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SUNDAY. MARCH 29.
Palplt
BAPTIST.
First Baptist Church,
froachlnv by the pastor. l>r. M Ash
by Jones, Ht 11:16 u. it). Theme. "Spir
itual Paralysis." At night Or. Junes'
subject will be. "Seeking the Oust."
tScrvtcs every evening this week ut
b;3O. I’rcnehlng by I'r. J. E. Hicks, of
Ounvllie, Vu.
Crawford Avenue Baptlat Church.
Thomas Walker, pastor Preaching
rt 11 a. tn. subject, "NeedH of the
Church"; and at S o'clock on the auh
jort. "Revival." PreachltiK every
evening next week at S o'clock by
Rev. W. R. Smith, front McCormick,
S C. Sunday school at 3 p. m. W.
K. Uentley, Supt.
CATHOLIC
Sacred Heart Church.
Corner Oreene and McKlnne Streets,
in charge ot the Jesuit Fathers. Low
masses begin nt 3:30, 6:30, 7:30 and
9:30. Sunday school nt 10:13. High
mass at 11 o’clock. In the evening at
8 o’clock. Rosary, sermon by Father
Stake on the Spirit of the World,
followed by benediction.
lit. Patrick's Church.
Mass at 7, 9 and 10:30 u. m. Ro
sary, sermon and benediction at 8
>: m.
CHRISTIAN.
First Christian Church
Seventh and Oreene streets. Howard
T. Croc announces: Bible school nt 10
a. m. Sermons at 11:13 u. m., "Divine
Partnership, a Prospect,” ard at 8:15
p. nr. The Citizen's Challenge to tlie
Church.” Woman's meeting at 4 o'clock
Monday. Preaching every night this
week at 8:15: six sermons on "The
Church." Public cordially Invited. All
icSi> are free.
West End Christian Church.
Subject of discourse lor March 28
and other announcements. Morning,
Willing Workers, 11 o'clock. Night.
The Jov of Being a Christian, 8
o'clock. Bible school at 3 p. m
Prayer meeting, Wednesday night at
8 o’clock. Song practice at parson
age Thursday night at 8 o’clock. The
re-decoration of the interior of our
church house under the auspices of
the Parties* Aid Society, is about
complete. We heattlly endorse the
Simultaneous Meetings, but we could
rot get ready for same, so we will
join in the Union effort, and have our
meeting at the close of the unio
effort H. L. Veacli, minister.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.
First Chur-.t of Christ. Scientist.
Services Sunday morning at 11
o'clock. Wednesday evening at _8
o’clock. Sundaj school at 12:15
Reading room open daily from 11 to 1
o'clock except Monday. The pujlic
is eordiallv invited to attend the ser
vices and visit the reading room.
EPISCOPAL.
Church of the Good Shepherd
The Hill, Archdeacon Johnson, rec
tor. Holy Communion at 8 a. m.
Morning prayer and sermon at 11
o’clock. Sunday school at 4 p. m.
Keening prayer and address at 5
o'clock. . .
Lenten services tor the week will he
us follows:
Wednesday. Litany at 10 a. m.
Thursday. Holy Communion at 10
a. m.
Service with a short address every
cay at a p. m., except Saturday.
St. Paul’s Church
G. Sherwood Whitney, rector. Fifth
Sunday in Lent, Passion Sunday.
March -’9. Holy Communion at 8 a.
in. Sunday school at 9:45 a. m. Morn
ing prayer and sermon at 11:15 o clock.
Confirmation lecture at 4 p. m. Even
ing prayer anu address at 8 o’clock.
Week Day Lenten Services .Monday,
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday serv
ices at 5 p. m. Wednesday at 8 p. m.
Holy Communion Thursday at 11 a. ni.
In addition to the above services the
clergy of the Episcopal church of Au
gusta will hold a daily noon day serv
ice, especially for men. beginning to
morrow, Monday, March 30th. and con
tinuing through Thursday. April 9th
Services last 20 minutes, beginning at
12:30 p. m. nnd closing at 12:50 p. m.
All men invited.
Church of the Atonement.
Telfair and 11th Strets. Rev. Chas.
P Holbrook, rector. Fifth Sunday in
Lent. Holy communion at 8 a. ni.
Morning prayer. Litany and sermon
at 11 a m. feMnday school at 4 p. m.
Evening praver and aldress at 5 p. m.
Week-day services. Evening prayer,
except Friday, at 5 p m. Evening
prayer and sermon Friday at 8:30 P
ni. All seats free at all services.
LUTHERAN.
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church.
548 Walker Street Rev. P. .T.
Bame pastor. Divine worship 11:15
a m " and Bp. m Sunday school at
0-45 "a m. Geo. H. Uercke, Supt
Young Ladles' Lutheran Society will
meet Wednesday 4 p. m. Service
Wednesday 8 p. m.
Holy Trinity Lutheran.
Preaching at 11:15 a. m , and 8 p.
m.. by pastor, Rev. .T. B. Derrick.
