The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-03-08


low fever and 9TH
err tropical ailments. The Pastor refer
rcd TO General Wood as the one through
whose energy and skill CNba's restitu-
ton and regeneration came about.
Honor to whom honor Is due" appears
TO be one Of Pastor lIuSScll's notices
The text was Acts 3:19.9l Grimes Of
Restitution OF all things, which God
hath spoken by the mouth Of all His
Holy Prophets since the world began"
He Sald:-
In Panama a week ago saw one OF
the stupcnlous works Of man in sub
DUNG tho earth and making it suitable
to his purposes. How wisely God hns
left the slbduing Of the earth to man!
A blessing must come to humanity
from mastering nature. ! testified re-
specting the increased education OF
mankind through modern inventions,
which speak to IFS of the dawning of
the New Fra long foretOId in the Bible
Today point you to mn's increas-
ing skill along other lines, The laws
OF health are better understood than
ever before. The laws Of chemistry,
applicable to nearly everything in life.
are marveIousIy clear and greatly ex-
tended beyond anything OF previous
times. This increased knowledge lies
close to the work Of sanitation. so wide
" approved. The sudden, influx Of
knowledge is sign Of the dawning of
the New Day-Restitution
MiIIenniaI Work In Cuba.
The Pastor urged his congregation to
consider the wonderful transformation
In their fair Island an complication
of the great work to prevail world
wide shortly. 1t properly raises our
estimation Of human intelligence, and
Of the hcneticcncc Of the United States
Government, whose agent In this trans
forming work was General Wood. What
has taken place so markedly III Cuba Is
gradually being accomplished all over
the world.
The Scriptures everywhere associate
the glorious work of human uplift with
Mcssial's Kingdom. Perhaps many
have expected the blessing to come in
another way; nevertheless, all should
SEQ the facts and acknowledge pro-
pheticnl fuIhImcnts. Instead Of being
disappointed that God is using hnmani-
ty for the fuliimcnt Of His glorious
promises, let us rejoice that mankind
may be 50 wonderfully used.
Best Of AIl-Human Restitution.
As man fell from the image and like
ness Of God, Restitution 10 him means
return TO that image and likeness.
OF all the Restitution wonders. this
will he the GrandcSt. We're every
prospect pleasing" and humanity vile.
siuful, imperfect - mentally, morally
and phySlcally-the curse would still
rest on the earth. The lifting Of some
OF mans ignorance and superstition is
by no means n rcali2atlOn0f what is to
be expected. II taste Of Divine fl
vor and goodness he so refreshing.
what will tho full draft be!
This message is meaningless to he.
levers in human evolution DiShcliev'
ing In mans fall from the Divine I'M
aye in the flesh, these must logically
deny also the Redemption and all ne.
ccsSity for n Savior to die for our sins.
Surely they cannot count 1t sin to ex'
ncricnCe evolution, MS they claim; anu
IL sin has not been committed. there
could he neither Redemption from sin
nor Restitution to Il former condition.
All such theories. therefore, are I'M
scripturaI. For this reason they are
antagonlStIc to the Bible view: that
man fell from Gods image six thou
sand years ago: that he has passed
through six great Days in which there
has been reign Of sin anil death. in
duccd by Satan. and still Influenced by
him. Under this reign. man has lost
much of The Divine image and has be-
come more or less brutal.
Restitution was not due when Jesus
gave His life rs mans Redemption
rrice: but II Is due now. for we are
living in the dawn Of the great Seventh
Thousand.Ycar Day. NeSsiah's first
work as the great King is about to be
inauguratcd. He is about to bind
Satan-"that old serpent, the Devil"
lie Is about to bless humanity by roll
lug away the curse OF death. ....
Nothing Of human Restitution Is pos
sibIe, however, until after the compile.
ton Of the Church. So particular Is
this feature OF Gods Plan that nearly
two thousand years have been devoted
to It, whereas only one thousand Is as
signed for the upllft of mankind. God
Is selecting sanity class to be His
children on the highest plane Of exist
ence. These are required to BIZ excep'
tionnI characters. and to attcst their
talthtulness and devotion unto death