The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-15

as thou hast done Be
hold. this was the iniquity of thy sis
ter; sodom pride ,a,anasa ininess OF bread Sor
neither did she strengthen the
hand OF the poor and the needy. And
they were naughty, and committed
them away as 1 saw good. [God did not
see good TO take them to hell Of
eternal torture; but he did see good to
destroy them and to make them an eX-
ample OF the destruction OF all ultl-
mately ,displeasing to him after enjoy
ing a knowledge of his grace and an
opportunity for eternal life.l
"Thou also which hast condemned thy
sister nations bare thine own shame
for thy sins. They are more righteous
than thou (as Jesus declared). When
shall bring again their, their capt. captivity oy
DEATH then will 1 bring again
the captivity of thy captives in the midst
of them, that thou mayest bear thine
all that thou hast done. in that thou
are a comfort unto them When thy
sisters Sodom and her daughters shall
return 10 their former estate, and Sa-
former estate. then thou and thy daugh-
ters shall return to your former estate
| will remember my covenant
with thee in the days OF thy youth and
| will establish unto them an everlasting
covenant the new law covenant or
which Messiah il the mediator and which,
under his mediatorial kingdom shall bless
Israel and all who will come INTO Israel
covenant Jeremiah XXI. I'D.
Then thou shalt remember thy ways
and be ashamed when thou shalt receive
thy sisters, thine elder and tly younger;
and l will give them unto thee for daugh-
tiers, but not by the covenant lnot nn-
der your present law covenant, but un-
der the new law covenant and It's bet.
ter mediatorl THAI thou mayest
remember and be confoundcd and never
open thy mouth any more, because OF
thy shame when / am pacified toward
thee for all that thou hast done, sallh
the Lord God" ezekiel xvi. 1850
Length and Breadth-Height and Depth
How wonderful II at first seems TO us
TO find that we really nave a good. kind.
loving God. and not an unnlcrciEm ana
yenseful one! So grossly were VIC de-
ceived respecting his character. by the
traditions handed down from the past;
that we gave him the reverence OF fear.
rather than that of love and devotion.
Tho clearer light comes to US as iresh
revelation OF the meaning OF the apos-
ties words when no wrote about lengths
and breadths and heights and depths or
love of God, which passeth all under
standing"
The words Of the Lord through the
prophet come TO our minds Yea nor nor
their fear. neither be afraid. Their
fear OF me is not OF me, but Is taught
hv The precepts OF man" "As the
heavens are higher than The earth so
are my ways higher than your WAYS and
my plans higher than your plans. on!
Thank God that II Is so, TO all eternity
we shall praise God that tIe DID not
allow our torefatilers 10 mako HIM or
change His character. Yes. and lie Is
the same yesterday. today and forever
Ho changes not. Tho srcat, wise. lGst;
loving plan for the salvation OF mankind
which, He is now carrying out was INC
very one (which He purposed In liimseli
before the world was created. the plan
of selecting the church through merry
trials through the straight gate and mar
row way. for nineteen centuries. was
what He purposed in advance; Tor jhe
apostle sovs that He forekncw Tn"
church in Christ.
Likewise the times Of restitution soon
roreltncw and predcstnatcd. and mad"
oil the arrangements for. iuSt aS thcw
are being carried out now. Tho oUd VIII
bo glorious. His name will shin" re,
splcndentlv when the mists have cleared
away. and whom the Sun of Rieh'eous-
ness shall arise with healing in HiS
beams scattering all the darkness and
degradation of sin and superstition.
"Then we'll sec what God hsth wrought
Then we'll praise Him. praise Ham A.
We ought
"To You II Is Given
We are we'll aware that only the fcw
can see the beauties OF this subject as
ue soc them W. ar. aware that only
those TO whom lit is given tn know WIZ
undcrsta nd in the sense Of fully appr"ci-
atipc the depth Of the divine message.
Inice more and more in the God OF our
salvation. as they come 10 appreciate
HIS worthiness Of our love and confidence
and devotion.