Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-26

i low SiSSIt II u HOu ODOu tIlc dIluE us
an atoncment for your souls."-Lev. xvii,
IL.
The trend of all scholars within the past
10 years in particular has been away
from the bible. Even those few who still
contend for the bible concede much to the
Higher Critics and merely strive to retain
a hold upon certain shreds of truth. The
bible is suffering at the hands of Christ
endOm. Or perhaps we would better say.
Christendom is suffering from letting
loose it's hold upon the bible. The bible
theory, that all the sin and death mani
rest m the world resulted from Adams
dlsObedtence, Is now generally denied.
Consequently those who still preach a
forgiveness of sins and an escape from
the penalty of sin are in the minority.
And those who admit that the death of
Jesus was necessary as "A sin-offering.
the Just for the unjust. are extremely
few. Our text is looked upon as foolish
by the worldly wise.
evolution theory. that man
sprang from a monkey parentage and has
been evOlut!ng higher and higher for 5000
years. finds apparent support in the rap
I'd growth of Intelligence during the past
90 years. But those who heed the bible
md q more satisfactory explanation in
its teachings, that we are in the dawning
OF q New Dispensation-the Messianic
period so long promised of God as the
time In which all the families of the earth
will be blessed.
The bible theory OF mans sin and con-
domination to death and OF a REDEMPTION
Of Adams race from the power of death
by the blood of Jesus is one consistent
narrative. Because one mar alone was
the original sinner and the sentence came
by one therefore 1t was possible for Dr.
vine mercy to arrange that by the sacri-
fco OF the Righteous One, the Just for
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be judicially freed from the death SEN
tence and be permitted to nave a resur-
rectton of the dead and the opportunity
OF restitution and to approve themselves
to God for everlasting life. This. the
bible theory. lays the whole stress OF SAL
walton upon the work OF our Redeemer.
Without 1t Adams race would have been
~ dead as the brute creation. BY it q
way OF life through resurrection and res
tttutiOn has been opened up. This is the
meaning of our text and Is fully concur
red In by the Apostle, who says. almost
all things are by the Law purged with
blood: n without shedding of blood is
no remission" of sins. So unless our Re-
oeemer had purchased Adam and his race
W Hts precious blood there would
10 no hope Of future l.fe. either for the
church during this age or for the world
Of mankind In general during the King
dom Age, which will follow this.
Latest Deductions Of Science.
Scientists now learn not only that differ.
emit species will not a~malgamate, but that
different breeds OF the same species
crossed cannot be maintained, but win re-
vert again to their originals in the third
or fourth generation. Undoubtedly this
VA what troubled Mr.. Darwin in his
rearing Of fancy breeds Of pigeons and his
Inability to maintain the fancy varieties.
The same principle II found everywhere
Ct work. Different varieties Of peas
crossed nave produced new varieties only
70 return In the third or fourth season to
their originals.
Moreover DR.. Thompson proclaims that
he finds. In full harmony with our text
that the life Is In the blood and that BY
blood reaction It can readily be deter
mined which animals belong to q certain
species and which do not. The custom
heretofore has been to classify animals by
their bones and nature, which has always
been more OF less unsatisfactory. The
blood u now found to be the sure test and
the speedy n
Notice. said Pastor Russell. q text
which always seemed to III hard and
cruel, but which We md, on the contrary.
to b merctfui and gracious. It reads. II
an . Jealous God. visiting the ~iniquities
Of the parents upon the children unto the
third and fourth generation OF then, that
hate Me-"
The merciful sentiment OF this text IN
now seem: The life IL In the blood. The
Aw OF heredity carries impurity ana dis
oAo0 through the blood In mtcro.organ.
islns. Were It not for the Divine provision
that these mail organisms Of disease or
hood impurity will die out In the third or
fourth generation, U race Ions since
would have been wiped off the face OF the
eatth. Thu Divine arrangement that In.
foctious germ diseases such as syphilis
Viii die out In the third or fourth genera.
tton n . most merciful one.
Thus God shows mercy unto thousands
09sthem that love Him and seek to keen
tho Divine commands. Thus the theories
e man c9uanble. q after another a. the
6ooodoo slip BY. a - they have been
dotng for centuries. Thus the bible 10 seen
~ stand pre-eminent above az Other
toachlngAy demonstrating Itself TO DO the
Weird ~ God.
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'uoAsb u 20 dread His omnipotenk
sereaSth,s unless We can - Him pos.
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loaooaw6lch proves His exlstence. power
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