MONDAY, APRIL. 0,i914,
PLATTSKOUTH
SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL.
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REPRISAL IN
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Huerta Refuses to
Order Salute.
CABINET MEETING HELD
Wilson's Next Step tc Be De
termined Upon.
Washington, April 20. General Hu
erta, provisional president of Mexico,
has fiatly refused to accede to what
lie called the demand of President
Wilson for an "unconditional salute"
to the American flag.
Congress will be asked bj President
Wilson for authority to use armed
force to uphold the honor and dignity
of the nation.
Negotiations with Huerta over the
demand for a salute in reparation for
the arrest of American blu-ejackets at
Tampieo on April 10 came to a close
at 6 p. m., the last hour given by
President Wilson for a favorable re
sponse from the Mexican dictator.
The final word of Huorta to Charge
O'Shaughnessy was a refusal to com
ply unless the United States would
guarantee In writing that his salute be
regarded.
President Preparing Message.
President Wilson will read a mes
sage to congress in joint session as
early as it can be arranged. In the
meantime American fleets wore mov
ing down both coasts on their way to
Mexican waters to carry out the presi
dent's plan for reprisals.
The crisis thus reached docs not
mean there will be a formal declara
tion of war, because the United States
could not declare war against a gov
ernment, which it does not. reoosrnize.
President Wilson will seek authority,
however, to send the armed forces into
Mexico to seize the ports of Tampieo
and Vera Cruz and the railroad trestle j
leading from Vera Cruz toward Mexico I
City. .
The president directed that a cab
inet meeting be called, when the final
arrangements for a pacific blockade of
Mexican ports and other steps in the
president's program will be deliberat
ed upon.
Unable to Protect Foreigners.
The breach that finally has come
with Mexico will make it impossible,
it was declared on high authority, for
th United States to protect foreigners
in that republic and foreign govern
ments have be?n notified of the situa
tion in this regard.
The president, it waa asserted, not
only would ask congress for authority
to use the armed forces to uphold the
honor of the rration, but also for an
appropriation, a deficiency already
having been created, because of the
expensive naval operations in antici
pation of Hucrta's defiance of this gov
ernment. To Call Out Militia.
The president probably will ask fur
ther that the senate will pass the vol
unteer act, which has already passed
thr? house, providing for pressing into
reprular service the militia regiments
in. the various states.
In preparation for th crisis that
must be met, Senator Shively, chair
man of the senate foreign relations
committee, and Representative Flood,
chairman of the house foreign affairs
committee, called a meeting of the
committees.
Eryan Issues Statement.
Secretary Bryan issued this state
ment: "A little after 11 p. m. a brief dis
patch cam Ircm Charge O'Shaugh
nessy at Mexico City, saying that the
president's demand had been commu
nicated to the foreign min'ster and
was carried by him to General Hu
erta, The foreign minister asked
O'Shaushnessy whether in case Gen
eral Huerta acceeded to the demand,
a protocol would be signed providing
for a return of the salute. The follow
fns .dispatched was sent to Charge
0'Shaughn-r,ssy, in substance:
'President Wilson is out of the
city. Impossible to reach him before
8 a, m. Am certain he wovld not con
sent to have you sign the prcioco!
mentioned In your tlezrram. The tsa
lute should be fired without any asrree
rnent as to the return of the salute.
The United States of America can be
relied upon according to international
custom and courtesy to do its fluty.
The. signing of the protocol would be
bjectionable, in addition to otber rea
sons, because of the fact that it might
he construed as -recognition of the Hu
erta government, wheretrs the presi
dent has no intention of recognizing
that government.
Huerta Is Insistent.
"A dirpatch was received from
O'Shaughnessy snyir.g that Genrrr
Huerta. was willing to accede to the
demand of Admiral Mayo providing a
,rftn.n1 was aimed and sttine forth
a. copy or nn-e propose a m oioeoi.
rix.rffQ.n'SliaiiehiiPSiv. atkd.. wbtlie.r
he was authorize! to sicn it. i coa
NELSON O'SHAiiGHSESSY.
