Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-11
SECOND COMING OF
CHRIST, NOT YET
Present Chaos in Some World
Sections But the Beginning,
DIR. Randolph Says.

Whether the present status of the world
and the effects of the war mean anything
IN the Interpretation of the second coming
of Christ as outlined in Bible prophecies,
was the thought on which Rev. DIR.
Herbert T. Randolph preached in Grace
NJ. j. Church last night. DIR. Randolph
said in part:
First: All Scripture agrees in this,
VIZ: He will surely come again, On
this there Is no uncertain sound IN the
Bible. He will certainly come. II WAS
predicted by our Lord that in the last
days, by reason OF Ills long delay, there
would be misgivings, When the Son of
Man comcth. shall he find faith ON the
earth2'
I'VE are reminded that IN the last
days scofers will appear saying. Where
~ the promise of Ills Coming such days
have come To us II is inevitable that IN
the course of centuries the fine edge of
tins expectancy should wear off, but this IS
great loss To the church II needs To be
restored as the one most hopeful teaching
of our faith Its Importance cannot be
overestlmatcd, in the New Testament
alone there are Bis references 10 It;
one verse IN every p has to do with
thus fact Saws the great Scotch scholar.
Professor Denny. 1t was this hope which
more than anything gave its color 10 tho
primitive Christianity, its unwordliness,
its moral intensity, IFS command of the
future even in this life, the Christian who
does not look upward and onward wants
ono mark Of perfection.
NATURE or SECOND COMING.
Second We are asked what will bc
the nature nf tins second coming Here
scholars are ~ variance On the one
hand there are those who say that orr
Lord : coming i from day "a lay. that IL
comes in the progress af llls kingdom. IN
the great cataclVsruic events pf history IN
the mighty catastrophe 81 the ages.
IN the rise and fall oi Nations tins IS All
very true, but does 1t satisfy the vivid
words of prophecy Il is distinctly
affirmed that lie will come personally
and vislbly even as Ills disciples saw hIm
20 into heaven Tie shall cotne again IN
glory and every eve shall behold Tim.
lie shall descend from heaven with \
shout with Il voice of m arrhangcl and
the trumpet Of God
Tho second peril IS that OF utter
carcesSnc~s Take heed watch and pray
for ~ know not when th, tiruc Is II Is al
ways imminent And this fact ought 10
fiN the attitude Of all Christians tot The
lie Will come giorou,ly, not a 4 mere
influence Ills coming will be 10 al be-
levers the most hcnchcent event IN all
the ages
Ii that day SIN will be utterly dcs-
troyed from the earth. the uurepentant
and the wicked shall be banlshcd. No
dram-.hops. 10 brothels. no gambling
halls
That this day IS marching very
rapidly none can doubt The signs are
ali about Us the Jews are awakening to
restored Palestine: the Gcn.leS Sc
speedy fultillment Of the prophecy that all
nations must hear the Gospel message the
universal cataclysm Is breaking upon all
the word, every nation VIII soon bc on
one side or the other Of tins war, neu-
trallty Will soon be impossible. the
words are beng fulfilled IN our own
days le shall hear OF wars aud rumors Of
wars for nation shall rise against nation
and there shall be famines, pestilcnccs aud
earthquakes IN divers places
"tll these things must come to pass
but they are only the beginning Of sor-
rows: the end Is not yet Va wonder that
many believe that he end IS at hand.