Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-10

again. to the progress of the gospel in spite
of so many and great obstacles. Or yet
again to a natural human heart, like tina,
of Saul of Tarsus, pulled up with religious
pride and burning with zeal against the
sect of the Nazarenes, and ask you to esti-
mate the power of that God who humbled
the pride and tanned the manners Of the
prosecutor, Transforming him into an ardent
advocate of the faith which once he sought
to destroy.
Or we might lead you to some great city
of the dead, and. in the language Of the
prophet. ask Can these dry bones liver"
Mark the answer given by Him who Is 1.-The
first fruits of them that slept" as He tells
us "all that are in the graves shall hear His
voice and come FORTH The Lord Jesus
need say no more to teach us what reason,
rightfully exercised and nature in all its
works and providence in all its movements
and grace in all its conquests concur with
the angel in the Apocalypse in proclaiming
The Lord God omnipotent reigneth." Well
might the psalmist exclaim twice have /
We come now to the ascription of praise
Thine is the glory" In all His acts God
has special and supreme reference to His
glory. When He spread out the sky and
laid the foundations of the round world Il
was that "the heavens might declare His
glory and the Permanent might show His
handiwork," while In the revolutions of the
earth upon its axes day unto day uttereth
speech and night unto night showeth knowl-
edge
His glory is also the motive for the move
ments of His providence. Does He estab-
fish overthrow nations, casting down
one Kingdom, setting up another, visiting
Egypt with desolaion and Israel with de-
llverance. 1t is done to make His power
and glory known to the world. But In His
greatest and grandest work, the work of
redemption, Gods glory stands forth most
wonderfully and prominently manifest.
In and through this it is that the Son of
God prayed His Father to glorify His name,
and 1t is recorded that, in answer to Jesus
petition, there came a voice from heaven
saying, II have both glorified 1t and will
in the mirror of Gods natural, providential
and redemptive works the outline of that
glory which we are taught to pray may
continue forever.
Yes, forever and ever. This kingdom and
power and glory not only surpass all others
in magnitude and splendor. but most en-
phatically and infinitely transcend them in
duration. God is "the king eternal and
immortal" His kingdom is an everlasting
kingdom. His dominion endureth through
out all ages" Where now are the great ones
of the earth whose kingdom and power and
glory have been successfully the admira-
ton and the envy of the world? The glory,
wealth and power of Solomon's kingdom
overwhelmed the Queen of Sheba yet its
splendor has completely faded from the
horizon of the east
The mighty scepter of Cyrus the Great
has long since been shivered and his kingly
crown buried in the dust of ages The
boast of Macedonia and master of nations,
he VINO is SAID 10 nave Wept because there
were no more worlds to conquer, has run
his course and faded from the armament of
power
Then, too that modern Alexander, who
suddenly sprung from comparative OBJ
security, hewed his way through lacerated
hearts to an imperial throne, and waded
through waves of blood to an illegitimate
supremacy!
For season he firmly stood with Europe
trembling at his feet; one hand graspng
the governments of the east, the other
ready to enslave the infant Hercules of the
west-his glory, power, kingdom apparently
crossed to conquest But the early years
OF the past century have seen his empire
torn from his brow, his conquering chariot
exchanged for barren rock on oceans
signed to that narrow cell which awaits
corruptible morality whilst Thy throne,
God is for ever and ever"
Verify, as the voice instructed the proph-
ct to cry: "All flesh is grass and all the
goodness thereof is as the flower of the
field. The grass withereth, the flower
fadeth, but the word of our God shall stand
forever" s.