American Charge at
Mexico City Negotiating
With . Presidsnt Huerta.
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Photo fey American Press-Association.
I I I I I II I M I
municated with President Wiliru by
telephone, and at his direction sent a
telegram to Mr. O'Shaughnessy, of
which the following is a paraphrase:
" 'Copy cf your telegram of S p. m.
was sent to the president, with copy of
my reply, to the effect that a protocol
would be cbjectionable. The presi
dent replies: "Your r:ply to O'Shaugh
nessy is exactly what I should have
wished it to be. In no ecse should any
concession of any kind in detail or
otherwise be made." I talked with th?
president over the telephone when
your telegram of II p. m. was received
to the clfct that General Huerta hud
acceded to the demand, but only cr.
condition that you sirrn a protocol. He
repeated most emphatically his objec
tion to any protocol or agreement. He
insisted that the salute shall uct L
tired as a matter of contract cr with
any stipulation that it be returned by
us.
Must Be Apology.
" 'It must be fired in accordance
with international custom as an apol
ogy for the insult offered. Genera! Hu
erta must trust that th- United States
will live up to the requirements of in
ternational courtesy in returning h:s
salute when it shall have been hreu.
The proposed protocol is especially ob
jectionable, for it is so phrased thht
General Huerta may construe it as
recognizing his government, wherers
the president has informed General
Huerta and the foreign government
that General Huerta 's government v.iii
not ba recognized.
"'General Huerta's acceptance cf
the demand of Admiral Mayo must bj
unconditional. The details can bo ar
ranged directly with Admiral Mayc
after General Huerta announces thr.t
he will comply with that demand.
Make it clear to General Huerta that
furth-er negotiations are unnecessary.
It is expected that h? accept at once
in order that the incident shall be
closed.'
Cslls Cabinet Meeting.
"Later a telegram, of which the fol
lowing is the substance, was received
from Mr. O'Shaughnessy, conveying
General Huerta's final refusal. This
was communicated to the prejident at
ence by telegram and he directed that
a cabinet meeting be called.
" 'I called at the foreign o.T:ce and
was handed a note verbal by the min
ister of foreign affairs. The note states
in substance that government of Mex
ico Is not dispos-ed to accede to the un
conditional demand of the government
of the United Sttacs. It further states
that the Mexican government is dis
posed to act accrrding to the terms of
the protocol, of which I have transmit
ted to you. I informed hinr-that so far
as this embassy is concerned the ques
tion is closed and that I sltould imme
d'ntely inform my government that
Genera! Huerta had definitely refused
th' demands of the government cf the
United States.'"
Tcrperio Flotilla Dispatched.
While these exchanges were going
on by cable between Washington and
Mexico City, the navy department was
centering its attention on further
preparations for any eventuality which
might occur.
Shortly after Huerta's latest dilatory
message had been received, orders
were sent to the battleship Mississip
p', with an aeroplane corps and CIO
marines, and the torpedo flotilla at
rensacola, Fla.. to get under way at
once, joining Admiral Badger's fleet f.?
it entered the Gulf of Mexico and pro
reed with the fipet to Tampieo.
The torpeelo flotilla consists of twen
ty two destroyers, the tender Dixie and
the scout cruispr Birmingham, but sev
eral of the destroyers are in reserve,
so it is probable only fourteen will
sail.
The battleships under command of
"Rear Admiral Badger are proceeding
steadily on their way to Mexican wat
ers. Efficiency has bee n j rovc-n by
tlit- smoothness and sied with which
mobilization has been accomplished.
Admiral Badger is confident that the
fleet is prcpaied for any emergency.
South Carolina Joins Fleet.
On Board U. S. S. Arkansas at Sea.
by Wire less via Key We !-, April 2 .
