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woman, whom progressive rev-

same;

that through

death he

elation shows to be Jesus Christ, might

bring to

nought him

that

will deliver a

death

blow to Sa- had the

power

ofdeath that is,

tan. In this promise God guar- the devir(Hebrews 2:14; ASV).

antees that Satan will not pre-

And

for this reason,

the New

vail in human history.

Yes,

he Testament presents Satan as cur

deluded Adam

and Eve and in- rently bound, tied up, or se

troduced a principle of evil

and

verely limited in his power and

revolt against God

in

the world.

influence. Jesus

expressly

Yet

a Savior is coming who will stated

that he

was able to do his

eradicate

that

evil

by

effectively mighty works, cast

out

devils,

dealing with its source, the and set up his kingdom because

Devil.

The New

Testament he had bound the strong man,

therefore teaches that the de- Satan. But i by the Spirit of

struction

of Satan is the reason

Cod cast

out

demons, then is the

for Christ s first advent To

kingdom

of Cod come upon

this

end

was the Son of

Cod

you. Or how can one enter into

manifested, that he

might

de-

the house

of

the

strong man,

stray the

works

of he devil 1 and

spoil

his goods,

except

he

John

3:8; ASV). Accordingly, first

bind

the strong

man?

and

Jesus came

announcing

the de- then he will spoil

his

houseD

feat of Satan. In John 12:30-33, (Matthew 12:28,29; ASV . Re

in what is perhaps the clearest garding history and the Church,

teaching on this subject found then, Satan is effectively bound.

in the

New

Testament, Jesus

Yes,

he still goes about as roar

not only tells us

that

he will end ing lion seeking

whom

he may

Satan s

tyranny over the world, devour,

but

he

has been

but also reveals the time of his defanged. When believers re

Victory. 'Jesus answered and . sist him in faith, he

must

flee.

saili This voice hath not come

He is a defeated foe.

When

for

m ysake,

but foryour

sakes.

God effectually calls, he cannot

Now is

the

judgment

of

this

resist the faithful

proclamation

world: now shall the prince of of the gospel of the risen,

en-

this world

be

cast

out

And i

throned Christ. His

house

will

I be lifted

up from

the earth be progressively spoiled

will draw allmen unto myself through the course of history.

But this he saili signifying by We can now

understand the

whatmanner ofdeath he should binding

of

Satan mentioned

by

dieD (John 12:30-33;

ASV .

The Jolm in Revelation 20. Christ

death of Christ

ended

Satan s

bound

Satan 2,000 years ago at

stranglehold over the world; he the inception

of

his kingdom, so

was

cast out from his former that he might deceive the na

position of

power

and domin- tions en

masseno

longer. Christ

ion. Moreover, the New Testa- is now King of the nations and

ment states that through

his

Head of the Church.

Satan s

death, Christ destroyed Satan power is restrained and his do

and

brought

him to nothing, minion broken so

that

the

gos-

shame,

and

degradation. Since

pel

might

be

successful and

then the children are sharers in Christ's kingdom

established

flesh and blooli he also himself universal

and

victorious. Now,

in like manner partook of the we

must insist that the conver-

sion of the

world

to Christ is

the necessary

outcome of

Satan s defeat. He is crushed,

cast out,

defeated,

destroyed,

and bound.

Why? So that

the

kingdom

of

God might be

erected upon the ancient ruins,

the desert blossom as the rose,

and

the

world converted to the

worship

of the

one

true

God,

and his Son Jesus Christ.

2)

The

Old

Testament cov-

enants ofpromise look forward

to the universal triumph

o

he

kingdom

o

Cod in history.

God

promises

Abraham

that

through his seed,

whom

we

know

from the

New Testament

to be Christ

(cf.

Galatians 3:16),

all the families of

the earth will

be blessed (Genesis 12:3; 17:16;

22:18).

And

in thy

seed

sllall

all

the nations

o

the earth

be

blessed.

Because

thou

hast

obeyed

my voice (Genesis

22:18; ASV). What God

did

in

Israel,

the wise

laws,

saving

promises, and covenant rela-

tionship, was

intended as a

model for all

the nations

(Deuteronomy 4:6-8). Moses

foretold a

day

when

the saving

relationship Israel enjoyed

with

God

would be opened

up to the

Gentiles (Deuteronomy 32:43).

