The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-11-15

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PASTOR 2QSSELl) ment with his
presentation. His
text was, THAT in the Ages to come
lie might show the exceeding riches
If His grace in His loving kindness to-
ward us in Christ Jesus" Ephesians
II, - He said in part
Following in the footsteps Of our ia
theirs, who handed down to us our
present day creeds, we have misun-
derstood our gracious Creator. We
studied astronomy and declared the
Creator Almighty; we studied geology
and confirmed the decision. We stud.
led zoology and anthropology and de-
clared that the Creator was All-Wise.
as we came to appreciate Him. We
noted the adaptation of our various
organs to our use and comfort-the
hand, the foot. the eye. the ear. the
circulatory system, the nervous sys-
TEN, and the power of the will over
these.
We said to ourselves, truly man is
fearfullv and wonderfully made. truly
his Maker is a God infinite in wisdom
and skill. We examined the subject
of mans moral sense, and although
we found it impaired we have been
aStonished TO note how even the most
selfish and depraved have an instinct
Of justice. a sense OF right, whether
they follow it or not.
"Lovs Divine All Love Exoeling."
Then we said, Whence came this no
bic principle Of Justice as the back
bone or moral quality in our race?
The only reply was hat in this par
tcular God originally created man in
His own moral likeness. and that a
measure of this moral quality has per
sisted Notwithstanding the fall through
disobediencc into death and its conse-
Quent decentralization through sin and
weakness.
Looking further we perceived that
the nobIest specimens Of our race pos
sess still other qualities closely associ-
ated with Justice, hut outranking it.
The noble quality which overtops all
the rest we term Love It is Love
which makes the heart tender. sympa-
thetic, helpful and happy; it is Love
that makes home, whether exercised
in palace or howell. It is Love
which backs up Justice and insists
that no ill shall be worked toward q
neighbor. 1t is Love that is on the
alert to assist by word or act all Of
those needing aid. 1t is Love that in
spires US to the bodest acts of hero
ism. 1t is Love that prompts the Civ
ing of time and strength, of means
and even life itself on behalf of its
object.
All freely admit that Love is the
greatest, the most blessed quality pos
sessed by humanity, and that without
1t even paradise could not bring hap
piness. We ask, Whence came this
quality of Love, and from what foun-
tain can we receive the fresh supplies
so much needed by so many Of our
race? The answer is that the great
Creator Himself is the Fountain. God
is love" This All-Wise and All-Pow-
erful and Adjust One is pre-eminent-
ly the God Of all grace" 1.-THE Father
of mercies," THE Fountain of bless
ing"
Love Divine, all love exceling,
JOY OF heaven, to earth come down;
Tx in us Thy humble dwelling
All Thy faithful mercies crown"
"show Me Thy Glory"
The ancients had the correct thought.
that they had caught but a glimpse Of
the Divine character and its glory;
hence their prayer, "Show me Thy
glory" The same should be our sent.
ment. In the clear light now shining
upon Gods Word we perceive that il
will require the entire outworking of
the Divine Plan of the Ages to illus-
trate or make known to humanity the
real character Of the Heavenly Father.
Only the very few can by faith accept
the Divine promises and trust in their
ultimate fulflment and see far down
into the future the full shining forth
OF Gods character, perfect in its Wis
dom. Justice Power and Love.
We may not judge the infinite love
I'm all respects by human comparison.
m we may know that our difficulty
he matter is that the human com
is1ns can only imperfectly repre-
- II the Infinite. We see the excava-
N or perhaps the Foundation walls.
o. perhaps the first story of a struc-
ture: but if we We're to judge wholly
by these imperfect parts it would be
manifestly unfair and we should be
deceiving ourselves. The only way to
Judge of the builders capacity and in
.entiens would he - see the architec-