The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-02-27

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l(RASIQ2 RUSSELQl cheering feats Of
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er of BabeI, the great city of Babylon.
the Great Pyramid of Egypt full of
scientific accuracy and symbols of
Heavenly things. SolOmon's Temple
and Herods. the Cathedral of st. Pc
ter's at Rome, and other great cathe-
drals, each wonderful in its way. were
referred to lis examples of mans skill
in the past
All these stately edilices. the Pastor
| declared, giorify mans intellectual pow
err not less than DO some OF the legal
| statutes of the past-the Mosaic Law
the Laws of Lycurgus, etc. TheSe
achievements refute the thought that
our forefathels were mohArys.
Within the last half-century, human
| intelligence has bounded forward in Il
most remarkable manner. The tele
| graph, the telephone. the wireless
| steam power, electric power and light
| have given talents wider scope than
ever before. They have forwarded the
| art OF printing, which, in turn, has
stimulated education. Worldwide in
| telliGence is making the world fabu-
| lousy rich Millions are on the alert
| to associate themselves with the new
things and the resulting prosperity.
The Canal illustrates All This.
| Modern cities with their multiplied
| conveniences, our tunnels, or Subways
! under cities. and all for which they
| stand. amaze US As we realize that
| these things have come within fifty
years. We repeat, What is Man,
How wonderful is the intelligence
which has been able to grapple with
nature, its laws. etc. and master
! them. Is not man a great king In all
the earth?
| Nowhere is mans power to deal with
earthly conditions more striking!y man
| ifest than on this Canal Zone. We
| have here an illustration Of mountain
moving faith. Six tons of Trojan pow
der exploded at one instant. milling
an entire bill, is certainly wonderful
record. These great Steam shovels
| which move euorruouS masses of loos-
ened earth are marvellous. If only Il
| few years ago. some one had told US
that man. by moving a lever, could
lift six tons of earth, transport it an
eighth of a mile. and load it upon cars.
| all III three minutes or less we would
nave thought him insane.
Tells OF Messlah's Day.
| We must accredit our great progress
| to Cod His tine has come for lifting
the veil of ignorance and superstition.
| He has been gradually favoring the
increase of knowledge along every line.
We today are merely taking advantage
of this more extended knowledge, car
ried into homes and Offices by means
of printing presses. railroads, steam
ships, postal service, etc. Instead,
therefore, Of trying to beiittle our an
| ceStors. let us confess that We have
drawn from them deep inspiration.
| Let us credit our progress. not to ev-
olution, but to the more reasonable
proposition that Gods time has come
to give us the blessings promised in
the Scrptures-the blessings which
herald Messiahs Kingdom. We nave
waited and prayed for it. Now that
the dawning of the New Day is visible
on every hand. let us not forget to be
taught of God. reading in the signs of
the times the fulfilment of the predic
tons of forty centuries,
What Will Man Become?
Our text intimates that man is poor.
Coll h,,o f
favor and blessing He Is not deserv-
| ing of eternal torment. but Of the Di-
vine sentence. Dying. thou shalt
die because of degradation through
the fall Yet God has made provision
for mans recovery from sin and deatb.
The foundation for this recovery was
laid by the Sin-Atonenent Sacrifice Gil
Calvary. The blessings OF that Atone
ment have been extended thus far to
only a small number, such as would
take mp their cross and follow in the
Savior's footsteps.
But the selection OF the Elect TO be
associates with Messiah in His King
dom Is only the beginning OF Gods IA
vor to mankind The Elect will soon
be complete. Then the Kingdom Will
be established by Divine Power III an-
thOrity and dominion, not to crush
mankind. but for human uplift ont of
sin aud degradation back TO the fun
image and likeness of God.
If fallen man can accomplish the
wonders of our day. what viii not he
possible to restored man, under the FL,
Vorable conditions Of t.siah'S King
dom. for which the world ~ uiankIim
has waited ever since God nrGmi>rG /:
to AbrGbsm fOHr Thousand yaa:>s ago.