The Wahpeton times., 1913-03-06

8S short time ago,
I when this fair
SEH xz:.x .xx= land suffered con-
(Sa2!S9sE k2s22s4Y tinually from yel.
low fever and 9TH
er tropical ailments. The Pastor refer.
red to General Wood az the one through
whose energy and skill Cubas restitu-
6on and rejuvenation came about.
Honor to whom honor Is due" appears
to be one Of Pastor Russell's notices.
The text was Acts 3:1o21: 'sTimes Of
Restitution OF al things. which God
hath spoken By the mouth Of oil His
Holy Prophets since the world began"
He said
In Panama q week ago I saw one Of
the stupendous works Of man In sub.
DUNG the earth and making It suitable
to his purposes. How wisely God has
left the subduing Of the earth to man!
A blessing must come to humanity
from mastering nature. testified re.
specdng tho increased education of
mankind through modern inventions,
which speak to US Of the dawning of
the New Era long foretold in the Bible.
Today l point you to mans 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 marvelously clear and greatly ex-
tended beyond anything Of previous
times. This increased knowledge lies
close to the work Of sanitation. SO wide
ly approved. The sudden influx of
knowledge is a sign Of the dawning Of
the New Day-Restitution. Il
MiIlsnnial Work In cuba.
The Pastor urged his congregation to
consider the wonderful Transformation
in their fair Island an exemplification
Of the great work to prevail world
wide> shortly. 1t properly raises our
estimation Of human intelligence, and
Of the beneficence Of the United States
Government, whose agent in this trans
forming work was General Wood. What
has taken place SO markedly in Cuba Is
gradually being accomplished all over
the world.
The Scriptures everywhere associate
the glorious work Of human uplift with
Messiah's Kingdom. Perhaps many
have expected the blessing to come in
another way; nevertheless. all should
see the facts and acknowledge pro-
phetical ful6lments. Instead Of being
disappointed that God is using humani-
ty for the fulflment Of His glorious
promises. let us rejoice that mankind
may be so wonderfully used.
Best Of AlI-Human Restitution.
AS man fell from the image and like
ness Of God, Restitution to him means
return to that image and likeness.
OF all the Restitution wonders. this
will be the grandest. Were every
prospect pleasing" and humanity vile,
sinful, imperfect - mentally. morally
and physically-the curse would still
rest on the earth. The lifting Of some
Of mans ignorance and superstition 10
by no means q realization of what 10 to
be expected. II taste Of Divine "a
vor and goodness be 90 refreshing,
what will the full draft be!
This message is meaningless to be.
levers in human evolution. Disbeliev-
ing in mans fall from the Divine i'm
age in the nesh. these must logically
deny also the Redemption, and all No
cessity for Savior to die for our sins.
Surely they cannot count It sin to ex-
perlence evolution, 40 they claim; and
If sin has not been committed, there
could be neither Redemption from sin
nor Restitution to former condition.
All such theories, therefore. are On.
scrIptural. For this reason they are
antagonistfc 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 and death, in
duced 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 as mans Redemption.
price; but 1t IL due now, Tor We are
living in the dawn Of the great Seventh
Thousand-Y Day. Messiah's 1rst
work % the great King 10 about to be
inaugurated. He IL about to bind
satan-"that old serpent, the Devil"
He u about to bless humanity BY roll
ing away the curse Of death.
Nothing Of human Restitution II pos-
sible. however, until after the compile.
ton Of the Church. 80 particular q
this feature Of Gods Plan that nearly
two thousand years have been devoted
to II, whereas only one thousand 70 A.
signed for tho uplift Of mankind. God
u selecting q sanity class to be His
children on the highest plane Of exist
sace. These are required to be excep.
tjonal characters. and to attest their
0ithfulness and devotion unto death.