Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-10-22
PULPIT
The Seas
In the Hollow
Gods Hand
"Who hath measured the seas in
the hollow Of his hand" Qsaiah xl, ~.


ter and attributes. which Justify the
name which he has taken to himself
when he declares through his ambas-
sador, God is Love" AS we come to
realize this more and more, we are
grasping the Infinite; we are getting
near TO the heart of the great Eternal
One. who weighs the mountains as In
a balance and measures the seas In the
hollow Of his hand.
Like Unto Your Father"
Godlikeness Is love-likeness, and, as
the Scriptures declare, Love Is the
fulfilling Of the Divine) Law" GRO
mans xiii, 10). Our great Creator, the
! only living and true God, is thus seen
In contrast with all the gods Of the
beathen, who are pitiless, merciless,
vengeful, devilish. From the Bible we
learn that Jehovah, the True God,
takes delight in doing good-in the ex-
ercise of bis Almighty power and wis
dom In the creating of beings in whose
everlasting life and enjoyment forever
he takes pleasure. With such glorious
intentions his creative work began
with the celestial beings, who are still
enjoying his favor With similar be-
.nevolence he created man little low
er than the angels, browning him with
glory and honor as the king OF all
creatures, on the animal, the human,
plane, the likeness OF his Maker, who
Is spirit. Hearkening TO the explana-
tions OF the Divine purposes by the
| Apostles ard Prophets, we have re-
ceived assurances that nothing has
befnllen humanity In all the dire ex-
periences Of the past six thousand
years that the great Creator did not
foresee. Further, We have the assur-
ances that Divine Wisdom purposes
eventually that the tears and sorrows,
cryings and dying, the penalty for
Original Sin, under which man has
suffered all these centuries, the great
Creator purposes shall work no real
disadvantage TO his creatures. Instead,
the end Of the Divine Program will at
test the vnrlous elements Of the Divine
character as nothing else could have
done. The holy angels, who have
known no sin, will In mankind read to
eternity valuable lesson of the ex-
ceeding slnfulness Of sin and the wis
dom and blessedness Of Righteousness.
And even mankind. although at pres
ent suffering seriously under the
weight Of Divine displeasure and con-
demnntlon TO death, will ultimately be
so blessed and the weight Of blessing
so outweigh the sorrows of the curse,
that every creature shall bow the knee
and every tongue confess to Divine
Justice Wisdom. Love and Power, In
connection with the Divine dealings
with humanity.
"Joy cometh 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 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 aud sorrow, there are pleas
ing and happlfylng experiences, as well
as tears. And when we read that even
the tears OF a few years are part Of
the dlsclpllnos. Instructions aud expert
ences which God designs shall DO val
liable lessons In preparation for a
glorious and Joyous eternity-then the
whole matter begins TO have a new as.
pect to our minds. II the light afiiic-
tions 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 hns 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 Is teach.
Ing great general lessons TO humanity
as whole by the exceeding slnfulness
OF sin. IL would be too bad II, as these
lessons are learned, there should be
no opportunity OF pronting by them.
But there viii be an opportunity OF
prohung, and this IL the great message
which God has sent 10 mankind and
which, Scrlpturally, Is styled The Cos
pel-the good tidings OF great JOY
which shall be unto all people"
through Christ.
The night OF weeping. six thousand
years long. Is about 60 be followed by
the morning OF JOY, The New Day, In
which darkness aud sin VIII be abol-
lshed and In which the Sun OF Right
sousness will bless and heal tho world
of mankind. Is a Thousand. Year Day
for the blessing ana uplifting OF our
race dl Peter Ill., ~. The Bible de
Scrihes that day In most glowing terms.
II Is the day Of Messiah. the day In
which Gods Kingdom shall come aud
his VIII be done ON earth as II is done
In heaven. the day In which the poor
aud needy viii be lifted up from the
hunghlll OF superstition and depravity,
the dag In which the knowledge OF the
glory OF God shall all the whole earth,
And there shall be no more fear.
That day viii not end as do others. II
will not be followed by night, but
lead on 10 glorious eternity for all OF
Gods creatures who appreciate Divine
goodness aud. using the Divinely pro-
vided opportunities. viii return to full
harmony with their Creator Such he