The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-09-22

Father. fus % 4 seemed good IN Thy
sight Qukn =. 21l
Pastor Russell dectared that ouiy
those who through the Bible. GET at
least a glimpse Of the gtortous out
worktn9 a The Divine Plan. under
stand Cots reasons fpe permitting the
reign Of etn and death. Of soeFow and
pain. which has prevailed amongst
mankind Tor stx thousand yea1A The
Almighty. be said designs to teach
great lessons b Angels and To men.
Hence the Dtv1ne dealing with man
kind has been very different from Bis
deaun0 With angela The hoty angels.
being perfect have known 90 SIN. no
death penalty. no eueTow. sickness OF
pain They might have bad some con
cept3on Of Divine Justice. Wisdom.
Love and Power, but couid never have
really understood their great Creator.
bad II not been for His dealings with
humanity-Hls permission Of sin and
death among Adams poster1y.
Cost Of sin to Man
Not only wns Divine Love manifest.
ed In providing o Redeemer. but d.
vine Justice was exemptffed In re-
warding that Redeemef with the high
est giory--fas above angels. prind-
paittes and powers" Additionally.
Got's love has been seeking out the
loyal Of mankind. the sanity few. to
be the Bride of Christie be associat.
ed With the Redeemer In His glorious
Kingdom, which Is shortly to bless
and uplift the race Of Adam from sin.
from neanness, weakness and death.
When we think OF the aZgregats Of
SIN, sorrow. pain. the cnAamity 81
death, for SIX thousand yearA the dc
tire Is truly awfut; tut We should re-
member that this has been distributed
here q little and there q little. amongst
the twenty thousand millions ID oul
race one-half Of whom perhaps. hav
died In infancy. Few have lived Il
three score years and ten. l belieTs
that even the most sMTuUful live
known to the world have bad CON
pensatory seasons Of pleasure. Joy
happiness I believe that only q few
have died regretting that they hat
been born: and I nm sure that With
proper understanding Of Divine futur
provision they would not regret thef
btrth. with Its attachments Of sOsvUu
Pastor Russell believes that humal
restitution. during Messtah's reign o
a thousand years, WILL In some re
spects. bring to the willing and ooed
ent greater 3oy. greater blessing. great
ef appreciation Of perfection an
righteousness than II they bad nc
known imperfect1on and sin.
Thus mankind Will really lose mpo
ting by the Divine permission Of evi
but. ON the contrary. will by Ii
increased knowledge gained throug
the reign Of death and ev1L lean le,
cons witch will be Of advantage I
them to ell eternity.
DIVINE Power Rs~eatsd.
A. the penalty Of death reveals .
vine Justice. and as the redempt1t
, from that penalty reveals Divine Low
! 90 the recovery Of mankind from deal
, WIN reveal Divine Power. as nothiI
else could reveal It. Pastor Russell d
clared that the power which God peo1
ised 10 exercise In the resurrection
the Church to the spirit plane, and
the resurrection OF the world to Z
human plane Of being. VIII surpa
any power ever exhibited In the pa!
: To create the world, the angels a
all things Is truly q wonderful ma,
festation Of Divine Power; but to
create man. after be has gone back
dust Is something still more wond'
full In restoring mans soul OF beir
his intellect. his thoughts, Divine 20
er viii be e1emplifed in a manner a
to a degree which is beyond hum
conception. When We remember I
billions Of earth's dead, and all tn
diversified experiences, which were 1
pressed upon their memories, the 20
er to accomplish the full Restitut
Of that which vas lost Is SO Infinite
to be incomprehensible, though
fully believe the promise.
The grand finale. Pastor Russell
ciared Will be the revelation to ang
and to men Of the much diversified v
dom Of God. The wisdom which fo
;. saw the end from the beginning, q
~ which has been regulating the alta
~ Of mankind to a fore-ordained end, 9
" which will ultimately bring order
Of confusion. surpasses anything {
angels or men have ever dreamed
- on the part Of their Creator.
,s Scriptures say, "True and righte
are Thy ways, Lord God Almigt
for all the nations shall come /,
worship before Thee when Thy rif
eous dealings shall be made mantle
Revelat1on XIV, q.