Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-12-03

come down 20 us from the Ozark
Ages" be true, OF what consequence. in
e0mparlson would be the material har'
vests Of earth. which would merely en-
courage aud stimulate the bringing into
being Of larger numbers OF our race to
experience those tortures? If these
things be true. rather should we give
thanks for famine and pestilence.
which would obliterate our race en-
tireiy and thus save future thousands
OF millions from the horrors OF eternal
torture. These thoughts VIII come to
all Intelligent beings sOoher or 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" ns st.
Paul designates them q Timothy w. u.
We bring them 20 your Alteration so
that we may pot only demolish them,
but give You instead the true. satisfac-
tory portion. the Truth. the Bread that
came down from henyen TO give life
eternal. not merely 10 the sanity few
Of the Church. but 10 mankind IN gen
eral. Those who get the proper view
Of our Creator aud 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 ia,
theirs 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 intelllgently. much more happily
than any In the past. More than this.
10 these every day will be happy day
II, rightly exercised by the goodness OF
God, they shall give him their hearts.
Then truly they may say.
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.
In the Psalm from which our text Is
taken, the Prophet David repeats this
sentiment Of Thanksgiving to God be-
cause OF the eyer-continunnce OF his
mercy. twenty-six times. Our English
translation does not give us the exact
thought, however. Properly translated
II would rend. 20 give thanks. for his
mercy endureth ever" The word erer-
more nearly represents the thought OF
the Hebrew, which signifies not for
erer. but 10 completion. AS long as
there is any use for mercy, Gods mer-
cy will continue When the great Di-
vine Program shall have been accom-
plIshod. when revery creature In heav-
en-, and In earth, and under the earth,
shall be heard saying, Praise and glo-
ry and honor. dominion and might be
unto him that sitteth upon the Throne
and unto the Lamb forever tReyela-
ton v. l3l. then there will no longer
be need for mercy; mercy will have
accomplished its work.
Mercy signifies the setting aside OF
Justice In some manner. for some rea-
son. Justice Is the foundation OF
| Gods throne-the foundation OF the
Divine Government. Justice had con-
troll of Father Adam and offered him
eternal life in an Eden home, az re-
ward for obedience: or death, e.:tinc-
tlon. as the penalty for dlsobcdience.
AS Divine Wisdom had foreknown.
man dlsobeyed and the penalty of Jus
tlce, ''Dying thou shalt die" was exc
cuted. Through heredity all Of Ad-
ans race became involved-all inner
tied sinful tendencies and dying con-
stltutions.
For more than two thousand years
death relgned under the odict Of JUS
tiee, and our race as whole were sub
iect TO II. A little later the Law Cow
enant was made with lsrael-one ma
tIon out OF many. II seemed to offer
mercy, but did not. They were placed
under the Law aud were merely offer
ed eternal life II they could keep the
Law which they could not keep, be-
cause of inherited blemlshes. moral
and physical.
II whs 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 ana
merclful OF disposition, yet this quail
| ity OF his character was held In re-
stralnt as respects condemned men for
more than forty centuries. SO the
Apostle explains, saying, Herein was
manifested the love OF God, In that he
sent his only-begotten Son into the
world" that whosoever belicveth In
lin should not perish, but have ever
lasting life" q John iv, 8; John Ill, l6.
But meantime the darkness of sin
and the misrepresentations OF Divine
character by the Adversary had so op-
Grated upon the fallen race that-eyes
had they, but they saw not; ears had
they, but they Understood not; hearts
had they, but they comprehended not
the message OF Divine mercy. They
fulfilled the Scriptures in Staying the
one sent for their relief. And they
have misunderstood. slnndered. ma
llgned, Killed his followers-the few
blessed with the hearing ears and the
Understanding hearts ana the eyes OF
faith These few constitute what the
Scriptures designate the true Church
of God, Including the Apostles and all
the faithful throughout this Age-the
I - ValtI stfba church nf the