Sunday school at 9:45 a. m. Mr. H_
r Lorlck Supt. Church Is at 55.
Greene Street. Everybody welcome.
METHODIST.
Woodlawn Methodist Church.
Corner IMh and.Silcox streets. Rev.
T O Brand pastor. Preaching at 11:15
a m a nd 'p.m. by the pastor. Sunday
school a• 9:45 a. m . R. G. McGowan,
supt Classes for both men and women
meet every Sunday morning with the
Sunday school. Mr. George Harrlß will
ty-’k to the Brotherhood Bible Class at
30 o'clock All men are invited to come
out and hear Mr. Harris. Prayer meet
ing Wednesday evening at 8 o clock.
Revival services will begin in this
church inday morning and continue
for two weeks. Preaching evefy morn
ing at 10 o’clock and evening at 8
o'clock. Strangers are invited to ad
services held at this church.
Asbury Methodist Church.
Sunday school 9:45. W. A. Owens.
Supt. Mann's 10:30. C. R. Rbeney,
Supt. Preaching 11:15 by pastor, at
8 by'' Rev. B. P Reed, of Gracewood
Mondav night Rev. W. T. Hamby is
to preach Rev. W J. Bardeiehen. of
Fayetteville, is expected to arrive for
the services Tuesday. God be prais
ed Tot this simultaneous campaign.
If you don’t eo to some other church
come to Asbury,
"/P^IKT
)){eu)s
Broadway Methodiat Church.
Corner Broad und Id ilia Streets.
Rev. C. M Verdel, pastor. Preaching
at 11 o'clock and again at p. m., by
Rev. Wm. Hill, who will nlso assist
the^pastor with a series of mooting*
to to conducted during the following
week. Sunday school at 9:30 a. m.
Wilfred C. Lyeth, Supt.
St. John Methodist Church
No. 730 Oreene street, Rev. S. P.
Wiggins, pastor. Sunday school at
9:45 a. in. Prcuchtng at 11:15 a. m.
and at s p. tn. Sermons by the pas
tor. Revival services begin and will
continue two weeks.
A cordial Invitation to all.
PRESBYTERIAN.
Reid Memorial Presbyterian Churcß.
Walton Way and Johns Road, the
Hill. Morning service 11 a. m. Even
ing service 8 p. m. Sermon by Rev.
Dr. D. W. Brannon, of Milledgevllle.
The address to the Adult Bible Class
will he delivered this afternoon by Dr
U. 1.. Henry. Attractive vocal and
orchestral music and cveryon cordial
ly Invited to attend.
Sibley Presbyterian Church.
Corner Broad and Eve Streets. Reg
ular services Sunday 11 a. m , and
7:30 p. m. Sunday school 4 p. m.
The Adelphian Baracn Class meets
with the Sunday school. The Sun
day services will begin a two weeks
revival at Sibley Church. The acting
pastor. Rev. H. L. Reaves, will con
duct these services. There will be
one service each day. beginning
promptly at 7:30 p. m. The sermons
will deal with the simple Gospel mes
sage. A cordial welcome is extended
to all to attend these services.
First Presbyterian Church
Corner Telfair and Seventh streets.
Rev. Joseph R. Sevier, D.D.. pastor.
Divine worship with sermons by the
pastor nt 11:15 a, m. and nt 8:15 p.
in. At evening hour the revival ser
vices conducted by the pastor will be
gin. A large chorus will tie under the
direction of Prof. S. T. Battle. Preach
ing each evening at 8:15. A cordial
welcome to all services.
Greene Street Phesbyterian Church. *
Between 12th and 13th Streets. M.
M. MacFerrin, pastor. Sunday school
at 9:45 a. in. Evangelistic services
at 11:15 a m., and 8 p. m. Rev. D.
H. Coman, the leader in the revival
meetings, will preach at both ser
vices. Christian Endeavor at 7
o'clock. Services every day at 10:37
and 8 o’clock. Everyone is invited to
attend
International Bible Students' Ass'n.
Augusta Class meet at 3 and 4 p.
m.. Sundays at K. of P. Hall, Jack
son Street. Bible study. All inter
ested are welcome. No collections.
COLORED CHURCHES
BAPTIST.
Central Baptist Church.
Rev. K. J. Johnson, p. tor. The
pastor will conduct the regular ser
vices at 11:30 a. m., and at 8 p. m.
At the evening services the Woman s
Missionary Society will have their
quarterly sermon. Sunday school at
S p. m. Next Sunday tin summer
schedule lor services wil be put on.
Our friends are invited to worship
with us during the day.
Macedonia Baptist Church.
Rev. W. W. Jones, pastor. Prayer
meeting <> a. in. Preaching 11 a. m.
Sunday school 1:30 p. m.. It. T. Cotton.
Supt. Preaching 8 p. m. by the pastor.
All are cordially-invited to attend these
(Services.
Thankful Baptist Church.
A mass meeting in the interest of
civic improvement will be held at the
Thankful Baptist Church, corner Lin
coln and Walker Streets, at 3 p. ro
under the auspices of the Colored
Civic I mprovement League. The
speakers will be Mrs. J. D. Hammond,
Miss Mary Meriwether and Dr. G. N.
