Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-11-29

If the foregoing things which have
come down to us from the Ozark
Ages be true, Of what consequence, in
comparison, would be the material har
vests of earth, which would merely en-
courage and stimulate the bringing into
being Of larger numbers of our race tC
experience those tortures? If these
things be true, rather should we give
thanks for famine and pestilence
which would obliterate our race en-
tirely and thus save future thousands
of millions from the horrors of eternal
torture. These thoughts will come t.
all intelligent beings sooner or later
We bring them forward now, in order
that we may offset them with the
Truth-that we may show the fallacy
of these doctrines of devils" as st
Paul designates them Il Timothy iv, u
We bring them to your attention sc
that we may not only demolish them
but give you instead the true. satisfac
tory portion, the Truth, the Bread that
came down from heaven to give life
eternal, not merely to the sanity few
of the Church, but to mankind in gen
eral. Those who get the proper view
of our Creator and of his glorious Plan
for human salvation will be forever
protected from such fears and doubts
respecting Divine goodness. Getting
the proper view of the Heavenly Fa
theirs character, through the discern
ment of his Plan of the Ages for spir
itual Israel, natural Israel and the
world in general, they will hereafter
be able to celebrate every Thanksgiv'
ing Day much more abundantly, much
more intelligently, much more happily
than any in the past. More than this
to these every day will be happy day
if, rightly exercised by the goodness OF
God, they shall give him their hearts
Then truly they may say,
20 happy day that fixed my choice
On thee my Savior and my God!
Well may this glowing heart rejoice,
And tell its raptures all abroad"
Gods Mercy Endureth Forever.
In the Psalm from which our text is
taken the Prophet David repeats this
sentiment of Thanksgiving to God be-
cause of the ever-continuance of his
mercy, twenty times. Our English
translation does not give us the exact
thought, however. Properly translated
it would read, 80 give thanks, for his
mercy endureth ever" The word eUer-
more nearly represents the thought OF
the Hebrew, which signifies not for
euer, but to q completion AS long as
there is any use for mercy, Gods mer-
cy will continue. When the great Di-
vine Program shall have been accom-
plished, when every creature in heav-
en-, and in earth, and under the earth
shall be heard saying, Praise and glo-
ry and honor dominion and might be
unto him that stitch upon the Throne
and unto the Lamb forever" (Revela-
ton V, 49,, then there will no longer
be need for mercy; mercy will have
accomplished its work.
Mercy signifies the setting aside of
justice in some manner, for some rea-
son. Justice is the foundation of
Gods throne-the foundation of the
Divine Government. Justice had con
troll of Father Adam and offered him
eternal life in an Eden home, as re-
ward for obedience; or death, eXtinc-
ton, as the penalty for disobedience.
AS Divine Wisdom had foreknown,
man disobeyed and the penalty of JUS
tice, dying thou shalt die" was exc
cuted Through heredity all of Adj
ans race became involved-all inhsr-
tied sinful tendencies and dying con-
situations.
For more than two thousand years
death reigned under the edict of JUS
tice, and our race as a whole were sub
ject to it. A little later the Law Gov
enant was made with Israel-one ma
ton out of many. 1t seemed to offer
mercy, but did not. They were placed
under the Law and were merely offer
ed eternal life if they could keep the
Law-whieh they could not keep, be-
cause of inherited blemishes, moral
and physical.
1t was over four thousand years
from the time Justice struck the fatal
ward with the healing balm. Gods
mercy is his love in active operation
for the relief of the condemned. Al
though God is Love, and hence must
always have been loving and kind and
merciful of disposition, yet this quail
ity of his character was held in re-
straint as respects condemned men for
more than forty centuries. SO the
Apostle explains, saying, Herein was
manifested the love of God, in that he
sent his only-begotten Son into the
world" "that whatsoever believeth in
him should not perish, but have ever
lasting life" q John iv, 8; John iii, 80.
But meantime the darkness of sin
and the misrepresentation of Divine
character by the Adversary had so OPP
Grated upon the fallen race that-eyes
had they, but they saw not; ears had
they, but they understood not; hearts
had they, but they comprehended not,
the message of Divine mercy. They
fulfilled the Scriptures in Staying the
One sent for their relief And they
have misunderstood, slandered, ma
ligned, killed his followers few
blessed with the hearing ears and the
understanding hearts and the eyes of
faith. These few constitute what the
Scriptures designate the true Church
of God, including the Apostles and all
the faithful throughout this Age-the
household of faith, 1.-The Church of the
First-Borns, whose names are written
in heaven" (Hebrews xii, 23l. These
constitute the Little Flock, to whom if
is the Fathers good pleasure to give
the Kingdom, which shortly (AIessi-
abs Kingdom is to bless and uplift
the world, operating through natural
Israel
Mercy Rejoiceth Over Justice.
Mans necessity became Gods oppor-
tunity for the display of his glorious
character-perfect in Justice, Wisdom.
Love and Power While love could
not clear the guilty. ii could provide