Through

the

prophets, God

an-

nounced

that in the new cov

enant era, the saving knowl-

edge of the Lord will permeate

the earth. And theyshall teach

no more every man his neigh-

b01;

and

everyman his brotiler,

sayin/?

Know

Jehovah;

for

they

shallall

know ~

from the least

of them unto the greatest o

them, saitil Jehovah: for I will

forgive their iniquity- and their

sin will I remember no more

o

Oeremiah 31:34; ASV).

Amos

looked forward to the rebuild-

ing of the tabernacle of David,

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not

as a Jewish kingdom,

but

as 72:8-11; ASV). Numerous Old

the worldwide Church

of the

Test and his

world will be converted to the

kingdom

that which h a l l notbe

Lord and corne to worship him. destroyed (Daniel 7:13,14;

This is

not

a representative num- ASV). Christ

came

up to the

ber of families from all nations, Ancient of Days occurred when

but

all

the

families in all the na- he

ascended on

high, and re

t i ~ l S

In Psalm 72, Christ is ceived from the

Father

the

promised

dominion

over

the

promised dominion and king

nations, and all his enemies will

dom

as a

reward

for his obedi

lick

the

dust. Under his reign, ence, suffering, and death.

the world will know justice, Micah elevates our conception

peace, and prosperity. All the

of

the universal glory of the

nations will

serve the Messiah. Messiah's

reign by stating that

He shall have dominion also he wiII be great to the ends of

from sea to sea, And from the

the

earth

and

bring peace to

River

unto the ends of he earth. the nat ions (Micah 5:4,5). Isaiah

They that

dwell

in

the wilder-

and Habakkuk

promise

that

the

neSs

shallbow beforehim;And whole

earth

shall be filled with

his

enemies

shall lick the dust.

the

knowledge of God's glory

ThekingsofTarshishandofthe

as

the

waters

cover the

seas

isles

shall

render

tribute: The (Isaiah 11:9;

Habakkuk 2:14).

kings

of Sheba and Seba shall

The Messiah will bring salvation

offer gifts. Yea, all kings shall to

the ends

of the earth (Isaiah

fall down before him; All na- 49:6). Kings and

queens

will

fions shall Serve

luin

(Psalm gladly

reign

for his glory and

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to promote

his cause

(Isaiah

49:23).

The

abundance

of the

world will be converted to the

kingdom

of God (Isaiah 60:5).

So many men

will be

converted

to

Christ and his Church

be

come

so prosperous that her

gates will

not be

shut

day or

night because of

the

continual

procession of

kings

and

men

into

her

gates (Isaiah

60:11).

The nation that refuses

to

serve

the

Messiah will be

ground

to

dust

(Isaiah 60:12). All

the

na

tions

will worship the Lord

(Isaiah 66:22 . Ezekiel promises

that the growth of the kingdom

of God will e like a stream that

gets

deeperandwider

over the

course

of

history

(47:1-6).

Zechariah writes that under his

reign

every area of life

will be

dedicated to the service of Je

hovah

(14:16-21). Malachi

closes the Old Testament period

by promising a day when in

cense will e offered to the Lord

in every place, indicative of the

universal worship of God, and

that the corning Christ wiII de

stroy all his enemies,

root

and

branch,

a

nd

his

people made

victorious in his t rain (Mal. 1:11;

4:1-3).

(4)

The

New Testament

promisesnothing less than the

converSion of he world to Jesus

Christand the establislv:nentof

the Messiah s kingdom victori

ousoverall. We leamJesus' per

spective on the future

of the

kingdom

from what are com

monly called

the kingdom

parables (Matthew

13:31-33).

In

both

the

mustard

seed

and

leaven metaphors, Jesus reveals

that his kingdom will

fill

the

earth pervasively over time.

The world will gradually be

come converted by his gospel

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of human life. The kingdom

will

not

come in one day sud

denly,

or

through a display of

military

might, as is often

claimed by popular premillen

nialists, but

through

slow and

steady growth culminating in

total victory. In the great com

mission,

we

learn how such a

radical change in world history

will occur (Matthew 28:18-20).

