world and SuIstant atel the very
statements by saying that he would
huild his church, and ,h9t the gates
of hell should not prevail against it,
and that the Kingdoms of-the world
should become the kingdom of God
the world laughed, but ever since
that day the tendencies of all events
lave been in that direction. And
even now the day was never bright
err for the fulfillment of these state
ments than it is today uotwithstand-
ing the church has had many up.
heavals, has had many things to
come against it, but it was never
firmer in the principles of Jesus
Chrits than now.
( Irregularity. bossism, selfishness
are all giving away, and must give
away for the operation Of the splen-
did principles Of the doctrines of
Christ. In the state Of Arkansas,
these very passages OF Scripture
have given sinew and nerve to the
friends of the kingdom of God, for
/ they have believed that however
strong the opposition to church regu
larity, the opposition to. the princi
! rles of the doctrine of Jesus Chris
that they would ultimately fail, and
such is the case. In Arkansas men
are clamoring for the old path, they
are hungering and thirsting after
righteousness. They will he content
with nothing less than the real
truth of Jesus Christ. Irregularity
is having a mighty hard time in the
state of Arkansas. The principles OF
Jesus Christ are plainly upheld by
the Progressive movement, and, III
deed, that is why the Progressive
movement was formed, was to see 10
it that self-appointed agents should
not sap from the church its real
life, and that the children of the
! future should have bcqueathed t,
them pure, unadulterated church al
handed down by Jesus Christ and the
apostles Yes, the kingdom of Goo
is going to break down every Other
Kingdom. MorriSism BOokerism
sutton Griggism, Parrishism, and, IL
TACT, all of the little petty kingdoms
OF Selfshness and Usurpation mus
e run down, must be stamped Il
nieces. must he broken asunder. 1t i
/, to be noted that some of these kine
/. doms assume very great proportions
, and at times look form dable.
. appeared at one time in The oldeI
, days that the Kingdoms of irregI
, Iarity, that the Kingdoms of the p5
pal powers, that the Kingdoms Q
: monarchal rule would withstand an
p put to fight all the agencies of Goo
! Tut, nay, God had said that IT,
. Kingdoms of the earth should l
4 broken down, and 50 in our greG
t BAPTIST Zion it has appeared at on
e time no power on earth could brek
e down MOrrism, that no Kingdom 0
e earth could do anything with II
It kingdom of Morrisism and BoOkc
Y ism in Arkansas, but Gods wor
e must prevail, and the kingdoms I
l. earth, however powerful and stron
o must surrender to the kingdom
IS God, to the kingdom of Jesus Chris
t. Let the Baptists throughout Il
v state of Arkansas, throughout Il
q United States take courage, and on
" fret themselves about being on Il
e right side, for once we are rigf
e once in harmony with the kingdo
D. Of God once in harmony with Il
le great powers on which the kingdo
% of God is planted, then vistory
s. certain, even though we may not 8
in how it is to come. This message
" the brotherhood of Arkansas com
10 to cheer them. Never mind abo
J. the stronghold of the men who a
or irregular, who are fighting for
m maintenance of hte kingdom of
h. regularity, just remember that the
If kingdom shall be broken down. a
er the kingdom of God shall be ests
If lished.
ID WHY ALL AMERICA SHOULD
10 FIGHT.
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