West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-04-27

/ She remained al home until she received
the message that "The Teacher inquireth
for thee Her budencd heart gave utter
ance To the same expression that Martha had
used, suggesting ia delicate manner their
wounded hopes. Our Lord did not offer the
consolation usually given to the m1uner to.
day, because II would no, have been true to
say "YOur brother /, in heaven amongst the
holy angels" etc. When Jesus entered the
house Of mourning aud looked upon the sor.
rowing scene the groaning aud travail in pain
Of the whole creation was brought, wildly
before his mind. Jesus wept."
These words need no elaboration. We
have High Priest who can D, touched with
feeling Of our in6rmities-The greatness of
the world il often repr SEATED in GOODNESS,
sIoicsm, which really represents lovel.ss
ness, lack II sympathy. The Lord of tn.
scriptures is the only great and Sympathetic
Emmanuel known To- the word-"rp us he
is precious
'Lazareth come forth" This wonderful
miracle testified = our Lord Jesus a, the
special messenger and representative of the
heavenly Father, authorized to use divine
power, we do not say that il was proof that
he was God, or that he was divine, for God
authorized men to represent his power on
many occasions OJr Lord always freely
acknowledged that, all his wonderful works
was but the Fathers power. II was not until
after his resurrection that he was given
name above every name next TO the Father
who is forever excepted and above all com
Parison. Yet the Lord our Redeemer is
now the "express image of the Fathers
person" and vested with all power and
authority to fulfill all the plan of creation
All things are of God the Father, through
or 10y the Son, our Lord.
Lazarus was not in heaven, Jesus offered
no such explanation of death. Ills tears of
sympathy and love forbid the thought:
besides, we have his positive declaration
that "No man has assembled up to heaven ="
The uniform testimony of Scripture is that
death IS death, yet in view of the resurrec
ton 'asleep" and therefore unconscious.
The coming forth of Lazarus was an
awakening from the sleep of death, not
resurrection to the full perfection Of life
II was representation of the coming forth
OF call that are in their graves" early in the
morning of the Milennial reign, after the
living nations shall have been to some extent
brought under he Kingdom power,
after the "frst fruits of the Spirit" have
been gathered and empowered, after the
''Great Company" shall have "washed their
robes aud after the old worthless of former
ages--iirst in order on the flesh nd blood
plane, then order by order the world will
come forth as Lazarus did, not to full perfec-
ton OF life, but to a measure of health aud
strength, yet none need ever die again
Under the new conditions all the obedienl
will finally attain to the glorious liberty of
the Sons of God, Children of God by the
resurrection of judgments, by disciphnes, by
corrections in righteousness, by their gradual
attainment under the systems of rewards and
punishments in vogue--to all the uluries of
human perfection shall never die but shall
Like the angels" have Life ever lasting.
Thy hearts long prisoned music
Let the Masters hand set free!
Let him whisper his beautiful secret
To thee, as lie hath to me:
My love IS the Golden Keynote
or all my will for thee"