The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-05-18

encc, leave MS little appreciation OF tlf
sban Of Eternity from the Divine
standpoint We are inclined 10 say,
II cod designs to do anything Tor
mans aid, ylis docs he mol 10 it im.
medlaielys We cry OUT. o Lord, hasiel
hastel Behold Adam's children, men
tally. moralIy phgsleails. II q dePIota-
ble condition. unable 10 help them
selves dependent upen THY mercy
Thy saIyaticns Like sheep We me
laid ii the grave IKE ale brute beast
We Seem to perish. we have only a
promise 81 q salvation from death
through the Redeemer, and a resur-.
rection from the condition Of death.
But God will not be FASTENED. He
has wise as wen as gracious pur-
pose BE has a definite time FOR every
feature Of His great work. he has al.
lowed four thousand years to pass be-
fore he even sent His. Son to begin
the work of redeeming mankind. by
the payment Of ransom,price He
has allowed nearly two thousand years
since to elapse without recovering
mankind from sin and death condl-
tons. It Is for faith to trust: and yet
II "a but natural that we should In
ouire. why this delay? For what does
God wait SO long? The reply is two
folds
N God leaves time for the birth OF
sufficient number Of Adams children
10 people or gil the earth. purposing
that the powers Of procreation and the
begetting Of children shall not continue
in the future us in the present. He
declares TO us that those who attain
to that world to come will neither
marry nor be given in marriage" but
in this respect will 'lbe Ike unto the
angels" who have no children, who
do not propagate their kind
(2l Incidentally, in connection with
mans fall ana recovery, Foa purposes Uses
a most wonderful mahilestauon Oh '..i. ms
Wisdom Love ana rover ~ .Hs s. u.'t' -
Ing into existence 2 u new tsss ,o - :,
beings NOT only n'sne ! .nan LUNA LUNA
nature but nigner also 1nHn an gsao
natures. Goa purposes ~, S y, ,,S,;t s
tion whose mem T VIII D e,A.ta,.ors
IN numDer ana u, IL. &c . ..sar n T an
OF the divine n4tlre.ia ~, L aO" ;, ThIs
GELS prlncipalliu!es' anu p9Mets' /" '
New Creauop' tne lnos1 '~onue a. 40, so
emplihcatlon OF DIVINE pomer s, -,
manifested or ever 70 De n sn,oso,;
he has arranged snall De uet v, Gn,
during TINS Gospei age auu IT, IVA VA
junction with tue reign u gu .r "Mn
death' II IS 70 ue qe'e g., sa,,,, md
alnOusss s 70 +oLo nrace.
time OF development u - tuH ,,,,I LIT n,t,,
denee over tue sa'SusiOu u ou u soatS
from sin' sickness sorroW alu .. ue,.sS'
to perfeenon ana Fa ! t'S'sN'
Worldwide T.
Tho New Creation Divine. Z.
,we,.haye already mentioned the gIo4
rIous exaltation purposed Of God for
| the New Creation. st Peter tells US
that these will attain the divine ma
ture; and tbs tbs attainmle ~, VIZ y
through or ~ means ,sn ss OIL T. ,be result
God Workllg Y hne wi s',, u s and
OF talEn ln. sils Il afS is1 ss ss; I a,
precious pro e..sos t,,to ohedl.
Ynese WI no .,, :" ~ ,Sol,,ntasv snbnIs.
ence.snelrs WIZ Us I'm, Mo test Iinon
SION on 10 imY 1 ,nna,.a and fsIthfulness
mem wiz De 'O s,S..: , mt 70 tho on.
70 dou - sIe ,1 ns,y md voluntary
IRENE u se ,uifsIa .,. % ~ richf.
aumllIuli0n I.,,a ~ .a q t6a footstehs Of
eousness' AVAo"4Ae -
Jesus, , i 4ho srst and the
MGeeu, Jesus 80 tu S.nation None
Hea9 OF tni ~ a'sOn. nv and through
eoulu aItuin ~ go .sa r w. ~ their
us ah. Hg - >. -. .S,,. Eoran,nnsr IN
saiYauon. ne 80 T,h,oh with Him,
TINS great ruce - 49, =, ca tho re.
ney nave Deeu W. =. 't ~ so,tbS,,, "over.
Waru Oh wn ,n -. ..,,, lrS honor and i'm.
comeES, WV " s0t''
mortality
Seeking For Immortality
The Apostle writes concerning the
Church, the elect "little flock" of called
chosen and faithful ones. he tells us
that by perseverance in well doing we
are to attain glory, honor and immOr'
tality; and that this reward, to the