The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-10-18

we come to consider uoultl zone 80
wise and 80 powerful he unjust or un-
generous? Our hearts answer. MOI
No one is really great who is devoid
of justice and love. SO surely as our
God is Jehovah he must possess these
qualities.
When we came IN contact with the
Bible, and particularly after we learn
ed something of Its teachings and got
rid OF the misrepresentation which
gathered about II during the dark ages
then we began TO rectsgnlze 1t as the
message Of Jehovah TO his creatures.
II informed us that the great Creator
OF the universe Is not only Almighty
and All-wise. but loving and kind,
with Justice rs the very foundation
OF his Empire. From the Bible we
learned. too. that our Creator had been
pleased TO make us IN his own image,
In his own moral likeness TO the In
tent that we might enjoy him and the
fruits OF his righteousness to all eter-
nifty. From this standpoint we began
to realize that the loftiest sentiments
OF the human mind aud heart are
merely the reflections OF this Creator.
Thus coming into sympathetic ac-
cord with our Maker we can compre
hend the principles OF his character
what justice signifies. and mercy and
kindness what is wisdom as contrast
cd with foolshness. From this stand
point we We're 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 lie declares through his ambas.
sador "God Is Love" AS we come TO
realize this more and more, we are
grasplng 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.r
Godlikeness is love-llkeness. and, as
the Scriptures declare. Love Is the
fulfilling Of the Divine) Law" ORo.
mans xiii, 10). Our great Creator, the
only living and true God, is thus seen
in contrast with all the gods of the
heather, who are pltiless, 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 little low
er than the angels. crowning him with
glory and honor as the king of all
creatures, on the animal, the human,
plano, the likeness of his Maker. who
is spirit Hearkening to the eXplana.
tions ofsthe Divine purposes by the
Apostles and Prophets, we have re.
ceived assurances that nothing has
befallen humanity In all the dire ex-
periences 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-
ceediug 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.
demnation 10 death. VIII ultimately be
SO blessed aud the weight of blessing
so outweigh the sorrows of the curse.
that every creature shall bow the knee
ana every tongue confess to Divine
Justice. Wisdom. Love aud 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, IL an
awful thought Hut 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 part Of
the disclplines, 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 afilic.
tions of this present time will work
| out blessings for eternity then we can
| nnf Ia, o..