Because Jesus has fulfilled the

Father's will,

conquered

and

cast

out

Satan, and is now en

throned at the right hand of

God, the nations will be con

verted to him. They belong to

him by the solemn oath and

covenant of his Father (psalm 2).

He

has all

authority

and

all

power by which to make them

his own. For all intents and

purposes, he is the only One left

standing on the battlefield. His

robes are

dipped

in blood from

conqueting his enemies, dispos

sessing Satan, and laying the

foundations

of

a worldwide

kingdom

that

will progres

sively change the face of the

world (Isaiah 63 :3). Christ has

now

entered his glory

and

uni

versal dominion over men and

nations (Luke

24

:

26;

Ephesians

1:19-23).

He

is King of every

king,

Lord of

every lord

1

Timothy 6:15). Every knee will

bow to him and every tongue

confess

that

he is

Lord

(Philippians 2:7-8).

He will

reign from God's right hand

until

all his enemies are sub

dued

under

his

feet

1

Corinthians 15:24-26; Hebrews

10:12,13). He will not return

from his exalted state until all

his enemies are defeated, the

gospel

successful, and

the

world

converted.

The New Testament is clear.

Christ s present enthronement

and reign will result in the con- future from the de r texts of

version

of

the world.

Christ Scripture

th t promise victory

g ve the great

commission to nd dominion for Christ

nd

tlle Church not as busy work, the gospel before his return at

an

idealistic dream, or as

an

the conclusion of human history,

exaggerated claim, but as a com- or we will construct competing

mand

and

duty. t is his will that systems

of eschatology that

the nations be disci pled, Chris- lack

any

sanction f

rom

Christ

tianized,

transformed

from and

his apostles.

rebels into worshippers of God. The Church's Loss

His

power and

dominion guar-

of

Faith

in

the

Certainty

antee that this will take place. of

the World's

The two-edged sword coming Conversion to Christ

out

of his mouth, a metaphor for

the power and

authority

of

Christ

standing

behind the

faithful preaching of his Word,

will bring healing to the world

and

judge

all those who refuse

to bow to his reign (Revelation

1:16). Accordingly, it was fue

apostolic expectation that the

proclamation

of the gospel

would

result in obedience to the

faith in all nations.

Through

whom

we

received grace and

apostleship, unto obedience

of

faith among all the nations, for

his

name s sake

(Romans 1:5;

ASV).

The apostles firmly be

lieved that the preaching of the

gospel is the power of God unto

salvation, and that

i t

would de

molish strongholds and every

opposition

to the

kingdom

of

Jesus

Christ

(Romans 1:16; 2

Corinthians 10:5).

The biblical evidence for the

certainty of the

world's

conver

sion to Christ

is

compelling and

clear. t is one of the most regu

larly attested doctrines in God s

Word,

and

therefore every

man

who professes to believe

Scripture's

teaching must be

lieve that the reign of Christ is

destined to conquer the entire

globe

by

the faithful preaching

of the gospel. We cannot com

promise at this point. Either we

will construct our view of the

I

must

insist that the view I

have presented to you, known

commonly

as

post-millen

nialism, has been the historic

view of the Christ ian Churci1 in

her

more

faithful periods, and

is

certainly

the majoritarian

view of

the Presbyterian

Church over tlle

past

400 years.

Our

own

Southern Presbyterian

heritage is predominantly

postmillennial,

not just

a theo

retical optimism,

or

a general

feeling

that

everything will turn

out

fine in the

end, but

a con

crete, systematic,

and

specific

expectation

that

this world will

be

converted to

Jesus

Christ

before lIe

returns

again,

ilirough the ongoing ministry of

faithful churches dedicated to

the

Great

Commission.

Many

segments of the

Church,

Pres

byterian and otherwise, have

abandoned

this

hope, and there

are several reasons why.