Stoney. inspiring music, instductive
addresses. The public is most cor
dially Invifetl to be present. Mr. A.
M Trawick, of Nashville, Tenn., will
address a mass meeting of the color
ed citizens at McGregor Hall, Thurs
day evening next, April 2nd.
Cumming Grove Baptist Church.
The Hill. Augusta, Ga. Rev. R. J.
McCann, B. D., pastor. Early prayer
meeting at C:3O o'clock. Preaching
at 11:30 o'clock Sunday school at 4
o’clock. H. H. Wright, Supt. Even
ing services, preaching at 8:30 o'clock.
The revival meeting will continue
from Sunday evening up to the third
Sunday in April. Preaching during
the week. The public are cordially
Invited to worship with us.
Springfield Baptist Church.
Rev. .Tames M. Nabrit, pastor. Cor
ner 12th and Reynolds Streets. 6
o'clock, prayer meeting; 11 o’clock,
preaching, bv Dr. H. C. Young, of At
lanta. Gu ; 3:30, Sunday school. P.
A. Pitts, SYtpt. 7 o’clock, B. Y. P. IJ.
meeting. Special program for this
service. 7:35, Song service.; 8 o’clock,
special sermon by the pastor, “The
T'nsaved." Last week of our revival.
Early prayer meeting for 20 minutes
each night before preaching. Dr.
Young, a great revivalist, will preach
each night. Come, bring your unsav
ed friends and help us make this the
greatest week of soul-saving of these
series of meetings, which will close
on Friday night.
Second Baptist Church.
O. P. Gilbert, pastor Preaching by
the pastor 11:15 a. m., theme. “An Ap
pear': 8 p. nr. theme, "The Elements
of a Revival.” Preaching every day
this week at 4 and 8 p. m., by Rev.
Geo. E. Davis, pastor iFrst Baptist
Church, Orangeburg. 8. C. Mr. Davis
is an excellent gentleman, and a
preacher of power. Public cordially
Invited to hear him. Sunday schoci
10 a. ra. Public cordially invited.
Thankful Baptist Church.
Rev. L. P. Pinckney, D. D., pastor.
Earlv prayer meeting at 7 a. m.
Preaching at 11:30 a. m., and at 8
p rn bv the pastor. Sunday school
at 3:30 r. m L G. Harmon. Supt.
Praver meeting Tuesday night. 3
Y P. 1". meeting Thursday night.
The public are cordially invited to all
these services.
Union Baptist Church.
Rev T H. Dwelie, A. M., pastor.
Preaching at 11 a m. and 8 p: m., by
the pastor. Sunday school at 12:30.
L E. White, Supt. Baptism at the
Simultaneous Meetings Movement Being
Carried Out Today in the Various
Augusta Churches
No Meetings in North Augusta.
The North Augusta churches. Grace
Methodist ami the Baptist, have de
villed not to hold metings at this time.
The pastor* regret that It Is not wise
to begin now as they would like to
have I heir churches In the simultan
eous services. Just nt this time, how
ever. the school Is in session, and many
of the men are engaged In pressing
business matters
Rev. Mr. Peel, of Grace Methodist
church announces a meeting to begin
on June the Bth. lie will bo assisted
by the Rev. John Call, of Columbia. 8.
C.
Woodlawn Methodist Church Begins
Meetings Today.
Rev. Mr. Brand will bo nslsted by
Rev. W. T. Hamby In the tnetings at
the Woodlawn Methodist church.
Both l>r. Hamby and Mr. Brand have
experience In evangelistic services,
and Hie membership of the church Is
delighted with the outlook for a great
meeting. The chorus choir will do the
singing. The choir has some good
and the music will be a splen
did feature of the service.
Mr, Brand will begin the meetings
today. His themes are us follows:
11:00 a. m.. "God;" 8:00 p. m„ “Man."
Services will continue dally at 4:00 p.
m. and 8:00 p. m. Dr. Hamby will
preach in the afternoon and Mr Brand
ut night. You are invited to attend.
Meetings at Crawford Ave. Baptist
Church.
Rev. Thomas Walker, the Dean of
the pastors of Augusta, having been
pastor of Baptist churches in this city
lor almost thirty years, will begin the
meetings in his church today. Rev.
W. R. S rith, who comes to assist in
the services, will not arrive before to
morrow. Mr. Walker has been plan
ning for the services for some time,
and feels that all things arc now ready
for a grea meeting. Mr. Smith is not
a stranger in Augusta, and many of
his friends will avail themselves of
the opportunity to hear him preach,
lie will hold his first service Monday
afternoon at 4:00 o'clock. Mr. Walker
will preach today at 11:00 a. m„ on
"The Needs of the Church,” and at the
evening service at 8:00 o'clock on "Re
vival.”
