I fl E JORCI! O l REASON, SILVERTON,OREGON, DECEMBER, 22. 1898 . i . h ï ï ^ A ch in g . of the The W inning of la r g a r e ,. , , ™ . _ _ W,, K , - “\V home,” said Mrs. home, Mr*, Donaldson, after «he liad introduc- ....................... ....... ed the missionaries to the family, and all were comfortably seated, My old m other is especially inter- ,-a.ed in the subject of the coming “ “7 .1 ; . , , , , I am of indeed glad to see ■ the servants th e K i X ” faa;,i I x ~ ^ y o . h .v . th . Word of God savi,... S ta « ri,,.,, *O I U k 0 0 x - s i - v s - j ; most parts of the e a r t h f for or T hv most parts of the earth Thy posHession’?” “ Yea, Mr. MeClaren, and it telle in the next verse th a t they are giv- en for sure destruction. Turn to the second psalm. You have quo,- ®d " ' e e,gh,h verse’ and 1 “bI< r e a d v th o n i n t h , »» ' vou « < to ti . -------- . k canj â tiling ï UI c mis x t _____ . . . \ Is not the very fact th . a t nien are ,ajm in will la- a thousand v e irs of neace th a t the difficulties between nations will he settled bv a rb itra tio n that we will beat these m urderous war weapons into im plem ents of indue- ï j , im port? Ä ® . - ~ ..........- - .......- ... , And will every one see th e corn- * “ *E ’ *‘ry "5'e 8,'a11 SP*' h i'" -’ M vs J "h" ” wonder h<'w ¡» will look,” said M arKare‘- << Jesus T Pro°f * th a t Micah heard s a y s ,‘For as the lightning g’ 8 an * >rP;,k them with a «right t he sayings of men in th e last comes out of the east, and shineth ma. “ I hope you ha’ a message to rod o ftro n ; Thou sbalt dash them d ay s?” asked the m issionary. even unto the west, so shall also bear us in regard to C hrist’s second J1 7 a pOt2 fr ’6 vef,sel,” ' “ It looks very clear,” said Ralph, the com ing of the son of man be.’ coming. I sec you b a ’ brought r ‘ ‘ ' a r t,‘- es. hut there But this is new light to m e.” And no wonder his com in» will he your Bible with you. Please tell are fit iet passages that throw a “ To thih-e who will hear his mes- thus glorious; for then shall he sit us, do you think there will he a I eren ig t upon this subject, senger of peace. a messenger of «pon the throne of his glory and m illennium before the coming of ‘ore is a statem en t in Mieah th a t peace is is sen t,” said the servant a11 *'¡8 holy angels will he" with the Lord?” plainly says th a t the whole world of the Lord; “ but to those who will ! him .” T he m issionary said: “ This know nea?’ b e i hr7 f ht hlS J ^ g - e n t s come. “ How m any angels do yon sup- .... . ' ° ---- ~--- '-* *? ' uogeirv uo you also, th at in the last days perilous peace and righteousness.” W h e n tl.A a the Lord r , L pose . ----- ? a °5OUSUp- ((i , . . 'V lien the judgm euts of there are?” asked Bertha times shall come. For men shall Let uh turn to the passage,” said are in the laud, the wicked learn ■- I , r , the m issionary. " I t is found in righteousness ” J o b n . « ho saw them m holy vis- he lovers of their own selves, W covet* vc. stiinr-iuurtl y. 11 IS jounu in ous, boasters, proud, blasphem ers, the fourth chapter. Mr. MeClaren, , i i V ii h i t , >»“ , says th a t there are ten thous- Will the dear Lord himself ‘ disobedient to parents, unthankful, Will ' ~ you read from the first to the ¡come or is h'is “c o m i n ^ Z . ; , " 1."."