The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-15
Rev. G. S. Eastman's
Sermon Last Sun
day
At the Calumet m. r. Church.
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About the Metropolis OF the
Copper Country.
rlRsr SERMON.

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The essential theme OF this psalm is
God in Government. The practical con
clusion and enforcement Of the whole dis
cussion is contained in summary IN THU
passage Kings and judges, as represent
ing all who execute the functions OF gov
eminent, are admonished to be wise
and receive instruction. II you will re
view the psalm you will notice that the
instruction towhich they are commended
is that which is conveyed in the example
of those kings and rulers who reject God
from their counsels and rebelliously as
sert their independence OF His authority.
Read in the second aud third verses.
THE kings OF the earth set themselves,
and the rulers take counsel together
against the Lord and against His anolnt-
ed, saying: Let Us break their bands
Asunder and cast away their cords from
us. The consequences OF this revolt ore
then impressively declared in the fourth,
fifth and sixth verses: "le that stitch
in the heavens shall laugh, the Lord shall
have them in derision. Then shall He
speak 10 them in His wrath and veX them
with His core displeasure. Thou shalt
break them with rod OF iron, Thou shalt
dash them in pieces as potter's vessel.
From these instructive examples, all
kings and rulers are exhorted to learn
wisdom: BE wise now therefore, o We
kings; be instructed, We judges OF the
earth. The particular wisdom TO which
they are commended sthe wisdom of rul-
ing in subordination TO the 'king OF
Kings, of administering civil govern
ments under principles oidivine moral
government. Il will thus be seen that
God asserts for himself, not merely a
place in human governments but the
first place, the head He is nowhere sub
ordiaate, but everywhere supreme, in
heaven and in earth he is God over all,
blessed forever"
His claim to recognition in human gov
eminent is based on his own vital reIa-
ton TO government. He is the author
and fountain OF all government. The
original conception Of government had
its nth in His mind, and it's result is
no. seen in the existence and the sublime
orier OF the universe. There was per-
iOd, far back in the dim distances of eter-
nity past, when this vast material uni
verse llOated In chaos, confusion sat en-
throned in darkness and reigned in undis.
puted empire over all material being.
But there came, also, time when God
said: II will set up a government over
this chaotic mass, ! will organize it,
will lay upon it the lines of law and bring
it into order His fat issued and the
great principle OF force in matter was in
stituted. Again it issued and force was
brought under the operation of law
The great laws OF attraction-the attrac-
tons OF gravitation, cohesion, capillary,
electric aud magnetic-were set up and
thelaws OF chemical aiTini'ies and repul-
zions we're appointed. And under the
operation OF these laws, the illimitable
mass OF matter that Law in incoherent
confusion, crystalzed into worlds. and
swung into orbits, and adjusted them
selves into systems, and, in shining bat
talons, took up their everlasting march
over the fields OF immenslty-al moving
under the dominion OF law. Not a star
can wander from its orbit, or an atom
elude it's destiny.
But this first great department
OF government was designed to
be but the basis, or theater. of another
and higher order Of government. Hav.
ing adjusted the material world to the
reign OF appropriate laws, lie said. 81
will now plant it with H6." And
straightway life came forth, animal and
vegetable, terrestrial and celestial, in
boundless variety and infinite numbers.
And over all this realm OF life. from the
lowest fungus growth to the stateliest tree
OF the forest, from theinvisible animacule
to the ponderous leviathan, from the low.
eat order OF humanity to the highest rank
OF angels, God has set up His govern
ment. To every grade and order of life.
IN heaven and on earth, lie has appoint
ed certain definite laws OF being which
constitute the normal mode OF their ex-
istence. Hence we have the ample and
comprehensive science OF biology, with Its
numerous branches, observing and re-
cording the laws Of animated Iife-bird,
insect, reptile, fish, and animal life-and
the science Of botany, with it's branches
observing and recording the laws of veg.
etable life. Indeed, all physical science il
but the study and division into appro-
pirate Departmental and Consultations, OF
the laws and government OF God over the
material universe.
But there il another and still higher
branch OF Gods government opened to
view in the moral realm. This is distinc-
lively the realm OF character. It's laws
are not physical, but moral and intellect
ual, and adapted expressly to the struc-
ture OF character. They are forms, or
methods Of operation of the divine prin-
cip'es Of Justice, truth, goodness and holt
ness. They can apply only to rational
and moral natures, natures capable Of
acquiring and expressing character. And,
in this realm, these principles are just M
constantly and universally in force a. the
law of grayitation in the ply steal uni.
verse. Thisis the highest department Of
divine government yet made known to
man. Here the protoundest principles