The Spirit of God as Fire; the Globe Within the Sun Our HeavenMortimore, D.
Religion
The Spirit of God as Fire; the Globe Within the Sun Our Heaven
Mortimore, D.
Heaven; Sun
We know that, at first thought, this may seem to be a great
undertaking; and, however desirable, some may entertain doubts as to
its accomplishment, and therefore hesitate to move in the matter; yet
we believe that it can, and, sooner or later, will be accomplished,
and that the final results will prove worthy the life efforts of every
Christian minister on this Earth.
Neither ministers, their flocks, nor the entire human family now on
the Earth, have long to live, nor time to delay in this great matter.
One decade of _ten_ short years, and about _one third of all now
living_ will have passed away, while _thirty years_ will close the
drama of life with _one thousand millions_, or most of the present
inhabitants of this globe, and all must find their future state of
existence. Many of us can look back over thirty years past, and
realize that the time has been _short_. So, also, will be the few
remaining years allotted to any of us. Therefore, it becomes all to
heed well the warning voice of Him who hath said:
"_Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there
is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave,
whither thou goest._"
All the different church organizations _cannot be right_ in their
present faith and practice, however lenient they may profess to be
toward each other, or even _hope_ that such is the case. This were
impossible. God has designed to establish _one true universal Church_
on this Earth, and HE WILL DO IT, though it should sweep away every
such organization now in existence, and even obliterate their every
land-mark. We do not say that there is not now in each, more or less,
of the germ of _truth_, nor that from these scattered fragments may
not yet be gathered that which shall constitute the body and life of
the whole. There may be a struggle first with the powers of darkness,
yet this GREAT CHURCH WILL BE ESTABLISHED AND PREVAIL.
The lights of true science, which are revealing more fully God's own
revelations, we believe, will _force_ a change to a more _universal
system of religion_. The mind will comprehend more of the Great
Jehovah, and of His will and plan of salvation. Therefore, we believe
it to be the duty of all Christian ministers to move in this matter.
They should investigate and comprehend all the new lights afforded
them, and thereby be enabled to make plain the revelations of God;
remove all mystery; establish His Eternal Truth, and teach all minds
and hearts to "look up through Nature to Nature's God."
This will not be the work of only a day, or a week, nor yet of any one
individual; but the work of _time_, with the _united efforts_ of
leading minds of the age, and we hope that its commencement will not
long be delayed.
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