The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-28

come down TO us from The DARK
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 to
experience those tortures. II these
things be true. rather should we give
thanks for famine aud pestilence.
which would obliterate our race en-.
tlrely and thus save future Jthousands
OF millions fromthe horrors of eternal
torture. These thoughts will come to
all Intelligent beings sooner9or 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 ". ".
We bring them to your attention so
that we may not only demollsh 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,
Tiers 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 a happy day
II, rightly exercised by the goodness Of
God. they shall give him their hearts.
Then truly they may say, 4.
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.
Z In the Psalm from which our text Is
taken the Prophet David repeats this
sentiment Of Thanksgiving to God be-
cause of the ever.continuancc of his
mercy. twenty.six times. Our. English
translation does not give US the exact
thought. however. Properly translated
It would read. 20 give thanks. for bis
mercy cndurcth ever" The word crcr.
more nearly represents the thought OF
the Hebrew, which signifies not for.
crcr. but 10 a completion. AS long rs
there is any use for mercy, Gods mer.
cy will continue. When the grent Dl-
vine Program shall have been accom-.
plishcd. when every creature In heav.
en-, and in earth. and under the earth.
shall be heard saying. Praise and glo.
ry and honor. dominion aud might be
unto him that sittcth upon the Throne
and unto the Lamb forever" tI,evela.
tlon v. 49,. then there will no longer
be need for mercy; mercy will have
accomplished Its work. ff
Mercy signifies the setting inside Of
justice in some manner, forSsome +ea-
son. Justice is the foundation OF
Gods thronc--thc foundation Of the
Divine Government Justice, Ind con-
troll of Father Adam and offered him
eternal life In an Eden home. MS a re-
ward for obedience; or death, extinc-
ton. as the penalty. for disobedience.
AS Divine Wisdom had foreknown.
man dls0beyed and the penalty of-Jus-
ticc. Dying thou shalt die" was exc
cutcd. Through hercdityi all Of Ad;
ANS race became involved-all inher-
tied sinful tendencies and dying con-
stitutions.
For more than two thousand years
death reigncd under the ,cdict of JUS
tice. and our race as a whole were sub
ject to 1t. A little later the Law Gov
cnant was made with lsrael2one ma
tion out Of many. 1t seemed TO offer
mercy. but did not. They were placed
under the Law aud were merely offer
cd eternal life II they could keep the
Law-whlch they could not keep. be-
cause Of Inherited blelnishes. moral
and physical. :,
1t was over four thousand years
from the time Justice struck the fatal
blow. until Divine mercy stepped for.
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