The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-08-18

cause Of the worthiness Of any of these
that he PROPOSES their restitution. but
because or his glorious character. for
which his naniesake. Let me quote
TO you this remarkably clear state
ment of the Divine purposes future;
andalet US notice that 1t is emphatic
ally declared that, the ones to be re-
stored and blessed are the. very ones
,who persisted 10 the days of Lot We
read
"Sodom thy sister hath not done
as thou hast done = - Be
hold, this was the iniquity ofJthy sisl
ter Sodom.1 pride. fuiness of bread.
and abundance of .idleness was to her.
neither did she strengthen the
hand of the. poor and the needy. And
they were naughty, and committed
abomination before me; therefore I
took them away as saw good. itCod
did not.see good to take them to hefi
of eternal torture; but, he did see good
to destroy them and to make them an
example of the destruction of all ulh-
mately displeasing to him after enjoy
ing knowledge Of his grace and an
opportunity for eternal life.l
''Thou also which hast condemned
thy sister nations bare thine own
shame for thy sins. They are more
righteous than thou las Jesus de-
clared). When I shall bringagain their
captivity [bring them from the prison.
house of DEATH then will I
bring again the captivity of thy cap
tives in the midst of them: that thou
riayest bear thine own shame and
mayest be COMPOUNDED in all that thou
hast done. in that thou art a'comfort
unto them. When thy, sisters Sodom
and her daughters shall return to their
daughters return to their former es-
tate. then thou and thy daughters
shall return to your former estate
I will remember my Covenant
with thee in the days of thy youth
aid will establish unto them an
everlasting Covenant 1.-THE New Law
Covenant Of which Messiah Is the
Mediator and which. under his Media
terial Kingdomrshall bless Israel and
all who will come into Israel under
the glorious terms of that New Cove
nentl Jeremiah XXI. 3D 20
",Then thou shalt remember thy
ways and be ashamed when thou shalt
receive thy sisters. thine elder and thy
younger: ard I will give them unto
thee for daughters. but not by thy
Covenant mot under your present
Law Covenant. but under the New
Law Covenant and its better Media
tori that thou mayest re-
member and be COMPOUNDED and never
open thy mouth any more. because OF
thy shame, when am pacifed toward
thee for all that thou hast done, saith
the Lord God" OGzekiel xvi, 1863. s.''
Length and Breadth - Height and
Depth ~
How wonderful it at first seems to
us to find that we really have good
kind. loving God. and not an unmerci-
we deceived respecting his character.
by the traditions handed down from
the past. that we gave him the rev.
erence of fear, rather than that of
love and devotion. The clearer light
comes to us as a fresh revelation OF
the meaning Of the Apostles words
when he wrote about -'lengths and
cbreadths and heights and depths Of
love of God. which passcth all under-
standing" -,4. rug -'1-.
The words of the Lord through the
prophet come. to our minds. Fear not
their fear. neither be afraid" Their
fear of me is not of me. but is taught
by the precepts of man" AS the
heavens are higher than the earth! So
are my ways higher than your ways
and my plans higher than your pianss"
oh, Thanks God that it Is so. 10 all
eternity we shall praise God that he
did not allow QUE forefathers to make
him or change his character. Yes. and
he is the same yesterday. today and
forever. He changes not. The great.
wise. just, loving plan for the saliva
ton OF mankind which he is now car
rying out was the very Que (which he
purposed in himself before the world
b w as CItdlsu. .Fr., liNs pau, VI -SCiCItHS
the Church through fiery trials, through
the straight gate and narrow way. for
nineteen centuries. was what he pur-
posed in advance; for the Apostle says
that he foreknew the Church III Christ.
y likewise the times of restitution
soon to come for the world of mankind
he foreknew and predestinated. and
made all the arrangements for, just as
they are being carried out now. The
end will be glorious, His name win
shine respIendently when the niists
have cleared away. and when the Sun
OF Righteousness shall arise with heal
ing in his beams, scattering all the
darkness o and degradation. of sin and
superstition. ,.crra, ~ p,b.. a.,r
Then wen see what GOD hath wrought
Then wen praise him. praise him as we
ought" rtHH"' IfDl"
I 'aar "To You II Is Given."'
We are well aware that only the few
can see the beauties of this subject as
we see them We are aware that only
those to whom lit is given to know
will understand in the sense of fully
approaching the depth of the Divine
message. But we are sure that all
such viii rejoice more and more in the
God of our salvation, as they come to
appreciate his worthiness of our love