West End Christian Church Not to
Have Meetings at This Time.
lta v - Mr- Veacli, of the West End
Christiun church, will not hold the
annual meting at this time. It is not
thought best to begin now, and the
meetings will be held after the Union
services in April. Mr. Veach will have
no outside assistance, and asks his
people to begin to prepare for the ser
vices.
Meetings to Begin at Asbury Today.
Rev. A. D. Echols announces the be
ginning of his services today. Rev. W.
J. Deßardelahen, of Fayetteville, Ga.,
will do the preaching. He will not arrive
before Monday night, and Rev. W. T.
Hamby will preach at Monday's ser
vices. Rev. Mr. Deßardelahen is noted
as a pastor-evangelist, and he will find
a white field at Asbury. Mr. Echols
has m ade every preparation for the
.meetings, and feels hopeful of great
results. Mr. Bardelaben will stop
with Rev. Mr. Echols, 1016 D’AntlgnaC
St. Services will be held at 4:00 p.
m. and 8:00 p. m. daily. Public cor
dially invited to attend.
Dr. Sevier at First Presbyterian
Church.
The meetings to begin at the First
Presbyterian church today will be con
ducted by Dr. J. H. Sevier, pastor of
the church. Dr. Sevier was disap
pointed in getting a pastor to assist
him at this time, and will take up the
work himself assisted by the members
of his church. They have made exten
sive plans for a successful campaign.
Dr. Sam T. Battle will have charge of
the music. He will organize a cho
rus rhoir. It Is needless to say that
the music will be a very attractive
feature of the services. Services daily
close of the evening service. The
public is invited to all services.
Tabernacle Baptist Church.
Regular Sundav services by the pas
tor. Rev, C. T. Walker. D. D. Friends
and visitors are cordially invited to
attend the services for the day. Pray
er meeting 6 a. m. Preaching 11 a.
ni. Sunday school 3 p. m: B. Y. P.
U. meeting 7p. m. Preaching service
8 ip. m.
Harmony Baptist Church.
Preaching 11:30 a m.. by Rev. H.
A. Johnson. Woman’s Aid Society 1
p. m. Sunday school 3:30 p. m. Sun
day school concert 8 p. m. Good
music at all the services, to which.you
are most cordially Invited.
Beulah Baptiit Church
Rev. T. M. Sapp, pastor. Regular
Sunday se.rvioes. Preaching at 11:30
a. m. and at 8:30 p. m., by the pastor.
Sunday school at 3:30 p. m. B. Y. P.
U at 7 p. rn. Prayer meeting Tues
day night. Preaching Thursday night.
All are cordially invited and urgently
requested to be present and to take
part in these services.
Canaan Baptist Church
Corner Kollock and Hopkins streets.
Preaching morning and night. Be sure
to come without fail. Sunday school
at 3:30. The public asked to it too.
Rev. Jim Way, pastor.
Hale Street Baptist Church
There will be early prayer meeting
at 6 a. nr, also prayer meeting at 11:30
a. m., opener! by Rro. Sum Jones. Sun
day school at 2 p. m. Ushers’ prayer
meeting a f> p. m. B. Y. P. U. meet
ing from 7:30 p. nr until 8:30 p. nr
Preaching at 8:30 p. nr. by Rev. Win.
Pope. Revival meeting will continue
to go on. The pastor is better and
will be out Sunday morning. All mem
bers are requested to he present. The
public invited. Rev. J. W. Williams,
pastor.
St. John Baptist Church
West End, Rev. H. N. Thomas, pas
tor. Preaching at 11:30 a. m.»and at
8:30 p. nr. hy the pastor. Tuesday
night the Woman's Home Mission So
ciety meeting. Thursday night, preach
ing. All members are asked to be
present Sunday and Sunday night. All
friends are welcome.
CONGREGATIONAL.
First Congregational Church.
Corner Jackson and Gwinnett Sts.
Rev John T. Clemons, pastor. Reg
ular services Sunday. Preaching -f
11 a. m , and at 8 p. m. Our revival
meetings begins. Sunday school at 4
p m. AH are cordially invited to
come and help us to save souls.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD. AUGUSTA, GA.
nt 8:00 p. in. Public will find a hearty
welcome.
Greeno Street Presbyterian Church
Regins Meetings Today.
The Greene Street Church begin* a
series of meetings today The pastor.
Rev. M. M. MacFerrin will he assisted
by the Rev. 1). H. Coman, a noted
evangelist of conservative Ideas and
methods. The meetings will lie con
ducted In connection with the simul
taneous services now In proggress.
The church has had a week of collage
prayer meetings, and the feeling pre
valla that this will he a successful
meeting In Green* Street Presbyterian
church. A chorus choir will lead the
music. Services dully at 4:00 p. m.
and 8:00 p. nt.
Woodlawn Baptist Begins Meeting.
The Woodlawn Baptist church, of
which Rev. H. K. 1,. Harris is pastor
begins Its annual meeting today In
connection with the simultaneous ser
vices in other churches In the city.
Rev. C. E. Welch, of Yoakum, Texas,
arrived Saturday, and Is located with
his friend. Deacon G. M. Kelley, 1330
Druid Park.
