The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-06-25
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The highest thinkers and seers OF mod
ern days teach us that man IS an ent-
tome OF the whole world. And so IN man
The Creator Will stand face to face with
Almself. The great circle OF creation VIM
ne hade complete. The beginning and
tue emu IN one. Some one has raised
ihe question: II humanity points back TO
noa' implying that the human was I'm
tcd, why may we not suppose The ami
mai In God? and Therefore the animal
ol ght 10 point 10 a divine animal Az
Christ. the divine human. IS the begin
MI ana the end. the alpha and the
omega then the things lying between
hfe accounted Tor every tree and olant
every Hon and OK are but the stsns lead
Ing toward men. Tho animals AFRO tho
Intermediate Manifestations. whose now
ers and functions do not reach their
nnanty until man. Man sums ND all
me majesty OF the lionl Behold him
who Is called the Lion OF the Tribe OF
Juuah' behold The gentle lamb. the dove.
eagle and labOrious and faithful dog.
the sheep who know tho shepherd Man
comprohends them ALL
All animals are living hieroglvpbs
And mean something more
To the true eye than their shones chou,
DID God Greater Yes. and he is creating.
ooi'e'nihs out OF nothing? Mono. He
a'eu,eu OUT or himself. Creation was a
seorhise' sef-glving. II evolution shows
now ne created. II has no reason to
say he ala not create God has never
been inert There is no inerfio IN him
creation is his eternal activity. Docs
ne pesih with the simple and pro-
reeu 10 the complex? SO be II then.
mat IL how he created. Has man some
common ancestor with the ape? Ii mat
Vis not, so / am n man. fitted to ex-
press and 10 receive the divine life. II
one can only leave the ape behind him
anu not remain one. Let us be salts
Ieu' so that We wear on our foreheads
'ne name OF the Eternal one. Let us be
tiou that we are able 10 work out the
~, n,as'' ana let the ape and tiger die.
,n0ie ~ IN US still the divine power and
me winch are working out the perfect
man. leading MS on and IN 10 God from
Wnom we came. I'm whom we began. 'in
whom we I've and move and have our
p.ihs' The unseen presence and power
Ol our potential humanity from God is
WORKING itself out through the seen. Thus
IRE we made coworkers with God Plan
hihg helping, aiding IN the great pur-
pose or redemption. which Is bringing
us slowly and constantly nearer 10 that
one body and that tone spirit" In the
re"i1alon or the kingdom OF God. God
created us. and he is creating us now.
treating us In Christ Jesus. not as The
Inaseshltt OF a plan that has failed, but
a. hinlSelf' the man God intended, the
'hrlst' unfolding himself in man. for
man ana TO man. The author and the
inlSher or humanity In him is the
promise OF the historic past and the
nope OF The sublime future which is still
unfolding before our race. We have no
carpenter theory Of creation. no world
builder nor gigantic machinist. nor titanic
eiEineer' but God active and creating
,unioiaing world, and in It n nature
nae unto his own, by the might OF his
own indwelling life and power A God
- US IN MS own image from glory
S,o's' y God making his eternal
manifestation OF our humanity IN the liro
OF soaship by means OF a nature derived
from him.