The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-05-16
Why man
MAS CREATED

INTERESTING LECTURE ON I'M
PoRTANT suRJEcT LAST EVE
NING-WAs DELIVERED BY w.
{. VAN AMsuRGH or NEW
YORK CITY.
w. e. Van Amburgh Of New York
City ave a most interesting lecture
on the subject, why Mar Was Gre
ated-last evening to a very intelli-
gent and alternative audience. Mr..
Van Amburgh is an eloquent speaker
and held the undivided attention Of
his hearers by the masterful discourse.
His deductions were clean-cut and to
the point, with forceful illustrations,
touched with occasional humor, which
caused his hearers to smile with APP
prevail as they saw the force OF his
logic. He said in part as follows:
Mans greatest interest naturally
centers in himself, for without himself
he Is nothing. He finds himself here
upon this earth without any choice
or volition of his own, yet having To-
Gated himself he is at one interest
ed in his surroundings, and feels very
much at home. His enjoyments, de-
sires, interests and v life itself are
so intimately connected with this
world that even a suggestion that
he may have to leave it-die-causes
him dread.
Endowed with a mind which de-
lights in investigation, he finds a null
titude of unexplored fields on every
side, and n of his greatest pleasures
is in searching out these hidden treas
ures of knowledge. But some of the
questions of deepest Interest to him
seem to be still shrouded in mystery.
Everywhere he sees evidence of a
power beyond his conception; Of a
wisdom beside which his wi is al
most im~perceptible; Of a mentality
and evident design of purpose which
amaze him. He says: There must
be a God; only a fool could say there
is no God. But who is He? Where
is He? Why did He make this world?
Why did He create nan and give him
such an inquiring mind and then
leave him here to grope in the dark?
why does He permit SO much sorrow
and sin in the world?" These are
reasonable questions. Are there rea-
sonable answers? Yes, there are.
God. who created man (Gen.i:27)
| gave him his nature and home, also
arranged for the full satisfaction of
every proper desire of the mind and
body which He implanted in His
creature. Food and raiment for his
body, wisdom and reason for his mind,
and ability to enjoy and appreciate
his God-given home.
In the Bible and in it alone we find
the answers to these questions, and
it meets the demands OF the most
searching tests. In it God has given
full information with regard to His
purposes and plans respecting man
kind. The earth was specially Gre
ated as a home for the human family,
lisa. Wills; Pisa. cxv:16; Matt.v:5 81;
man was specially created to have
charge Of this domain Of God, (Gen.
1875; ix;2; Psa. Will: 3-9) This is not
yet fully accomplished ,(Heb. ii:S),
but is process of development, elsa.
vif:11). This home for man is a COM
modious and beautiful one, and it
would accommodate many, so God gave
Adam the command to multiply and
fill it with his offspring.-Gen. i:2S.
Gods first king of earth, Adam,
proved disobedient and brought upon
himself the loss of all his possessions,
even life itself. This condemnation
passed upon his children through i'm
heritance (Rom. v, 10, hence we now
| see death working in all the human
race (Rom. v, Ia; 1 Cor. XIV, 26). But
while 10000 every day go down into
death-sixty times as many as perish
ed in the Titanic disaster-this does
not mean that they go, or that any
number Of them go to a hell of fire and
birthstone, as we have been taught to
believe; nor that they go to eternal
torment in any sense. / might say
that the best exegesis l have ever read
on this subject is a little booklet on
hell, by Pastor Russell of Brooklyn,
N. Y, which / understand can be had
for the sending of a postcard request
The dying human rae does indeed &c
to hell; but it goes to the Bible hell
which is very different from the or
binary conception of that place. VIII
do they go there? Because their first
father sinned Ger. XXI, 29). But II
this be true, how can God accomplish
His original purpose Of giving the
earth to mankind?
The creeds tell US that it is Gods
purpose to transplant mankind tc
some far-off place called heaven. But
man does not care to go there. Ever
the saint who has been for years get.
ting ready will hurriedly send for the
doctor if he gets sick. What for? Tc
keep him from going to heaven as Ions
as possible. How is this? Because
his Cod given nature is stronger thar
his man-made creed. He does not wan,
to leave this earth. He prefers it tt
any place he knows of.
God so loved the world that HI,
gave His only begotten Son, that who.
soever believeth on Him might no
perish, but have everlasting life.
Where? Here? Where God arranged
for him. But how? BY means OF
resurrection. What use is there Of
resurrection If man is more alive whei
he is dead than when he was alive
Not a bit. But the Scripture says tina
man is dead when he is dead Gee. tx
s; Iii, 1921 r. "; Pisa. wi, 81. If mai
has everlasting life from Adam thei
the Scriptures must be wrong, for the,
say SIN Adam all die Again, wha
reason would Christ have to come Il
earth and suffer and die TO give MAJ
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