The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-12-08

SOlAS NONu " us from Iile IdEk
Ages" be true, of what consequence. in
comparison, would be the material har-
vests Of earth, which would merely Ell
courage and stimulate the bringing into
being of larger numbers Of our race to
experience those torturcs? If these
things be true, rather should we give
thanks for famine and pestilence,
which would obliterale our race en-
tirely and thus save future thousands
of millions from the horrors of eternal
torture. These thoughts will come to
all intelligent beings sooner 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" as st
Paul designates them q Timothy ~. u.
We bring them to your attention so
that we may not only demolish them,
but give you instead the true, satisfac-
tory portion, the Truth, the Bread that
came down from heaven to give life
eternal not merely to the sanity few
of the Church, but to mankind in gen
eral Those who get the proper view
of our Creator and 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 Ea-
TIERS 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 intelli@cnGy, much more happily
than any in the past. More than this,
to these every day will be a happy day
if, rightly exercised by the goodness OF
God, they shall give him their hearts
Then truly they may say,
90 happy day that fixed my choice
On thee. my Savior and my God,
We'll 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-contiuuancc of his
mercy. tweuty-siX times. Our English
translation does not give us the exact
thought, however. Properly translated
it would read, 20 give thanks, for his
mercy cndurcth ever" The word crcr-
more nearly represents the thought of
the Hebrew, which signifies not for
ercr, but to q 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-
plished, when "every 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 stitch upon the Throne
and unto the Lamb forever" Wevela-
ton V, 49,, 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 rca-
son. Justice is the foundation Of
Gods thronc-the foundation of the
Divine Government Justice had con
troll of Father Adam and offered him
eternal life in an Eden home, as q re-
VIII lDl plJt'4lc4lCtt VI utsAllf CNAAAiN~
ton, as the penalty for disobedience.
As Divine Wisdom had forcknoWn.
man disobeycd and the penalty of JUS
tee, Dying thou shalt die" was exc
cuted. Through heredity all of Adj
ans race became inyolyed-all inner
tied sinful tendencies and dying con-
stitutions.
For more than two thousand years
death rcigncd under the cdict Of JUS
tee, and our race as a whole were sub
iect to it. Y little later the Law Gov
enant was made with Israel-one na-
ton out of many. 1t seemed TO offer
mercy but did not They We're placed
under the Law and were merely offer
ed eternal life if they could keep the
Law-whieh they could not keep, he
cause Of inherited blemisLes, moral
ana physical
1t was over four thousand years
from the time Justice struck the fatal
blow. uutu Divine mercy stepped for
ward with the healing balm. Gods
mercy is lis love in active operation
for the RELIEF of the condemned. Al
though God is Love and hence must
always have been loving and kind and
merciful Of disposition, yet this quail
ity of his character was held in re-
straint us 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 ouly-becotten Son into the
world" that whosoever believeth in
him should not perish, but have ever
lasting life" q John iv, 8; John iii, 10.
But meantime the darkness of sin
and the misrepresentation of Divine
character by the Adversary had so OPP
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, slandered, ma
ligned, killed his followers the few
blessed with the hearing ears and the
understanding hearts and the eyes Of
Faith. These few constitute what the
Scriptures designate the true Church
Of God including the APOSTLES and all