The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-12-06


ing people. evident
ly chiefly from the middle walks %
life. Asked why so few of the wealthy
attended. his characteristic reply was:
"Of my Master 1t Is written. The co:l-
mon people heard him gladly" He
spoke from the following text
"The Lord. whom ye seek. shall sud
denly come TO his temple. even the Mes
senger Of the covenant. who n ye delight
In. Behold ne shall come. saith Jehovah
of Hosts. but who may abide the day OF
his coniingY' Malachi ILL., 10.
Six thousand years ago In Eden our
Maker. in justly sentencing his disc
bedient children TO death. inlimatcd
that ultimately the Seed of the woman
would bruse the serpent's head This
hidden promise was the first intimn.
tiOn ol the Divile mercy which OIr
gracious Creator purpOSrd In hi.nsei,
world. Ever noble. Kid and gracious
our Creator restrained his mercy for
the good of his creLtureS-that they
might learn to appreciate the exceed
ing sinfulncss of Sin. For the good o.
the angels also, and that they might
fully know Of his justice. as well as
of his wisdom and power. God insisted
upon dealing with his creatures from
the standpoint of eXnct justice. They
had sluncd aud thereby had forfeited
all claim upon the eternal life which
he had given them condltionally.
Eternal torment. as we have already
seen, did not In any sense or degree
enter into the Divine intention. His
sentence upon man. plainly stated,
was, Dying thou shat die" not. Liv-
ing thou shalt live In torment. "The
soul that sinneth II shall die" Genesis
II. II: Ezekiel xviii. 4l. God Intended
TO eXemplify In his dealings with our
race principle of Divine government
to be made operative everywhere-ulti.
matcly amongst all his creatures on
the spirit plane. as well as upon the
earthly,
Long centuries after. In the seventh
generation of Adams children. God
spoke prophetically through one OF
these, Enoch, saying. The Loyb comctli
with ten thousands Of his holy ones to
execute justice In the carthto estab.
llsh righteousness amongst men Time
passed on. but sin prevailed and The
coming Of the Great Deliyerer WAS still
future.
Nest God spoke to Abraham, after
first he had tested his faith and loyal
ty. 10 hill he mentioned the same
great Deliverer who would brujsc Tho
serpent head and who would come ii
great glory with ten thousands Of hiS
holy ones TO Abraham he gave as
sulgln,e that this one. IN some way
would he Identified With his posterlty
so Cat he might properly be called tht
Seed uf Abraham. lie said In thy
Seed shah all the families IF t.a cartl
be blessed"
The Divine Programme was no
CHANGED. but more explicit statement!
were given respecting It. Theroaf,ei
ali taught of Ca would know e
look for tue Mcssiauic blessing through
AhVhIm's Seed Besides. the Cove
nant Ta3 altcrward confirmed with NJ
Oath 20 ALruhum; later, 10 Isaac: later
TO jacob That Covenant promise be
came the basis 6: God's adoption o
the entire nation Of Israel all of ia
ccb'a children. They were heirs Of th'
Abalualc COycnaut-the Oalh-Buunt
Covenant lf so great an honor from
IA, Almighty God has made some %
the jewish people at times to uppea
arrogant aud proud. let US not forge
that TO err ls humnn-to forgive, Dl
vine. Perhaps II we were In thel
stead cur Impcr'5ctlgn3 would sinl
larry displrJ themselves,
Go3s Covenant OF tho Law
Imacrs experiences Of trlhulutIon an,
bondage In Egypt were probably nee
eSNrs 20 prepare them for God greo
proposition that they should keep th
Law and uH N reward have iifc ever
laytM" vs. II " written, "Ilc tha
docrh those things shall live BY them
Qeyijinus xviii, o. Israel greatly re
joi ed Ia this manifestation Of biyin
preference for them more than lor al
others of humanity. The Law Cove
nant wis nediatod The sacrifice o
bulsand Of gonts nude typlcnlatonC
p,clt Tor them for year, no that the
might enter into this Covenant rGlu
tlonshlp With God But when they al
tempted 10 keep the Inv they wer
disappointed. They failed. The Lay
Of God being the fun measure OF pei
feet mans ability, and the Jews, lil
other men. being imperfect found tha
they had undertaken an impos ibAl lN
No, lew kept the LAW perez Il.
Not q Jew. therefore, gained cJerni
llfe dnr!ng the first year, Rut Cot
ior2hnowilg this, had made prrpari
Zion for = repetition Of the Aloneme,
pln every year, so that the poop
Gieht continue striving to attain ate