The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-11-07

place. AInl those reaching perfection
| viii lie glad to bow The knee tn Him
and Ia confess Him with their tongues
The Father Is Excepted.
We are not to gather from these
statements that Jesus. III any sense ~
the word. will tNGe the t'I@ee. h. q"
| ~. the honor. az the Father. -~Ieho
yah t'od declares. II give moi Ny sIn
ry 10 another" isaiah l2:SJ st. Paul
explains that although Jesus Will he
hailed as Lord or all. nevertheless Il
Is manifest that He Is excepted who.
puts all things thus in subsection to
1.-THE Son. ST. Faul emphasizes this
by telling ,lS II Corinthians lI:91. "SI
that il will lie the Fathers Power lha!
will bring everything IN SubIcrtlon 10
the Son: and that when tile Son. In
carrying, out the FnthGl''% gracious
pInnS. shall hayrtimt aII things tT'nl'
tlirInH 10 Himself. thRnlShaIL 'FtH de-
liver np tho Kingdom to the NAtlrr
that the Father may he nil in all.
IuIN IlIt I'INIllt t'ISltlIlI a." NlbA''I
in the Bible, Is beautiful and wonder
| fnI, II illustrates tn us elements Ut
the Divine Character that we never
could have appreciated except as mans
fall into sin and death gave 0pl0rII-
nifty FOR the exercise of Divine Wis
dom. Justice. Love and Power. Had
there been nI sin. no death. lIi"r"
would have been no opportunity for
God 10 manifest Ills Justice IN dealing
with the sinner. no opportunity 10 man.
icrSt Ills Love for the world IN prnvid.
ing that they should he rescued from
tie power of sin and death Neither
would there have been an opportunity
for demonstrating SAtau's llSlnyalIy
aud whcrcuntn II wouIt lead. Neither
would there have been m OPPORTUNITY
FIR testing file tlmy 'hg"tIen OF the
Father. and demonstrating the depth
OF Ills love and loyalty even unto the
death or the cross. unless sin had been
permitted.
Neither would there hav" h"rn an
opportunity for tod to show Ills gen
'croSity in dealing with tie l.mg''S. III
His hi9h cxaltatinn Ia III" nivIn" ma
turr and glory 'rh"r" would hay"
hrcn m opportunity 10 $h"~ tie length
breadth. hci@hI and depth If III" Lev"
NJ Gud IN lifting the Church FROM
the horrible pit and mIrE clay OF sin
and death. iuStlfying them freely
through the. merit Of CIlriSt'S SArrt-
flee, invltin. them ID share in lis ENo.
iry. honor aud Immortality. and finally
bringing the Elect to participation In
fine DIvin" "u"tmrr. aEh IN The "r"at
work "r A!"S$lah.-- Rev. ":l", ", =,
Room, For Boundless Ambition.
In view Of what "" lGv" seen OF
;he Divine arrangement thor" surely
Is room for the exercise "F 10"
mast holudlcSS ambition imH"Ina'"r
amongst those hIrSt with III" hearing
ear and the Gospel Message. 1t w"tII'I
he Il ."rni ;'"'n; IN (" Strlv" 1"
become Li!I",. ~" ri'"CE< "T me EltIS'
0on,> nr the word II w'tt't IN
Il great auIhi,inn 10 lnp' I" lmr0In"
! fIulvr%. senators. w III" President "L
tAp TulIrd States. Eut such great Am.
hitions would Il" as nothing wl'"nn con-,
pared With that set before h"Iiry%rS Of
| l;gCS Wprd, LItc, Dnhltl9N.t0 ID LeGGIXi5
! I'll hy the great Creator AS sons. par
takers, alf ,evl iEiper7HtFtIlfe q l'GI4"
i :4iSataFl htitsda!' @Sa'tiotaf%"lrs viii:
; Jrsis Christ onr E."rh. to " Heavenly
inlathancr and Kingdom """SNastln"'
! II any on" wants - grand Am'I'i"n'
here Is nnr worth dying for! Indeed, II
can he attained only T dying FIRST
mast come the death If the viii as IT,,
Snccts earthly aims, projects. amhl
,touS. etc. Then gradually must com"
! inc Transformed mind, which rloi'"S
to die daily anu TO Snfcr with Christ
II 81 he that We may IL" ais" clarified
; with him. RomanS S:l7N This Is tn"
ambition necessary I" make true Iny:'l
soldiers of the Grass willing /" "udII"
hardness in the Cause Of the Captain
NJ their Salvation. and t" lay dawn
life IN the service OF the King Of kings.