The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-08-15

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ealse Of the wortiine ~ any of these
that he propose llielr llplls hut
because of his glorIous eliarieter, for
which his namesake. let me quote
To you this remarlsaDiy slpar Ftsite
sment Of the Divine pilrIsof fhtnre:
and let us notice that II Is eIuphitlcv
ally declared that the ones q be III
stored aud blessed are the yefS ones
who pcrisbed In she day We
read, III III y, rs " LII
"Sodom thy sister hath not done
= as thou Inst done & Y Be.
hold, this was the, iniquity 6f thy SIS,
ter Sodom. pride, filneSs Of bread.
md abundance Of iileness was 70 her,
neither did she strengthen tho
hand Of the poor and the needy And,
they were naughty, and committed
abominatlon before me:, therefore l
took them away as Isawtgood. Cod
did not see good to take them "a a hell
Of eternal torture; but he did see good
to destroy them and to make them nm
example of the destruction ofiall ulti.
mately displeasingl TO him aftcfaenjoy.
ing a knowledge Of his grace and an
opportunity for eternal life J 81.
"nThou also which hast cond emned
thy sister nations bare thine own
shame for thy sins, They are more
righteous than thou las Jesus de.
claredl. When ! shall bring q ghin their
captivity tbring them from TIE prison
house OF DEATH - siStbel, will ].
bring again the captivity of thy cap
tives in the midst Of them that thou
maycst bear thine own sh9n1e and
maycst be confouhded In all that thbu
hast done. in that, thou art a comfort.
unto them. When thy sisters ssodom
and her daughters shall return to their.
former estate, and Samaria and her
daughters return to their former es.
tate, then thou and thy daughters
shall return to your former estate
/ will remember N.Y. ovena
with thee In the days of thy youth
and I Will establish, unto them an
everlasting Covenant 1.-THE New Law,
Covenant Of which. Messiah Is the
Mediator and which. uhderS his Media
torial Kingdom shall bless Israel and
all who viii come into Israel under.
the glorious terms o. that New Cove
nent] Jeremiah XXI, 3D. 4
'Then tpou shalt remember thy
ways and be ashamed when thou shalt
receive thy sisters. thine elder and thy
younger: and win 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, whep I nm .pacified toward
thee for all that thou hast done, saith
the Lord God" Ezekiel XVI, 1853.
Length and Breadth . Height and
e Depth. : q 4
How wonderful it2atc first seems to
us to find that we really have q good
kind, loving God. and not nm Inmerci!
fhl and vengeful one. So grossly we're
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
breadths and heights and depths Of
love OF God. which passeth all under;
standing" '.,lst,, (, i5't I. \ \ =: \.
The words Of the Lord through the
prophet come to our minds, ''Fear. not
their fear. neither be afraid" "Tlieir
fear Of me is not Of me. but is taught
by the preccpts of man" ''As the
heavens are higher than the earth. SC
are my ways higher than your ways
and my plans higher than your plans
Oh. Thank God that II is SO. To all
eternity We shall praise God that be
did not allow our forefathers to make
him or change his character. Yes, ahd
he is the same yesterday, today and
forever. He changes not. The great
wise, Just. loving PAN for the saliva
ton Of mankind which he IS now car
rying out was the very one which LIZ
purposed In himself before the worlt
was created The plan of selecting
| the Church through fiery trials, through
the straight gate and narrow way, fol
nineteen centuries, was iwlat be pur
| posed ID advance; for the, Apostle say!
that he foreknew the Chdrch iii Christ
Likewise the times Of restitution
soon to come for the world OF mahkint
he foreknew and predestinated, ant
made all the arrangements fot, Just al
| they are being carried out now. III,
end will be glorious, His name VII
shine resplendently when the mist
have cleared away, and when the SUI
Of Righteousness shall arise with heal
Ing In his beams, scattering all th'
darkness and degradation Of sid ant
superstition. 2 q q t,lS
.'Thcn wc'u SEQ what God hath, wrought
Then we'll praise him. praise him as W
y oughtp, sratli dR.'t 9 lytt IN III
III. !. Atst.Is