The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-13
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fp,Ju. A DEL ,PHIA. Juno 12.-PastoI
\ pnssell OF the Brooklyn tabernacle
'rrachcd here twice today TO large and
t.,rsa from the text, Il, the Lord thy
a am n Jealous God. visiting tho in
<'i,fos of the fathers upon the children
~" the third and fourth generation OF
|Fsm that hate me; and showing mercy
',fa thousands OF them that love me and
- INV commandments" deuteronomy
Xta io) A report Of the discourse
40 ono OF experience can question the
|aet that our text is is corT9ooratea by an
sme may claim II to be that the chill
~ should Inherit the weaknesses re-
Ming from parental designations and
<soiafions OF the divine law, the fact
-Snains that however atheism may ques
Lam the existence of a God or inhdelity
,.'orbt the Inspiration OF his word. no one
Ia ouestIon the two facts OF this text
III. that sin and It's penalty can be In
<~yited and (2) the fact that God Is mer-
+IgnI Ia such as renounce sin and turn
a him and seek to walk according to his
<9~ecfIon. However these blessings upon
IN doers and their children and these
kIesxlpgs upon well doors and their pos
:ssity may be termed natural laws and
NsrT of heredty, II does not alter the
<rct because the Almighty is the one who
~ade shese laws of heredity.
/ f;nder the deluslon handed down to us
Irou, the dark ages"-that God had con-
|jcmned TO eternal torment al the chill
:Ircrl OF Adam because OF his sin-we are
IN Inclined properly enough To feel re-
bilious against any such matter and to
ssert that from, the standpoint OF human
-.asonlng IL would be entirely unjust
ID torture the posterity of Adam eter-
&oIy for his transgression-'.o original sin
Hnt as we get the eyes of our understand
ma opened 10 see what is the real pen
Lie for sin. that 1t is death. extinction.
Ind that our perfect parents. fully in
'prned respecting the divine VIII. were
.nlpable worthy OF death. and when we
barn further that whatever is enjoyed
|v Adams posterlty in the way OF life.
.ovever Instantaneous the conditions.
Il so much Of divine lcniencN and mercy
1nd comes so much short OF being the full
'nnalty death extnction-then wo begin
b see that life under any conditions and
disadvantages is still a boon. better than
In Wrath Have Mercy, Lord.
Recognizing the wrath Of God as man
Itsted In the death penalty mot in al
|{ernity OF torturel wo can see that the
|crptures everywhere declare that tho
rnth Of God is resting upon our race:
bat every member OF II is subject To this
|ery penalty which came upon father
dam md has been entailed upon all OF
If posterity.
The Almighty Creator did not walt
or US TO cry out for his pity and COM
|aBBlon. but from the very beginning.
orekuowlng our fall into sin. he had the
|lan arranged for our redemption and ul-
Innate recovery from this condition of
Frath. curse, death. We are informed
nat our Lord Jesus was the Lamb OF
fod SHIN from the foundation OF the
gorld-in the Divine purpose and ar
angement-though only now being made
nenIfest 10 the church and shortly to
no world. Thus Viewed there has been
10 injustice practiced against our race
D permitting the children TO share with
heir father Adam in his penalty. Rather
hey had esteemed Il and to esteem II |
'ei,er than the sentence itself and fur |
hermofe In the Lords providences the |