1) To our shame, we have

lost

our

faith in the transform-

ing power

of

the

gospel

Few

Christians sincerely believe

that

the gospel of Jesus Christ is the

most powerful force

on

this

planet. We are

willing

to give

the gospel a

certain

relevance

and power in a few scattered

individuals, but what we see i t

do in a few, we do not believe

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it

can do in the majority. In so

thinking; we self-consciously

believe that

the forces of evil

are

too

powerful to

be

dis-

lodged

unbelief too

stubborn

to be overcome, and unbeliev

ing human authorities too nu-

merous and

well organized to

be

resisted on a broad scale suc

cessfully. This loss of faith in

the power of the gospel is out

right

rebellion against Christ,

treason against our Prince, and

faithlessness to our

solemn

charge.

f

Christ has given us a

command and

instructed us to

have

a certain expectation, not

to obey and believe is sin, be

trayal and

cowardice. The

fruit of

our

unbelief

is

the pa

gan

culture

of

these United

States. Christ has not done a

mighty work here in recent

times because of our unbelief.

We have a culture of

our own

creation, the creation of

an

un-

believing, ashamed, and com

promised

Church

that would

rather be tolerated, respected,

and

prosperous than confront

wickedness in high places, call

heresy heresy,

and

unashamedly

stand for Christ s interests re

gardless of how

the

newspa-

pers general public, or

even

its

members respond.

2) We have confJtructed vari-

OUf efJchatologiefJ

that

under-

mine the

hifJtoric

faith o the

ChrifJtian

Church

our Stan-

dardfJ,

and

the plain te{lchingfJ

o Scripture.

Of course, I

am

speaking here

specifically of

premillennial

and amillennial

eschatology. These have in com

mon

their lack

of

faith

that the

gospel of Christ will convert the

world to Jesus Christ prior to

his Second Coming. The cen

tral

error

of historic

pre-

millen-nialism is its the reign of

Christ awaits a future millen

nium period and that the

world-right now remains under

the practical domination of Sa

tan

and

evil. Jesus must return

to earth before his kingdom can

be set up. The most obvious

error

here

is the

New

Testament s constant teaching

that

Christ actively reigns now

and

its insis tence that the Spirit

and Word of God are more than

sufficient to demolish every

stronghold raised in opposition

to Christ. Moreover, there is no

gap between the Ascension of

Christ

and

his active rule over

the world

in

New Testament

eschatology

.

The moment

Christ ascended to his Father,

he took the helm of world his

tory, and has been charting a

course

of gospel success and

kingdom growth until

he re

turns to consummate his work,

deal with the last enemy, death,

and

turn

over a victorious king

dom to his Father.

Amillennialism errs not

with

respect to the t iming of Christ s

kingdom, for

with

postmillen

nialism

i t affirms that

the

millennial reign of Jesus Christ

is ongoing,

but

it has mistaken

views of its nature and effects.

For i t would so spiritualize the

reign of Christ as to make it in

visible. The millennial reign of

Christ, amillennialism claims,

goes

on in

the hearts of believ

ers; and especially with the dis

embodied souls of

believers

who reign

in

heaven with

Christ, but i t has little if any

ramifications for human history.

The

wheat

and tares will grow

side by

side until there are only

a few strands of wheat left.

Scripture, history, and experi

ence unite to refute this notion

of Christ s kingdom. Old Tes-

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tament prophecy portrays the

reign of Christ as bringing righ

teousness, peace,

prosperity

and longevity to men and

na-

tions

this side ofheaven.

Ev

ery area of life will be Christian

ized

under

his reign. History

is replete with instances

when

the Christian faith waxed

bold

and confident

and

gained the

ascendancy. What has occurred

in

those times? Periods of king

dom growth does not merely

result in

prayer, Bible study

and

church attendance,

but in

an

increase

in

social justice

Christian morality, scientificad-

vantages, and health standards.

And

what

of our own experi

ence? Whenever men enter

the

kingdom of Christ, it is

not

just

their inner life that is changed.

t is true

that

all change begins

there for only a good tree can

bring forth good ftuit. But

what

sort of fruit? Men practice hon

esty

and

industry in their voca

tions. They tithe, avoid unnec

essary debt, and save for

the

future . They love their wives

and

train their children. They

resist evil in the political realm,

create new parties, institutions,

and civilizations based on the

law of God, and call all men to

base their thinking and living

on

the principles of God s Word.

Their is

no such thing as an in

visible rule of Christ, if

by

in

visible one means a rule with

little manifestations beyond

those in the private lives of be

lievers.

