The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-02-28

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err of Babei, the great city of Babylon.
the Great Pyramid of Egypt. full Of
scientific accuracy and symbols or
Heavenly things. Solomon's Temple
and Herod's. the Cathedral of st. Pc
ter's at Rome, and other great cathe-
drals. each wonderful in it's way. were
referred to as examples of mans skill
in the past.
All these stately ediices, the Pastor
declared. glorify mans intellectual pow
err not less than do some of the legal
statutes of the past-the Mosaic Law.
the Laws of Lycurgus, etc. These
achievements refute the thought that
our forefathers were monkeys.
Within the last half-century. human
Intelligence has bounded forward in
most remarkable manner. The tele-
graph, the telephone. the wireless.
steam power, electric power and light
have given talents wider scope than
ever before They have forwarded the
art of printing, which. in turn. has
stimulated education. Worldwide in
telligence is making the world fabu-
Iously rich. Millions are on the alert
to associate themselves with the new
things and the resulting prosperity.
The Canal illustrates All This.
Modern cities, with their multiplied
conveniences, our tunnels, or subways.
under cities. and all for which they
stand, amaze us. AS we realize that
these things have come within fifty
years. we repeat, What is Man!'
How wonderful is the intelligence
which has been able to grapple with
nature, it's laws, ETC.. and master
them! Is not man great king in all
the earth?
Nowhere is mans power to deal with
earthly conditions more strikingly man
ifest than on this Canal Zone. We
have here an illustration of mountain
moving faith. Six tons of Trojan pow
der exploded at one instant. crumbling
an entire HILL is certainly a wonderful
record. These great steam shovelS
which move enormous masses of lOOs-
few years ago. some one had told us
that a man. by moving lever. could
lift six tons of earth, transport it an
eighth of a mile. and load it upon cars.
all in three minutes or less. we would
have thought him insane.
Tells of Messiah's Day.
We must accredit our great progress
to God. His time has come for lifting
the veil of ignorance and superstition.
He has been gradually favOring the
increase of knowledge along every line.
We today are merely taking advantage
of this more extended knowledge, car
ried into homes and Offices by means
of printing presses. railroads. steam
ships, postal service. etc. Instead
therefore, of trying to belittle our an
cestors, let us confess that we have
drawn from them deep inspiration.
Let us credit our progress. not to ev-
olution. but to the more reasonable
proposition that Gods time has come
to give us the blessings promised In
the Scriptures-the blessings which
herald Messiah's Kingdom. We have
waited and prayed for it. Now that
the dawning Of the New Day is visible
on every hand. let us not forget to be
taught Of God. reading In the signs Of
the times the fulflment Of the predic.
lions Of forty centuries.
What Will Man Become?
Our text intimates that man Is poor
weak. fallen, unworthy Of his Creators
favor and blessing. He Ii not deserv.
Ing of eternal torment, but of the Di
vine sentence, Dying. thou shah
die" because Of degradation through
the fall Yet God has made provision
for mans recovery from sin and death
The foundation for this recovery was
laid by the Sin-Atonement Sacrifice or
Calvary. The blessings Of that Atone
ment have been extended thus far t.
only a small number. such az would
take up their cross and follow In thu
Savior's footsteps.
| But the selection Of the Elect to bt
associates with Messiah in His King
dom Is only the beginning of Gods IA
vor to mankind. The Elect will sooT
be complete. Then the Kingdom will
be established by Divine Power in an
thority and dominion. not to crust
mankind. but for human uplift ont Of
sin and degradation. back to the full
image and likeness Of God.
II fallen man can accomplish th,
wonders of our day. what will not b.
possible to restored man. under the IA
vorable conditions of Messiah's King
dom. for which the world of mankind
has waited ever since God promised 4
to Abraham-four thousand years ago.