New Britain herald., 1921-10-31
END Of WORLD IS
 NOW NEAR AT HAND
So Declares Dr. Treder in Lecture
 in Electric Hall

now living will never die," at Electric hall yesterday afternoon said in part: All Christians believe that the Bible IS Gods word of truth All Chris tians, Catholic and Protestant, agree that the Bible teaches that God creat- ca the first man perfect; that this man sinned and was sentenced to death before he begot any children; ; that he was driven from Eden, and later exercised his dtvineIy given functions to beget children, and that his children were all born in sin and :! shapen in tniquity' and that for, this reason every one of the human race has been born imperfect, inheriting this imperfection from the first man Adam. /s ,
 "All7Christians further agree that God made a promise to redeem man from death; that. he promised Abra- ham: Tn thy. seed shall all the fam flies of the earth be blessed';. that later Jesus came to earth; that Jesus was baptized in the Jordan; that he was afterwards crucified upon the cross and arose from the dead and ascended on high.
 For the past 1900 years Christians have been preaching these doctrines. If they. are true, then the pertinent question is, Why has God permitted the carrying out of such arrangement as mentioned? What is his real pur- pose in it? Other scriptures answer this question conclusively, that his purpose Is to provide for the restora- tfon of man to his original perfection and thereby grant to man everlast- ing life on the earth,
 Every one of the prophets of old foretold that 1t was Gods purpose to grant restoration blessings to the human race. Only few persons will go to heaven. Jesus said that there would be but a little. flock What, then. will become of the other mil lions of earth's population? The an- swer is: God will give them an. op- portunity to be restored to perfect human conditions If restoration of the human race is not true, then the promise made to Abraham must be void; the promise to redeem the human race from death could not be true. and the death and resurrection of Jesus would be wholly useless. We know thcse~are all permitted for a purpose and that the perfect wisdom of Jehovah devised this arrangement and he has been carrying out for the express purpose of blessing mankind.
 Jesus plainly said: I am come that they (the people) miglH-have life and have 1t more abundantly.' Again he said that he came to give his life a ransom, purchase price, for man. Again we read: God so loved the sworld that he gave his only begotten son. that whosoever believeth in him should not perish. but have everlast- ing life.' Again. that Jesus gave his life ransom for all, to be testified to all In due time. Unless, then, the opportunity comes to man to know the truth, to obey 1t, and when obedi- ent to live, these promises are. a mockery and Christianity a failure. No Christian will admit that Chris itianity is failure, because he knows it will not be. Gods word must ac- complish it's purpose.
 This being true then. all must ad : init that time will como when this opportunity for life everlasting will be offered to the people. The ques- ton is: When Is that timer Upper most in the minds of the Lords disciples was this question. They ex- fpected the Messianic Kingdom to be set up some time. He had told them it would happen at the end of the world He told them he was going away and would return again fol them; and because they were so anx- ious to know when thu blessings promised to Abraham would begin they propounded to him this question X Master tell us how may we know Sof your presence and of the end o1 the world?' He answered that ths end of the social and political order E existing then, and still existing in z measure, would begin with a world war. followed by famine and pestil- 5encr and revolutions in various part. ofrfhe earth. These things had the beginning. of their fulfillment in 1914 According to Bible chronology, tht gentle times ended there. and Chris tians expected the trouble to begin as indeed 1t did. The famine hal come: the pestilence has afflicted thu earth; revolution has upset man! governments and Is now threatenini all the social fabric of the world.
 Jesus furthermore said that a that time there would be great dis tress in the earth, mems hearts fail ing them. TOT rear or what they Se coming on the earth; and now w see this fulfilled.
 Jesus furthermore said that tn Jews would return to Palestine an
 that would be conclusive proof. The 5. have returned. z without a doubt now Is the tim Jesus referred to when he said: H
 that nveth and believeth in me sha
 never die.' And again: Verify, veril,
 I say unto you, If a man keep my say
 ing, he shall never see death Tn
 application of Christ's merit will Iii
 the curse from mankind; and the
 as the scriptures show, he will. teac
 men how to think, how to act, ho'
 to care for themselves, what is prope
 food; and gradually they will be rt
 generated in body. and in mind, an
 thus continuing until all of the huma
 race who are obedient, will reach
 state of human perfection and COT !. tinue to live and not die." s@
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