The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-06-19

appreciation Of the Divine ,hnruclrr q
manifested IN the Divine Plan for hu
man salvation. Could this Scripture
ever be fulfilled, could tile Divlm'
| character ever he appreciated iy ln
telligent, honest. just nld lovinp
hearts. II IN amy corner ~ the Iui
verse there were such urglr. ana t't
| lures Of His creatures ns The rrcrds 90
| the Darker Ages have set fortht Sdrr
ly notl On the contrary in this gluri
Gus Day will be fulfilled the S,rimunl
predictions "All IN heaven aud IA earth
and under the earth le,rrvwli,rel
heard | saying, praise. glory. honor
dominion aud might lr unto Him tint
stteth upon the throne. and unto ihe
| Lamb forever
As we emerge from thp darkness
and praise the l.urd In lhough and
word and act. we thus "sluw forth
the praises of Him who has rallpd ny
out of darkness into His marvellous
light"
"lnto the Liberty Of Sons Of God"
The Apostle ldul ti,oGhns viii. ~
declares that the grOaning creation
shall be delivered from It's hund
age to corruption INFO the lhcrty or
the Sons of God. The meaning 0f this
is clear The corruption came upon
all through Adam. the dellveraure
| from that corruption is TO come to all
| through the second Adam. All are to
he delivered from such bondage. how
ever they may Use the dellveranre and
| the privileges OF liberty. Those VITO
use them rightly will come into bar
mony with the Redeemer aud with
the Heavenly Kingdom aud will he
blessed eventually with the ctrrunl
life Those who reject these lihrrtirs
after they come TO understand fuzzy.
and comprehend their lengths aud
breadths. will thus be chousng for
themselves the Second Death
The liberty of the Sons of Cod their
freedom from corruption. death. II
here distinctly shown. The angels ARE
not subject to. not bound by. such cor
ruption. such dying conditions. They.
as suus of God. are free from rurlllp.
tion. from death. Adam lu his urigi.
nal perfection was son OF Gud ~
the Scriptures declare Luke ili. ISi.
but he lost his sUuShip For himself aud
for all of his 1trr and received la
stpnd degradation and bondage to cor
ruptiOu The hope for Adam nnd tor
Ills race. then. In Christ. iH deliver
uuCe from the puwer uf siu aud dputh
into the liberty proper TO them us
sons uf God. The entire reign of
Christ on the earth. as the Scriptures
show us. will he devoted tu this work
OF setting free the human family from
the various houdagrs uf ignorance.
superstition. weakness heredity aud
bringing back MI who will hy rpsttu
tion processes to the Orlgina Image
and likeness of God. ana making them
again human sons uf God like untn
Father Adam before he sinnrd. plus
large and valuable experience gained
during tile GO0O years Of the fail. aud
also through the 1000 years Of the
raising up-the Restitution Age. the
Resurrection Age CActs III. lD.2b.,q iI
The Light Shining More and More.
How glad we nre that In thls dawh-l
ing time OF the New DlspensililOn the
light is shining upon tile Divine Word
as well as throughout the realm of
nature! How glad we are that we no
longer must think uf-the Church alone
as the subject Of salvation and the
world as II whole the subject Of con.
demnatiOn and eternal torture How
Just. how reasonable. how loving are
the Divine arrangements. To src these
things should draw our hearts near 10
the Lord In npprcclative love. aud we
should worship with the greater devo
ton One whom we thus see worthy OF
praise and alteration.
We are not. however 10 expect the
world TO be able to realize these hiugs:
It Is not the Divine intention that they
should grasp the Plan. ns the MnSlprl
said to the faithful disciple Of old aud
still says 10 us-"'rO you II l. given tp
know the mystery OF the Kingdom of
God. hut to outsiders all these things
are spoken in PARALLELS and dark say
ings, that hearing they might hear and
not understand They will both hpnr
and urArsland IN due limr In, now
Is the u!,iir for the calling Oui of the
elect. the perfccting Of the saints.
etc.
Let us whose ears and eyes have
heen blessed Uf the Lord respond with
all gratitude aud humility. uul merely
with outward praises uf our llIs hui
also with our hearts let ~ confess Ills
loving Kindness and Tender mercy. and
let this appreciation more and more
mnctlfy our hearts aud sppnraip us
from the world. It's aims lis SrlHshness.
and let us llglit II good ieli against
sin, especially In our own mortal
bodies. hecnuse even though the i'm.
nerfertl0nS 1f the flesh be- mot counted
against this New Creation hrruitrn ~
the Spirit. nevertheless the fact that
we possess the Spirit of the Lord
should lead uS more Hnd more a. dc.
sire That perfection which ls most
pleasing and acceptable to HIM aud 10
strive. therefore. 10 the extent ~ our
ability. not trusting 10 the attainment
0f that pprfcriiun but relying upon
the merit of that great alunemeut sne'
rihcp.
All glory TO Jesra be given.
Thuf lffa up1 eaIpafIpp ora fraa