Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-11-30

ftttJ'1Tf- INOS&tlIII cS'oo. Hiil iNi4'
Ii. ~ He claimed
that all Christen-
dom has erred in respect to the lengths
and breadths and heights and depths OF
the love of Cod which passeth all UNDER
standing. G,phesians ii. is. i9) This is
evidenced by our conflicting Creeds. not
one of which is rational enough to be de-
Tended by one in 100 of its own clergy,
who profess that they believe 1t and are
it.
This, he declared, is driving many noble
fou.s away from the bible, which has
been m;sinterpreted by MS all. Our diff
Guilty has been that we have looked at the
unfinished parts of the Divine Program
and nave neglected to properly use the
telescope eff Gods Word, which would
have enabled us to sec the future features
of that Plan. without which the whole
would be incomplete and unsatisfactory.
The pastor reminded his hearers that
none of us would judge of a new building
mercy by the first story of the structure
incomplete and surrounded by scaffolding.
On the contrary, we would inquire for the
architects drawings and consider them
prophecies OF the building to be.
God proposes the development of the
church first, as n new creation" on the
spirit plane. higher han the angels. and
"~partakers of the divine nature "Ye are
the Church of the living God" "a kind of
first-fruits unto God of His creatures"
Then The Worlds Salvation.
The pastor impressed upon his hearers
the fact that the bible declares the
church to be the "First-borns.' the first
fruits" OF Gods creatures. Thus does God
positively declare Il secondary part to
KS great Plan Of Salvation-in which
free grace and fullest opportunity for
reconciliation to God will he granted to
the non-elect.
But their salvation will be, not heaven
ly, but earthly. Their resurrection VIII
not mean a change of nature. but a
raising up to the perfection of human
nature. to he enjoyed in a wide
Paradise by all the willing and obedient.
Nor will the unwilling and disobedient be
tortured to all eternity, but. as the Scrip
lures declare. IAN the wicked VIII He
Destroy they shall ''perish like brute
beasts in the Second Death."-I Peter
ii, IL: Psalm tx, II, f.. v.
In ORDER to Judge of the Divine charac-
ter we must see the truth. the Divine
Program, and not merely a primary sec
ton of 1T. The Jewish Age and it's peo-
PIE, it's Law, its mediator. it's priesthood
s.nd it's Jubilee We're only rough. outline
iketches of the Divine Plan, which had
not then even begun. The Redeemer is
the Foundation for the greatest structures;
Us said st. Paul. "Other foundation can
no man lay han that which is laid-Jesus
Christ"
Love the Principal Thing.
A God of Justice, Wisdom ana Power,
devoid CT Love, would he as cold and UNI
sympathetic as a marble statue. The
greatest thing among men is Love. Nei-
Their palace nor cottage could be q real
home and a place of joy and peace and re-
freshment without love. We cannot even
suppose a heart devoid of love without
supposing it under the control of selfish
pess. and s%elfshness is merely another
name for sin.
ever lived. and who have done the most
10 bless our race, have been men and
women of heart, Of love. Surely love is
the principal thing in all this world, with
out which none can be truly happy under
n condition, but with which happiness
Is possible under almost any condition.
Whence came to man this quality of love
unless from his Creator?
The speaker declared that Gods love
will be most wonderfully displayed in His
gracious kindness In the resurrection of
the church to glory, honor and immortal
ity. Then will come a further display Of
Love Divine, all love excelling." when
mankind in general shall be blessed under
the Messianic Kingdom.
We are not informed respecting the
work Of the church beyond their l.OOO-year
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Divine Live Is illimitable. and that those
who now shall prove themselves 70. al,
even unto death. shall have blessing upon
blessing through future ages.
A Lesson from Astronomy.
Astronomy assures us that, aside from
the planets which belong to our own sys-
tenn. all the other stars are suns. with
whir;ing wolds about them. Invisible to
us. Photography shows stars which cam
not be seen with the eye. The number of
these suns Is now reckoned at more than
100. 0C0.00C. Although this sum is quite
beyond the power Of human comprehen-
sion. there Is a general agreement
amongst astronomers that If we stood
upon the farthest world we should prob.
ably see Just as many SUM beyond us as
behind us. What a suggestion we have
here of Divine Power-Onln.potence. How
little we feel ourselves to be. and proper
%tionateiy o amazing seems the love of
God toward us in Christ Jesus.
Does our text speak of ages to come
for the showing forth Ct Gods love to-
ward us? All! what a lim.tless eternity
lessons taught through the permission of
sing amongst humanity on our earth are
designed Of the Creator 10 furnish a great
lesson throughout ages to come. The
church. the New Creation. will undoubt-
eddy be associated with the Redeemer az
Jehovah's Agents In creating Inhabitants
in oil OF these billions of worlds. And
Who viii say that even the witnesses OF
Gods Justice inc Love. In the perfected
world Of mankind. might not be taken to
tell in other words the story OF Adams
disobedience nj fall: the story OF the
reign Of Sin and Death for 5000 years; the
story OF the redemption accomplished
through the sacrihce OF Jesus: the story
Of the selection Of . faithful little nock''
Of His footstep followers to DO His Bride;
the story Of human restitution to al that
was lost In Adam and redeemed through