The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-01-11

GOLDEN IEAI-' doI created :,
his own image" Gen. In.
Ten times the words, "ant
said" appear In the first chan
Genesis. God spake, and 'twa,
Now all is in readiness earth and
en- await his word, and God ~
us make man" II would ss,I
though a conference was BEN,
before this momentOus event
"let us make" Is full Of susrsl
That each person of the Triuns
head was present in creation W
in last weeks lesson, and il n
still further indicated by tie
form of the Hebrew noun a,
name of God. But what patta
we follow in the making Of
Surely only the highest and ;
hence "in the image OF Cod
does not necessarily mean thss
cal Image, but rather the inteh
and spiritual image of God, "a
$40, Eph. 4:24, John 525. Gdy
is spirit John 4:25) does ma,
himself in material form (ses !
20, lisa. 6:1-4) and similar pan,
and this form resembles the m
But this Image" (likeness) has
blurred and married by sin, Jams
1t was. however, perfectly seen
perfect Man, Christ Jesus, sa
4:4, Heb. liz, 3.
Science at a Pause.
How God created man we m
told. except that he was form
the dust of the ground" and d
day the bodies of men and OF n
consist of the very same elema
the soil which forms the earti
which they dwell. It is yet d
proved that man came from The |
er animals, and 1t is a scientific !
that at this point the real ID
CT science are at a pause. The
Of our bodies Is the same asu1
stars, as the lily of the field, al
which kings and queens are :
Jewels or sunset glories, the
stuff in the universe"
But still there are higher I'd
for God breathed into this m |
own spirit, verse 7, and fur
union of the body and spirit N
came a living soul. Man Is IN
Meeting link between the mater
the infinite, by the physical be
lated to lower nature and BY tn
itual he is related to God.
II the theory Of the rehabim
Of this earth after the destvct
the pre-adamite races II true
1:2-13), we now see God In hh |
drous grace preparing a pla~
mans especial abode, w. 8,
The two accounts Of creation
first and second chapters Of Cd
are not contradictory, and to 1
them SO one must read into theI
rative what is not there. The
presents a concise outline Of cfe1
the second an enlargement thtI
meets these events with the 4
where man began to live. the 81
point of the present human ~
That Eden was undoubtedly l
region Of the Euphrates and the
rivers is pretty generally acc
though, of course, we can only
late as to the cradle Of the
race. Eden was not, however,
for luxurious idleness ". ID.
testing and developing Of .
highest welfare Is always vheh
under limitations. Man has
ion over all nature. He Is to
It" and this subduing process
been the great educating factor
human race. It Is worthy
that only as mankind Is OILED
the spirit Of Christianity has
tinual dominion over amman
made the earth his servant
the overcomer. who wins the
(Rev. 8: 2D. The consequene
disobedience were plainly ses
man ". I'D in Eden. even
day.
As to the two trees, the tres
and the tree Of the knowledse
and evil. we shall consider D
our next lesson. :.:iFi
After God had created AdaA
the highest nature the animas
not fit companions for him nor
he be the beginning OF the
man without one like to hirnsel
can attain his highest only %
human companionship ". III
had the power Of speech, and =
ligence, and was given the 2
name the animals of the held
But in all this there was no !"
ion for him ". 20).
Unity. Of Life.
In the first account b nv
statement that God created
female" but in the second
that man is not complete WIZ
woman. Gods mode was to -
bone Of his bone" wv. ~. >"
suggests the utmost possipie
man and wife; unity Of lie
of emotions, of home, etc
Henry calls to our attention "
an was not taken from o
head to top him, nor out Oh
to be trampled under foo9
OF his side to be his equal,
der his arm to be protected
his heart to be loved. ..
The marriage relation Ii ~
sacred of all human ties ". y,
the best possible training anu
ton in love, sacrifice, auv.
over evil. in all that is oea
These are the qualities nes
build up the race. When ~
| -. ~ necessity