The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-12

| after gathering ont the 'lsraelltes in.
deed" after begetting these by the
Holy Spirit. the call was made gen
eral and has been sent to the four
quarters of the earth.
Tradition says that one of the Apos
ties, St Thomas, brought the Message
here to India. and we are pointed to
his tomb. No matter whether the tra-
dition he true or false. the facts stand:
% the Gospel privileges have stood
open to India and to every nation for
centuries; C2l The Gospel was not sent
to convert India nor any nation. but
merely TO bear witness. That witness
has been borne and / am re-echoing II
today The Message is for the calling.
instruction. sealing of as many as de-
sire TO walk in the footsteps of Jesus,
and no others. Only those who appre-
clate this great offer will sacrifice ev-
cry earthly interest in order to obtain
this Pearl of Great Price" The
masses have no ear to hear Gods Mes
sagc-they have no desire to self-sac-
rifcingly take up their cross and fol-
low the Redeemer.
However all Gods purposes shall be
accomplished; His Word shall not re-
turn unto Him void; It shall accomplish
that which He pleascs. 1t will find
the elect number of sanity characters
whom the Father foreordained shall be
with the Redeemer and share His glory
throughout His Messianic reign.
have n special word for the encour-
agement of the poor of India and Of
every land. wish the poor to realize
this truth namely. that poverty is not
unfavorable to their best interests for
eternity. but. on the contrary. is AS.
gistful. Hence the Scriptures tell us
that mot many great. wise. learned or
vich' will be heirs of the Kingdom
out "chiehy the poor of this world
lich In faith" II Corinthians /, 26-2S;
James II, 81
1t Is not that God more highly estoems
the poor than the rich. but that they
have less to I'll and satisfy their hearts
now and are. therefore. more hungry
and thirsty for the right way of the
Lord and more ready to hearken to His
voice. which says to both rich and
poor. "Come unto Me, all We that labor
and are heavy laden. and ! will give
you rest" The rich usually feel less
weary and less heavy laden-they have
more to console them in the things of
this present time. The poor. on thc
contrary. having fewer Of the blessings
of the present, are hungering and
thirsting for some better thing for the
future and thus meantime find the
Lord and are glad to receive His bless
ings upon His only terms-full con
secration OF mind and body, tiuie and
purse NNqlFiJ .IVj if!
..s. Gods Blessing Maketh Rich.
Onr text is an epitomized stntameut
OF the Gospel CT Christ All Gods
blessing for our race will come through
the Seed of Abraham-The Christ.
The giving OF His Son to be mans
Redeemer and Delverer from sin and
death was Gods blessing to man
making man rich. Messiah, having
died for the redemption OF the world,
is about to bestow upon men the pi-
vine blessing promised TO Abraham,
'In thee and In thy Seed shall all the
families of the earth be blessed"
That blessing to the non-elect world
will be glorious opportunity for ris.
ing up out Uf sin and death conditions
to full human perfection in the imngc
and likeness OF God--aS Adam pos
sessed this before his fall. It Will
mean the bringing OF the earth to the
conditions pictured In Eden. The earth,
God declares. He formed not In vain,
but to he inhabited. At present man
is in condition Of eumlty ANA sep
aration from His Creator and his earth
ly home is dsorGcrcd. Gods foot.
stool. for six thousand years, has been
the scene of Il terrible reign Of Sin and
Death.
Why tho Delay In the Removal Of Sin
and Death?
Tho only hope Is in Mcsslah's King
dom, which Go1 has promised shall
be established for the overthrow of
Satan. the abolshng Of ignorance aud
Sulololltloll. Tue ehllSHtenlDeHl Oh lhdn-
kind and the uplift of all the willing
and obedlent and for the destruction
OF the wilfully wicked in the Second
Death. But before the Kingdom
could be established redemptive work
was necessary for the satisfaction of
Justice on behalf of Adam. the sin
ner. and his race involved with him.
BY the grace OF God Jesus has appear
ed and, as corresponding price. has
died, the Just for the unjust. that He
might bring us back into harmony with
God and bring in the glorious and long
promised thousand years of restitution.
Acts i'll. 1921.
Eighteen centuries ago Jesus accom-
plished His redemptiye work and was
rewarded, In His resurrection. with
glory, honor and immortality. Ever
since then He is at the right hand OF
Jehovah God, merely awaiting the D-
vinely ordained time when He shall
take unto Himself His great power
and reign OF that time we read
prophetically, ASK Of Me, and l will
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