Rev. Mr. Welch Is an able preacher
and will attract great attention while
here. He comes from the far West,
and has much of Its zeal und ability.
Mr. Harris says the church has
made groat plans for a most success
ful meting. For a week or more the
church has been having cottage pray
er meetings. These have been largely
attended and have gone far toward ad
vertising the services. The Pliilathea
and ltaraca classes have organized for
work, and have been holding special
prayer services for the success of the
meeting. The B P. U. conducted the
Wednesday night prayer service. The
Interest was splendid and the attend
ance good. All this week the woman's
Missionary Society has been holding
their annual week of prayer. These
services have been well attended, and
the burden of their prayers has been
for the success of the protrnrted meet
ing at Woodlawn snd other churches.
Services at Woodlawn will be held
at 4:00 and 8:00 p. m. daily.
The music will be rendered by a
chorus choir.
St. John M. E.
Dr. S. P. Wiggins, the popular pas
tor of St. John's Methodist church,
will begin a meeting at his church to
day to run through the simultaneous
services now in progress. Dr. Wiggins
will have no one to assist him, hut will
do the preaching front day to day. It
may be said here that he has been
back of him a united and well organiz
ed church to begin with, and the pros
pect for a great meeting at St. John's
is very bright.
Mr. Wiggins has sent out a supply
of advertising matter to the members
of his church, and others interested in
the work. The societies of the church
and the Sunday school have all been
urged to support the simultaneous
meetings movement.
An Atlantian will have charge of the
choir. He is one of the very best di
rectors of church music, and Dr. Wig
gins counts himself very fortunate in
getting him at this time.
On Fridays and Saturdays there will
he special services for the children at
4:00 p. m. The regular services during
the meeting will be held at 10:30 a m.
and 8:16 p. m. Public cordially In
vited.
Rev. George S. Davis at the Second
Baptist Church.
Rev. George S. Davis, pastor of the
First Baptist church, Orangeburg, S.
C„ will arrive Monday and assist tin
pastor i the inetings at the Second
Baptist church, corner D'Antignac and
11th Sts. Mr. Davis is pastor of one
of the strongest churches In South
Carolina, and is an able preacher. He
has done considerable work as pn
evangelist. He comes to Augusta *at
the request of the pastors to whom he
well know.-.. A chorus choir will lead
in the singing. Services daily at 4:00
and 8:C0 p. m. The public is cordtul
-1 ly invited to attend.
EPISCOPAL.
St. Mary’s Church,
915 Telfair S’treet, near Campbell
Street. Rev. Samuel A. K. Coleman,
vicar. March 29th, 1914. Filth Sun
day In Lent. Celebration of the holy
communion at 7:30 a. m. Morning
prayer and sermon at 11 a. m. Sun
day school at 12:30 p. m. Evening
prayer and sermon at 0 p. in. Ser
vices Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and
Firday at 6:30 m., and on Wednes
day at 7 p. m. There will he a ser
vice of songs on Sunday, April 19th,
1914, at 4:30 p. m. The public is cor
dially Invited to these services.
METHODIST.
Bethel Methodist Church.
Rev. A. M. Jordan, pastor. Early
prayer meeting 6:30 a. m. Sunday
school 10 a. m. Preaching 11:30 a.
m. Allen League 7 p. m. Subject,
"Missionary Influence.”, Preaching
8 P. m.
Zion Methodist Church.
Twiggs Street, opposite Cedar.
Rev. H. Philbert Lankford, pastor.
Regular services at 11:30 a m., and :t
p. m. Sunday school at 1:30. W. H.
Harris, Supt. The revival services
are still on and all of the unconvert
ed friends are cordially Invited to
worship with us.
Trinity Methodist Church
Preaching at 11:30 a. m„ hy the
Rev. C. A. Waddell, A.B. Sunday
school at 3 p. rn. Evangelistic serv
ices for the young people by the league
at 5 p. m. Preaching closing sermon
of the revival at 8:30 p. m. Class
meeting Tuesday night and lovefeast
Thursday night. All are welcome.
PRESBYTKRIAN.
Christ Presbyterian Church.
Corner Telfair and Cummings St*.
Rev. J. 8. Ellis, pastor. Preaching at
11:15 a. m. Sunday school 4 p. m.
Wednesday evening at 7:30 prayer
service. A cordial welcome to all.
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WORLD'S END 1314
Not Pastor Russell's View al
All—Hb Explains Nls View.
THE BIBLE MISUNDERSTOOD
Canadian Minister Quoted—“Th# Earth
Abidsth Forever”—Christ Will Not
Come Again et a Man, According to
th* Bible— Paetor Russell Believes
1914 Marks a Great Chengs of Dis
pensation Chriet'e Parousis Pre
cedes Hie Epiphania.
