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put their trust in him." Psalm 2:9-12.The kingdoms of earth that would standshould know that the present is but abrief space--a moment as it were beforethe conflict. Now or never (as nations)they may recognize the new King byabandoning oppression and establishingjustice--righteousness. Now is the timeto concede to all men their naturalrights, restore and remunerate for pastwrongs, and agree with their adversaryquickly. It is almost too late now to fillthe chasm which the torrents of humanpassion daily make wider. But theywill not heed, and shall be dashed inpieces as a potter's vessel (Rev. 2:27).The word of the Lord does not profitthem, not being believed. Neverthelessit has been unto them "line upon line,"and "precept upon precept," "that theymight go, and fall backward and bebroken, and snared and taken."Isa. 28:13.====================R714 : page 4HOLINESS."Follow peace with all men, and holiness,without which no man shall see the Lord."Heb. 12:14.Seeing the cold, lifeless formality thatincreasingly prevails in the NominalChurch, the evident lack of growth ingrace, and its growing disposition toimbibe the spirit and conform to thecustoms, ideas, etc., of the world, manyof God's children, still fettered in ameasure by her supposed divine authority,are becoming interested in what isgenerally termed the holiness movement.Holiness meetings, holinesscamp-meetings, conventions, etc., as wellas holiness periodicals, are becoming