Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-10-22

Of the human nina ana heart are
merely the reflections OF this Creator.
Thus coming into sympathetic ac-
cord with our Maker we can compre-
iIend the principles OF his character
what justice signifies. and mercy and
kindness what is wisdom as contrast
ed with foolishness From this stand
point we were enabled to see the glorl-
Gus perfection of our Makers charac-
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
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 Ro-
mans xiii, 1O Our great Creator, the
only living and true God, is thus seen
In contrast with all the gods of the
heather, 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 his 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 a little low
er than the angels, GROWING him with
glory and honor as the king OF all
creatures, on the animal, the human.
plane, the likeness of his Maker, who
is a spirit. Hearkening to the explana-
tons of the Divine purposes by the
Apostles and Prophets, we have re-
eeived assurances that nothing has
befallen humanity i all the dire ex
perienees 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 various 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 sinfulness 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
domination 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
vet 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 and sorrow, there are pleas
ing and happifying experiences, as well
as tears. And when we read that even
the tears OF few years are a part of
the discipliues, instructions and expert
ences which God designs shall be 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. IL the light attic
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 has ever proposed eternal life for
single rebellious soul, but that he has
prepdTeu bPSSluR TOT all OF Audln :
race who shall come into fun harmony
! with himself At present he is teach
ing great general lessons TO humanity
as whole by the exceeding sinfulness
of sin. II would be too bad If, as these
lessons are learned. there should be
no opportunity Of profiting by them.
But there viii be an opportunity of
prohtine, and this is the great message
which God has sent to mankind and
which, Scripturally. 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 to be followed by
the morning OF joy The New Day, in
which darkness and sin will be abol-
ished and In which the Sun of Right
eousness will bless and heal the world
OF mankind, is a Thousand Year Day
! for the blessing and uplifting of our