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

set before his only-begotten Son
glorious Plan and invited his co-opera-
ton therein. The Son aSsented. left
the heavenly glory, was made flesh
and Offered himself an acceptable
sacrifice, the Just for the unjust
for the redemption OF Adam ana his
race The Father honored him b.
raising him from the dead to a still
higher glory and honor than he had
before, to immortality-the divine M
ture. Now, from his glorious station
he is empowered to be the Mediator
between God and men-between hi,
vine Justice and fallen humanity He
is empowered to give the earthly
rights which he scientifically laid down
for Adam and his race-to so many Of
them as will accept the perfection OF
human nature and its rights and priv,
ilegeS upon terms in harmony with the
Divine Law-the remainder he will de,
stroy, annihilate "as brute beasts" I'll
Peter ii, L.; Acts iii, 90.
AS though all this were not suffi-
GENTLY wonderful; as though with all
this the Heavenly Fathers Wisdom
Justice, Love and Power would not
be sufficiently illustrated, eXemplified,
God added another feature. Before
beginning to deal with the world as
whole, to give back to the willing and
obedient of the race human perfection
and an earthly Eden Paradise and
eternal life: before commencing this
work of restitution (Acts iii. 19l. the
Father made known to the Son anoth
er feature of his Plan. He would give
to the Son a Bride, Il class selected
from amongst the fallen race-called
chosen, faithful overcomers. These
as the Joint-IIeirs of the Second
Adam, will share with him in the up.
lifting of those of Adams race who
will become the children of Christ
through obedience and adoption.
The trials and testings Of all those
who will become the Bride of Christ
must be similar to those of the Re
deemer They must suffer with him
if they would reign with him. As he
sacrificed his earthly life and rights
and interests, so must they. He eX-
horted them. Present your bodies liv-
ing sacrifices, holy and acceptable to
God, reasonable service" Romans
Xii, y. True, there is difference be-
tween these followers of Jesus and the
Captain of their salvation. He was
brought into the world holy, harmless,
indebted and separate from sinners;
hence his sacrifice is a perfect one
Those accepted as his members, as his
Bride, belong to the race Of sinners.
They were children of wrath even As
others" Ephesians ii, 81 Their ac-
ceptance as sacrifices, therefore, was
not possible except as the great Cap
tain of their Salvation imputed to those
sacrifices a sufliciency of the merit Of
his sacrifice to compensate for their
defects and to make their sacrifices ac.
ceptable to the Father with his and as
a part of his-they being counted in
with him as members of his Body"
My dear friends, those of Us who
have the eye of faith and the hearing
Of faith TO appreciate this. the Message
of Gods Word, may surely be thankful
to the last degree. What more could
our Heavenly Father do for US than he
mas "oiic- Ieoee"AInH US ln'llihS US
~ Il Nc" Ia lure GIVING US IIe anus by
Ine way anu Iilahlhs US SharerS IN the
Kingdom glory of his Son? More than
this he has been blessing our friends.
our children, our parents, our neigh
DOTS, 'He he"'heH-a!I OF mankind OF
041' i''i-'''''
Thanks Because God Is Good.
20, give thanks unto the Lord, for he
Is good; Tor his mercy cndureth for
ever During this Gospel Age his
mercy has been manifest 20 all those
VINO take up ther cross and follow
Jesus. 10y and 10y these viii be glori-
heu by the 'tlrst Resurrection Then
MS mercy VIII return to natural Israel,
undef IAe New covenant Jeremiah
AAAL 81, OF which Christ and the
Clufch are Able Minister'S Servants,
IIIeSlS ana ALhES. Could all the world
discern through the trials and fears
ana sorrows ana lmperfections and dy-
IAE OIL tAeT present experience, the gIo-
nous outcome "Alch GOD Is providing
'Ae "ho,e world, they would be filed
win praise 10 NIB WHO loved US and