The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1913-02-25

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llfASIOR RUSSELDl gineering feats of
;. the past-the Tow
er of Babei. the great city of Babylon.
the Great Pyramid of Egypt full of
scientific accuracy and symbols of
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 edifices. the Pastor
declared. glorify mans intellectual pow.
er not less than do some of the legal I
statutes of the past-the Mosaic Law.
the Laws OF Lycurgus. etc. These
achievements refute the thought that I
our forefathers were monkeys.
Within the last half-century, human
intelligence has bounded forward in a /
most remarkable manner. The tele-
graph. the telephone. the wireless.
steam power. electric power and light I
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-
lousy 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 hfty
years. we repeat, What is Manp
How wonderful is the intelligence
which has been able to grapple with
nature. its laws. etc. and master
them. Is not man a great king in all
the earth?
Nowhere is mans powel to deal with
earthly conditions more strikingly man
ifest than on this Canal Zone. We
have here an illustration of mount n
moving faith Six tons of Trojan , "
! der exploded at one instant. crumbing
an entire hill. is certainly a wonderful
/ record These great steam shovels
which move enormous masses OF io0s-
ened earth are marvellous If only q
:. few years ago. some one had told US
that u man. by moving lever. could
| lift six tons of earth. transport it an
eighth of 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 aceredit our great progress
to God. His time has come for lifting
the veil of ignorance and superstition
He has been gradually fayoring 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 hav'
drawn frcm them deep inspiration.
Let US credit our progress. not to ev
olution. but to the more reasonable
proposition that Gods time has com
to give US the blessings promised i
the ScriptureS-the blessings whie
herald Messiah's Kingdom. We hav
waited and prayed for it. Now tina
, the dawning of the New Day is visibl
on every hand. let us not forget to
taught Of God. reading in the signs c
the times the fulfilment of the prediC
lions of forty centuries.
4 What Viii Man Become?
/ Our text intimates that man is poo
{ weak, fallen, unworthy of his Creator
, favor and blessing. He is not deser7
fuu ne ,tarpaI <orp,apS h,,k % <ha n
vine sentence, Dying. thou sha
die" because Of degradation throug
the fall. Yet God has made provisio
: for mans recovery from sin and deaf
: The foundation for this recovery W;
laid by the Sin-Atonement Sacrifice c
: Calvary. The blessings of that Atom
ment have been extended thus far
only small number. such as weu
take up their cross and follow in q
Savior's footsteps.
n But the selection of the Elect to
n associates with Messiah in His Kin
y dom is only the beginning of Gods I
n vor TO mankind The Elect will 500
b be complete. Then the Kingdom "
be established by Divine Power ID
thority and dominion. not TO cru.
mankind. but for human uplift out
l. sin and degradation. back to the u
n image and likeness Of God
ID II fallen man can accomplish
IS wonders OF our day. what viii not
possible to restored man. under the
vorable conditions OF Messiah's MI
dom. for which the world OF manki
IS hos wattod ovor uiueo Cod promised
40 to Abraham-four thousand years ago