The United Statr s battleship fiet will
anchor eff Tairi.Ico about 4 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon,- accord ins .to
present calculations. Tl3 South C?'.ro
I Una. joined tl-e iiect,- Kevr .dmr:
Badger expects to establish wireless
can Up" 1 V f r. 1 1 o n ; w i t h "Iler A'.r:-i;al
MStch'erat Vera Cruz today. ,
ftil
GEN. VILLA TO
visit m$mu
Rebel Leader Hastens rili to
Confer Willi His Gnsa?.
RECRUITS FLOCK TO STANDARD
First Shicmer.t of New Money Re
ceived and Will De Sent to Front,
Where Spurious Money Is Causing
Troub'e Among the Troops.
Juarez, Mcx., April 20. Matters of
the greatest importance will be dis
cussed at Chihuahua today if General
Villa, as expected, arrives in that city
for t";u firi of a svrl.-s of interviews
with General Carrana.
Whether Hue-rta salutes the Amer
ican flag or not, the Tampieo incident
will coi.ie in for the gravest considera
tion, for rebel leaders declare their be
liel that Huerta would not hesitate to
bring about a foreign war it by so do
ing he Lor -u to j'nito the country.
Finance.--, foreign relations, civil np
poinirrosts ;::d details of future cam
r"i;:.s aro oil.cr subjects which will
be threshed out. Ail cabinet members
except Seir. iary Subaran of the in
terior department will be present.
Subaran end Vesouriro, coniidvUclal
agent of the rebels; in El Paso, will be
piescnt tomorrow.
New Prpcr Money.
The first shipment of new paper cur
rency, ;!.. :gnel to replace the some
what crude and nitich-cocnterf cited
Villi", cur re ncy, will be out to Chi-liu-Urna
toh.y. It consists of ?L". ar.d
$10 Ml!:- lo the r.cgr.-.;:ue :.:nc of fl,
0' O'-V. It it: on liner paper and is
better print--2 :!.:. n tlu money it re
places and it is said it will lie mere
difeuit to ccuntcrfeit. Scr.io cf the
spurious money is raid to ha o reached
ne army paymaster and to have L.cn
paid the- troop.
A n: wspaper man who brought out
i-o:no which he had bought 'from the
t a;. master had it refused here as spuri
ous. The co-.h'rerce cn military affairs
v. ill include the proble m cf obtaining
r.mmur.i:;- i: for the rebel recruHs said
to 1 e tlcK king in sine? the victory cf
Torrecn and ir.chiding crotur. l fed
erals impressed into the rehe! service,
r.r vo'l as new supplies for the orig
inal army.
.Motile: ey and Paltiho remain to fc-3
tr.leii in the north and the rre 1: miliar y
c'nipaigr.s a?a;n?t San l.uis Potosi
ar.d Zjca:'ers alrendv have begun;
These si:bj.--cts alcne, net to men
tion Irrr.umcro'ile r.'iinor matters, a:-
said to Lo sr. Tic lent to keep General
Villa in Chihuahun lor a week if he
can tpare the time from the front.
Carrcr.za YiH Net Talk.
What the attitude cf the r;i:oI gcv
crnnv.T.t will be in the event that the
United Stat -s bloc ha Jos Mexican verts
is a iic.'Stion which has repeat; d!y
bc-m put to General Carranza at Chi
hurhua by newspaper men in the lasi
wek, but he has evaded leplj.
Rumor bad it ibat C;r r. 1 Villi and
General Carranza had agreed to con
tinue with their campaign r.s If no
complications between Huerta and the
Unite d Stater. e:;iff.l. uu'ers the
troops of the United States should in
vade rebel territory or re-hcl ports cf
entry r.hrrr.M be block: ded.
rrivotely, rorno hiuh olhcials have
cxpros soil the cpir.inn that thrc was
extreme dangc th. t the rob' 1 soldiers
could r.o be rest rn'rvd from joining in
a fight agalusl a foreign enemy. How
ever, it is regarded as probable that
i"bel lo-idcrs will do everything in
the'r pevcr to avoid complications
v.-ith the I'n't'i States ami will tal:2
advantage of Huerta's predicament to
further their own cause.
