The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-09-18

"TIe that doCth these things shaI
live" God. of course. knew that Is
rael could not keep perfectly the con
dltion of that great and wonderful
Law. Tho offer served as a lesson 60
that nation respecting the impossible
ity Of any mans keeping the perfect
Law; ana tie same lesson comes to US
Of this Gospel Dispcnsatlon. We sec
that what the jew could not do we
cannot do; where lie failed we would
fail.
Thus through the Law Covenant God
taught great lesson to Israel and to
the Church: and He viii ultimately
teach the same lesson 10 the world and
TO angcls-proviug that by the deeds of
The Law no fallen flesh could be rccov-
cred and re-iustuted In Divine favor
-Four thousand years passed from
mans crcation, and death rcigned
from Moses 10 Christ as thoroughly as
It had previously rcigned from Adam
to Moses. The Law Covenant did not
stop the reign Of sin and dcpth. Some
thing more than Il Law is necessary.
The Divine Program demands recoy-
cry from sin and death, ana the Divine
Program purposes this recovery.
Nearly nineteen centuries have passed
since the first advent of our Lord, and
still the reign OF sin and death Is IN
progress more than over. The increase
Of knowledge has brought increase OF
sin; Increase of population has brought
Increase OF death; until today tho
world Is in n terrible condition OF
mental, moral ana physical dilapida-
tion. and ninety thousand go into the
tomb every twenty-four hours.
But Remedy is in sight It was
foretold through the Prophets. but 1t
began to operate in Jesus. His mirac-
ulous birth. His faithfulness ana con-
secration unto death, His reward OF
resurrection and exaltation to the
right hand of the Majesty on High,
are all essential TO mans recovery
essential TO the overthrow OF this reign
OF sin and death over our race.
We see s.il further developments
and preparations. Tho Scriptures in
form us that It Is the Divine purpose
70 have multltudinOus Messiah. OF
which the glorious Jesus Is the Head
and the Church the Body.
We perceive that God for nearly
nineteen centuries has been calling
and drawing n special class of man.
kind TO constitute His Elect. the Bride
Glass, to be ioint.helrs with His Son
in the Kingdom Of Glory which will
finally vanqulsh sin and Satan and de-
liver the willing and obcdient Of man.
kind into the full liberty Of the chill
dren of freedom from sin and
death, ana into the enjoyment Of life
everlasting and Divine favor.
The Dark and Nerrow Path
This special class is required to
walk by faith and not by slght-to
walk in the narrow way" of self
denial ana opposition to the world,
the ilesh and the Adversary, in the
footsteps of Jesus. Ignorance, selfish
ness, sin, death, all go to make up the
deplorable conditions In the world ana
10 constitute the way Il narrow one
in which this Elect class Is required
10 walk, In order 10 demonstrate their
full loyalty and obedience 10 the viii
Of God-eyon unto death. Evidently,
no such narrow way could have OK
listed had God not permitted evil-sin.
Evidently, therefore, this Elect class
could not be developed and tested eX-
cept by the Divine permission OF sin.
The very essence Of their character
development is associated with the
Divine promise that 'all things shall
work together for good to those who
love God, TO the called ones according
TO His purpose
II seemed wise TO our Heavenly Fa-
ther that our Lord Jesus should learn
obedience through suffernGs and be
tested In respect to His willingness to
endure suffering for rlghtcousucss'
sake, How appropriate It Is tlat the
same Father should make similar ar,
rnngemonis for all OF The Church.
whom He win receive from amongst
the race OF Adam TO be members OF
The Royal Priesthood under Jesus, the