Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-12-15

Il,4i q cOnbumpuOn, unu
4 the burning
EA2lQkzKQSSkLLll plngue, that which
consumeth [be-
forel the eyes, and causeth sorrow Of
heart" His topic was chosen in har-
mony with the general movement
against consumption, the white plague,
which he declared is annually sweep
ing more millions to the grave than
are all the wars OF all the world.
True, the Pastors Divine commits
sion is to preach the Gospel Never
theiess, since the Gospel is the Good
Message Of the Divinely arranged re-
covery from sin and DEATH he consid-
cred 1t eminently proper to call atten-
ton to the rayages Of the white plague
as part of the penalty Of sin. He
would not in this be understood as
meaning that all consumptlves are
especially sinners. Some Of the most
sanity Of Gods people have died Of
consumption and other ailments, The
Redeemer Is credited with having died
Of a ruptured heart, disease not un-
) known to medical practitioners.
The speaker declared that much con-
fusion prevails amongst Christian peo-
pie respecting sickness and health. IL
seems only logical for us to reason that
God wishes His creatures to be healthy
and happy always. especially such as
seek to live In harmony with Him,
True, we have received the Bible In
structlon that sickness Is a part Of
death; that death Is the Divine curse,
or sentence, or penalty, for sin; that
sin entered the world through the dis
obedience Of our FIRST parents; and that
all mankind therefore are under the
curse. or sentence OF death, OF which
sickness is merely forerunnner--the
dying process.
Still Il seems natural for us to think
that after we turn from sin and con-
secrate our lives to God, He would re-
lleve us Of the penalties Of sin and re-
store us fully to His original favor-to
human perfection and to everlasting
life and to happy conditions When we
find TINT some Of the best OF Gods
people, including the Savior, the Apos-
ties and the Prophets, have suffered
even unto death, and that none are I'M
mune from this penalty, perplexlty
takes possession Of our minds which
only the Bible sets straight
The old Covenant and tho New.
God first announced to Abraham His
ultimate purpose Of blessing the world
-releasing them from the curse Of sin
and death. He did not explain how
this would be done, except that II
would be accomplished by Abruham's
posterity. or Seed. Four hundred ana
thirty years later God proposed to the
lsraelltes that II they wished to lnher
II the Promise made 70 Abraham. the
door was open for them, God entered
into Covenant with them at Mount
Sinai through Moses, the mediator.
In that Covenant God agreed TO Ger.
tain things, and Israel to other things.
Israel agreed to keep the Divine Law
pcrfectly and God agreed that IL they
would do so, He would bless them with
everlasting life and open the way by
which they might be the saylors OF the
world. 70 help all out from under the
curse and back TO the favor OF God.
But Israel failed to keep the Divine
requirements perfectly, as God fore.
knew they would. Hence they never
gained everlasting life for themselves,
but died like other men Hence. also,
they were not able TO be the worlds
upllfters from sin and death, Later
God explained 10 them that greater
than Moses would come, namely, Mes.
slab. who would 80 help, strengthen
and unllft from sin aud death a select
Seed Of Abraham that such. with Him.
would be qualified TO constitute the
Kingdom OF God-the ruling power
which God would use IN putting down
sin and Satan. Ignorance aud wrong,
ana N lftlng up mankind under the
Law Covenant renewed,
Our text Is part OF Gods message
70 lsrnel. In which he assured them
that n they would keep the Law they
shonld have all the blessings OF His
favor IN their earthly lives; but II
they were dlsobedient various sick
neases would come upon them as
chlstlsementa, As for the other ma.
tIons Of the world, they were not In
covenant relationship with Gcd, and
wclv subject 70 the mutations Of their
dying condition
Only with the Israelites was con,
sumption specially stated 10 be the
penalty fgr SIN, and only the IsraeliteH
were promised Immunity from these
1lckneases on condition that they
Would llfo IA obedience to the Ihylne