Rebel Attack Upcn Mo-.te-ey.
Browrsvi'lo, Tex., April 20. The
rebel attack on Monterey, chh f city of
northern Mexico, still in the posses
sion of the federals, began, and ac
cording to r revert in Matamoras, G---n-ernl
Pablo Gonnr Ic-s establish od ccn
stItt:tionall::t headquarters about two
miles from the heart of the city.
FLIES C3TTQF.1 UP IN GALE
Aviator N'ies Thrills Crowd at Hemp.
stEad, N. Y.
Hempstead. ZC. Y., April 2. Flying
upside down in a southwest gale, blow
ing more th::n thirty-five miles an
hour, Choi U s V. Miles, in a monrplano,
thiiiled spec tators on the aviation field
It Hempstead pl.rlns.
Aftrr biuIJiiT the wind until he
reached an altitude of about 2,0;:0 feet,
MilOo with his aeroplane twisting in
the bhri succeoied in ecru voting a
circle. In a r.r.ecnd attempt, whoa the
cinl: -was ai-ii'.t lialf completod. the
machine-? slipped back r.rd earthward
for nearly !,.(;) foot wlen an unusual
ly heavy gu.t slnu-k it.
!-ilo:i cn.'.cd h is da y'n in rills by fly
ii.g upside do-.vn ior ne-r.rly a half mile.
f-'ui'r.-;cn Co. P:-;tlrcn-iibic fcr nsrjnsoe.
M'-w York, April 2'.'. According to a
eh rioior. of tiro appellate division of
tee state saj remo court he: e, a pas
xr.Te'r wb.'je a sleep in .a railror d
r-ieer.Iug car h; not e::r e' ld or aide t j
.';:i:d h.s ptoprrty. The ocoiipi-ny must
station cmp-Itsyoes to- j-.ti-i'd '1 nas
s: ns'r's proi eoty, the court ru!eH, or
be l.c'.d r? .:.c?"t;;hhe lev the lus or h.
The dofi'.ion was gi-en in the Kt;1t of
Louts Gcifbifin ;:gr.:nr t the Pniireou
S:eci"ing (h r co:iiv.ny.for aamages in
be loss of a valise.
OAPTAIB R0D3EHS.
Commantler of the New
York and Officers on
Eozrd, Raising ths Flag.
dvvolTe.-:
Photos by American Tress Association.
PLAN VOLUNTEEi
ARMY OF 200,000
Fcrce Will Ba Adde3 to 100,
000 Regulars.
Yrash'nptori, April 20. In the event
of intervention in Mexico, the United
Str.tes will organize and send to the
front a lars army of volunteers, of
which the organized militia will be
the nucleus.
The first line cf troops will consist
cf the rtulcr army, which has an au
thorized strength of 100,000, but an
actual exbitins strenstli of 83.30 of
ficers iiiul enlisted men. Of this nuru
h( r, about CS'OO men, who constitute
the force at present stationed within
continental United States, would be
r.viiilable for duty in the first line.
This number would be increased 15,-O-
ii by recruit insr up to the full au
thorized strength.
For the second line congress will
authorize the president to raise a vol
unteer army of a specified strength,
possibly 2i-',0fo men. This will be a
land force, inasmuch as the navy will
ooo l reinforcement in dealing with
Mexico.
The iutmhr-rs of the national guard
of the various states will receive pref
erential acceptance in the recruiting of
the volunteer forces, but the naval mi
litia organizations will b3 loft at home.
The latter organizations will engage in
practice cru:.?os this summer, as usual.
The vo!i"'.;ccr army will be raised
on an entirely new plan outlined in an
administration measure which has
passed the house and is before the
senate with a favorable report of the
military affairs committee of the latter
body. It is scheduled to become a
law within the next two weeks.
