Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-02-28

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Heavenly things. Solomon's Temple
and Herod's. the Cathedral of St Pc
ters at Rome, and other great cathe-
drals. each wonderful in its way. were
referred TO as examples OF mans skill
IN the past.
All these stately ediiices, the Pastor
declared, giorify mans intellectual pow
err not less than DO some or the legal
statutes Of the past-the Mosaic Law,
the Laws OF Lyeurgus, etc. These
Achievements reiute the thought that
our iofeiathefs were monkeys
Wltulh the iaSt nhIi-cehtury' hulhah
Intelligence mas opunaed Forward IN
most remarkable manner Inc le'e
graph me Telephone the wireless
steam power. eiectrle power ana iight
nave gwen talents Wlder scope tnun
ever peIore. lhey nave lor"a'ueu eiie
arr OF lflhlItlE' Wh'ch, W lutu, uas
sumhialed eaucalioh. "orla -Wlue M
teHlgeuee IL h'uhthE tue "oi'u i""u-
iously 'ifa' Mliions are on tne ''e'
10 aAsoclale themselves WIN inc h'"
thIhS5 anu the resulting prosperity
The Canal illustrates Al This.
Modern cities. with their multiplied
conyeuiences. our tunnels. or subways,
under cities. ana all Tor Wnlch they
stahd. amaze us. AS we teailNe lhat
these things nave come Wlthlh MY
years We repeat w nat Is MANI
How WohaefIul IN the lhtelilsenee
Which mas been aD'e 10 Srlppie Win
nature, ITS laws etc-' ana MASTER
them. Is not man great king ID al
the earth!
Nowhere is mans power to deal with
earthly conditions more strikingly man
fest than on this Canal Zone. we
have here an Illustration of mountain
moving faith Six tons OF TroJan pow
der exploded at one instant crumDlnG
an entire hill. Is certainly wonderful
record These great steam ShoVels
which move enormous masses OF zoos
ened earth are marvellous. II only a
Few years ago some one had to'a US
that man. by moving lever couiu
MT SIN tons or earth transport IL an
eighth OF miie' ana ioau 1t upon cars,
all IN three minutes OF less we "ouiu
nave thousot MN insane
Tells OF messishs Day
We must aceredit our great progress
to Cod His time has come for iiftlng
the yen OF ignorance ana superstition
he mas been gradnaiiy laVorlhs tne
increase OF KNOWLEDGE along every hne.
we today are merely takihs aoFahlasc
d TINS more EXTENDED knowieuse' car
Aed INTO homes ana oilees Dy lheahS
Oh printing presses. rmlroaos' steam
shlps' postaI service etc' Ahste""'
therefore, Oh ti!ihs W peii'e'e oui a."
testors' let US CONFESS tnat we nave
if""h iiohi lueiH ueeP iiSPi'"'i'u'
LVl Us eFeu't on. prosiess' poe " ~
''utAoh' put 70 Tue more 'eaSon"p'e
proposition tlat noo tune mas eohie
20 s'Ne US Tue niessilss proiniSeu III
me scr!Ptufes-tne o.essipes witch
nfraiu Messiahs hlnsdom' We nave
wa''eu ana prayed LOT IL NoW ,na'
lhe ua"hing OF tne Ne" Day Is 'Is'ple
On every utnu' ie' US pol iorse. 70 oe
Lausnt OF 1oo' readihg III 'ne sisis u
lue thles tne Iu'hlmeh1 Oh Tue preuie
'ionS Oh iofty centuries
What win Man Become?
Our text lntimates that man is poor.
weak. fallen, unworthy of his Creators
iayor and blessing. He is not deserv-
ing of eternal torment. but of the Di-
zine sentence. Dying, thou shalt
lie because of degradation through
,or mans recovery from Sin ana death
The foundation for this recovery was