March '&-The
widely kuown Pas
tor Russell, whose
great and free
PHOTO DRAMA
OK CREATION Is
being set before
the people dally lu
many large cities,
and everywhere
arousing enthusl
asm for God. rell
glou and the Bible,
chose for bis text
today. "Thus It
Vn ——y.. ■«. i *
shall be 111 the coming [l’arousla—
preseuce] of the Son of Man; they shall
be eattug. drinking, planting nml mar
rying, and know not." (Matthew 24:37,
88.) He said in part:
1 was prompted lu the selection of
my text for today by reading an ex
tract from the sermon of a Canadian
minister delivered recently. In It be
declared that IWI4 would witness the
Second Coming of Christ, etc. Ills
statement allowed the Inference that
he holds the view common to nearly
all the creeds; namely, Ihut tho earth
Is to be burned up and the hutuun nice
blotted out: and that. Incidentally,
Cbrlst will come a second time, to sou
that none of the Church are Included
In the destruction.
Mistakes of Dark Ages Bsing Cor-
To my understanding, all such ex
pcctatlons ure wholly unsertptural. un
true, misleading, and bludrauces to a
light understanding of the Bible. They
belong to the Dark Ages, when public
teachers seemed to lose all apprecia
tion of poetic language, figurative lan
guage, mental imagery. They belong
to the time when Christ's references to
Gehennn Fire, which bunted outside
the wall of Jerusalem, were under
Blood to men,n an eternity of tortnre
for all except the saintly few. They
belong to tbe time when Jesus' words
respecting the cutting off of the right
baud and the plucklug out of a right
eye were misunderstood, and taken lit
erally.
St. Peter’s words are generally urged
to be the foundation for the theory
that the world will he destroyed by
literal fire at the Second Coming of
Christ, when the heirvens shall he on
Are, and the enrtb also nnd the things
therein shall he burned up (2 Peter
8:10). A literal Interpretation here
overlooks the fact that St. Peter, speak
ing of the very same tluie. in Acts
8:10-21, declares that Times of Restitu
tion and blessing—nut times of world
bunting—will follow the Second Com
ing of Jesus. It also overlook? the
fact that St. Peter and the other Apes
ties, as well ns the Master, frequently
used the word tire In n symbolic sense,
to represent tribulation. Thus St. Pe
ter, addressing the Church, suya,
"Think It not strange concerning the
fiery trial flint shall try you.”
Bt. Paul says that tile tire of that
Day shall try the work of every man
[tho Church), of what sort It Is. Those
who have built with gold, silver, pre
cious stones [the promises of God’s
Word], shall be fire-proof In that Day;
while those who have built with the
wood, hay and stubble of human tra
dition-Higher Criticism, Human Evo
lution, etc.—will find Jholr faith struc
ture amenable to the fire; and they
wiii suffer the loss of faith and have
tribulations accordingly. Yet., the
Apostle explains, such will themselves
be saved, but these very fiery trials
will destroy their misconceptions.
They will lie saved because, In spite
of their errors, they built their faith
upon Christ.—l Corlnthluns 3:11-15.
The Apostle, however, urged that, nil
should build with gold, silver and pre
cious stones charaeterlstJcH which
would enable them to pass through
the lire of that. Day unscathed—“more
than conquerors.” Similarly, Jesus re
ferred to a testing of faith, by the fig
uro of a flood, telling that those who
built upon tbe sand would suffer loss,
but that those who built upon the
Rock would be snfe. All these Scrip
tures, however, these references to
fiery trials, etc., belong to the end of
the Age—not the end of the world.
“The Earth Abideth Forever."
The Bible teaches tlmt In God's great
Plan He has provided various epochs,
or ages, each for the accomplishment
of Its own special work; as for In
stance, the Jewish Age with Its work,
and tbe Gospel Age with Its work, to
tie followed by tho Millennial Age and
Its still different work. The Bible de
Clares that “the earth nbldeth forever"
(Ecclesiastes I:4k that "God created It
not in vain; He formed It to he inhab
ited.’’ (Isaiah 45:18.) The earth has
never 7et been inhabited. There ate
Immense tracts of country still unoe
cupled. The Divine Plan for the eurt.h
has not yet reached consummation. It
will require the thousand years of Men
slsh’s glorious Kingdom Power to
bring the world out of present sin nnd
death ••endltlons. and Into the glorious
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conditions of Mlllounlnl blessings and
Restitution, of which the Scripture* so
frequently apeak, and which Bt. Pe
ter declares Ood has spoken by the
mouth of all Ills holy Prophets.
Bo then, the basis for tbluklng of th*
cud of the world, now or ever, Is pure
ly a misunderstanding, due largely to
the fact that our English translation
uses the word world where It would
more proi<erl.v hare used the word Age,
Epoch, or order of things. In a word,
the present order of things, of which
the Scripture* declare Batan Is the
prince, or ruler. Is not to be perpetual;
It la to pass away. A new order of
things, under the control of Mosatah.
the Prim e of Light. Is to take the place
of the present reign of the Prince of
Dark ness. A reign of righteousness
and life Is to succeed the present reign
of sin and denth, according to Bt. Paul
—Poninns 5:17, 21.
Christ's Second Coming.
