West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-09-10
IN THE BEGINNING.
Gas truly as live, all the earth shall be
filled with The glory Of the Lordn
Nam l..1I


Mum. IS:1k
The immensely of creation, its symmetry,
beauty, order. harmony and diversity as
seen when We look into the sky, and the
intieate construction aud exquisite beauty
in form and texture in plant and animal
upon the earth, all declaring a glory Of
wisdom and bower immeasurably beyond
our intellectual grasp. has led many to
think that all is finished. rha, wisdom has
revealed its depths, and power displayed
all its greatness, that the Bible is a book
of the past, iis prophecies mainly ended
and its mission filled.
The natural conclusion TO such general
thought Is that creation is general failure,
mighty outlay resulting in general disap-
pontment and modern Mother Shipions are
advancing various scientific (1l theories as
to how il will all eud as far as this earth is
concerned. One theory is that ice Is sccu-
muIa.ing at the North in way that will
destroy eaEth's eqoipoise, bring in another
glacial epoch aud all will be frozen dead.
Another, that The earth Is nearing the sun
and the last man will be burned up. The
people read these and many other ''words
without knowledge" and think along the
same lines, ignoring their faculty of reason,
they lose il aud he who lacks reason is a
fool. 1, is these that "say in their heart,
there is no God"
But the oldest book in existence, which
the storms of centuries could not Danish,
declares the plan of salvation not yet
finished, and that we are only in the begin
ming cycle, the nigh, of experience with
evil. not life, bu, death. Six thousand
years yet only a few hours of trouble
individually.
''One moment, the striving gigantic--the
victor's keen lust
Then the moving finger hath written, the
creature is dust ;"
All the Scriptures are for the future.
The first prophetic utterance in Eden.
The woman's seed shall bruse thy head"
was for the far future. II contained Gods
thought but the outcome was known only
to himself. To Abraham IL was SAID. you
shall come to the grave In a good old age :"
Here was the Gospel first told and the
Bible IS the only book that teaches Il. A
return from the tomb--for how else could
the promise stand-.Abraham never was
given foot OF the land which Is his forever
by the oath Of the Creator.
But the plan was still secret; none
could hnd IL out. This concealment was
necessary. II was first made known 10 the
church of the past age. The Apostle
to the Gentiles in bis letter to the
Ephesians writes Having made known
unto us the secret Of His will according TO
His good pleasure. which lie hath pur.
posed in Himself that in the dispensation
OF the fuIlness Of times lie might gather
together In one great family all things in
Christ. the things in the heavens, and the
things upon the earth "
When we know the import of this word
Christ t'-annointed--we see the mystery.
Our Lord is the head OF this anointed
company. as Paul explains. For as The
body is one and hath many members. and
all the members that one body being many,
are one body. so also in is Christ For by
one Spirit we were all bapilsed into one
body
Until these body members are gathered
and joined to their head the work Of com
pleting cannot begin. The groaning
creation must wait for It's deliverance until
these Sons OF God receive their inheritance
and establish the new order. The earth is
stiil a wilderness of miasm and death. but
all Gods holy prophets have been con
hrmed in that their words have come 10
pass In exact time and order up until the
present; hence we know in all reason that
all are sure. We learn Gods thoughts
from His own words. and looking al the
length and breadth. the height and depth
OF the love OF God--co-cqual with His
wisdom. power and surprising all
expectation see that our highest con.
ception OF Jehovahs great purposes fall
far short OF what the reality will be. He
tells US that He is preparing "a feast Of fat
things" that will astound His creatures.
and be exceedingly, abundaniiy beyond
what they could reasonably ask or expect.
He explains my thoughts are not your
thoughts ncither are your ways my ways;
for, as the heavens are higher than the
earth so are my ways higher than your
ways, and my thoughts than vour
thoughts" The term. "end of the world"
is not the end OF the earth or any wreck Of
matter and crush Of worlds but u Is In
Scripture the natural and unavoidable re-
suit Of mans fallen. selfish condition
Wisdom foresaw that all but the few would
disregard Ills laws and instructions until
experience and compulsion force obed-
ience while the Lord is no respector Of
persons as regards nationality. color or
conditions IN life. yet lie Is respector Of
persons as regards character He says to
the humble Of the world who have wrought
his VIII Seek ye the Lord. ye meek Of
the earth which have wrought Ills judg-
ment seek righteousness, seek maekness.
that yc may be partially hidden N the day
OF the Lords anger" Al such will grasp
the situation ot affairs TO some extent. aud
apprcciating lhe outcome. will not snHer
from harrassing fears and forbodings.
Every item OF truth has ifs share Of sancti
flying power TO al not scripturally in
formed this Day Of the Lord will be very
deceptive their thoughts viii be anything
bot reasonable and any theory Of disaster
will seem imminent ia the spasms attendant
upon the birth Of the new order-the
righteous and powerful government that
will hll ALI the earth with the glory Of the
Lord.
The Heavens declare thy glory. Lord.
Through aii the realms Of boOndless space
The soaring mind may roam abroad
And there thy power and wisdom trace.