Both of these views have in

fected the

Church with their

errors, dangers, and implica

tions

.

When she

adopts

premillennialism, she gives

up

history this side of the Second

Coming to Satan, and wistfully

awaits for some additional ex-


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ercise

of

the Saviour's

power

that will

accomplish what his

Spirit and Word cannot. When

she chooses to dwell in the half

way

house

of amillennialism,

she

lessens the comprehensive

ness of Christ s claims upon all

men in all walks of life and in

evitably encourages pietism

in

her members

and

relativism in

her

society. There are many

Christian

men who

hold to

these positions. I am not judg

ing

men

but

their

systems .

Both

of

these systems are found

wanting

when

measured by the

Bible. Both

abandon

the Scrip

tural contention that Christ has

given the Church everything

she needs to make disciples of

the

nations and convert this

world to himself. Neither can

consistently encourage s t r u

ous

evangelistic efforts, per

sonal piety, and national sub

miss ion to Jesus Christ.

t

is my

prayer

that the Lord will soon

bring his Church out of the mal

aise that these two views gen

erate, and restore her to a rig

orous faith

in

the power and all

sufficiency of his Word to make

every citadel of unbelief a bas

tion of righteousness.

3)

We

l ck a love for Christ

nd his

gospel

th t will moti-

v te us

to

believe nd

obey

him.

We love many things: com

puters, movies, pizza, cars, va

cations, and 401(k) s. Our lives

are often centered around

them

as i f they were the reason for

our

existence. We live

in

a self

absorbed culture and many pro

fessing Christians live self-ab

sorbed lives. However, the sin

cerity

of your claim to be a

Christian is questionable at best

if self, pleasure, ease,

and

fun

is your dominating principle.

Believers balance legitimate

earthly concerns with genuine

interest and involvement in the

cause of Christ. Like Christ, the

believer has the world on his

heart, and he is first and fore

most a servant and soldier of his

kingdom. Every time men com

mit iniquity, judge

unrighteously

,

fornicate,

lie,

and

steal,

they strike

a blow

against Christ, his kingdom and

gospel. They rebel


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He will not

share his glory

with

another. I would

hold

to you

that

t is

at

such a bleak time in

history

that we

are

in

a

position

to

see God work. For every

Christian certainly

feels

the

weight of evihn

the world to

day.

Wickedness is

entrenched

and exalted

on every

side. The

gospel is making

no great

in

roads into

this

culture. What

can the righteous

do, is the uni

versal cry?

Much"

is the bibli

cal answer. We

can

remember

that

God's power

is

made

per

fect

in

our period of

weakness

.

We

must

repent of our failure

to

stand

for Christ, indifference

to

his kingdom,

and unbelief in

his

gospel.

We

must

snuffed

out

at

its

conception

and the gene pool

has

become a

playground for would be gods.

Statism has fared

no

better. For

while

every new social problem

results

in

a

new state depart

ment,

segments of our popUla

tion

now

realize the futility

and

danger of a messianic state.

It

is

at just such

an hour

that

you

come positing a new and

old

worldview, one

in which

human

life

has

dignity, purpose,

and

meaning,

the state

enjoys suc

cess

in submission

to Messiah

the

Prince,

and philosophy

grounds its pursuit of knowl

edge

in the

self-attesting

au

thority

of Scripture. You alone

convert the

world

to

himself.

Where God places

you, there

you must stand. Your life, la

bors, and testimony

are "for me

to live is Christ. Your

prayer

is

to

see

men converted

by

the

gospel, our national institutions

bow to Christ,

and

our Church

filled with God-fearing m en

and women.

You are Christ's

representative, hIs agent for the

salvation of the nations. This

is

an

identity, calling,

and

com

mand

that

must

go with

you in

every

sphere of your

life. '

I

challenge

us to recommit

our

selves

to

evangelism this

morn

ing. Every man under the

sound

of my voice must

imme-

diately vow

to

do

cry

out

to God

for

mercy, deliverance,

and intervention. We

m u s ~ u m b l y

remind

the

~ h e r that

the

interest\of his Son's

kingdom at

stake,

' WOULD HOLD TO

YOU

THAT T

IS AT SUCH A BLEAK TIME IN

more

to

confront men

with

the saving

claims of Jesus Christ.

