The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-06
DAVIDSON BEGINS.
SPECIAL Sermons
First in Series Of Ten Ad-
dresses on "The Second
Coming of Christ,
Delivered Sunday.

crowded house Sunday evening on
the subject Gods Plan of the Ages,
the first in a series Of Sunday eve'
ming addresses on the second coming
Of Christ. He said in part
This world has been likened by
infidels to an express train whose
conductor is dead and whose engi
neer has lost his reason but sits al
the throttle and drives his engine
madly down the track in the dark
to q destination unknown. To those
unacquainted with Gods plan of the
ages this may seem to be a true
siinilitude. But Christ is not dead
The Holy Spirit is not mad. The
world is not speeding on in the dark
to an unknown destination. God
had a we'll defined purpose and plan
for this world before its creation, He
has not been taken by surprise. lie
knew the end from the beginning.
His plan has never been thwarted
nor frustrated He is carrying it out
without change or interruption. Those
acquainted with His plan as revealed
in the Bible can note progress year
by year.
"The Bible divides time. by which
is meant the entire period from the
creation OF Adam TO the new heaven
and new earth into seven unequal
periods, called dispensations. These
periods are marked off in the Bible
by some change in Gods method OF
dealing with mankind. or a portion
Of mankind, in respect TO the two
questions of sin and mans response
bility. Each of the dispensations may
be regarded as a new test of the
natural man. and each ends in judg-
ment--marling mans failure. Five
of these dispensations or periods OF
time are past; we are living In the
sixth, probably toward its close, and
have before us the seventh and last
the Golden Age Of the Millennium
Innocence.
This dispensation extends from
the creation Of Adam to the expul
sion from the Garden Of Eden. Adam
created innocent and ignorant Of gooC
and evil was placed in the GardeI
Of Eden with his wife, Eve, and pu
under responsibility 10 abstain from
the fruit of the tree Of knowledge o
good and evil. The dispensation o
Innocence resulted in the first and
in its far-reachng effects, the mos
disastrous of the failures of man wa
closed by judgment.
Conscience.
by the fall. Adam and Eve &C
quired and transmitted 10 the humal
race, the knowledge Of good an
evil. This gave conscience n basi
for right moral judgment. and henc
the race came under this measure o
responsibilities do good and escheV
evil as revealed by conscience. Thi
dispensation resulted In failure. MAJ
did not keep his own law of the con
science and the judgment OF the floo
marked the end OF this period o
time.
Human Government.
"Out of the fearful jtslgment o
the flood God saved eight person
TO whom. after the waters were as
suaged. He gave the purified eartl
with ample power TO govern IT, This
Noah and his descendants were re
sponsible TO do. The Dispensation o
Human Government resulted upol
the plains Of Shinar. in the impiou
attempt to become Independent O
God and closed in judgment-the Con
fusion OF Tongues.
Promise.
"Out of the dispersed descendants
OF the builders Of Babel. God called
ono man. Abram, with whom He
entered into covenant. Some of the
promises 10 Abram and his
descendants were unconditional These
have all been or will be fulfilled
other promises We're conditional upon
the faithfulness and obedience of the
Israelltes. Everyone of these condi
tons was violated and this dispense
tion ended in Egyptian Bondage
Law.
God brought His chosen people
out Of Egyptian Bondage and al
Sinai proposed TO them the Covenant
OF Law. They accepted the Covenant
and promised. all that the LORD
hath spoken we viii do The his
tory of Israel in the Wilderness ant
in the Land Ia a long and unbroker
record OF persistent violation OF tho
Law. This dispensation ended in tn,
dispersion OF Israel among the ma
tons OF the earth. A feeble rem
nant returned to the Chosen Lane
and in due time Christ came: 'Borr
of n woman-made under the Law.
Him both Jews and Gentiles con
spired TO cruelty.
Grace.
"Tho sacrifcial death OF Chris
introduced the Dispensation OF Grace
which means undeserved favor. Sal
walton. perfect and eternal. is freel!
offered to both Jew and Gentle upol
the one condition Of faith. This dis
pensation will end in a moral cats
ciism followed by the personal r,
turn OF Christ. This Is the dispense
ton in which we live.
Millennium.
after the purifying Judgment
which attend the personal return q
Christ, lie will reign over restore
Israel AMI over the earth for a p,
riod OF time usually called the Mi
lennium. The seat Of Ills govern
ment will be Jerusalem, and the Jews
TO whom tho world is indebted NOR
than any other nation on earth, wi
be restored TO their ancient place {
honor and favor with God. This dii
pensatlon viii end with the Battle {
Armageddon and the Judgment Of IA
Great White Throne. Then come
tho new heaven and a new eartl
and eternity begins"
NNoxt Sunday evening DR.. Davi'
son will speak on the subject. Il