The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-27

possessed by the Adam of Eden blu
lay hidden in the lives of the vet un
born millions IL was a latent unde
veloped power, but God commanded
man to acquire il as the centuries rolleC
onward, to hasten on to a position in lif,
where he should be absolute monarch o
the earth and all that therein is
we are too apt to think OF our frs
| parents in Eden as perfect creatures ol
| unlimited strength and power The
open book of nature teaches the con
| slant development of man in the age.
| that have past, even as all other paris o.
| Gods great work have been constantly
| advanced toward perfection by him Ir
| intellectually and strength of charac-
ter Adam was no more to be compared
| with the average man of this 18th CEN
| fury than the newborn babe with the
| scholar OF lifelong experience. The first
| man was the infant of creation, Gods
| son, and throughout the unknown ages
| the divine law of progress and develop
! ment has caused him to hasten onward
and he Will ever continue to advance,
until the time when he shall stand be-
fore his Father. having performed the
duty assigned him in the long ago.
when the fowl of the air. the beast of
the field, the earth and all pertaining
TO 1t shall be utilized for his benefit and
made subservient to his will
a glance at the marvellous inven-
ltpiiS VI tilt past century, the I1IDu6In
miracles wrought by the hand of
earth's master and the Wondrous dis
coveres of science, will convince the
thoughtful mind that man is moving
grandly onward to the position God de-
signed him, to occupy. Three thousand
years since the children Of Israel. a
mighty host numbering more than two
millions, went up from the bondage of
Egypt, impelled by the great law of uni
NerSa1 progress to hasten onward to-
ward the land of promise. At the COM
mand of their God they encamped on
the borders of the wilderness by the
Red sea. Here upon the border land
between bondage and freedom, came
their greatest trial. They We're dis
mayed to see the hosts of Egypt adj
Nancing rapidly upon them. How bit
terly they complained To their leader,
saying, Were there no graves in Egypt
that thou hast taken us away to die in
the Wilderness Then came the great
command as God spake to Moses say
ing, Speak to the children of Israel
that they go forward Forward? For
ward to what? Sir Moses, it's impossi-
BILE. Difficulties insurmountable lay in
our pathway. The waves of the Red
sea dash themselves in angry fury at
our very feet, and their roaring causes
more terror to our hearts than the
shouts of our Egyptian enemies. But
mans extremity is Gods opportunity,
and with Him all things are possible.
Forward rang out the command, and
1sraers host obeyed. We know how
they marched down to the sea, two
million strong, passing through its
waters without injury. moving grandly
forward toward freedom and the land
of promise. We are undoubtedly the
descendants Of the people of Israel, and
as God spoke to our fathers by the Red
sea in the long ago, 50 lie speaks to us
to-day in His word. saying. Forward
TO the golden land of promise
Let us as individuals hear the voice
of God calling us to hasten forward
into broader fields of usefulness that
we may serve Him in ushering in that
glad day when the worlds sad cry of
paradise lost shall be changed into
the loud, swelling chorus of paradise
regained.'
Forward, ever forward" is the mes
sage of the dying year as it moves for
ward into the realm of the past and
gone; forward is the command of God
as heard in every voice of nature and
TO every creature; forward is the COM
mand for the church of God, for the
Christian and for the sinner To obey
the command and 10 hasten onward
means life. to disobey means misery ana
death When we hear Gods voice and
move forward at His command we will
find that the move on of the law is
into the come on of the gospel
of love.
3" On, let all the soul within you
For the truths sake go abroad:
on, let every nerve and sinew
Tell on ages, tell for God