The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-11

ganism VIII be added 10 by reason Of
the permission OF sin. How so. Is II
asked? We reply that Gods great
Wisdom and Power will be manifested
in the resurrection OF the dead. The
Church's resurrection from human ma
ture to the Divine nature, from weak
ness to power, dishonor to glory. from
all animal body TO a spiritual body.
will be stupendous expression OF Di-
vine Eower. Aud the fact that the
mental powers-memory. character
will he carried over is beyond our COM
prehension.
Then comes the resurrection OF the
world. We are not to think OF the
resurrection of the bodies that have
fallen into dust, as the Bible mentions
nothing OF the kind. and resurrection
Involves no such absurdlties. But
what the Bible does propose for the
world. as well MS for the Church. Is the
resurrection OF the soul. OF the being.
of the intelligence The Apostle ex-
plains that God will give TO each n
body as II pleases Him. The bodies
provided for the Church will be Of the
spirit kind.
The bodies provided for the world
Will tie Of the flesh kind. Wonderful
rs this is, 1t is not all; for the human
bodies that are to be restored thus by
Divine Power will be the exact coun.
| farnurt ~ tho nraSnpt hnbtaS rapra,
sentlng the same memory. mind. will.
Thus each will know himself. and will
know the others with whom he was
ACQUAINTED In the present life. How
wonderful, how stupendous, how IN
bcllevable, except as we are able by
faith TO grasp the fact Of our own lit.
tlencss and the Divine greatness!
True. rs the Apostle tells us, not all
men have this fnith-not all men are
nble to believe what the Bible so clear
" sets forth. They stagger at the
great proposition. But their stagger.
Ing, and unbelief will not change the
facts. Gods Wisdom and Power will
continue to operate. Notwithstanding
luui IlIiDetllteS. uose NuO CliluOt
exercise faith cannot belong to the
Church class. called during the present
time: for with this class faith Is par
amount requirement.
Foolish lneredulity-Wise Faith.
How strange 1t seems that nenrly
everybody can be credulOus Of non.
sense. while only a, few comparatively
can have faith In the true realities of
the Divine promises!. For instance
how few seem able to believe in the
Power Of God rs respects n resurrec-
ton of the dead. On the contrary, how
many can be credulous enough to be-
lieve that the dead are not dead-even
when they see them to be dead, and
their senses demonstrate that fact!
| Under the delusion of Satan, man.
kind have come to imagine bells and
purgatories. and to believe In them.
although they do not have even n sus.
picion or thought us to where these
places are! What better proof could
we have that the world for G,0O0 years
has been under the malevolent Infu.
ence Of "the Prince OF the Power OF the
Air, who workcth In the hearts Of the
children OF disobedience"? What bet.
ter proof could we have that the world
Inns been under the influence Of mis-.
leading spirits and doctrines Of dem.
ons"?- thoroughly believing Sntnn's
false statement. "Ye shall not surely
die"-ye are immortal-and thoroughly
rejecting Gods statement. ."Thou shalt
surely die" Immortality Is gift OF
God, and not an inherent quality.
THE soul that sInneth It shall die:
''Thc wpges Of sin is death'-not eter.
nal torment.
Patience and Sympathy Necessary.
| II humber Of drunken men have
been In each others company. and Il
few OF them begin SOLDERING up. 1t
would behoove them to be very sym.
pathetic with their companions still IN
n befuddlcd condition. This is our at
| tftude. Some Of It's are more or less
awake. Some OF us have learned what
real Bible study means. Some OF us
ar" getting the eyes OF our understand.
Ing open and are seeing some Of the
Lengths ind breadths and heights and
depths Of the love Of God, which sur.
passes all human understanding. and
which we. did not before zee. Ephe.
slams 3:l9) The graces Of sympathy
and patience are called for under such
conditions. Those that tmve the Truth
that see the Truth. should not only be
models Of saIntliness. holiness. but also
models Of Kindness. gentleness and pa.
tience In dealing with the brethren.
God Is merely biding His time, let.
ting His will and WorI and character
be misunderstood by some and mis-.
Represented by others. letting men
have nm experience with doing their
own wills and trying their own plans
and theories. that thus the lesson OF
sin and Its tendencies and results may
be clearly seen and appreciated both
by angels and by men. Then the Lord
will arise. and through His Amounted
Son VIII display His Power and make
known His will. He will lay righteous
ness to the line and Justice 10 the plum
met. and will sweep away every refuge
OF lies. His will shall then be done on