Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-08-12

Of understanding TO see. Ii Is time
that these great truths were being en-
phasized and that the boastful gentle
men who ignore them should have
their true measure taken. regardless Of
how many titles may follow their
names The moderately educated ms
well as the illitcrate need such testi-
muny TO come from every pulpit. Aud
II II does not soon come our ciyiliza-
ton will he wrecked
All. Seeing Eye Not omnipresenee.
Thou. God. seest me-" The eye OF
the Lord Is In every place" These
Scriptures give us the proper concep.
tion Of the Almighty. As with the tele.
SCOPE. the microscope. the telephone
etc. man can enlarge his range of
vision and hearing, so by powers still
more wonderful the Almighty is cog
INFANT of NIL the affairs of the Uni
verse. We grant that our feeble minds
are unable To comprehend so great. so
universal an Intelligence.
We cannot know in what manner the
angels. the spirit servants OF God. are.
as Ills eyes. In every place. to take
cognlzamcc Of our affairs. We cannot
know In what manner the electric or
lightning flash serves MS n Divine mes
scnger. But we can believe that n
Soul so Infinitely high above US pos.
sesses powers of information ms far
beyond our comprehension as the telc'
phone and wireless tclegraphy and
electric light were beyond the comprc-
hcnslon which our forefathers had Of
these things in their day. II is easier
to believe that so great Being as
the One who formed man should have
all wisdom aud all power than to be-
lieve Him deficient of these. The
Scriptural argument Is a good one:
"IIe that formed the eye. shall He not
see: He that formed the ear. shall He
not hear?"
God In Heaven and In He'll.
The creeds handed down to US from
the dark past declare that God Is ev-
erywhere prcsent-omnipresent. This
is rs unthinkable as II Is foolish anu
unscriptural Taking advantage OF
this error OF Orthodoxy" the Adver-
sary has turned many away from a be
lief in personal God. He who Is ev-
crywhere Is nowhere. The result Is
the absurd view which has taken hold
on some otherwise Intelligent people,
to the effect that good and God are
synonymous. Hence q log OF WOOD
that is COOL for something. that can he
made into something useful. is said to
have good in Il. and. hence. 10 have
God in it-ditto. a piece or iron, bed
a chair n table The folly grows into
saving that God l. everywhere ana -
In everything. Thus faith In god
Of nature and happen-so' takes the
place OF fabh In the God OF the Bible.
whose residence IL In heaven. but
whose intelligence and power extend
throughout the Universe. IN thousands
OF WAYS of which we are only learning
through electricity. radio activity
etc, besides angelic messengers that
can come and go like the wind.
Our text. misunderstood, is supposed
TO teach Divine omnipresence. whereas
IL really teaches Divine omnisciencc
and Almighty power. The Lords pres
cnce. as represented In His intelligence
and power. are everywhere. Nowhere
could we 70 TO be beyond His reach
and beyond His knowledge. Were this
thought thoroughly impressed upon
every human mind. what a vast dr.
ference It would make In human con
duct from that now scen-in wall
Street. in banks. in palaces. in novels
In saloons. IN gambling houses-every
where II Is the great lesson needed
by the whole world. Everyone who
believes this should join with nature
IN attesting Divine Wisdom. Power
Justice and Love.
But really the undermining of faith
In the God OF the Bible has been ac'
compllshed largely by the misrepre'
sentation OF the Bibles teaching. Our
text. for instance. is supposed to teach
that God is In heaven with the sanity.
rejoicing with them and enjoying thcii
Measure and that He also Is In hell
with the insanity. looking upon their
sufferings and tortures and planning
with devils for their everlasting con
tinuance. Thinking minds are reject
Ing such nonsense. but. alas. they are
rejecting the Bible. too. hence have no
foundation for n better. truer faith.
Every educated minister knows that
tell the Truth 10 the common people
when say that the word hell In our
text has not the slightest reference to
n place OF torture. or even OF conscious
ness. Indeed this Is true Of every oc-
currence OF the word he'll. from Gene
sis TO Malachi In every instance the
translation is from the same Hebrew
word. sheoI. which signifies the grare.
the tomb. and Is thus most frequently
translated.
urge upon all minister's OF educa'
ton 10 Join with me In explaining TO
the public the true meaning OF the He
brew word sheOl and the Greek word
hadcs. Whatever may have been their
Thought OF expediency In the past they