The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-10-13

a common thing to have all kinds
Of dead animals and rubbish dump
supported by Mr.. Darwin's careful IN
ter-breeding Of his pigeons. we are not
to forget the difficulty he encounter
ed in maintaining his fancy breeds.
The constant tendency appeared to be
to turn back to the original stock. We
are now informed that this is rule.
law Of nature. which applies both
to animal and vegetable life. We are
informed that all such breedings re.
turn to their original species in tse
third or fourth generation. 1t is even
pointed out now that diseases Of the
|. blood proceed no further than the
third or fourth generation. and this
most fortunately. otherwise the physi.
cal health Of humanity might be much
more impaired than 1t is.
Is not this direct confederation Of
that Bible statement which some Of us
once thought so ungracious- dec
laration that He would visit the sins
of the fathers upon the children. unto
the third and fourth generation."
Exodus Xxx. 81 1t now appears that.
instead Of being mark OF Divine dis.
favor, it is a mark Of Divine mercy that
hereditary faint in the blood is limited.
to the third or fourth generation.
A celebrated physician and scientist.
DR.. William Hanna Thomson. promul-
eating this theory. said
Professor George III. F. Nuttall. OF
the University Of Cambridge, took UP
the subject and has so extended its OPP
plication that single drop of blood
from any animal now suffices, not only
to show by its own peculiar chemical
reaction what animal il comes. from.
but also how nearly related an animal
is by his blood to other animals. II
begins, therefore. 10 look as if the
whole classification Of zoology might
have to be re-arranged according
to these blood tests. Thus drop
of blood from a walrus shows no rela.
ton to drop Of whales blood. or the
blood of any other cetacean. such as
seals or porpoises. which. like the wal
rus, are mammals that have taken to
the sea-
We may be sure that those who hold
fast to the teachings Of the Bible will
come out on the right side Of the argu-
ment in the long run. The endeavor
of worldly-wise men to get away from
Gods book has led many of them to
extremes of thought and of statement.
which some day will be fully rectified
to their shame. said Pastor Russell.
The Bible foretels this. saying, The
wisdom of their wise men shall perish.
and the understa nding Of their prudent
men shall be hid" isaiah xxx. 14.)
st. Paul refers to science. falsely So
called. which will ultimately be proven
entirely wrong.
Complete Sin Atonenent.
For nearly six thousand years the
reign of sin and death has prevailed.
1t is nearly two thousand years since
the Redeemer came to give His life as
mans redemption price. yet still the
reign Of sin and death continues. 1t is
not because the blood Of Christ was
insufficient to satisfy the claims of
Justice for the sins of the world but
because. before the merit OF the blood
of Christ could be given 10 Adam aud
his race. it must have previous use.
That use has been in progress for the
past eighteen centuries. during which
it has been the basis Of the Church's
justification by faith.
There is difference between the
20 foi4 4, 4
and the worlds actual justification. TO
be accomplished in the next Age. The
world will actually get restitution to
human life and its privileges. earthly
dominion. etc. All that Adam had and
lost. all that Jesus redeemed. will be
given to Adam and his race TO have
and to hold as theirs forever
But. meantime, the merit of Christs
blood or sacrifice Is used In the inter-
est of 1.-The Church of the First-born."
The earthly, natural rights will not be
given to the Church. for she is to
have some better thing"-a heavenly
Inheritance with her Lord and par
ticipation in His spirit nature. The
Redeemer's merit is imputed to the
Church, to cover the imperfection and
weakness of each one called and
drawn of the Father to membership
in the Bride Of Christ. The differ
ence between a gift and an imputation
is manifest-an imputation signifies
merely loan. an assistance Thus
the merit OF Christ. imputed to those
who would become His Elect Church.
covers their blemishes SO that they
may present their bodies living sac
rifces. holy and acceptable to God; as
footstep followers of Jesus-as partic.
ipants with Him in His spirit nature
and in an attainment OF the heavenly
nature.
Thus it will be seen that since the
entire world lost life and all its priv.
leges through the .disobedience Of
Adam. all Of these may be fully RS
covered from their inherited disaster.
through the Redeemer. because His
life was given-fguratively. His blood
was shed-'the Just for the unjust" az
the great Sin-Atonement for the world
Atenemsnt For tho Soul,
In our text the word soul is
synonym for person or being. Father
Adam was human soul. human
being. so also his children He alone.