The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-10-25
The Seas
In the Hollow
Gods Hand
who hath measured the seas in
the hollow Of his hand" isaiah Il. ~.

tnat every creature snail DOW tue knee
and every tongue confess to Divine
Justice. Wisdom, Love and Power, in
connection with the Divine dealings
with humanity.
~Joy comsth In the Morning."
A night of weeping six thousand
years long, involving suffering and sor-
row to twenty-thousand millions, is an
awful thought But the proposition is
yet a different one when we remember
that the majority of Adams children
die in infancy and that to those who
live their three score years and ten
with labor and sorrow, there are pleas
ing and happifying experiences, as well
as tears. And when we read that even
the tears Of few years are a part Of
the disciplines. instructions and expert
ences which God designs shall be val
liable lessons in preparation for
glorious and joyous eternity-then the
whole matter begins to have a new as
pect to our minds. II the light aff1ic-
lions Of this present time will work
out blessings for eternity then we can
rejoice in them for ourselves, our
neighbors and all humanity. And this
is the Divine proposition. Not that
God has ever proposed eternal life for
a single rebellious soul, but that he has
prepared blessing for all of Adams
race who shall come into full harmony
with himself. At present he Ii teach
ing great general lessons to humanity
as q whole by the exceeding sinfulness
Of sin. 1t would be too bad II, as these
lessons are learned, there should be
no opportunity of profiting by them.
But there Will be an opportunity Of
proating, and this is the great message
which God has sent to mankind and
which. Hcripturally. is styled The Cos
peHthe good ttdings Of great JOY
which shall be unto all people"
through Christ.
The night of weeping, six thousand
years long, is about to be followed by
the morning Of Joy. The New Day, in
which darkness and sin will be abol-
ished and In which the Sun OF Right
eousness VIII bless and heal the world
Of mankind, is a Thousand Year Day
for the blessing and uplifting Of our
race Oh Peter iii, 81. The Bible de-
scribes that day in most glowing terms.
1t is the day Of Messiah, the day in
which Gods Kingdom shall come and
his will be done on earth as 1t is done
In heaven, the day In which the poor
and needy will be lifted up from the
dunghill of superstition and depravity,
the day in which the knowledge Of the
glory Of God shall fill the whole earth
And there shall be no more fear
That day will not end as do others. II
lead on to a glorious eternity for all OF
Gods creatures who appreciate Divine
goodness and. using the Divinely pro
vided opportunities, will return to full
harmony with their Creator. Such he
will in turn recognize as his SONS and
It his right hand Of favor. they viii
mjoy pleasures for evermore.
The Revelation Of Our God.
One of old truly said, Thou art a
God which hidest thyself' Qsaiah XIV,
~. How truei As a result the world
ly wisdom knows not God. He il
rear in his wisdom and love, yet he
IAN be seen only by those whose eyes
" understanding have been opened
But we are glad that the time is COM
ing when all the blind eyes shall see
clearly. "As / live, saith the Lord, the
whole earth shall be filed with my
ylory," 1.-The knowledge of tie glory of
God shall fll the whole earth as the
waters cover the great deep" (Habak
kuk ii, IA. Then all shall see what God
hath wrought and our temporary blind
ness Will but accentuate the glorious
brightness of his Wisdom, Justice, Love
md Power:
Blind unbelief IL sure to err,
And scan his work in vainI
God Is his own interpreter,
And he win make It plainr'
In the end 1t will be seen that the
Divine permission Of the reign of sin
and death in the earth, instead Of be-
ing a blot upon Divine character and
q demonstration of Divine unwisdom
and incompetency, will reveal the
great Creator to his subjects, his chill
dren, as nothing else could have done.
Besides, the experiences Of mankind
during the seven thousand years from
Adams creation to the end of Mes
siah's mediatorial Kingdom will DEM
onstrate traits of the Divine charac-
ter which could not otherwise be man
Tested to angels or to men.
For instance, without the permits
sion Of sin, the element Of Divine
Justice and the unalterable opposition
Of God to all sin would never have
been known to his creatures His SEN
tence upon father Adam and his race
and the permission of the reign of
death and sin for all these centuries
have demonstrated the fact that Di-
vine Justice cannot be trified with.
And this reign of sin and the strength
Of the Divine opposition to sin, and
the sentence upon sinners. in turn
gave opportunity for the exhibit Of
Divine mercy, compassion. sympathy,
love. Undoubtedly Gods love was
known to the angelic hosts before, but
| not to the same extent His dealing
with humanity will prove the depth of
his sympathy to angels and to men.
God commended his love toward us,
In that while we were yet sinners
Christ died for us" (Romans v, 81.
Surely, as the poet declares, we have
| In this a manifestation of
Love Divine. all love excelling."
| More than this; some of US at one
time were. perhaps, inclined to criti-
che our Maker and to say that he had
no right to redeem us at the cost of
Calvary; that 1t was wrong to cancel
the sins of one and require their pay
ment Of another. But we erred. II
was not thus. Rightly understood, the
dealings of the Father with the Son
add still further to his glory-magnify
still more his Wisdom. Justice, Love
and Power. With all power and au.
thority the Almighty would not com
mand the death of his Son. For Jesus
to become mans Redeemer meant his
voluntary sacrifice Of himself. And
how shall we understand this-the
Reedeemer's willingness to be mans
ransom-price2 The Scriptures, reply
ing, tell us that It was because of his
great love for the Father, his great
confidence In him and his willingness
to submit to the Divine will and pur
poses and arrangement In everything
Yet, notwithstanding the willingness
Of the Redeemer. the Father would
not permit him to engage in this great
| undertaking which would cost himsel.