The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-03-14


xvii, 81 He said
Enroute to your city l visited Athens.
AS | stood upon Mars Hill and made
q short address my mind reverted to
the account of Saint Paurs preaching
there, and | have chosen some of his
words on that occasion as my text.
AS st. Paul made no impression there
it is quite improbable that l made any.
True, it is not today fashionable
in civilized communities to worship
images; and yet in another sense it is
still fashionable. There is still much
idol worship throughout the civilized
world but in IL different form from
that of old No longersdo we bow be
fore wooden images, but before inward
images, the images OF our minds, our
mental aspirations-withs some, wealth
and fame; with others, case and pleas
ure. and With still others. the creed
idols Of our forefathcrs, miserable
mis-, representations Of the true God.
The Day of Judgment.
Saint Paul on Mars Iiin preached
Jesus and the reSurrection-Jesu us
the Redeemer from the death sentence,
making possible the resurrection of the
dead by satisfying the demands of Di-
vine Law against the sinner-thG res
direction as the means through which
the blessing of the SayioI's death will
reach Adam and all his children.
Addressing the GentiIes, the Apostle
explains that for long time God had
"winked" at Polytheism and image
worship, but now" he says, God
commandcth all men everywhere to re-
pent" How did God wink" at sin and
idolatry? And does He still wink at
it? And why did He change and when
did lie begin to command repentance?
We answer: For four thousand years
idolatry prevailed and God took no no.
tee of it. He did not wink at the
idolaters' dying in their ignorance, and
say to the devils, Take these poor
creatures who know no better, Roast
them to all cternity.' Nothing of the
kind Our forefathers merely imag-
ined that and by false reasoning CON
WINGED themselves, and twisted texts
of Scripture which they did not proper
ly understand in support of this theory.
Let US note carefully what the Apos-
tie says respecting Gods appointed
Day for the judging of the world He
says that the command to repent now
goes forth To all men everywhere, be
cause God hath appointed Day, in the
which He will judge the world. The
Apostle does not refer to that Day as
already begun, but rs merely appoint
ed or arranged for in advance. He
means that i'll arranging that Jesus,
by the grace Of God, should taste death
for every mani, God was arranging
that every m%n might have Judgment
or a trial, to determine whether or not
he viii be worthy Of this blessing
which Jesus oe5Jh provides him an OPP
portunltY to secure
"The Mystcry Of God"
The nurpoSa Of thn nineteen centuries
between fine time when Jesus died as
mans Rcdarfper and the time when He
win tal.a His ,rbrono nc tha Pastorcr
Of Adam, ana his race * sno,,nn Of rs
mystery" because the great work
of grace hornm scconn1ishod is meas
rrablz, hjdlan from thn world
The Sorintures tell rs who NAV I'M
aaret,nl tbis ..n,,story" and whom il
will Ln finished They saw "Tba So
crct of tbn orl is win Thorn that foar
Hin, and He viii show thpm His Cow
enanf" Tbov tell us that I'm the DAVIS
Of tha voice Of tbn Seventh Angel
when he shall boqin to sound. the ATys-
torv Of Goa shall no finished" which
He hath kent secret from the FONDA
tion Of the world Reyelation < ~
Saint pauI refers 70 this mvsteyy saw
ING that II was "hidden from mast Ages