Truth Crushed Will Rise Again.
By M. E. Cornell
How often we see this illustrated at the present day. Ministers and editors when under a pressure, impelled by a sectarian spirit, will drive away against whatever comes in conflict with their preconceived opinions, and, for the time, they seem to talk like men who are crazy or drunk. They either cannot or will not see the plainest proof. But at another time, when the pressure is off, they will talk and write sensibly. They will then admit the very things they before denied. So very plain and self-evident is the truth that even its worst opponents are compelled at times to acknowledge it. Especially is this the case with that great fundamental truth of the Bible, the moral law. The first-day Adventist and Disciple papers are the most bitter opponents of the law of God, yet we often see in the same papers the strongest admissions in favor of the law. As an illustration of this principle, take the following from B. Franklin's paper, the Standard (Disciple). It shows how men will plead for the law of God when they forget that the Sabbath is one of the commandments. “No one who believes the Bible doubts that if he obeys its commands he will be saved. He believes that if he obeys, his salvation is as certain as that God and his word are true. “But the difficult query is, Can I not be saved, and neglect obedience to one or more of the things that God has commanded me to do? How many of God's commandments can I reject and be saved? If one or more, may I not refuse obedience to all, and be saved?” “If God has not told us that some of his commandments are less essential than others, how are we to determine which we may refuse obedience to and yet be saved?” “We know that Christ says, ‘If ye love me, keep my commandments,’ and, ‘blessed are they that do His commandments, that they may have a right to the tree of life, and may enter through the gates into the city.’” “O sinner, does it not show a rebellious spirit for you to endeavor to shirk obedience to any of God's commandments? Do you think he will forgive and save you while you are rebellious to his authority?”