SAYS NURSING IS DRUDGERY
Daughter of Pscker Finds Task of Pro
bationer Not to Liking.
Boston, April ::0. Miss Helen Cud
ahy, the: millionaire's daughter, who
came from the west to learn nursing
at the Massachusetts General hospital,
has decided not to stay. Her reason
is summarized in this remark: "I
thought training: in a hospital meaut
taking care of patients. I find it is
ih roe-fourths housework and drudg
ery." Mios Cudahy is the daughter of
Pa oher Patrick Cudahy, who learned
the secret cf turning beef iato gold
and made a fortune in the Chicago
ard Milwaukee; stock yards. For five
yours Miss Cudahy has lonrred to study
nursing. Her mother said it was "un
disnh'iod." Her father, j-eir-made man
hlrui.h'. said. "Good! Fine! Shows
the right spirit."
Jchn Doe Eill Aainst'Thief cf $10,030.
Sious Falls, S. I).. April 20. It has
become known that the federal grand
jury recently in session hero returned
a John Dee indictment against the
thief who two years ago stoie a pack
age containing $1),U00 in five-dollar
hi'h-: from the Gloux Falls postofhee.
Whether cr not this action foreshad
ows an early arrest in the case is un
l.i!0vn. P!nsen:x Gets Mining Congress.
rhoen!:r, Ari7.. Aj.rii n. The seven
t couth annual session of the American
Mining ccr.trrcss will be held in Phoe
nix next falh although ths exact date
has not yet been fixed.
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Biiiinlng In fiisny Cities Now;
49,000 la Attendee,
CHURCH "A ROYAL DIADEM"
Pastsr Russell Personally Conducted
Opening Exhibitions In Discourse
He Outlined Divine Purpose In Call
ing the Church "A Peculiar People."
"Not Many Rich" "Not Many Learn
ed" "Not Many Noble" Chiefly "the
Poor of This World" "Rich In
Faith" Heart Condition the Basis of
Selection Cutting, Polishing and
P.lounting the Jewels Cod's Work
manship to Be Manifested Lessons
tu Angels Lessons to Mankind.
rrovidence, K.
I., April 19. ras
tor ltussell per
sonally conducted
the opening ex
hibitions of his
now famous Photo-Drama
of Cre
ation at the Colo
nial Theatre here
today.
l,WviM&t that there is si
llFASlQg. g'J53tlLQj chain of these
Dramas now ex
tending from coast to coast and from
the Great Lakes to the Gulf. Today's
attendance was estimated at 40.00O.
Pastor Ilusseli's discourse was based
on the text: -'Thou shalt also be a
crown of glory in the band of the
Lord, and a royal "diadem iu the hand
of thy God." (Isaiah C,2:li.) He said:
God has provided a salvation for the
world in the ru-xt Age. But the call
of this Gospel Age Is something unique
separate and apart from the salva
tion of mankind. During this Age God
Las been gathering out of the world
some of those who have a hearing of
faith and a response of heart. These
He calls nis peculiar treasure. His
jewels. In our text He declares that
this class shall be a royal diadem in
the hand of their God ?.ot on His
head, as if an added glory, but in His
hand, representative cf power. In His
lower Jehovah will show forth the
Church: and by thus manifesting what
He has teen able to do with the
Church. He will show forth His own
praises, in that He will reveal features
of His glorious character whieli have
never before been exhibited. What a
blessed thing this wiil be for those who
jshall be the jewels and who will reflect
the glory of the Infinite One who de
signed this diadem!
The permission of sin has given op
portunity for God to develop His great
Plan for the eradication of evil. He
could easily have prevented Satan
from bringing sin into the Universe,
lie illd not, however, exercise nis
Power to restrain Satan: for He fore
saw the glorious results which He will
eventually accomplish through the per
mission of evil. For the same reason
He did not interfere when Satan
tempted our first parents, but permit
ted the whole race of mankind to be
born into the world in an imperfect
and sinful condition. He could have
arranged otherwise, but He foresaw
that He could work out still more
glorious purposes by lettiug matters
take their own course for a time.