The Bible everywhere represents
that Christ left u Heavenly glory when
He onnte to earth nearly nineteen een
turles ago. "Tho Isigos was inude
flesh and dwelt among us." The Bible
explains that the necessity for this
humiliation, tills leaving the glory snd
taking a bond man's form, lay In the
fact that God had pronounced a dentil
sentence ui«>n man. which mankind
were paying and from which they
could not be released unless some one
would become their redeemer and meet
the iienalty for them—a death peualt.v.
not un eternal torment penalty, of
which the Scriptures know nothing
The Bible uowhere tells that Jesus
took the human nature to keep It for
ever, and to return with It to Heaven,
where It would be completely out of
order and out of place. The Bible
teacbes. on the contrary, that "flesh
and blood cannot Inherit the Kingdom
of God" (1 Corinthians 15:50); and that
Jesus was made flesh merely "that He
by the grace of God should taste death
for every limn" (Hebrews 2:01; and
that after doing this work lie would
•‘ascend tip where He was before"
(John 11:412). St. Paul assures us that
this, the Divine Program, has been car
ried out. After telling of our Lord's
obedience to the Father's will In hum
bling Himself to death, even the death
of the cross, lie adds, "God hath high
ly exalted Him"— I "far jihove angels,
principalities and powWs."— I'hlllppl
ans 2:5-11; Ephesians 1:20 23.
The Blaster declared plainly, "Yet n
little while, and the world shall see
Me no more"; but He promised that
11c should he seen by Ills followers.
St. John declares, "We shall lie like
lllui; for wo slinll see Illm aH He ft."
<1 John 32.) We read: "Every eye
shall ace Him''; but Ibis, to he In liar
inony with the other .Scriptures, must
refer to the eyes of understanding.
The Itlble declares that eyes of hu
man understanding are blinded now
hy error and sin, hut that shortly all
the hllud eye* shall Ih> opened. Then
all w’lll sec Messiah and Ills Kingdom
with Hie eye of faith, as the Church
now see Jesus, the crown of life, nnd
the thluga which the natural eyo hath
not seen
Parousla—Presence; Epiphania—Mani
festation.
Our English word coming Is used to
translate several very different Greek
words. One of these Is Parousla.
which menus presence, and Is used In
referring to the first stage of tbe
Lord's Second Advent. lie will be
Invisibly present. For u time none hut
the saintly few whose eyes of under
standing are anointed through the
Word Hnd the Spirit will realize His
Parousla, His presence, while ail
things earthly will continue ns they
have been—buying, selling, building,
marrying, etc. Then, later on, will
cotne the Kptphanin; that Is to aav.
the revelation, or manifestation, of
the present One. This will not be a
manifestation In the flesh, but In a
great Time of Trouble, symbolically
represented as fire, as when we read,
"He shall lie revealed In flaming fire,
taking vengeance.”—2 Tbess. 1:7-10.
To my understanding, the Bible
teaches that Jesus lias been present
In tho world since 1874. In other
words, Ills Hecoud Advent then begun
The wonderful progress in the world
since then Bible students thus explain:
the wonderful blessing upon them anil
their study of the Bible they Interpret
lu harmony with this. They under
stand the Bible to tench that this Pa
rousla will continue for n thousand
years; hut that the Eplphanlf), or man
ifestation to the world, will he due In
forty years from Hie time the Presence
began. For tills reason they are look
lug very interestedly to see what the
present yenr may bring forth.
And do wo not see everywhere signs
of uurest, a time of trouble brewing?
H looks ns though this yenr would mark
tlm beginning of the "flaming Ore”
of Judgments upon the world which
will mark the closing of this Age and
the inauguration of the New Dispen
sation of Messiah’s Kingdom, when
"Justice shall lie laid to tho lino nnd
righteousness to the plummet,” and
when the Ignorance, auperstltlon and
darkness which so long have hindered
us will begin to lie broken. The Iran
sltlon may be painful, yet It will be
blessed, marking the overthrow of
Satan’s empire nnd reign of sin nnd
death nnd Hie Inauguration of Mes
siah’s Kingdom and its Reign of right
eousness and life eternal.
"Eating, Drinking, Planting and Build
ing."
Our Lord, In describing His Second
Presence, dearly Indicated that it
would be unnoticed hy tbe world until
the cataclysm of trouble should cotne.
Thus He likened the earlier days of
Ills presence to that period before the
Flood, when tho world, unconscious of
the impending catastrophe, continued
to build, eat and drink ns usual, and
knew not. Ho, says tho Master, it will
ho in the end of this Age. Eating,
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drinking, building, planting and mar
rylug will proceed a* usual; and tb«
world will not know that they are Is
th* prueenc* of the Son of Man. Tb«
great Day of Trouble, noted through
oat tb* Scripture* ae "the Time o!
Trouble such s* never woe since then
was a nation," will com* upon them
suddenly—St. Paul says Ilk* th* pengi
of a woman In child-birth. A New Dis
pensation and new order of things 18
about to be born, and thl* great trou
ble Is tuvruly Incidental to that birth.
