The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-06-13

alone can uSe-yeS, always use under all
circumstances for the interest of Ills
kingdom and salvation of souls and the
progress of His world-and the law of
God that asserts perfection concerning
itself and that VindicateS its perfection
as channel of Gods grace, provides for
this church. But again the law of God
asserts and vindicates its claim to per
fectiOn as a channel of grace i'll that II
provides for "A just and perfect reStor;I-
lion of this entire world as II provides
for perfect church.
This world which God made is the
scene of mans labor's aud man 5
triumph, yet the original destination rs
as much revealed i'll the works of his
mere animal existence as 1t is revealed
i'll the part of the spiritual sense ot the
men ami women that are Immediately
under the government Of God $ control.
If there Is to be Il perfection Oi The
spiritual reign of Christ over the Splr-
ilual natures of men, there VIII hc il
response i'll the lower departments oi
mans nature that will wholly measure
mp to the spiritual demands or else the
man is not fully redeemei-the man Is
not fully recovered from the fall.
Then again the law vindicateS lis
claim to perfection as the channel OF
grace in that it proposes not only tO
recover for man perfect manhood. not
only the building of IA church that shall
be the embodiment of the Holy Ghost
and of the word of God. &c, but the
law of God proposes to he Il channel
through which divine wisdom and
power and grace shall establish Il
universe under the authority of Christ
and under the eternal reign of the
Father. AS much time as have con-
sumed in this, you will observe that |
have but outlined it. Now, i'll conclud
ing, | want your attention for little
while to this perfect law of God as an
educator; as furnishing the only basis
on which TO build man s education, as
furnishing a curriculum.
In the beginning God made man and
endowed him. That was the order
under the auspices of the creation; he
was made and he was endowed. Man
is born an educator. Education is the
chiefest thing i'll all its history. This
education in the light of revealed truth
may be drawn under three different
heads. The first element of the foun-
dation is the putting of man on II
proper basis for an education; the
second is TO develop the powers wilh
which God has originally endowed nm,
and which are recovered To HIM by our
Lord Jesus Christ; the third is an
arrangement of all legitimate knowledge.
Now in the light of this statement you
will not be surprised that | say this per
feet law of God, as it has been outlined,
furnishes the only basis broad enough
upon which to begin an education;
Now every system of education VIII
grant you that the man should pe
educated for the sphere III which he is
to move; for the work which he is to do.
The law of God cOntemplates man as
immortal. and cOntemplates this present
life only the Introductory one. There Is
nothing finished in this life; there is
nothing completed i'll this life; there is
final in this life-nothlng
Everything that pertains to this life IS
intended to be Introductory, is intended
to prepare us for the eternal, is To pre-
pare ms for the beyond to which
j;nd seeks to bring us. Man is Il sinner;
he Is ii rebel against the divine govern