"The Wages of Sin Is Death."
The Bible declares that all trans
gression of the Divine Law is sin. and
that all sin is punishable with the
same penalty death. Thus Adam's
disobedience in eating the forbidden
fruit brought upon him the curse of
death, which by the laws of heredity
he has transmitted to his posterity
the human race. (Romans G:12, 19.)
Although men may multiply the trans
gressions, they cannot increase the
penalty; for the Divine Law has only
one penalty for sin death.
But Divine Mercy arranged for hu
man redemption by providing that Je
sus should pay the penalty for Adam's
sin. This He did when He offered
Himself and died, "the Just for the
unjust." The r.nforfeited life of Je
sus, as a corresponding price for the
forfeited life of Adam, guaranteed the
cancellation of Adam's penalty. Adam's
deliverance will mean the deliverance
of all humanity, the removal of the
sentence for Original Sin from every
member of Adam's race. Tbtn the
Messianic Kingdom will be inaugurat
ed for the very purpose of helping
mankind out of the sin and death con
ditions resulting from the fall of our
first parents.
God could have associated with our
Redeemer some of the angelic host to
assist in blessing humanity during the
thousand years of the Messianic King
dom; but He purposed to select from
amongst mankind some to be sharers
with His Son in the great work of up
lifting the world from sin. degradation
and death. For this reason a call went
forth for a Church clais for those
who would -separate themselves from
the world, take up tlitur cross iind fol
low Jesus. This class is to be a pe
culiar treasure; they are a people that
will be privileged to show forth the
praises of Him who hath called them
out of darkness into His marvelous
light.-l Pel or 'J:0.
"Zealo-s of Good Works'
For nearly nineteen imtmies - find
has been gathering this people ' from
various nations, kindreds and tongues.
"The Lord knoweth them that are
His"; and He is giving needed assist
ance to each one who is sincere In
heart and earnestly seeking to know
God. These, the Apostle declares, are
"a peculiar people, zealous of good
works." Their good works are not the
building of hospitals, asylums, schools
and colleges, nlthough they rejoice that
the world has the inclination to do
these things. The Church engages In
the same kind of good works that onr
Lord engaged In at His First Advent.
The Scriptures assert that He "went
about doLog good." In line with this
statement Is the Apostle's injunction
that the Chnrch "do good unto all men.
especially uLto them who are of the
Household of Faith." Galatians C:10.
"Blessed Your Eyes, For They See."
The Household of Faith includes all
who are trusting in the precious blood
of Christ for their redemption. These
the Church will serve on every occa
sion. The greatest possible good that
can be done will be that of serving
them with the Truth. The Glad Tid
ings of great Joy which shall be to all
people is the very best Message that
can be brought to anj one not only
speaking peace through the blood of
Jesus, but also Inspiring the glorious
hope of joint-helrship with Christ in
the Messianic Kingdom. The Bible
tells us that the time is coming when
all the blind eyes shall be opened and
all the deaf ears shall be unstopped.
That time is during the next Age.
Meantime, God is doing a wonderful
work. He is gathering here and there
the saintly ones those who have an
ear to hear nis call. Of this class our
Lord said. "Blessed are your eyes, for
they see; and your ears, for they hear."
In gathering this special class. God
is looking, not at the outward appear
ance, but at the heart, ne desires
those whose hearts are right This
does not mean, as once we thought,
that all whom God does not select, or
elect, are to be thrown to devils and
roasted to all eternity. What a change
comes over everything when wo real
ize that God is not premeditating evil
against oven those who may be His
enemies through wicked works, but is
merely calling out a class now which
He will use later to assist the Redeem
er in blessing all the families of the
earth! Galatians 3:16, 29.
