Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-02-05

inst the Pastor shall spend full week
in this District and be at Madras next
Sunday. in his address the Pastor said
/ have chosen rs my text On this oc-
casion the Message OF the angels st
the birth or our Redecmer-"Fear not!
Behold, Hc bring you good tidings OF
great joy. which shall be unto all PEG.
pie" Unkc ii. l0.J feel that ] am
not entirely stranger TO many OF
you, nor You 10 me. For consider
able time + have seen regular reports
sent IN from this District TO the Inter.
national Bible Students Assn, Of which
I have the honor Of being President.
These reports in turn are published
TO the Bible Students al over the
world. We want you to know OF the
Christian love OF these children Of God
Of various nationallties who are rerre.
scented hy the Committee before you.
The Father Of Mercies.
Two days ago. on the Island Of Cer.
Ion, my attention was drawn to the
tomb OF the good Bishop Heber. 1iu.
metliately To my mind came his words
What though the spicy breezeS
Blow soft Der Ceylon's Isle.
And every prospect pleases.
And only man IS vile!
From childhood | had sung those
words. and finally found myself on
Cerlon's Isle. But / am not so sure
hut that the dear Bishop exaggerated
u little the vilcncss OF the human
types Of uhis vicinity. Poverty, in
deed, see On every hand, and, il
rllcness he measured by our great
Creator By Lace al wealth, then GER
tainly you are vile in comparison to
some more wealthy. But can we real
IL believe tlat thiS is the Divine
standard: Shall we not rather be.
inve the words Of Jehovah. Man
ldoketh upon the outward appearance,
but God looketlI upon the heart?
am not hero to flatter yoll- TO say
that poverty IL 4 proof of purity OF
heart. On the contrary, it Is my duty
as 4 minister Of Christ to declare that
there is none righteous. no. not one.
But may say TO yon that, admitting
that all men have sinned-some in
ways more peculiar to one rationale.
tv and SoInc TO another-it is ours 10
point ont the need Of m Atoncmrnt
for sin and the TACT that The blood
sacrifice. of Jesus Christ our Lord.
cleanseEh Us from all sin"-"Nather IS
there salvation In any other
Now Look at Our Text.
Note lis terms az Il blessing intended
OF God for every creature. Two
thousand years before the angels Ut
tered those words God gave the Sa ME
Message ~ hope and JOY 10 Father
Abraham. Let those OF this audience
who arc M"hammcdans, rs wrll as
others. call to mind tho promise TO
which ! refer. II was the promise
with the oath God. forcknowing
that the fIIlflmcnt of the promise
wonll he long delayed. made 0aih TO
IL, 81 that all who trust in Him might
have the consolation Of that promise.
And what is toe promise: God said
10 Abraham. ''Gn thy Seed shall all the
families Of the earth be blessed.
The Divine Purpose looked down tC
Messiah and saw in Him the real Seed
OF Abraham through whom eventually
Divine Power will be exercised and III.
vine Grace be shed abroad amongst
lnen. However. according to the Scrip
lures. the Messiah. the Dclirercr. is
composite - coz posed Of numerous
members. Eaci- one Of these members
must be tested aud proven in respect
TO his loyalty to God and to the princi-
pies of, righteousness before he can at
tain to his glorious reward OF the d.
vine nature.
But mark you well--the selection OF
this special class does not involve the
"non-elect" in eternal torment nor IN
any eternal disaster. On the contrary,
The gathering OF the ''elcct" should be
regarded as an assurance on Gods part
of the fulnlmcnt OF LIS larger Pfou-
Use, that through these sanity ones.
great blessings are to be sh0wered
upon .abraham's natural seed. yea. and
upon all the families OF the earth.
The blessing Of the world will be
Restitution. {Acts iii. 1920 II. rs the
Evolutionists tell us, the Bible theory
that man was created in Gods image
IS wrong and he is really the offspring
Of al ape. hen Restitution would be
the worst thug that could possibly
come to mankind But the Bible Is
quite right: namely. that man was ere
ahd perfect AMI unrIght1fp the jWsge
;aaa, iiEsssss 81 God, @and that reSHtr-
ton will be the worlds blessing