Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-11-20

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piness." To America apply the rev
citation and attainment of divine dem
ocracy which is dawning upon tbs
people and is quickening the right
eous to defend America rom the hanC
} of re "oppresas Auman or auto
cratic so-calleG democracy.
Permit me to quote from an article
by DR.. W. T. Ellis which appeared in
the New York Herald recently
1t would be less than honest jour
naIism did / fail to report that amid
the welter and turbulence and dis
cordance of world politics which IS
nv present assignment, find
among thoughtful men of every
creed and country decided note
of spiritual wistfulness and expect
ancv. We are too serious now for
the mercenary and mechanical
methods of a noisy evangelist ut
tering only safe and remunerative
seusationalism; we want man
from some Patmos who can say
Thus saith the Lord" AS democ-
racy and its limitations spread the
worlds need of the one King be-
/ comes greater.
Centuries ago the "desire" of the
nations for King, who should rule
with justice and equity, brought
Christ Jesus, whose words:-"Thus
saith the Lord" continue to be heard.
The increasing desire of the people
of the new era for "the one King" in
dictates the imminence of Christ's
+ second appearing-''the blessed and
only Potentate, the King of kings,
and Lord of lords" (Timothy vi,
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The history of Joseph has divine
concurrence with the history of Amer
lea, especially at this hour of full
fillment of Biblical prophecy of the
unity of America (Manasseh) and
Great Britain (Ephraim), IMPLYING
the two sons of Joseph, whom Jacob,
Joseph's father, blessed
When Joseph saw that his father
laid his right hand upon the head
Of Ephraim, it displeased him and
he held up his fathers hand to re-
move it from Ephraim's head unto
Manasseh's head.
And Joseph said unto his father,
mot SO, my father; for this is the
first born; put thy right hand upon
his head.
And his father refused and said,
L know it, my son, know it.
Genesis Xviii, 17-19.)
Jacob, with spiritual intuition and
wisdom, gained through long years
Of struggle and experience, saw that
Manasseh, the first born must come
under the rod of his autocratie
brother, Ephraim, t; bring out his
(Manasseh's) divine nature, in order
that he might regain possession and
establish his birth~ight. No one at
talns continual spiritual ascendancv
over the despotic tendencies inherent
IN the "oppressor," the carnal mind.
without mighty wrestlings for the SUI
premacy of righteousness. Manas-
sch submitted to the autocracy of
Ephraim, until the experience neces-
sary to .exalt him forced him to sepa-
rate from Ephraim and prove the
dominion" the power of man, when
trusting to the Supreme Ruler of the
universe-God-and by living in
obedience to His law of truth and
love. To America apply the words of
Moses -
What nation is there so great,
who hath God so nigh unto them,
as the Lord our God is in all things
that we call upon Him for?
And what nation is there so
great, that hath statutes and iudg
ments so righteous as all this law,
which / set before you this day?
(Der 5eronomy iv.. 7, 8.)
The defence of America,nof our
constitution, of the Monroe Doc
trine and obedience to TIE laws of
God are in the hands of those who
recognize and strive to obey the
Supreme Ruler of the universe. Gone
with God is majority"
Drawing To a Close.
In the light of unparalleled events
which are TRANSMITTING in these latter
days, students of the spiritual inter
nretation of the Pibio are convinced
that material history is fast drawing
to close. while the spiritual fact Of
scientific being-one Creator, The
everlasting F. Their. the mighty God
including man, whom God made ii
His own image and likeness anc
to whom he gave dominion over al
things-such students are appre
hending the spiritual phenomenon
the appearing of the ideal man. ir
proof of Christ Jesus words 81 &c
away, and viii come again unto you
John xiv, 28.)
The prophecy of Scripture, 81 vii
overturn, overturn, overturn it: 4
until he come whose right it is; anC
I will give it to him" ezekiel xxi.
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