River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-05-26

mankind who have never had the
sufficiency of knowledge and of
faith, that all may yet come to a
salvable condition. Indeed, God
has specially made the way of faith
in this age marrow" one, that
thereby he may select very special
class. But these selected or elect
ed ones, as the Scriptures show, are
to be the Royal Priests of the next
age, who will enlighten and instruct
all the families of the earth. Then
all the blind eyes shall be opened
and all the deaf ears shall be un-
stopped" Elsa. $3.50 Then every
thing in the Divine arrangement
connected with mankind will be
openly revealed, plain to be under
stood; as the Scriptures say of that
time - then the way-faring man,
though simple, need not err as re-
SpectS the way of righteousness.
Let us, however, rejoice if we are
amongst the blessed, the favored
ones of the present time to whom
the things of God are not obscure
of those whose hearts are SO in tune
with the Infinite One that the things
of faith revealed to US in the Scrip
lures do not seem unreasonable.
Approaching these miracles from
the Bible standpoint, they are most
rational, but not from any other
standpoint. The power of God,
which produces, in the recently dis
covered "miracle-wheat," as much
as two hundred and fifty grains
from one kernel, is surely sufficient
to produce many times as much if
the necessity occurred. Are we not
surrounded by miracles continually?
Out of the same ground and grow
ing side by side we get blue, red,
white, yellow and purple flowers
from seeds which we could not tell
apart; similarly with animal life
the oats which constitute the break
fast of so many humans, help to
produce human heads and faces
and hands and feet, hair and nails
for black and white and yellow
races. Similar oats fed to horses,
mules and donkeys sustain very
different organisms of very different
shapes and qualities. The same
oats fed to birds and chickens pro-.
duce feathers, claws, etc. Are not
these miracles which we do not
understand?
If the w;sest man and the most
skillful in the world cannot produce
flea nor the very smallest germin-
ating grain, how great must be the
Creator who formed all things and
who gave to man all that he pos
sesses? How can we limit the pow
ers of such a Creator when once we
have recognized him He that
made the eyes, can he not see? He
that made the arm, has he no
strength? He that made the human
brain and stamped it what it is, has
he not infinitely greater wisdom and
power? This, then, is the lesson to
us of the loaves and fishes.
1t is the lesson of Divine power;
lesson also that Jesus of Nazareth
was the Son of God, through whom
that Divine power was exercised.
This lesson leads US onward to the
thought that this same Jesus is ap-
pointed of the Father to be the
Savior of the world. Thus far
merely the Church, the elect, his
Bride, has been selected, along
lines Of faith. Shortly the new dis
pensation will usher in the reign of
knowledge and glorious opportuni-
ties for the opening of the eyes of
all to see, to know, to appreciate,
things Divine and to come, if they
will, into the condition in which
they may enjoy 1.-THE gift of God,
eternal life, through Jesus Christ
our Lord"