The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-11-18

GAsI@R RlsSEID) ment with his
(. - : - : presentation. His
text was, THAT In the Ages to come
He might show the exceeding riches
Of His grace in. Ills loving.kindness to.
ward US in; Christ Jesus" (Epheslans
h. &c said in part
Following In the footsteps Of our ia.
theirs, who handed down to us our
present day; creeds, we have inisun.
derstood our gracious Creator. we
studied astronomy and declared the
Creator Almighty; we studied geology
and confirmed the. decision. We stud.
led zoology and anthropology and de-
crared that the Creator was .All-wIsc.
IS we eame TO appreciate Him. We
noted the adaptation OF our various
organs to our use, and comfortable
hand, the foot. the eye. the cur, tile
clrculatory system, The nervous sys.
tenn. and the power OF the will over
these.
We said to ourselves, truly man Is
fearfully. and wonderfully made, truly
his Maker Is d God infinite In wisdom
and skill. We examined the subject
of mans moral sense, and although
We found It impaired We have been
astonislicd TO note how even the most
selfish and depravcd have an instinct
Of justice. n sense Of right, whether
they follow 1t or not. F'7 y.
"Love Divine All Love ExeeIlins."
Then we said. Whence came this no.
BILE principle of Justice rs the back:
bone or, moral quality In DIR race?
The only reply was that in this par.
ticnlar God originally created man in
His own moral likeness. and that; u
measure Of this moral quality has per.
sisted Notwithstanding the fall through
dlsobedlcnce into death and Its conse.
quent decentralization through sin and
weakness.
(. Looking further We perceived that
the noblest specimens Of our race pos,
.sess still other qualities closely ,nssoci
ated with Justice, but outrnling It.
The noble quality which ovcrtops all
the rest We term Love. 1t is Love
which makes the heart tender, sympa.
thetic, helpful and happy; It Is Love
that makes home, whether exercised
In n palace or hovel. 1t Is Love
which backs up Justice and Insists
that no III shall be worked toward n
neighbor. 1t. Is Love that Is on The
alert to assist by word or act nil OF
those needing aid. 1t Is Love that In.
spires us to the boldest acts of hero.
Ism. 1t Is Love that prompts the Civ.
Ing Of time and strength, OF means
md even life Itself on behalf of Its
object. ta. !.
IAN freely admit that Love is the
greatest, the most blessed quality pos
sessed by humanity, and that without
It even paradise could not bring hap
pincss. We ask, Whence came this
quality Of Love. and from what foun:
tain Gun We receive the fresh supplies
so much needed. by so. many OF our
race? The answer IS that the great
Creator Himself. Is the Fountain. God
Is love" This All-Wise and All.Pow.
erful and Adjust One Is pre-emlnent.
" the God Of all grace" "Tbe Father
Of mereles,"' "The Fountain Of bless.
Ing" tt 3Sa
Love Divine, all love excellng.
Joy OF heaven, to earth come down;
Fix In us Thy humble dwelling,
All Thy faithful mercies crown
"show Mo Thy Glory"
The ancients had the correct thought
that they had canght but u glimpse Of
the Divine character and its glory;
hence their prayer, "sliow me Thy
glory" The same should be our senti
mcnt. III the clear light now shining
upon Gods Word we perceive that II
will require the entire outworklng OF
the Divine Plan OF the. Ages TO Illus,
trate or make known to humanity. tho
real character OF the Heavenly Father
Only the very, few can by faith accep,
the Divine promises and trust In theli
ultimate fullllment and see far down
into the future the full shlnlhgf fdrti,
Of Gods character, perfect In its Wis,
dom, Justice, Power and Love. X. 4.
We may not Judge the infinite love
in dll respects by human comparison;
But we niny know TINT our difficulty
In the matter is that the human com.
PARSONS can only iinperfectly repre-.
sent tlie. Infinite. I'VE see the excava.
ton Or perhaps the foundation walls.
Of. perhaps the first story Of n struc.
ture; but, II we were to Judge wholly
BY these IMPERFECT parts It would bs
pnnifestly unfair and we should be
deceiring ourselves. Tile only wny: to
judge Of the builders capacity: and in.
tentlons would be to see the. archItee:
Come to dinner, old man; we've 80
d new cook ~
Sorry! I've an engagement today
but I'll come tomorrow. NJ, ~
No iEuse she leaves tomorrow
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