The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-09-23

unless we remember always Gods interest
IN each man on the mans own account.
! we Judge of men by their ability to render
an objective service in their day and gem
! efaton; Dnt God Is concerned with each
mans subjective evolution. Hence. in the
wise providence of the Lord. every mans
death lea is ordered primarily for his own ben
comes on the earth from the event. the
Divine Providence has in view the spiritual
welfare of him who, by. dying out of the
natural world, is born into the realm OF
spiritual use and delight.
Moreover. We are 50 much occupied with
the Affairs attendant on birth and life in
this world. we are so wont to call good the
forces that make for our physical veal.
that ordinarily we ignore the very positive
purpose of the divine Providence to draw
forces of life that bring 10 the natural
birth in this world are those spiritual forces
that will bring every soul concerned on
earth In the consciousness of the spiritual
world. 1t is as If the omnipotence of God
I was first put forth TO the utternost to
create The world and the natural man. and
then rs If tina. same omnipotence was ex-
ercised iii It's full might 10 draw nan out
Of the nature in which he was created as
in n inatrtx to his real horne in the abiding
world of Gods eternal light and love.
If We were in 2 state of true and
wholesome society: death could never seem
to be the deep damnation of our taking
of, Man would close his eyes or the nat
urai world in tranquility and dignity, and
open his spiritual organs 70 heavenly sights
and sounds in happiness and peace. But
sin has made death ugly from our point
of view, and the divine Providence rermits
us to stamp it with our own evils. without
~csaneinG his purpose OF drawing ail men
into the s%pirittral world. and If possible
into blessed relations with himself, the
Lord allows al sorts of natural agencies to
mfH,sier to the Office of death. Disease.
accj5ert. privation. even the assassin's bull
let. are permitted to do the work of dis
inisHinE man from his accustomed place on
Garth. But the Lord sees to 1t that neither
his going out nor his coming in Is in the
slightest decree taken nut of his own proyi-
dental hand. The world has only :, trans
lent abode. a passing concern for tho man,
but he has an eternal love. and n divinely
prepared place in his house of MARY man.
sinng.
When our Lord slid. Ny kingdom Is not
of this world he did not mean simply that
those who followed rim had other than
worldly motives. but that he had power TO
give ertrarce tn ~ realm and order OF sub |
sfantial and fruitful! livinr. He has q king |
popu!ated by those WHO have entered into
the love of rocd. and delight in the service |
of their kind. Hence. for those who will |
have II so. Death means simply introduce !
ton into n ttgh; DiIce in this divine econ |
onN of human fellowship in the real and .
II is hest for him. In the first niacp. and in |
he second. wher he Is needed to fill n place !
in the heavenly Man. To us. naturallr. The ;
world seems all-imnortant. but to Sod 'h's ]
life Is only the entrance to mans eternal !
home.
a power is passing from the earth |
To braathlesS natures dark abygs !
Ard when tho mighty pass away.
What ts il more than this |
'r,n,at man. who is .fro,, God sent forth.
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