The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-25

marking each pie for its place. Time;
needs to be tt ken Tor AL this work
Tsha Heystones have To be punrriedI
from the nl0nntafhs hewn and trans
ported to the place OF bull dinE, and
st4len tedfously laid in cenlents In right
relation to all ether stones and sparts
bof, the house. The rn1lEh stone eststS,
THE cfiisel and blows of the hammer,
and the heavy wood y s close grained
and hard to- lieW INTO relat atoms ~
But all thisais in the process "a sbnhti-
Ing. Christ VIII build His own church III
we may. Hike d esather the raw 9,
material St0gethe and help to mold the the
lines which are to Indicate the place
we are Sto hew. In order to make the
work fit. but we cannot save Souls nor
regenerate men and women: .3E IA
He. also indicates the permanent, m
iture Of the :eat nce. The gates OF nell
SHALL mot prevail against ut ... W mt
5chapt tiers OF snfferin and toll and even %
;persecution lies hack of the statement 'rl
y t seems that alt that Satan can do to
annihiIate tho church has been tried,
anil All sorts CT bloody horrors nave
teerl enacted that thel rhruch might
not + prosper, even her own members
oftlmes= becoming her enemies and mn
Hating her fair work and substi
for Christ, the head. all sorts or world
lvf things that only cause the chllrch
IL settle down into the world MS q hear!
house settles on a sandy foundat
,tfortnii calanittfes are nnmberless TINT
have and may befall the Church in2its
struggle to rise to permanence ana
SUCCESS "Gates CT hell" only means
}tt,n mower OF destruction that selzes 3
Srnon' everything that's mortal and hc-;;
stroys 1t. II the churrl were Only o.
human and mortal or Eani2atton, lhsl,
death and the grave, as THIS l.fW 4'l "
means, could and would destroy ~.
But II is a divine institution built :'rl,oi
the divinity OF Jesus Christ, cohifssea
by affaithfnl, God-insMfea eohle a.aia,
-i,"Flesh and blood hath not revealea
It unto thee, but MY Father which Is
In Heaven. a[}s5 ~ H. - 81.
5Ss. Mortal ttinga may; and ,,lo pass. but
the church is eternal in its divine char
acter and life One member dies and
passes to his own reward, but another
takes his place and makes the right
confession. md, SO on tai the END OF
time. and, then In eternity oil that was
spiritual and divine will continue In
tact as 1t was here. That is the bro AZ
er5 meaning OF the "kevs' and the idea
of .hindine'' and ''iocsing" MS stntad
to Peter shortly after his confession.
When "a man is moved by the divine
spirit OF God and accepts the creed
tllet Jesus Christ Is the Son Of GcPl.
Eandiis unon TINT confession admitted
into the church,, he Is at the same time
admitted into the Church Of arst horn
ones in heaven" and theiaction al the
apostles will hold good in the future
70 ~ n q. church tits too much, to
say that all wno are admitted into the
church organization here On earth arel
to be admitted into the church Of first
born ones. in heaven. ~ Thus you see
confession is proDoEative andHis the
great consideration in the churcla!.tAs
SOON an the, church ceRaps to mike this
confession that Jesus Is the Christ. the
Son Of the living God. It ceases to lie
a divine institution and has In 1t nctn
ing to perpetuate Its life. u 80
Z What d great scene that will he
when all who believe in, the divinity Or
Christ and have confessed 1T without
shsn.e and without hesttancy shall
meet and clasp hands on the eternal
shore and bring the divine Son Of God.
WHO was their life down here. and
openly and publicly lay tnelr crowns
ut His feet and make Him forever the
Corner stone OF the Church Triumph.
anti May, 1t be said in that time
..nlany were born here" = ": rs iiSSii 80