The Topeka state journal., 1922-11-18

day. But that which was predicted
Through the Prophet Joel has hap
pened:
These MG-vels the FulfiIment OF
Prophecy
'And it shall come to pass in the
last Gays, God says,
That I will pour out My Spirit
upon III mankind:
And your sells and your daughters
shall prophesy,
And your young men shall see vi
sionG,
And your old men shall have
dreams;
And even upon My bondservants,
both men and-women,
At that time, I will pour out My
Spirit, and they shall prophesy.
I will display marvels in the sky
above,
And signs on the earth below,
Blood and fire. and pillars of
smoke.
The sun shall be turned into dark
ness
And the moor. into blood,
To usher in the day- OF the Lord
That great and illustrious day;
And every one who calls on the
name of the Lord shall be
saved (Joel ii 72S-32).
The Resurrection of Jesus of
Nazareth
Listen, Israelites, to what 1 say
to you frem God by miracles and
marvels and signs which God did
among you through Him, as you
yourselves know, Him-delivered up
thru Gods settled purpose and fore
knoWledge-you by the hands of Gen
tiles have nailed to cross and have
put to death. But God has raised Him
to life, having terminated the throes
of death, for in fact it was not possible
for Him to be held fast by death. For
In, IN
~ constantly fixed my eyes upon
the Lord,
Because He is at my right hand in
order that 1 may continue un-
shaken.
For this reason my heart is glad
and my tongue exults.
My body also shall rest in hope.
For Thou wilt not leave me in tho
Unseen World forsaken.
Nor give u. Thy Holy One to un-
dergo decay.
Thou wilt fill me with gladneSS in
Thy presence Cps. xvi. Slid
''As to the patriarch David, 1 need
hardly remind you, brethren, that he
died and was buried. and that we still
have his tomb among US. Being a
Prophet, however. and knowing that
God had solemnly sworn to him to
seat a descendant of his upon his
throne Cps. cxxxii. ID, with prophetic
foresight he spoke of the resurrection
of the Christ, to the effect that He
was not left forsaken in the Unseen
World. nor did His body undergo de-
cay Cps. XVI. 10). This Jesus, God
has raised to -life-a fact to which
all of US testify.
The promised Holy Spirit
Being therefore lifted high by the
mighty hand of God, He has received
from the Father the promised Holy
Spirit and has poured out this which
you see and hear. For David did not
ac fnf h14t 6a h
self,
''The Lord said to my Lord,
Sit at My right hand
Until 1 make thy foes a footstool
under thy feet Cps. cx. -.
Therefore let the whole House of
Israel know beyond all doubt that
God has made Him both LORD and
CHRIST-this Jesus whom you cru
cified.'
5000 new Adherents gained
Stung to the heart by these words.
they said to Peter and the rest of
the Apostles,
Brethren, what are we to do?"
Repent replied Peter. land be
baptized, every one of you, in the
name Of Jesus Christ, with a view to
Shall receive the gift of the Holy
Spirit. For to you belongs the prom
ise, and to your children, and to all
who are far off. whoever the Lord
our God may CALI
And with many more appeals he
solemnly warned and entreated them,
saying,
Escape from this crooked genera
tion.'
Those, therefore. who joyfully well
coined his Message were baptized;
and on that one day about three thou
sand persons were added to them;
and they were constant in listening
to the teaching Of the Apostles and in
their attendance at the Communion.
that is, the Breaking of the Bread,
and at prayer.
The daily Life of the Church
Fear came upon every one, and