The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-11-11

are varieties innumcrable. Tbia Is g,otb-.
! field in which investigation has moi benr
wanting Great numbers of grasses, flow.
ers ana herbs OF ail kinds are being dis.
covered The massive collection Il a surety
to ever greater discoveries. And we he.
leye that every coming century Will dis.
close some new form of life 20 Lord how
manifold are Thy works"
The animal kingdom possesses species
without number. The most minute insect
as well as the human family belong to it.
Certain forms have become extinct Others
are passing away. 1t is in this field that
evolution has made some OF its greatest
strides and met its most discomfcrting de-
feats. Evolution is not to be set aside
without due consideration, for it holds a
position in the minds of thinking men that
cannot be ignored without serious loss
But it is only as evolution recognizes God,
His character and work, that it can give
any light to doctrine so mysterious 20
Lord how manifold are Thy works."
There is still another kingdom. 1t is
the kingdom of God, the kingdom of
heaven. 1t is one in name, but occupies
more territory than all the other Kingdoms
combined. 1t includes all the redeemed of
earth and multitude of saved in heaven.
Nor is the variety less than in other king
dcms, Tor within 1t are young and old, rich
and poor, black and white, peasant and
king, educated and ignorant Vastly diff
ferent in condition of life. but one in char
aeter and reward. All sinners by nature
and practice, all exposed to temptation, all
saved by the one Christ All pardoned by
the one Creator, all re-created in the image
of the true God Lord how manifold are
Thy works"
III The Wisdom of Creation-"In wis
dom hast Thou made ALL" Each kingdom
is complete in itself. How natural to think
of the spiritual as being perfected, and of
the material as unprotected. This is true
or not according to our understanding of
the word perfected" 1t is wrong if by it
we understand that God has completed
one and not the other. He has perfected
both. one for our life here. the other for
most glorious display Of the wisdom of
God in the most minute of all His work.
No one is capable of making any improve
ment. He has made everything beautiful
in its season. A skilful artifcer when he
has finished his work makes thorough ex-
animation to satisfy himself that it is well
done. Often it is found that some serious
defect exists. But when Jehovah had COM
pleted the universe and inspected it divine
wisdom pronounced it good. There was
no higher power to which appeal could be
made. The ages confirm the wisdom of the
decision then rendered. 1t is impossible to
think OF any improvement that would be
in harmony with existing laws. In crea-
ton we can make no suggestion, in preser-
walton we are rilent, and in the divine gov
eminent anna, at the goodness and love
of God. Gin wisdom hast Thou made them
ALL"
". The Extent of Creation-"The earth
is full of Thy riches or creatures" each
kingdom being filed to overhcwing with
its own kind. No room for more animals.
for that kingdom is full Nothing to add
to the vegetable kingdom, for it supplies
the needs Of all living creatures. The
kingdom of God is also filed. Filled with
those who once knew nothing of it's joys,
but were re-created bv the grace and power
of its founder. It's dimensions increase as
more room is required 1t is not a poor
house. but palace The Creator has not
placed His creatures where the necessalies
of life are wanting, but where plenty OBJ
tains. Behold, the provisions of the chill
dren of God are within our reach.
Nor with neeessaries only, but with
riches, dainties. Injuries, beauties and
treasures. In the earth are hidden mines
of wealth, and on her surface are teeming
harvests of plenty. All these are the
Lords. "The earth is full of Thy riches"
We should not think of them as the prom
erty of nations. of the possessions of indi-
vfduals but as the wealth of God Not in
one cline are these to be had, but every
where. The cold Arctic has it's precious
things, which it requires great hardship to
obtain. The burning sun of the equator
furnishes food that cannot be grown Else
where. They all belong to God, but are
given us to use and enjoy for the giver's
glory.
The other translation of the word, name
ly that of creatures" is too significant to-
ignore Not only is the earth filled with
the riches of God, but it is filled with His
creatures. All belong to Him as His chill
dren. Some are ohedient. some are not,
Some love to serve Him, others not. They
are His and He loves them, though they
NAV be disloyai to Him.
The conclusion of our Interpretation of
the text is that God Almighty created all
things, that the great variety of His handi-
work was imperative to display His power,
that fresh evidence of His wisdom is con1
stantly being disclosed and that the whole
human family belong to Cod to be saved,
prepared for life and for immortality-to
whom be all praise.