For some of

you

,

this

will

require you

to

overcome your fears

HISTORY THAT WE ARE

IN

A

POSITION TO SEE GOD

WORK.

his

people

scattered,

and his

truth

trampled. And then we

must redediqlte ourselves to

the great work to which

he

has

called

us,

in

faith,

not trusting

in our

own

wisdom, strength

,

or

ability,

but in the promises

and power

of God to

defend his

own name, build his Church,

and convert

even his enemies.

My dear

congregation, these

dark days in which God has

raised you up

are exciting for

the

potential

they hold

for the

extension

of

Christ's kingdom

and

gospel.

Philosophy has ad

mitted defeat. tno longer asks

the big questions

because

it

as

sumes there

are no

certain an

swers.

Medicine

and science

have made the world not a bet

ter

place,

but

a depersonalized

one

that lacks meaning

and pur

pose, where human life is

possess a world and life

view

that gives meaning

to human

experience, secures freedom for

mankind,

and

provides coher

ence, order, and rationality for

man.

The Role of Covenant

Presbyterian Church

in

the

Conversion

of the World

1) The conversion

o

the

world

will require your faith-

fulness as an ambassador

for

Christ.

As a member of Christ's

Church, you serve under the

banner

of the King. You are his

emissary

to

an apostate

,culture.

You

may

not

be

a preacher, mis

sionary,

or

teacher.

But you

are

all missionaries

in

the sense that

the

Church

functions as a great

missionary

society, the divine

institution headed by Christ

through which he intends to

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998

of

witness ing for

Christ. For others, it wHi mean

increased financial aid

to

this

Church

and her missions pro

grams.

For all of us ,

t

will

mean

increased

prayer

for faith

ful

pastors,

missionaries, and

the general success of the gos

pel.

2) The conversion

o

the

world

will

require a

big view

ofGod, hrist and

the

gospel.

I have given

you what

is seem

ingly

an

impossible task. The

glory of the Christian faith,

however; is that we

do

not mea

sure

God by

the boundaries

of

our imagination

and

reason.

He

is able

to

do exceedingly

abun

dantly above all that we

ask or

imagine.

It

is

true that

conver

sion of the world to Christ, '

an

unparalleled era

of gospel in

crease,

social

righteousness,

and world

peace is hard to com-


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will

take in our efforts to see

this

world

converted to the gos

pel. t is my prayer that the

Lord will give us the faith to

see this great

day

from a dis

tance,

and

a heart to throw our-

. selves fully into the fray. t is a

glorious battle; we serve a glo

rious Commander; and the out

come is certain.

In

conclusion, I again place

before you a

solemn

charge

from one of our greatest fote

fathers in the faith James

Henley Thornwell of the South

ern Presbyterian Church.

His

words remain as compelling

and exciting to contemplate as

they

did

when

he first penned

them over

140 years ago.

May

they

cause our hearts to pulse

with love

for Jesus Christ and

his wondrous gospel of grace,

and

stimulate

us

to increased

action.

f

the Church could

be

aroused to a deeper sense of the

glory

that awaits

her, she

would

enter

with a

warmer

spirit into the struggles that are

before her. Hope

would

inspire

ardour. She

would

even now

arise from the dust, and like the

e a g l ~ plume her pi'nions for

loftier flights than she has yet

taken.

What

she wants and

What every individual Christian

wants, is faith - faith

in

her sub

lime vocation, in her Divine re

sources, n the presence and ef

ficacy of the Spirit that dwells

in

her - faith

in

the truth, faith

inlesus

and

faith

in

God. With

such

a

faith there would be no

need to speculate about the fu

ture. That

would

~ p e e d i l y re-

veal itself.

t

is our unfaithful

ness, our negligence

and

unbe

lief, our low and carnal aims,

that retard the chariot of the

Re

deemer. The Bridegroom can

not

corne until the Bride has

made

hersel f ready. Let

the

Church be

in earnest

after

grea ter holiness in her own

members, and

in

faith and love

undertake the conquest of the

world and she will soon settle

the

question whether

her

re

sources are competent to

change the face of the earth.

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