Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-10-14

| 10 forget the dlfiiculty lie encounter
cd in maintaining his fancy breeds.
The constant tendency appeared to be
TO turn back TO the original stock. We
are now informed that this Is n rule.
n INV of nature. which applies both
to animal and vegetable life. We are
informed that all such breedings re.
turn TO their original species In the
third or fourth generation. II Is even
pointed out now that diseases of the
blood proceed no further than the
third or fourth generation, and this
most fortunately. otherwise the physi-
cal health Of humanity might be much
more impaired than II IL.
Is not this direct confederation OF
that Bible statement which some of us
! once thought so ungracious-Go dec
, laration that lie would visit the sins
| OF the fathers upon the children. unto
the third and fourth generationT
| Exodus Xxx, 81 II now appears that,
| instead OF being n mark OF Divine dis
favor, 1t is mark of Divine mercy that
hereditary faint In the blood Is limited
TO the third or fourth generation.
A celebrated physician and scientist.
DIR. William Hanna Thomson. promul-
eating this theory. said
Professor George ii. r. Nuttall, OF
the University OF Cambridge, took up
| the subject and has so extended its up.
plication that a single drop of blood
| from any animal now suffices, not only
to show by its own peculiar chemical
reaction what animal Ii comes from.
but also how nearly related an animal
| Is by his blood to other animals. Ii
| begins, therefore. to look as II the
whole classification of zoology might
have 10 be re-arranged according
to these blood tests. Thus drop
OF blood from walrus shows no rela-
ton to drop of whales blood. or the
] blood OF any other cetacean. such as
seals or porpoises. which. like the wal
rus. are mammals that have taken to
the sea"
We may be sure that those who hold
fast TO the teachings of the Bible will
come out on the right side of the argu-
ment In the long run. The endeavor
OF worldly wise men to get away from
Gods book has led many Of them to
extremes OF thought and of statement,
which some day will be fully rectified
to their shame, said Pastor Russell.
The Bible foretels this. saying. The
wisdom of their wise men shall perish.
and the understanding OF their prudent
men shall be hid" isaiah xxx. 14.)
st. Paul refers TO science. falsely so
called which will ultimately be proven
entirely wrong.
| Complete Sim Atonement.
For nearly six thousand years the
reign OF sin and death has prevailed
1t is nearly two thousand years since
the Redeemer came to give His life rs
mans redemption price. yet still the
reign of sin and death continues. II Is
not because the blood OF Christ was
insufficient to satisfy the claims OF
Justice for the sins of the world. but
because, before the merit Of the blood
| Of Christ could be given to Adam and
his race, IL must have previous use.
| That use has been in progress for the
| past eighteen centuries. during which
| Il has been the basis of the Churchs
justification by faith.
There IL difference between the
| Churchs faith justification of this Age,
and the worlds actual justification. to
be accomplished In the next Age. The
world will actually get restitution to
human life and It's privileges. earthly
dominion. etc. All that Adam had and
lost. all that Jesus redeemed. will be
/ given TO Adam and his race to have
and to hold MS theirs forever.
But, meantime. the merit of Christ's
blood or sacrifice Is used in the inter-
est of .the Church OF the First-born."
The earthly. natural rights will not be
given to the Church. for she is to
have some better thing"-a heavenly
Inheritance with her Lord and n par
ticipation In His spirit nature. The
| Redeemers merit Is imputed to the
| Church, to cover the imperfection and
weakness Of each one called and
drawn of the Father TO membership
In the Bride OF Christ. The differ
ence DctWecu " Silt Nuu Nu ihputHtioi
Is manifest-an imputation signifies
merely Il loan. an assistance. Thus
the merit of Christ. imputed TO those
who would become His Elect Church.
covers their blemishes so that they
may present their bodies living sac
riices, holy and acceptable TO God; as
footstep followers OF Jesus-as partic-
ipants with Him In Ills spirit nature
and In mn attainment OF the heavenly
nature.
Thus Il will he seen that since the
entire world lost life and all its privi'
leges through the disobediencc Of
Adam. all OF these may be fully re-
covered from their inherited disaster.
through the Redccmer. because His
life was given-iiguratively. His blood
was shed-"the Just for the unjust" as
| the great Sin-Atonement for the world.