West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-08-17

gratitude together with everything that is
good, beautiful, true and pure, and when
the due time had arrived for the "ncrease
of knowledge upon all subjects; the cu-
minauon of ages of experience, the Lord
fulfilled His promise with regard to the
grea, subject; the knowledge of Himself and
OF His glorious plan for His Creatures The
helping hand was outsuetched, the Scriptures
opened their depths and 'thus saith the
Lord" settled every argument, cleared
away every doubt, constrained her love and
cast out fears; the white light of this true
criteria of all knowledge revealed the ''silver
Innings, the shining of the sun of righteous
ness above the dark clouds that enshroud
the grooming creation that God is teaching
the great lesson concerning the exceeding
sinfulness of sin, that the present conditions
are not too severe to give the needed lesson
that sin bears an evil fruitage that must
bring just retribution and must ultimately
be destroyed if peace and JOY and righteous
ness and divine favor and eternal life are to
be properly granted to mankind.
ing message to nearly all people but mes
sage of great JOY which shall be for all
people. Our Lord proclaimed it upon His
FIRST return after His amounting at Jor dan, to
the place where lie was brought up, to the
people who knew His life from HIS child
hood.-Luke I6-I9rv. This text was
from the prophet Isaiah "The Spirit of
the Lord is upon me, because lie anointed
me to preach good lidings to the poor lie
hath sent me TO bind up the broken hearted
to proclaim release to the capliyes and the
opening of the prison to them that are
bound" Comparing Luke with Isaiah 6I:I
the reader will note that Luke has the
Septangent and no, The Hebrew original,
but the iIhport is the same, read ''meek" or
''po3r in spirit, for to such only is the good
udings sent as YETI
There is nothing but gladness ia this mes
sage; i, does not proclaim limited atone |
ment nor mercy hard To be entreated, hut |
a mercy unto the perfection Of the striving |
being and complete ransom for all, a |
transfer upon the books Of Justice, as whole |
sale prison delivery, OF all deaths capliyes;
a resurrection of the Just and the unjust, of |
those reckoned worthy Of life and of the un- |
justified unbeleiver, all who are involved in |
Adams sentence and imprisoned in death ON |
that account shall be set free iherefrom to |
the intent that they may have a full gracious |
opportunity Of coming to a knowledge of |
the Lord and eternal life through obedience.
For this deliyerance creation waits until |
Us due time, until the injunction of wisdom |
is dissolved the must that holds back the |
King from His purchase, the "analusia" |
toosing away from the retaining heavens |
and return Of eauh's righ,ful Lord Of the |
living and the dead II is the long prayed |
for kingdom for which the morning Of Joy |
seems 90 larry
That kingdom bryan its embryo with our |
Lord; the door Of opportunity was first
opened 20 The Jews by Peter at Pentecost
and agaiu 90 Cornelius, the first Gentle,
after the remnant Of The Jewish house
proved unworthy and special f1vors ceased
90 that people This was nota setting up !
Of ihe kingdom uy any means, nor deliver |
ance from any of the "groanings" Il the !
present conditions, bul taking out the heirs |
who shall, with our Lord. nheri, the king
dom The past age has been the acceptable |
time when sacrifices we're accepted and |
accounted as pat with our Lords an down |
ihis great anHlypeal day Of aionement.
The blessings upon al ths families Of man
come after the sacrifices are all made.
Sin and suffering, disappointment and
SORROW, are still doing their work of heart.
breaking, but 'hs amounting Of the members
Of 'be body Of Christ is for The same purpose
as thar II ils head, our Lord. "Becauss the
Lord had anointsd me 10 preach good idings
90 the meek, lie bath SEN, me 90 bfno ug
The broken-hearted" by preaching 20 them
ihe redemption and ultimate deliyersnce Of
al. 'he prisoners 10 ths prison. house Of death.
Che setting free Of aIi ths eapHves r9 Sim in
'hs Lords due lime boz ihe kingdom.
The GOSPEL message s 60 comfort 40 that
moar0. Poo, especially rbs mo1rneu .a Zion
''Io give unto them ornament in me place
9f ashes. ot af ga1rsa .u he place Of
mourning garments afwase BOO 'ds place ~
q greged spirit" Fea indeed are hs
promises made ~ them. .ys shall be- called
Prcsa ~ '.e L. Hnsun ~ oar COD
shall be- .ad ~ yaa" "la .ae glory 1fths
native shall ye BE- placed as r1s-es1r"
How very ia, away Hs wisdom ~ ,bs
world aa. 'sl mankind from troalsdgs 9f
God af If work and DIS word may begin