The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-26


representations Of Gods Charactersnd,
Plan. Since our eyes are gradually
opening to see the real situation, how
can we, be otherwise than Indignant
aud Jealous for the honor of our God
'ahd for the Influence OF His Truth
amongst our fellowmen.
The Pastors Personal Experience.
speak from experience. Not that
/ have had the experience OF being an
allen, u stranger from God. but have
had the experience Of losing my God.
The child or believing parents, and In.
doctrinated along CalvinistIc lines 10
believe that only the Fleet. handful.
would ever reach glory, and that aII
the remaining non.aect would reach
u perdltion OF torment, was accus-
toned to thinking OF myself as one
Of the Eject. AMI appreciating the Love
OF God, which had provided for the
salvation OF the Elect.
As u boy OF seventeen. Il member Of
the Y. NJ. c. A., I engaged, as did other
members Ut that time. In what we cai'
cd Gospel preaching realizing tic
meaning OF the word Gospei-that 1t
signifies good tldlngs Of great joy.
which shall be to all people" Like the
others. l exhorteI and threatened, pie
tured He'll. and shook my hearers over
il. Then came sober thought. Res
son began to assert itself over supcc-
siitlop. inquired Of myself, WhelS
Is this He'll which you preach? And
what do You really know about It?
ConfesSiug my own ignorance on the
subject, went to my teachers anS
elders. and was amazed TO find that
they knew no more about 1t than my.
self. | stopped preaching. aud began
to think and to examine the crecds! j
found that the differences between
them were trivial; they all had the
one foundation OF Heavenly salvation
for the sanity few, and eternal torture
for the thousands Of millions In heath
Ell ard III Christian lands. The more
| Investigated, the more felt sure II
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declared threw them all away; ahd
thinking the Bible the basis for .nem
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SouI-Hunger For God. "
Having once known God as MS
Heavenly Father, could find no soul
rest without Him. My soul hungered
for Ills love and care. ! still held ia
the great fact that our Universe has
IN intelligent, personal Creator. His
Wisdom and Power were before me Oh
every starry night. My studies IN
anatomy convinced me that I myself
all humanity, yea. every creature Is
frarfuIly and wonderfully made. The
more | studied, the more | became con,
vinced that the eye could never have
come by chance, could not have been
evolved bv a nature god: and 50 with
every other function OF my body-thc
| muscles. the nerves. and the mower Ia
move III response 10 tllt mere lnlllklllc,
willing. worsitirtcd the God Of Wis.
dom ana rover ana sought I" Know
| more OF Him, confident that would
ma Inn Sooa.
| tett |" tue resources OF my own
D'alii' asked. 'ould others ana my
H"ti possess. as Si!'S "i our tF@t"F
's'e qu;''ities OF justice an! Love,
| ""'ch we esteem the very hlSheSl'
ana yet that Creator Himself he deS'
i4'Hfe "f these: me answer or my
lhiilu was, surely, rs He mat formed
| NE eye can see. lie tllilt gave hu'
mainly the quantities OF justice anu
l."Ve. mnst POSSESS These quantities III
lGthi'e measure.
mus beheld WIN the eyes OF my
understanding tue great TOD or inc
inverse, lhhiiite III his WISDOM, Ill
Ills rover, III Ills justice, ia HIS
Love. worshiped again, reJoiceu thnt
rou'u nave commence Ill my Hod'
anu reallZe mat lie had ihadc neither
the world nor our race IN 'aih-that
lie had som" wise, just, loving purpose
In cohnectlo" with our creation.
lntelIiaent Peoples Most Thoroughly
Sedueed.
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