The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-02-21

solvent, is wiling to acknowledge
and confess all debts-to cheer
fully surrender everything he owns,
TO his creditors, who are ready
70 be merciful; and in humility acceptth
pardon and discharge offered with the
honest purpose of Enthusiastically engaging
anew in the business of life Tor the mu-
tual good Of those depending on him,
snd Of the community generally. FOR
such the law was conceived, and Tor such
its benefits are designed; and the great
heart of humanity as well as Divinity APP
proves it. Indeed is not the idea-the
conception-copied, literally, as 1t were,
from the DEGREES Of the Supreme Court
of Heaven, issued directly from the
Throne of God, and faithfully preserved
in the world, in Gods Holy Records !
The Father, in pity. saw the children OF
men we're hopelessly involved IN the
debt of sin. lie saw US morally bank
rupt, utterly iusolvert, with no posslol!-
ity of recovering credit at the Judgment
seat, for we could even do nothing TO
satisfy any part of the interest constant
" accruing on the the overwhelming
burden OF our crushing obligations. his
only begotten Son, in infinite love ana
mercy, comes to our relief, assumes al
our debts, takes upon himself ell our
past sins, and becomes our surety
for the future, saying, 10 plying
tenderness, Come unto me, '-cohiess
all your debts to me-surrender al you
have. and are to me, and my Father, your
infinite creditor which sent me, Will
forgive you all, for my sake, and your
SINS shall all be cast into the depths OF
the sea-" Here surely is the offer OF
full and complete discharge from all past
debts, upon the acceptance of which, we
at once become "iree from SIM and
adopted into the family of God-"heirs
of God-ioint heirs with Jesus Christ bis
son." who paid the debt for us. "Hope
would be found among those wAo are
willing and glad TO accept this discharge
in moral baakruptcy, if you please, on
the terms presented, "Forsske al and
follow me-" realizing with Paul that "lt
is the gift of God" And the most can
hope or undertake in return Is, IN feeble
way, with His help, by humble obedience
and praise and thsnksgivings, to
show my love and gratitude TO
Him who hath redeemed me by His
precious blood.
If"Common Sense" is able as he pro-
poses, TO pay off his past debts OF sin by
bis goou deeds, why, OF course, has moral
standing is unshaken lie Is perfectly
solvent, and can make good all his obil'
cations, and therefore has credit must
stand unimpeached-"A No. l'-beiore
the throne of God lie needs no help
and Christ died in vain, 50 lar
as he is concerned, On no other
theory may he explain his declared con-
tempt for anything like moral banking
act, and We might well expect him 20 be
insulted by any mediatoral to pay his
debts and give him q discharge, because,
torsooth, his dignity demands that he re-
ceive no fsvors without giving full
equivalent Having perfect confidence
in Gods word, unsdulterG,ed by worldly
"common sense" and realizing my utter
inability to recover or MAINTAIN my
moral standing before God, BIZ any other
plan or expedient, than that His love and
mercy after, - torasmuch as there is
"none other name" "N hereby we must
be saved ON Divine grace alone, l re-
iolce to DO permitted to rest my
HOPE.