St. Paul refers to the matter, lay
ing, "Yourselves know perfectly, breth
ren, that the Day of the Ix>rd cometh
ns a thief lu the night For when they
1 the world | shall say, Peace and safe
ty, then sudden destruction cometh
iil>on them, as travail upon a woman
with child; and they shall not escape.
But ye. brethren, ure not In darkness,
that that Day should overtake you as
a thief. Ye are all children of the
light, children of the Day." —1 Theeaa
loulans 5:1 It.
Chang* a Cause For Rejeieing.
If this great change from the domin
ion of Salmi to the rule of Christ shall
begin to nmulfost Itself this eery year,
1914, It will he a cause for rejoicing to
all. Although uo sufferings are Joy
ous, but rather grievous, nevertheless
when we know that our Interest* are
lu the hands of a gracious Savior, who
died for us and who Is Intent upon do
ing all that can ho done for the recov
ery of our race from sin and death, we
may well be glad tn realising that the
Plau which Messiah Is about to carry
out fur the blessing and uplifting of
innuklnd from slu nnd death coudltloua
Is part of the original Divine Plan of
the Father. And we have all the more
Joy, confidence and assurance that all
things will work together for good to
those tlmt love God.
"The bnd rosy have s bitter taste.
But *wi»t will l>e the flower.”
The trouble will lie an awful one,
but we believe not of great length.
The Bible everywhere tells of the
glorious results Hint will follow, when
the shackles of darkness, sin ami error
shall he broken, and when all the spir
it uul powers surrounding mankind will
lie good and helpful, ns lu contrast
with those of the wicked spirits now
operating through mediums, by clair
voyant and clalrnudlcnt power*, to eu
srmre, to decetvu, to bewilder, man
kind f
Tho fnet that our l.ord appeared In
seven different flesh-form* on vuiioua
occasions after His resurrection doe*
not contradict other plain statements.
Rather, we see tlmt such appearance*
resembled the apiH-arances of angel*
In the flesh, to communicate Home good
message from God to men. Had Je*u*
not materialized und appeared to Hl*
disciples, what proof would they or
we ever have hail respecting Hl* res
urrectlon? And would not the fact
that He saw them for u few moment*
und then vanished tend to prove to
them thut He was no longer * flesh
being, but a spirit being, who had
merely appeared to them for a special
purpose? Bt. Paul declare* that he
saw the Lord last, and not as a man,
but ns a spirit being, whose brightness
was above that of the sun; and It In
jured Ills eyesight; for our I>ord was
not veiled lu the flesh, us when He
appeared to the disciples during th*
forty days.
The t'hrlst who Is to come a second
time, then. Is not the Jesus of the
flesh. Imt the glorified Jesus, who In
nnture anti glory Is far nbove the an
gels- of the Divine nature.
“This Same Jaaua—Shall Coma Again.”
When Jesus ascended, two uiigola ap
peared to (he disciples, saying, “This
same Jesus, whom ye have seen go Into
Ilenven. slmll ho cotne again In Ilka
manner ns ye have seen Him go.” In
the (last many of us have misunder
stood this statement—not scrutinizing
it carefully enough. Assuredly It would
be tile same Jesus that would corns
again the ssine fine who died for us,
the same One who left the glory for
us before He was born the Rabs of
Bethlehem. In all His changes He re
mains the smite jiersouailty, as He de
clared: “I am He that Is, and was, and
Is to conic.” The angels did not any,
however. He will cotne again in the
flesh, or materialized, as you have seen
Him go away. Their message related
to the manner of His going and th«
manner of Ills coining. Whot wai
there special about the manner of Uls
going away tlmt would correspond to
tbe manner of Ills coming again?
Many things! He went away quietly,
secretly, unknown to the world, un
known to any except Hie disciples. In
like manner has been His Parousla
silently, quietly, unkuown to tho world,
not known to tiny except. Ills disciples.
Hurely, If we are right In saying that
His Parousla began In 1874, the man
ner would correapeud with tbe manner
of Mis going. He did not come with
glorious hosts, blaring trumpets, etc.,
but us a "thief in the night" If we
have the correct date nnd chronology,
Gentile Times will end this year
-1814.
What of It? We do not surely know.
Our expectation Is that tbe active rule
of Messlr.lt will begin about the time
of the ending of the lease of power to
the Gentiles. Our expectation, true or
false, Is that there will be wonderfal
manifestations of Divine judgments
against all unrighteousness, and that
this will mean the breaking up of many
Institutions of the present time, if not
ull. Home Hcrlptures seem to indicate
that this will mean world-wide an
archy, not all beginning at tbe same
moment, nor ending at tbe same time,
but beginning nnd gradually spreading
the world around. The further intima
tion Is that this trouble will eventually
prove a blessing to humanity, melting
tbelr hearts In the Day of Trouble,
teaching them more of sympathy sos
one another, breaking the power of su
perstition. wealth, Ignorance, etc.—pre
paring them for the glorious Reign of
Messiah's Kingdom.
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