The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-10-28
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deceiving millions. then the Designer is u
Dcceiver and His benevolence reveal
ed in the plan of creation is here
married. If the deception were prac.
ticcd by an evil mind, we would have the
miracle off, lie working up the finest form
OF civilization with the broadcast seltcon.
sciousness, and the results antagonizing the
intention Of the lie, and that through its
own working.
His life is part Of the plan. His ideals
cannot be taken from any surrounding ma
ton, and are almost opposite to those of
Judaism. His revelations OF thought and
VIII. never surprise Him, though thew awe
his followers. He never uses His power fer
sell; always to serve humanity He is al
ways self consistent He is whole truth
and in the midst of confusing theories, can
not be confnunded He embodies the truth
Of the unity Of the race by preaching to the
dcspiscd poor, honoring the weakest. as
sociating with pubicans and sinners; he
answers the Iongiugs OF the world by pro-
claiming Himself as the the way into God
and the revealer of destiny and immortal
ty. He tells of the things about to take
place, Of the shameful death, his reSurrec-
ton and ascension and the new era Of sal
vation, with man preparing for true lie by
doing away with sin.
This Christ reveals to man the Personal
ity Of the Infinite unseen, just us man re-
yeals himself to his fellows.
For the good of man. the Creator BIZ the
word Of his power, arranged the storm
centres and the aerial circuits conditioned
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from the sun. According to these laws the
wind presses upon the water Of the Sea of
Galilee, causing a sea that threatened
shipwreck to the boat in which Christ and
a few hardy fishermen were sailing. The
tired Savior sleeps; his disciples awake Him
CRYING, "Carest thou not that we pcIish?"
He arises, and in the midst Of black waves,
dashing spr;y and beating wind, quietly
says. peace! Be still" The wind luIls,
the sea rests, the stars shine.
The Creator, for human good, ordans
vegetable life to be the means of organic
ing certain elements into higher forms
Water. principally thro the sine finds It's
highest change in the grape; expressed and
termentod it is the cheering wine. Al
Cana, for the good Of man. Christ changed
the water into wine by the determination OF
His Will, at once, and without any medium.
In water oxygen is held by a force in
union with hydrogen, represented by hun
dreds Of tons pressure to he square inch.
and to separate it the lightnings of the
storm are not adequate vital force is more
powerful, and here by intention ChriStcXerts
the same power that the Creator used.
For the good Of man, the body received
the perceptions Of seeing and hearing, the
harmony Of different functions for health,
and the centres of sensation and motion.
Christ moves as the King Of the body,
giving sight, hearing, healing the diseased,
and paralytics.
At Creation, the Almighty added to the
highest organization of matter in the ami
NAL the Divine lie, and man became a
living soul.
From the little girl the soul and vital
power had gone. Christ took her hand,
quietly said, Maid, arse" Life returned.
The young man was being borne to the
tomb. Christ stopped that funeral, and re-
stored the boy to his widowed mother.
Again, matter is decomposcd by
death. The Lord Of Life says, . Lazarus,
come forth! y and that body, a moment be-
fore Fastening to its original elements,
became organized as at the creation. He
rises higher get: lie forgi'cs sin. lie IS
crucifed He raises himself The same
body, but not the same; visible but not sub
ject to the limitations Of space and time, Of
gravitation and decay. He rises from the
earth, and disappears in the Unseen. Man
has seen God as the Christ has revealed
Him. And the third stage Of the Divine
plan has begun, in which the new ideals,
and the new forces Of character, and the
energies to lift man into the consciousness
Of Gods own life, are working and embody-
ing in advancing thought and love.
This becomes the era of reconstruction
Of man, Of the drawing together Of God and
man thro the way provided IN Christ He
becomes the Head Of the new creation; all
things were made by Him and hold to-
gether in Him. The tides of civilization
moving Godward were raised by Him.
Christianity is unexpIainable without Him;
the preparatory stages of history demand
Him; and the order of all creation would be
disturbed were not it for His manifestation.
The sane answer must be returned to
the questions-whence comes modern civil
zation, and whence comes the physical
creation? God. We cannot account for
the things seen in nature or history without
coming TO unseen and Infinite Personality.
As terrestrial life and power may be traced to
a small part Of the suns energy, so the reve-
iation of God in Christ is an insignificant ray
of the power Of that life which shines among
the realities of the unseen world. AS man
reveals his power and thought thro slow
ages of growth, Christ reveals the Infinite
Father in His life and teaching
By the impression coming from looking
at Christ from an historical point of view,
we arrive at a true knowledge of God. In
our Personality we must submit to the
Kingship of Christ, and by doing His will
orr perceptions shall be quickened, and we
shall be brought into contact with Deity.
Now are we sons Of God; now we cannot
! tell what we shall be, but when it is mani,
Tested we shall be Ike Him.
Fellow man, rise into the dignity of man
hood by embodying the Spirit of Christ,
and being loyal to this manifestation Of the
Infinite Personality, you shall be satisfied
with the contact Of self and God in the
God man. our Mediator. The unseen world
lighted by the presence of Christ becomes
a universe of spiritual glories With Christ
is Paradise. The city Of Glory, the Heaven,
is in Him. He'll is personality without His
enlightenment, black night with no COM
pany for the spiritual life.
This Christ came in humility; even the
darkness of sin did not extingush His
light and life-giying power. He shall
come again in glory to be enthroned and
to judge false principles of history and the
| false lives which have nmhndied errnrs