The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-03-05

full; it is now in progress, and we urge
all who have the hearing ear to hay
aside every weight and every heset-
ting sin that they may attain this Spe
cial salvation 0sserpl to the Church
By faith. through the medium of TX
ceeding great and precious promises.
God is now lifting the ohedient elect
from the original pit of sin and death.
from the mental degradation in which
we all were as Adams race: and to
some extent they are being lifted also
physically from tins degradation
The transforming work begins with
each believer in Jesus who presents
himself a living sacrifice TO walk in
the Masters Footsteps Even though
these may not generally be of the
wealthy and educated and higher so
cia CLASSES lie power of the Holy
Spirit operating through the Divine
promises gradually beauties not only
the characters hut TO some extent the
features of those who rejoice to take
up their cross and follow the Savior
However uncouth and rude or care
less or savage hey may have been be-
fore. the transforming influence of the
Holy Spirit develops in them the fruits
of the spirit mcekness. geutleneSs. pa
thence. longsuffering. broihrrly Kind
ness. love; and these things continuing
in them and Astounding more and more.
and attesting their faithfulness unto
DEATH make these neither barren nor
mfruitful In the knowledge of God
and in the character likeness of Jesus:
and hence The Resurrection change will
usher them Into the everlasting King,
dom of their Saviour TO he shlrara IN
His glory ho.ioF aud Immortality far
above angels. municipalities and pow
ers and every nane that Is named
| Do we not here see wonderful depths
| from viii, h these are rescued and won
derful heights to which they are yet to
be lifted by Divine grure and its ar
engagements on their behalf! Surely
all mankind who see this glorious ar
on this account
Gods Original Design to Be Carried
Out.
For tile world z somewhat similar and
yet very different blessing is outlined in
the Divine Plan of the Ages Our poor
race in some quarters of the world
fallen from the image of God almost
to the level Of the brute. sadly needs
the uplifting restricting. revolutionary
influences which AIessiah's glorious
Kingdom will bring to them. To what
heights will man be raised? Oh. not
so high as the Church. the elect Bride
of the Lamb not 50 high as chernbim
or even as angels. but very high. never
theless- hack to all that was lost in
Eden
How our hearts glow with gratitude
toward God as we perceive that His
original design for His human crea-
lures Is yet TO be carried out to the
letter. Ills Word that is gone forth
out of His mouth shall not return unto
Him void hut 1t shall prosper in the
thing whereunto He Sent It," Qsaiah
w. Ill He said. Let Us make man in
Our image" and when be was made
the Divine Judgment expressed was
TINT nv W ftH WY EOOhs Oh n iiith
lower than he angels " Hebrews ii
T. Moreover hf was crowned with
glory and wi.h honor in sense thai
the angels were not crowned for man
was made tito king the ruler the Dl
vine representative OF ali the lower
creatures OF the earth. Az we read.
Thou didSf set him over the works of
n
yea. and the beast Of the fed the fowl
of the air and the Ash Of the sea. and
whatsoever plsseth through the paths
Of the seas Psalm viii. 90.
This GodIikeness In the flesh and
this Divine authority associated with
it has been married and much of it has
been lost. The six thousand years of
the reign Of sin and death have not
changed the Divine intention. On the
contrary. the human family has been
multiplying; it has been given valu-
able lessons on the exceeding sinful
ness of sin: it has learned to know
eril first. Next 1t must be brought to
knowledge Of good and to an appre-
citation of Divine mercy This will
come to mankind during the thousand
years of Messiah's reign. in which not
only the living will be blessed with
knowledge and with recovery from the
power of death. but gradually all that
have gone down to the tomb shall come
forth, that they may be raised up. up
up again to the perfection Of life. and
fully lire again at the end of the thou
sand years.-Revelation Xxx, s.
In the Ages to Come.
Nor will the lengths and the breadths
of Divine love toward the elect Church.
the Bride of Christ. be fully exhibited
to angels and to men. even. during the
glorious period of Messiah's reign
Saint Paul explicitly declares. that In
the Ages to come He might shew the
exceeding riches of His grace Ia His
kindness toward us through Christ
Jesus" Is 1t asked what opportunity
there will be for further favors to be
bestowed upon the Church at the con-
clusion of the Miilennial reign? We
answer that as the Scriptures declare
that God formed the earth not in vain
Out niue IL 10 De lHudDlJeu, anu VIII
make 1t glorious as His footstool in due |
time. so we may reason with respect to !
the other planets of our solar system.
Gradually through coming Ages Divine
power will be exercised in bringing into
being millions of intelligent creatures
on every planet Of our system.
And still more than this. If our astro-
nomical concepts are correct. all the |
fixed stars are suns. and around each |
sun are planets. Are there. then, a |
thousand blazing suns? Yes. more.
Are there ten thousand? Yes. more. |
Are there ten times ten thousand? Yes,
more! Are there ten times hundred |
thousand. a million? Yes more! Are
there ten times ten millions, hundred |
millions? Yes. and moTei And If we /
allow an average of ten planets 10 each
sun this would make more than thou
sand million planets. all made not in
vain. but eventually to be Inhabited.
And astronomers assure us that we
have every reason 10 believe that If we |
could stand upon the very furthermost
sun of our knowledge we would see as
many millions more beyond.
Alas! our poor minds are bewiidered