Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1911-09-18

text, Even so.
Father. for so it seemed good in Thy
sight" duke y, 2D.
Pastor Russell declared that only
those who, through the Bible. get at
least glimpse of the glorious out
working of the Divine Plan, under
stand Gods reasons for permitting the
reign of sin and death. of sorrow and
pain. which has prevailed amongst
mankind for six thousand years. The
Almighty. he said. designs TO teach
great lessons to angels and to men,
Hence the Divine dealing with man
kind has been very different from His
dealing with angels. The holy angels.
being perfect. have known no sin. no
death penalty. no sorrow. sickness or
pain. They might have had some con
ceptiOn of Divine Justice. Wisdom.
Love and Power. but could never have
really understood their great Creator.
] had it not been for His dealings with
humanity-His permission of sin and
death among Admins posterity.
Cost of Sin to Man.
Not only was Divine Love manifest
ed i'm providing a Redeemer. but Di-
vine Justice was eXempified in re-
| warding that Redeemer with the high
est glOry-''far above angels. princi-
| paltties and powers" Additionally.
Gods love has been seeking out the
| loyal of mankind. the sanity few. to
| be the Bride of Christie be associat-
| ed with the Redeemer in His glorious
Kingdom. which is shortly to bless
and uplift the race of Adam from sin.
| from meannesS. weakness and death.
When we think Of the aggregate of
| sin, sorrow. pain. the calamity OF
( death. for six thousand years. the pic
| ture is truly awful: but we should re-
member that this has been distributed.
here little and there a little. amongst
| the twenty thousand millions of our
race, Onehalf of whom. perhaps have
| died in infancy. Few have lived to
| three score years and ten. ! believe
| that even the most Sorrowful lives
known to the world have had com
| pensatOry seasons of pleasure. joy.
| happiness. | believe that only a few
| have died regretting that they had
been born; and am sure that with Il
proper understanding of Divine future
provision they would not regret their
birth. with its attachments of sorrow.
Pastor Russell believes that human
restitution. during Messiah'S reign of
a thousand years. will. in some re-
spects. bring to the willing and obedi-
ent greater joy. greater blessing. great
err appreciation of perfection and
righteousness than if they had not
known imperfection and sin.
Thus mankind will really lose moth
ing by the Divine permission of evil.
but. on the contrary. will by the
increased knowledge gained through
the reign of death and evil learn les
sons which will be OF advantage to
them to all eternity.
Divine Power Revealed.
AS the penalty Of death reveals Di-
Vine Justice. and as the redemption
from that penalty reveals Divine Love.
so the recovery of mankind from death
will reveal Divine Power as nothing
else could reveal it. Pastor Russell de-
clared that the power which God prom
Used 10 exercise in the resurrection OF
the Church to the spirit plane. and in
the resurrection of the world to the
human plane Of being. will surpasS
any power ever exhibited in the past
To create the world. the angels and
all things Is truly a wonderful mani
Hesitation Of Divine Power: but to re
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