Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-03
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and was, d pleasure, and not EXHAUST
Ing toll. There the fruit Of the Tree
of Life was to be medicinal, in that ii
destroyed the germs OF disease, and re-
newed bodily vigor. After term OF
probation. each one. without dying,
was TO be translated to the beautiful
vision and the glory OF heaven.
The beauty and harmony of The hui
man soul We're TO be in keeping with
The surroundings. Human passions
were to be entirely subject to the hu-
man will the will to reason. and Tea-
son to God. And God was to be lie
campanion of every son and daughter
Of the race. What a hierarchy God
planned for all of us! No sickness,
no exhausting toll, no blighting power
ty and no DEATH And our Heavenly
Father was to be our Emanuel, ever
with us to comfort and bless us. Think
of the pleasure Of Paradise. There
food and fruits grew spontaneously.
There was abundance in profusion,
without sacrifice or price. The eye
was charmed with the beauty of the
landscape. Mountain and valley,
Woodland and meadow, fruit trees and
flowers blended in harmony. -Four
crystal rivers flowed through that
happy home Song birds, fitting from
tree to tree, sang the praises of the
Creator and delighted the longing lis
tener. The eagle, king of birds. as
cended and with outstretched pinions
scared through the empyrian heights
but at the beck of his lord he bent his
Aivht 70 npth Tho inn T. IN a.
of beasts, shaking his shaggy name,
and roaming through the forest, ceased
his roar at the approach of his master
and CAME crouching to his feet. Man
6u original justice, ruling the passions
of his own soul, lord of all creation,
and companion of the Creator-God,
had heaven upon earth. Such in out
line was Gods plan for the human race
for u.s. What more could we expect
from our Heavenly Father for a happy
and blessed temporal existence?
Could our soul desire anything better?
Let us review and reflect. God plan
ned and intended that there would not
be poverty, sickness or death on this
earth; that We would fill up the time
of our probation here while living in
purity, holiness and happiness, and
then be translated up to begin life
of eternal glory in heaven. And all
that God required of man was reason
able and easy obedience. Alasi We
and our fathers in the flesh often made
a bad use of reason and free will. To
Adam and to myriads of others free
will was, and is, fatal gift. The sins
of many parents in this city bring ruin
on their children Our first father sim
ned and brought ruin on himself and
on the race, and therefore upon us
here present. AS an immediate result
of his sins Gods visible presence was
Withdrawn from human beings, and
His angel, with flaming sword, drove
Adam and his wife forever from their
paradise of pleasure" All creation
was thrown out of harmony by sin.
: The song birds flew in fear to the soil.
tude of the far-off mountains The
animals lost their gentleness and broke
away from human control. The fruits
fotted on the trees. The flowers
dropped and died. Earth under the
curse of sin. began to bring forth
thorns. Dark thunder clouds formed
In the skies. The lightning, with
binding brilliancy, flashed athwart the
Taulted heavens The roar of the roll
ing thunder, like the report of a
mighty celestial battery, filled the
heart of Adam with a strange alarm
All nature flor all was made for him)
was convtilsed, and was in rebellion
against that lord who had rebelled
dgainst his Lord. BY his disobedience
Din first humab father dethroned him
self and lost all. From rebellion with
out and around him he looked within
into his own scotland found dark
ness in his understanding, weakness
hs hss will and very food tide of ami
NAL passion rushing over his doomed
Aou. Already fear, envy, avarice
lust apd other passions buffet and op
press him. His glory has departed
Innocence. dominion and God were ex
changed for that fatal sin.
Thus Gods plan of creation wa
frustrated, labor became a necessit,
and penance. and the misery of mar
on earth began.
But even then our merciful Fathe
promised pardon and redemption t.
all. A Redeemer was to come to rec
on@ls and restore. This promise O.
God became tradition and a sacred
hope to al the exiled children of Eve
The race multiplied but sank deeper
and still deeper into vice and error
as the centuries rolled on. The faith
erhood of God and the brotherhood OF
man were lost sight of, and forgotten
Selfshness Increased and man dis
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