Middletown transcript., 1874-03-21
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LETTERS
LETTERS
To the Boys and Girls Of the MiddlsS'
town Academy, Delaware. n
BY asv. JOSEPH WILSON.
No. XI.--Punross o. GooIs caEArios.,

No. XI.--PuRPosE or Goo IN CRiArioK..'
My Yosag Fricsds.-- You ma} Be some
times ihcliHdd to to ask the qucstioijl" For
what purpose we're oil tho worlds ctcated
tbdt we see and know to exist IN the uni-'
verse r.
This 10 q Sery natural queSti0E; Shd' Z
know Of no better answer that can be giv-
en- to it, than the Bible gives. In Rev :.
~. II, il is said-''F For fhuu bsst Great
cd all shingS. and for thy pleasure they
are and were created." ~ We arc not td
understand tbn ss meaning that God cress
atcd all things for his own gratiRs..ticm
merely, without any reference to the WE'LL.
being Of h's creatures. Instead Of "fot thys
pleasure" it would bs bstter to read iaca-
cording to thy pleasure" signifying that
all thingS were insde accofdihg TO the will
Of God, which is, in reality. the express
sion Of the original Greek.
God having willed or determined td
create. proceeded to execute his will, aud
accordingly produced all things by the
word of his power, for +. be- spske and il
was done; he comnahded and it stood
fast" ''1
But we have reason to believe Tint Cod
had . purpose in srsation. and .hst thst''
purposc was proper, wise aRd good n Why
then did God create the material universe
and the beings thst inbabit it? 5s.,.s..-,.
The FIRST and principal reason i, 'h.t
God might thereby be known and glori-
fed. We know that there is = God, be-:
cause none but Being Of almighty power
could create such glorious worlds us We
know to exist; as Paul says, Rom. LAT
Chapter "For the invisible things tiif
Him, from the creation Of the world. are
clearly seen, being understood from tie.
things that, are. made. even his cternat
po,cer and God-hcad;"s and as the Psalm
list David says, rps. XIX. II The
heavens declare the glory If God. aud
tho armament showeth his hanly woal +
day into day uttercth speech ! right in,s
night showeth knowledge"
Another reason for creation is, iha' in
telligsnt beings Gas Angels and Msny
might be happy in the knowledge. Io,c
and service Of their Creator. Gud is shs
Father Of oil his intelligent .ctestdres. .ani
as father he takes delight ia the hsppi-
ness Of His children. As far aa the earth
and man are eoticerned, what ample pros
vision has God made for cur enjoyment
Besides an SIMPLE spficiepcy for the
sustehance of life and hssl,hs there are
thousands of things that seem. to b, made
only for the grati6cation ef our sepscg -
Not only bread to cat = bat thousahas Of
delicious fruits to please the ta.se. tlfpas-'
! auds Of beautiful spd fragrant flowers t6
delight the eye and regals the seEss ef
smell, music sounds to ravish the ssr. anu
a robe Of lsveliness Of the great and benz
e6eent Father Of all. W ri.ie y
To behold and enjoy all this beaufs and
goodness, God created angels and men.
The angels are called "the morning stars"
because they we're crested 10 tho morning
Of Gods great work-day. and Wien they
saw God make the earth and the thiuss
therein. the morning nsts sshg together
and all the sons of God shouted for, joy
JOB xviii. 7. Should not man (in i'm
itation Of the augels) acknowledge aud
praise his Creator and daily ksnefactory =
Another letter, my young friends. nray
clsse this series, if God be pleased to spare
my life, =, ., asal, S 5.,;, 81. -. ~ !,