*" ‘"¿d ' .t l'ousa»dK r<* lh a t »pre- .7 “i V u ’ ° ' h,‘aVe,,' y Thp th at are good, t r i ¡tors, heady, high the house of the Lord shall he es- wh, wil, a "n ear m inded, lovers of pleasures more tablished in the top of the m o u n -1 xiv 1 -3 ” ° Hgl‘ ° f tl,e 80,1 of nian wil1 be un- than lovers of God; having o a „ ------ form tains, and .................. Hpt-akably bright. W hat a sight it shall he exalted ahovp <» ' t ’ ‘ « of godliness, but denying the power the hill; and people shall flow in- ve h .d ie v e i n ° G o d " ie li will the com ing of the Lord pre­ thereof; from such turn away. This to it. And m any nations shall I r ■«>’» believe also m sent! The dead will ................. .. . he called certainly does not look as if the come and say, Come, and let us go m a o 'i " 7 ,“- '* “7 fr°m land and sea, and will forth from land and sea, and will m illennium precedes the coming of up to the m ountain of the Lord and have told von V ' " 7 W° Ulil ° P° n tb e ’r feet’ a " exceeding JeX l<> <•' 'h e God of Jacob; for v tu A n d ^ f ° “ T “ * " ” • The Hving a " d t,1B But as the days of Noe were, and He will teach us of His ways ar#» < b . ’ r ‘ ea< Wl11 be c h a n ged glorified. SO s h a ll also the coming o f the Son and we will walk in H is paths- for • P a c e (,r -v o u ’ w 1,1 come , The faces we have seen in the pal- o frn a n h e . For as in the days th at the law shall go or o Z» ’a > T " 7 ° UUt° n^ Helf; of death will bloom w i t h i n - were before the flood they were e a t- ; the word of the L„r<^I from Z , " a ' U • thp' B ye >>e m ortal beauty, and we which are • . e, — — “ n d drinking, « '.¡ ..L t..„ ----------................................................... ■ a t. . a |i v e a i)d r e m a . n w j)i ing and m arrying and lem. And He shall judge among k • • i i t i u a n i n i i i r e n e c t in c )h, how preemue ,« th a t «crip- image of JesuH.and be caught up in giving in m arriage, until the day m any people and rebuke strong n a­ Noe entered into the ark, and knew tions afar off; and they shall heat b b k . Oh " , 'l ’ ,8i" d g ,a " d ‘“ a - “ To a " g « - ’ arm s to chare the giory 'k t h a t be has gone to prepare a which C hrist had with the father not until the flood cam e and took their swords into plowshares and them all aw ay; so shall also the their spears into pruning hooks; place for m e I shall never feel in , before the worlds were made, coming of the Son of m an he,” ’ nation shall not lift up a sword the way, for he will prepare for me ,,,n lace” i ....-¡'Vf M' 7 folks ever *ver hi Christ?” “ Let u s h e a r «-hut .1 - - * 1 p u ’gem er with them in the clouds, o rd pra^ rs before ’»reakfast? 1 lease tu rn to the passage in ary .mS t X i to meet the e L o rd t h . A lbert.— No; we only have p ra y ­ "" ' M att, xxiv, 14, and read it, Mr. controversialist on this occasion.” ; t ^e’ L o r i’ ” ers before we go to bed. We a in ’t M eClaren.” T h e ^ c i n X e ’rsv i'" ', n, 'ÌH6ÌI>na7 - “ MT h u sb an d and father and afraid in the daytim e. “ ‘ This Gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world opinions and traditilo * Ì*,w" a " d was so -sh am ed t on, and was so ’sham ed raying th a t all the world will be be hid bid his h,H face in his hia han b " '^ d « s ’fore converted. The world will be left is res»anSTp7 s a t b e r d from all nations to out eternitv ” ° r " ‘" L ” *"* more, God or the neonle? Pl 1(ise its own. W hat a day th a t will read the beginning of t h e be of heavenly joy and earth lv an- verse.” 8I° n,ng ° f tbe 8eco,,d gm shl Then the hym n will be Ralph |w k ed over Mr. McClar- th r° Ugh' en 8 Bibl’ a,,d read: ‘And m any ! nations shall come and say.- , t G -B u t vour views of the m illenni ' " , a"d “ nm are certainly on, of harm ony ! s a i d X l p h ° ‘' ,Í,,g a” Rem em ber, if you send ns the nam es and addresses of 25 of P ™ "1 your Liberal friends and a c q u a in t­ ‘^ r « bal1 »¡«eP. but ndt forever, ances, we will m ake you a present of a copy of the Torch of Reason 'V,V '¡Í" w-k” «<” w e e ~ Song Book No. 1. This will only - ° n ‘" e r“ Ur'’ <:,ion m°™ '’ cost J you few m inutes’ work an d a ... . , ” « a iev th e n Will be brought to pass t h e j 2 cent stam p.