The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-05


Showed careful study In parts"
The texts taken to demonstrate
Gods Glory Upon His People" wer,
from lsa. ~. 2: !. G.. But the Lore
shall arise upon thee and His glor!
shall be seen upon thee" and ii Ines
y: ID: "Whereunto He called you b,
our Gospel TO tho obtaining of the
lglory of our Lord Jesus Christ"
darkness was In all the earth and
Hight in Israel with the evangelical
prophet Isaiah looking forward over
the intervening ages to u future. Yot
will find the gospel as clearly STATED
in his writings as inthe gospel of John
and yet he wrote before the captivity
zoo years BE-
He foretold the Babylonish captlvit,
and the restoration. the birth, humble
lie and rejection of Christ, the longer
captivity from which the Jews have
not yet been restored. But he is just
as positive in declaring that they viii
be restored from that and that Jeru
sale M will then be the glory Of all na-
tons.
The text is taken from q prophecy Of
this kind. In tho Jerusalem OF the
Future" he says: Gold will be fol
brnss ard silver, foriron and for wood
they will use brass and for stones
Iron"
Then The people would be all tight
leoue. The signs OF the times indicate
that the Jews will soon see that pros
perity which was propheeied by Isaiah
But while the text refers 10 the flu
tuIe glory Of Judah and Israel we fine
In ii Thes. 2: IA. that 1t is also true o
those WHO by faith accept Jesus Christ
Not word spoken concerning the flu
iture glory Of Gods OLD elect people
who have so long been under CLIQUE
OF judgment, that is not true OF ever.
one who accepts oi Christ. = y Henc,
J. The Meaning OF Glory:
The soldiers or artists self-achleved
glory 10 nothing to lie compared witt
that glory that comes to men by nc
effort OF their own.
Europeans regard Americans with as
much respect as their digmtaries. The
glory Of our Country goes with us
SO our omnipotent, omniscient. omni
present God, our Creator and Redeem
er. throws the wonderful radiance OF
His own personality and glory ovel
believers in Jesus Christ.
/ Gods glory consists not in anything
material Lut alone In His personality
III his wisdom, power, holiness. Justice
goodness, truth and glorious charac
ter. Ee makes us glorious by adopt
ling US as his CONS. When the Rrea
day Of Christ dawns the poorest man
who has been Christ's friend, will b(
COZ sidered more glorious than The
richest and greatest who has not.
Human glory is onlya relative term.
Some OF the brave and self sacrificing
men, who did the most to gave oul
Country, cannot DO elected TO petty
office to-day. Even Stanley, who gave
Ia continent to the World. was inglori
Iously defeated for Parliament. Glory
that we achieve does not amount t.
Anything in a few years. You wi
hardly read record OF 1t on tout
stone.
But the glory OF God. when it shine,
OH you, will be q glory to distinguish
you forever.
II. In whnt way is the glory of God
upon His peopley
Q) In what He does for them. (9) Ii
what lie calls them to do. (3) In wha
he IL now for them.
| This glory OF 10 man can be selfish
In our age Of mohey-worshipers, OF
Amy other there never has lived maj
lwho has made or inherited great
wealth, that is not hated or execrated
unless he has used his wealth gener
ously and benevolently for the benefit
of others. He may DO feared and ad
lmired and at the same time be held In
hatred and contempt.
God holds all His glory at mans dis
lposal. The glory OF Jesus Christ Il
that He lived and died for mankind
He was the brightness OF his Fathers
glory" His masterpiece was the worn
lOf redemption. Gods becoming man,
dying on the cross, lying in the grave.
His early life, suffelings and death are
Wonderful.
But We will mistake II we look at
only the marvellous character. genius
and power Of our Lord. That fol
which He came was Gods chief glory
and that shines for us.
Science, after 5000 years, cannot un,
'derstand Gods wonderful work of
creation. But He spake. and 1t was
done" How much more wonderful
our Saviour's ministry, death and res
direction. The work OF redemption
was constant battle of the powers of
Heaven or hell for ages, enlistinR the
ardor OF angels and redeemed men to-
gether with the constant Providence
OF God.
1t a man In his ruin and recreated
him more glorious than the angels
Sin destroyed man and God recreated
him in Jesus Christ, the mortal being
made immortal aud tho transient, per.
manent; the fallible. infallible; the
corruptible, palace OF glory like the
resuIrected body of Jesus Christ.
This is His glory on US in REDEEM ption
ard salvation.
His glory is also on us In what he
gives us to do whether to till tho soil,
transact business OF ill the ministry
= God in the Gospel enables FAR.
mers, mechanics, doctors, lawyers,
seametresses. cooks. chanbermaids
ETC., to become kings ana queens.
No doctrine OF the Bible is more
precious than that Jesus wears now In
Heaven a human form and thus sheds
His glory over man.
God wears our old garment of flesh
to show the universe that He is not
ashamed to call us brethren. What d
glory to place on man.
An ELOQUENT CONCLUSION,
The orator dwelt vigorously and clio.
quently on the glory that incarnation
and redemp tion cast on mankind and
concluded with the following passages
of remarkable eloquence:
Il have never witnessed anything
more awfully grand than when /
stood slliyering in the gray dusk OF
the morning OH Right watching the
struggle OF light with the shadows Of
night. Below was IA great ocean of
clouds, with it's pillows OF vapor
swaying ard swinging, its crrsts sof-
tened hy the light OF dawn, and Its
great deeps black with the darkness
But while the notes of the Alpine horn
iloated out on the still air could see
here and there pencils OF color such
as are seen from tie Aurora in the
northern sky shooting mp from the
far OF crests OF the misty waves, then
a thousand brilliant tiEts, sparkling
md glinting all over the surging sea,
until they united in dazzling ray of
light that shot over u thousand noun
lain peaks, Tell at my feet and filled
no with their cheering radiance, while
.he whole vast intervening deep shonel
With overwhelming glory.
SO no doubt 1t was when the hosts
IF Heaven stood and gazed upon the
omb OF Joseph OF Aramathea, when,
he risen Lord came forth his, shining
or filling earth and heaven with al
Few glory too bright for mortal
yes, 50 that the guard fell down asI
lead men.
But that glorious form was the
orm that you and wear. not the
orm of angels Whatever there was
II heaven of shame and contempt for
nan was that day banished as the
laTkness Is banished by the rising sur,