Milford chronicle., 1905-02-24

! AAAA6s AANGL NNOu ndNA GIEdLGu the uEdN
g ems and the earth and all that in then
3 is he said: "Let us make now our mas
: terpiece. Let us make man after Ou
own image" 80 God created man fl
his own image" He crowned him will
: honor and glory and made him to have
dominion over the works of his hands
Of which the moon and the stars were
only the works Of Gods fingers. Thus
we find that all the worlds were in one
sense created for the great climax OF
all earthly creations, the advent of
man. Is it incredible that, in order to
work out his purposes for the human
race, God should use these lower crea-
tons at his will2
Mans Importance In UnIvezaa-
If man Is not more important than
the stars, how can you account for the
fact that Jesus Christ came to this
world to die for man? There are bill
lions upon billions of worlds. There
are worlds above worlds. There are
consultations upon consultations.
These worlds are born; these worlds
die. Every night the telescope eye of
the astronomer can see their funeral
pyTes burning. Yet it was not to re-
animate perishing worlds that Jesus
died. 1t was to redeem immortal man
that Jesus left heaven and suffered
upon the cross. Our earth is but a .
speck in the universe, one of the small |
est Of the millions of worlds that are
visible In the winters sky. yet it was
for the redemption of its inhabitants
that Jesus gave himself to suffer and
die. Does not this prove the impor-
tance Of man? If a man is not more
important than the stars, how can you
account for the fact that weeks, per-
haps months, before Jesus was born in
the manger at Bethlehem God sent
stellar messenger to guide the wise
men from the east? Would a star step
Dut of its course and with finger of
light become a guide to man? Does
not the fact that star was a messen-
ger to man at the first Christmas morn .
|rove to you that God has enrolled
lmong the astronomical hosts mighty ,
orces which, if necessary, are ready
o serve us and our interests? How
his star of the east was able to sliD
Is chains and run down the boule- =
ards Of the heavens we know not. :.
ome Of the astronomers declare the -
star Of the east" was not a single
tar at all, but in order to lead those d
Use men God wheeled into line two 3
lree, perhaps fifty, a thousand, stars l
nd focused all their lights upon Il Il
-ony crib. But, whether tie star in u
le east was a single star or twenty or II
hundred stars. one fact we know il
iod made the heavens, with their con- o
and they are at his COM q
and; they are his servants. and they n'
} his will" sa
But we are not compelled to put our
Orld in harmony with worlds millions
Id billions of miles away to find some vi
the mighty forces God is able and Ill
llling to command for mans life and M
rvice, for mans safety temporal and de
fety spiritual. We can hear God IN
eaking to man in the voice Of the so
lrm. We can see him smiling in OI
lghing eyed sunbeams Furthermore III
may learn that this voice and this pr
ile in answer to believing prayer Iu4
Il come for mans blessing if we only tll'
( him for an atmospheric blessing. OF
hen one Of the Princeton students Pr
e asked DR.. Alexander, Professor, W.
you ever lose your faith in GOd?" "a
replied, Never. except when the -"
nd is from the east" Yet we should oe
Nv that Gods greatest blessings can oiu
ne to rescue man sometimes when tne
wind is from the east" There MA
e you and l as believing Christians ne
'e right to pray for clear weather "a
ing freshet as in times of drought U cDu
have a right to pray for rain. Thus 9ne 1l
is best for us God will answer our oo9
yers atmospheric 20
That Strong East Wind. II /
od's power extends to all meteoro- milo
cal phenomena. Not yet have the ferf
lders of the storm been reduced to COO
-stem. The weather bureaus prog ord,
-icatiOns frequently fail. AS with mus
shington, as with Joshua, as with G.
es, Gods hand is outstretched for fin.
rescue Of his people What Incl lea
in history is so astonishing as that the
he passage of the Red sea? The tba
iren Of Israel, fleeing from Egyp- and
enslavement. were caught in a lanf
In front of them was the sea. ING
ind the earth was shaken with the cess
living chariot wheels and the thun- are
lg cavalry hoofs of the pursuing wor,
ers Of Pharaoh. What happened? that
IS said: "Fear not, my children; thro
not. God will rescue us" Moses Reca
stretched out his hand over the cann
and the Lord caused the sea to go that
by "a strong east wind" In other God,
IS, in answer to Moses prayer God natic
a strong east wind, which blew Ma
the waters so that the Israelites Cod
t flee away from their masters. +be
to show what the power Of this Joen,
wind was Major General Tullock onoe
e British army a few years ago be- strno
the London Geographical society and
a paper in which he declared that danr