The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-09

i worst thing thai enlllq pas u X comic
rs nf;inkind Is IestJte MIN 10 sihiianI
conditions But tie Bible Is quite tight
In giving the Divine declaration To-
man that he was created perfect and.
upright and In the image and likeness
Of God and fiat our deiilemert came
through the sin OF dlsobedience and,
llist our degradation came through he
redIty ana that we needed to be re-
feened with the NE df Hn6tnet- t1at
,eas by man came death, by Il nan
EalsO should come the resurrection of
l,the dead.,.. The simple story Of fine
Bible is Of lluhiSh degradation Sild
leath, Of redemption and Of a coming
line OF uplifting from sin and death
conditions to perfection and life. This
pfIer will he as worldwide as was the
condemnation which came upon our
race through Adam. For six thousand
years our race has been liking under
4 reign Of sin and death. but the Sew
enth Thousand will he the great sab
bath tyTlfed by Israel's Jubilee Years
In which NIL debtors went free and
every man returned to his former IS;
late.
The glorious possibilities OF that
thousand years are yariously present.
ed 10 us in the Bible. 1t Is to he the
New Day, TO lie ushered in by the sun
Of Righteousness with healing in His
beams. Ignorance and sin. sorrow and
DEATH shall flee -tlarGness and
superstition shall vanish. Satan shall
he bounl for n thousand years and de
ceIve man no more. Messiah will
reign With Divine Power a Priest
rpon His Throne. He will extend mer-
cy 10 those whom He rules. lie will
Instruct, them, succor them. Uplift
item. mid. rs tlie hand ofsGod, will
wipe away alletedrs
Meantime the earth itself Will he
made to blossom rs the rose" and TO
"yIcld her increase" and THE wilder
hess and the SOLITARY rlace shall be
sldd." '!,rhe knowledge Of the glory
Of tod shall fill the whole earth as the
waters cover the sea-" The result will
beltlat every knee will how and cv.
cry tongue confess" to the glory OF
God, for all who shall reject this Won
ilerful demonstration Of Divine Power
and love will be esteemed unworthy of |
any further favors and will be de-
stroyed from among the people. in the
Second Death. st. Peter tells us that
all the holy Prophets told this blessed
story of coming restitution. See his
plain statement of the matter in Acts
Iii, 1873. i
A R.d.mptivo Sacrifice Necessary
We must not forget that in the Dl-
vine arrangement sacrifice for sins
was necessary. Because Of his disc
belience, Adam was condemned to
death, but not to eternal torment, as
our creeds mistakenly declare. His.
race In Him. when he sinned, shared
his penalty: hence we are a dying race
mentally, morally and physically
wrecked. God could not justly set
aside His own sentiments aud declare
MS worthy Of His favor and It's gift of
eternal life. But siDce all cunle into
this condemned condition through one
man's disobedlence, It was possible
lhnt NIL should he released from the
death sentence through the sacrifice of
)ne Releemcr. "As all in Adam die,
sven so MI in Christ shall be made
alive. every man in his own .oaleE9-
| Corinthians Sv, %. %.
Here we have an important Ques-
lion: Has Redeemer been provided
20 that God can justly permit Messiah
10 awaken the sleeping members of
our race and to upllft all out of sin
md death. back to human perfection
md an earthly Eden, worldwide? The
answer Is. Yes. Jesus left His henv-
MY glory and was made flesh. "thnt
He by the grace OF God should taste
leuth mot eternal torment for every
nan" Hebrews Il, % His reward OF
lie Father was Il glorious exaltation
o the right hand Of Divine Majesty,
far above angels. princlpalitics AMI
,owers." Thus He was qualified to
tlle and to bless those whom His
leatll redeemed.
why, then. docs the Mcssianic work
Ielaya..rlly did Jesus not immediate
Y begin the work Of restitution? The
sibTe ,ins#ets the Question most. clear
y. itiissntps MS thatibefore that work
an begin there must he selected from
mongst men, by n special call and by
pecial tests. sanity class n little
lock-" to whom it is the Fathers good
Ieasure to give the Kingdom in joint
eirship with His only Son, the Re-
eemer. So. then, what remains Is for
II Of this class to finish their course
nth Joy and then, by the First 1tesur-
sction. 10. pass beyond the veil to he
brewer with their lord rs spirit be-
lgs-prtakers of the divine nature.
lr above angels. prlncipalities and 4
overs.
Then the spiritual Seed Of Abraham
i'll he complete. and then 1t will be.
In its work of blessing. first tho nat
raj seed of Abraham, anu. snbse-
liently, all the families OF the Garth.
: at first we were inclined to feel i'm
1tlent of the long delay, we are check
! Ia, kl,, tLo,,nt+ that n thn H1,orls Df