The Scriptures declare that In choos
ing this special class, the Church. God
is calling "not many wise men after
the fiesh, not many mighty, not many
noble." but "the poor of this world,
rich in faith" those whom the world
would consider the mean things, the
weak, the ignoble. The Bible tells us
that the rich have plenty to satisfy
their hearts and therefore do not feel
their need.
It Is the same with the Intellectual.
They rather look down upon the aver
age human being, and say that poor
people do not know any better than
to believe the story of the fall of man
and all the rest of the Bible stories.
Thus in what they think is wisdom
they ignore the Word of God, in which
nis whole rian for man's recovery
from degradation, sin and death Is
shown as connected with the story of
Adam and Eve. their fall and the re
demption effected by the death of Je
sus on Calvary. Whoever leaves out
this part of the Bible loses the con
necting link, and cannot perceive the
Flan of God for man's salvation.
Therefore the wise according to the
course of this world cannot understand
the Divine Program.
The Bible says that not many noble
are called. One may be poor and un
educated, and yet have a very noble
mind. This class know that they are
morally above the average. Therefore
they often have a self-satisfied feeling
which does not permit them to recog
nize that they are sinners. And so
they are not ready to see that they and
all other human beings need a Savior.
"Ye Are His Workmanship."
Those whom God has accepted and
forgiven through the blood of His Son.
our Redeemer, are no longer under the
former sentence of sin. These still
have weaknesses of the flesh and are
striving against them, although they
maj' never be as successful as some
other persons who were better born.
But the Heavenly Father knows to
what extent each Is striving against
sin, seeking to put down the old na
ture. Others may misjudge us; hut He
knows us.
Of this class the Apostle Paul says,
"It is God that worketh in you both
to will and to do His good pleasure."
He hrts given us exceeding great and
precious promises, that by these work
ing in us. showing us the course to
take and the result of faithfulness, we
may gradually attain the Divine na
ture. This is the consummation, and
comes to us by Divine Power "chang
ed In a moment. In the twinkling of nn
eye." Whether we shall be granted
that glorious change depends upon the
zeal with which we love righteousness,
and hate iniquity, and seek to do the
will of God.
No matter how mean this class may
have been according to nature, the
transforming work of the Holy Spirit
goes on in their hearts; and they be
come noble characters. Although they
may never be able to control their flesh
so that they will seem as noble as
some cf the world, yet the nobility of
heart is what God is looking for. If in
the heart He sees true nobility loyal
ty to'lllm, to righteousness, to truth,
to the brethren then they have the
evidence that they are His. and that
His providences are working together
for their good.
In some respects the Lord's work in
this class resembles that of a lapidary.
The lapidary will not pick up cobble
stones or ordinary pieces of quartz and
put them on tin wheel for polishing.
nUfunigb these stones lie about overy
whre. But a real jewel he puts bh
the wheel. So It is -with the Lord' ,
jewels. If yod ns His child find that
the cutting process goes on in your
life, it Is because the Lord loves you;
and all the trials and difficulties that
He sees best to bring upon you are
purposed to prepare you to be a Jewel
for mounting in Ills glorious diadem.
When God accepts nny one and be
gets him with" the Holy Spirit, that one
is a Jewel In the rough, and needs cut
ting and polishing. Each needs the
skill of the great Mu6ter Workman in
order to he properly shaped and pre
pared to show forth the glory of God.
Just as a diamond properly cut will
radiate the glories of the sunlight, so
God's Jewels . will show forth Ills
praises. After each Is cut and polished
he is laid aside until the great Lapi
dary is ready to mount the jewels.
This is the First Resurrection. Then
all these jewels will be mounted in fine
gold symbolic of the Divine nature
and placed In the glorious diadem
which Is to be la the hand of our God.
God Glorifed in the Church.
