St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-02-04

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Their, with His eternal purposes vel
laid, and with plans and spe ;ifieatlons
for the worlds and all that in them IS
carefully drawn through the minute
wisdom and faithfulness of the God
head, had counseled long and earnest
aly with the Son and the Holy Spirit
as to their execution.
The angelic hosts, as they Wens
hither and thither# in obedience tosstAe
Divine will which operated n perfec1
harmony throughout all the Realm,
were conscious that some mighty en-
terprise was under contemplation.
They wondered even as they worked,
and their expectant. eyes were turned
toward the Palace of the Secret Pres
ence, waiting for the revelation OF the
Triune God.
At last in the fullness of time, the
Palace doors swung open and the shin
ing presence of the Son came forth.
Within one hand He carried the scroll
of plans which God had given Him,
and upon the other rested the almighty
power of the Father; while at His side
there walked His inseparable Com
panion and Helper, the Holy Spirit.
At sight of these two glorious
ones, the angels bowed in reverent love
and worship. and thus remained until
the gentle but authoritative voice Of
the Son babe them rise. He then thus
addressed them:
1T is fitting that you, as inhabitants
of the Realm of the Eternal and AL
mighty One, should be enlightened as
to some of the purposes and plans of
My Father, and your Lord and God.
Be it known unto you, therefore, that
it hath been decreed in the counsel of
His will that the limitless regions
beyond this Realm, within which you
have hitherto served, shall be nodded
and organized into the universe, where
you will find enlarged and glorious
service All that concerns this uni
verse through time and eternity is
locked within the knowledge and will
of the Father, but into My hands He
has placed the plans for the creation
of this universe, and He has bid Me go
forth with His blessing and power to
the execution thereof. The Holy Spirit,
who is with Me at all times, has been
specially commissioned of the Father
to aid Me in this vast enterprise
Having finished speaking, the angels
again bowed low, and then, being gra-
1Nv, fho thny
passed swiftly away, each upon the du
ty which the Divine will indicated.
AS the rustic of the garments of the
hosts died away in the
distance, the Son turned to the Holy
Ghost and, unrolling the specifications
Him, they both considered them care
fully and earnestly, in order that not
one shadow of deviation might be.
made in the will and purposes of the
Father. Then they both looked out
and saw that all was waste. and void,
and that impenetrable darkness was
upon the face of the deep. This was
The material which the Father had
given into the hands of the Son to be
nodded and shaped according to the
plans before them.
How shall we proceed" asked the
Son OF the Holy Spirit, in sweet defer
ence and loving confidence.
Thou shalt remain here, oh mighty
md glorious Son, and l will go forth
n willing obedience to the Fathers
will, and move upon the face Of the
waters. Then shalt Thou speak as the
Father has babe Thee, and through
fhy faith and Thy power it shall come
o pass even as God hath decreed." So
aging the Holy Spirit sped forth upon
lis mission, while the Son prepared to
Jay the word that would give express
ion to Gods will.
HLet there be light" The words, |
ike the living messengers which they |
we're, pierced the thick darkness and |
cached the uttermost borders of the |
haotic mass
The Holy Spirit in quick obedience
o the Divine command moved upon /
he face of the waters and there was |
light. And the Father, beholding from
he Palace windows, Saw that it vas
God, and the Son, seeing as with the
yes of the Father, was satisfied. But
he first process was not yet complete,
nd the Son proceeded to separate the I
ight from the darkness, and the light /
e called day and the darkness night.
Then came the Holy Spirit, returning
rom His great mission, and they two,
he Son and the Holy Spirit. retraced /
heir steps to the Palace of the Secret
'resence, and the first period of the
reation was passed. And without the
'alace walls there gathered the angel
hoirs to sing the praises of the Father
nd the Son and the Holy Ghost. They
ad beheld the marvellous creative work
nd it gave them new theme and
woke new note of gladness in their
ong.
Again the doors of the Palace swing
'ide on their golden hinges and, as be-
ore, the Son and the Holy Spirit come
orth with glory, and majesty and
over Again the angels PROSTATE
.emselves before them and wait for
1e Son to speak. Again He bids them
se and sends them forth with His
!essing upon their ministry Of service.
nd again tae Son and the Holy Spirit
I'm to the task before them. The
oily Spirit becomes the active agent
| Gods will, and, permeating the uni
erse, waits for the command OF the
On. to be given in obedience to the
ather's will .
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