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 of divine powev will tfk* nareieed lAosc 1 ' of thai typical age 3 for the work of the coming age comprises the awaken- ing of all the dead and the restoration of the obediettf to perfe&ion* Thin work will necessitate the establishment of a pcrfe<Sl government among men, with perfecfl men in posi- tions of control,, thai they may tightly order the affairs of stale It will necessitate the appointment of proper edu- cational facilities of t?very chara&er, as well as philan- thropic measures of various kiudSu And this noble work oi thus elevating the race by sure and steady steps (under the ditedion of the unseen spiritual members oi the same kingdom'* te the high honor to which the anaent worthies are appointed, and for which they will come ibrth prepared soon after the final wreck of the kingdoms of this world and the binding of Satan, their prince, A.nd as the divinely honored representatives of the heavenly kingdom, they will soon receive the honor and co-operation ol all men.

To gain a place in the earthly phase of the kingdom of God will be to find the gratification of every desire and ambition of the perfect human heart. It will be a glorious and satisfying portion from the first entrance into it, and yet the glory will accumulate as time advances and the blessed work progresses, And when, at the end of a thou- sand years, the great work of restitution m accomplished by the Christ (in great measure through the agency ol these noble human co-workers); when the whole human race (ex* cept the incorrigible Ma't. 25:46; Rev 20:9) stands approved, without spot, or wrinkle* or any such thinjf, in the presence of Jeho\ah, these who were instrumental in the work will shine among their fellow-men and txtfore God and Christ and the angels, as "the stars forever and e forgotten by their grateful fellow-men. They

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