Since the experiences through which
the Church has been passing through
out the Gospel Age are nil working out
for us a far more exceeding and eter
nal weight of glory, let us take them
thankfully. Joyfully, glndly, realizing
that our Heavenly Fnther knows bet
ter than we do what we need; and
that He has promised that His grace
will be sufficient, that lie will not per
mit us to be tempted above what we
are able to bear, but will with the
temptation provide a way of escape.
This is the message that we would
leave, with you today that the Church
is In the Lord's hands, and that He Is
preparing each individual member to
be a Jewel in His royal Diadem. When
this piece of workmanship is finished.
He will show it to the angels as the
basis of one of the greatest lessons
they have ever had. The angels who
remained loyal to God have never
known sin in the sense of experiencing
it personally. They have always been
holy, happy, obedient to Him. They
have seen how the redemption of man
kind manifests God's Love; and His
willingness to exalt those of mankind
who are obedient to Him now will be
a further lesson to them.
In that Day, when they shall see
how the Lord's blessing has eventual
ly brought the Church to glory, the
angels of God will all rejoice, even
though the Church will be on a still
higher plane than they far above an
gels, principalities and powers, and
Joint-heir with her Lord. The angels
are in full harmony with God, and
therefore will be ready to sing praises,
as the Scriptures set forth, saying, "At
the name of Jesus every hnee shall
bow, of things In Heaven and things
in earth." When the Bride shall be
glorified with her Bridegroom, all the
angelic hosts will bow the knee; for
the Church will be on the highest plane
of existence, associated with her Lord.
Whoever of the angelic hosts are loyal
to the Father and to the Son will also
be. loyal to the Bride, the Lamb's Wife,
In that glorious Kingdom.
"Born In 2ion.
The Psalmist foretells that "of ZIon
it shall be said, This and that man
was born In her; and the Highest Him
self shall establish her." (Psalm 87:5.)
Zion represents the Kingdom in glory.
The Church In her glorified condition
will be ZIon. and every faithful saint
of God will be born In her. According
to the Cesh, the Lord's people were be
gotten and born; according to the Spir
it they have been begotten again. But
until they experience their change
from earthly to Heavenly nature they
are not born again. This second birth,
the spirit birth, is the First Resurrec
tion. We have the begetting of tho
Spirit now, but the process is not yet
completed; when it is. we shall be born
again. Then the record will be made
that this one and that one was born in
her, born in Zion.
In due time the world will get the
record. Then they will get the expla
nation of what they cannot now under
stand. They will perceive that the
Church class were once blinded like
the rest of mankind, but that they had
their eyes opened in advance of the
others, and were loyal to what God
showed them and were blessed. Then
they will reason that if God would do
this for the Church, He will be willing
also to bless their own effort though
not in the same wuy that He has bless
ed the Church.
The Bible clearly Indicates that our
Heavenly Father purpose to make
known to the world Just who they are
that have made their calling and elec
tion sure to a place in the Body of
Christ. As the world of mankind come
to realize that the peculiar people
whom they could not understand, even
though they recognized that these were
honest and faithful to the principles of
righteousness were the Body of Christ
in the flesh, they will think. The same
gracious Heavenly Father that reward
ed the Church, and took them to the
Heavenly plane, is now dealing with
us through them, in Messiah's gloriou
Kingdom; and He will give Us the
blessings which He has promised us
restitution to human perfection, if we.
are willing and obedient to His in
structions. Then the world will thank
God for His wonderful Plan of salva
tion. "
For nearly nineteen centuries the
work of sealing an I preparing the
jewel class has been in progress. - Notc
the Scriptures indicate that the time
has come for the mounting of these
cut and polished jewels. The end of
the Gospel Age is upon us. Hence If
we would be amongKt the acceptable
jewels we have need to display great
diligence and to co-operate with the
great Lapidary, that the shaping and
polishing of our hearts, our wills, may
be perfected quickly: and that w may
be ready to be plncAi In that Royal
mauem wnien snair erernany reneet
the glory of the One xvbo designed the
of His great and holy name. '
