The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-01-10

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It was, however, perfectly seen In the
perfect Man, Christ Jesus, geo Cor
"A, Heb, Ia, 3,
Science at a PAUSE.
How GGd created man we are moi
told, except that he vas formed OF
the dust of the ground" and to this
day the bodies of mel and Of animals
consist OF the very same elements aa
the soil which forms the earth upon
which they dwell. It ia yet to be
proved that man came from the low.
er animals, and II Is a scientific secret
that at this point the real leaders
Of science are at a pause, The dust
Of our bodies is the same as yonder
stars, as the lily of the field, as that
which kings and queens are made.
jewels or sunset glorics, the best
stuff in the universe"
But still there are higher heights,
for God hreatied into this man his
own spirit, verse 7, and from this
union of the body and spirit man be-
came d living soul. Man is the con.
Meeting link between the material and
the infinite, by the physical he Is re-
lated to lower nature and by the spir-
itual he is related to God.
IF the theory of the rehabilitation
Of this earth after the destruction Of
the p~re.adanite races Is true tchap,
1:2-13). we now e God in his won.
drous grace preparing a place for
mans especial abode, w. S. Q, 1924.
The two accounts OF creation Ia the
first and second chapters OF Genesis
are not contradictory, and to make
them 80 n must read into the mar
ratlve what is not there. The first
presents a concise outline Of creation.
the second an enlargement that con-
meets these events with the region
where man began to live, the starting
point Of the present human race.
That Eden was undoubtedly In the
region of the Euphrates and the Tigris
rivers is pretty generally accepted,
though, Of course, we can only specu-
late as to the cradle OF the human
race. Eden was not, however, a place
for luxurious idleness ". 14). The
testing and developing of a mans
highest welfare Is always when he is
under limitations. Man has domin-
ion over all nature. He is to "subdue
II" and this subduing process has
been the great educating factor Of the
human race. 1t Is worthy of note
that only as mankind is filled with
the spirit Of Christianity has he con.
tinual dominion owe animals and
made the earth his servant. It is
the overcomer who wins the crown
(Rev. 3: 2t). The consequences of
disobedience were plainly set before
man ". ~ in Eden, even as to-
day.
AS to the two trees, the tree OF life
and the tree Of the knowledge Of good
and evil, we shall consider them in
our next lesson.
After God had created Adam with
the highest nature the animals we're
not 1T companions for him. Nor could
he be the beginning Of the race OF
without ono Ike to himself. Man
attain his highest only as he has
companionship ". 1S). Adam
had the power Of speech, and an intel
iigence, and waJ given the right to
name the animals Of the field ". 19).
But in all this there was no compan.
for him ". 20J.
Unity Of Life.
in the first account is the simple
statement that God created male and
but In the second we sec
hat mar Is not complete without the
Gods mode was to make her
bone Of his bone" wv. %, 23). This
Iuggests the utmost possible unity Of
nan and wife; unity OF life, Of soul,
4 emotions, Of home, etc. Matthew
Henry calls to our attention the WON.
n was not taken from 'out Of his
lead to top him, nor out OF his feet
o be trampled under foot, but out
4 hts side to be his equal, from I'm.
er his arm to be protected, and near
is heart to be loved"
The marriage relation is the most
acred Of all human ties ". 24). It ia
be best possible training and educa.
lon in love, sacrifice, duty. victory
yer evil, In all that is best in life.
'hese are the qualities needed TO
uild up the race. When one ia de.
radef tho other Of necessity ia low.
red. To understand the full meaning
the marriage relation we need to
1mprehend the relation OF Christ and
Is church, Eph. b.31, 10.
II, then, man has such a high be-
does not that very fact i'm
upon him a burden Of responsi.
lily to hts Creator? Nobility means
3ligation," and to re-. ounce In base
gratitude. Even az God said. let
! make man" so by his power we are {
continue the work Of making men: /
ho shall be complete In Christ Jesus. 4