The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-04-28

"a peculiar people. Jealous of good
works" Their good works are not the
building Of hospitals, asylums, schools
and colleges, although they rejoice that
the world has the inclination to do
these things. The Church engages in
the same kind of good works that our
Lord engaged in at His First Advent.
The Scriptures assert that He went
about doing good In line with this
statement is the Apostles injunction
that the Church do good unto all men.
especially unto them who are of the
Household of Faith. '-Galatian 6:1O
"Blessed Your Eyes, For They See"
The Household of Faith includes all
who are trusting in the precious blood
of Christ for their redemption. These
the Church will serve on every occa-
sion. The greatest possible good that
can be done will be that of serving
them with the Truth. The Glad It'd
ings of great joy which shall be to all
people is the very best Message that
can be brought to any one-not only
Jesus, but also inspiring the glorious
hope of joint-heirship with Christ In
the Messianic Kingdom. The Bible
tells US that the time is coming when
all the blind eyes shall be opened and
all the deaf ears shall be unstopped
That time is during the next Age
Meantime, God is doing a wonderful
work. He is gathering here and there
the sanity ones-those who have an
ear to hear His call. OF this class our
they see; and your ears, for they hear. y
In gathering this special class, God
is looking, not at the outward appear
ance, but at the heart. He desires
those whose hearts are right. This
does not mean, as once we thought
that all whom God does not select. OF
elect, are to be thrown to devils and
roasted to all eternity. What change
comes over everything when we real
ize that God is not premeditating evil
| against even those who may be His
enemies through wicked works, but is
merely calling out a class now which
He will use later to assist the Redeem
er in blessing all the families Of the
! earth!-Galatians 3:16, 20.
The Scriptures declare that in choos
| ing this special class. the Church, Goo
Is calling mot many wise men after
the flesh. not many mighty, not many
noble,'' but the poor Of this world
rich in faith" those whom the worl(
would consider the mean things, the
weak. the ignoble The Bible tells Us
| that the rich have plenty to satisfy
| their hearts and therefore do not fee
| their need.
| 1t is the same with the intellectual
They rather look down upon the aver
| age human being, and say that poo
| people do not know any better thai
to believe the story of the fall of maj
and all the rest of the Bible stories
Thus In what they think is wisdom
| they ignore the Word of God. in which
His whole Plan for mans recover,
from degradation, sin and death il
shown as connected with the story o.
Adam and Eve, their fall and the re
Gemption effected by the death of Je
sus on Calvary. Whoever leaves GU
this part of the Bible loses the con
Meeting link, and cannot perceive tn,
Plan of God for mans salvation
Therefore the wise according to tn,
course of this world cannot understand
the Divine Program.
The Bible says that not many nobl'
are called. One may be poor and I'm
educated, and yet have very nobl,
mind. This class know that they ar,
morally above the average. Therefor
they often have a self-satisfied feeling
which does not permit them to recog
nize that they are sinners. And $,
they are not ready to see that they an(
all other human beings need a Savior
| aye Are His Workmanship"
Those whom God has accepted ant
forgiven through the blood of His Son
our Redeemer, are no longer under the
former sentence of sin. These still
have weaknesses of the flesh and ar,
| striving against them, although the.
may never be as successful as SOM
other persons who We're better born
But the Heavenly Father knows t
what extent each is striving agains
sin, seeking to put down the old ma
ture. Others may misjudge US; but H
knows us.
OF this class the Apostle Paul says
! 1T is God that worketh in you botl
to will and to do His good pleasure.
| He has given us exceeding great ant
precious promises, that by these work
| ing in us, showing us the course t
| take and the result of faithfulness, w,
may gradually attain the Divine ma
ture. This is the contamination, ant
comes to us by Divine Power-''c chang
ed in moment. in the twinkling of III
| eye" Whether we shall be granted
that glorious change depends upon tn
zeal with which we love Righteousness
and hate iniquity, and seek to do tn
will of God
No matter how mean this class ma.
have been according to nature, tn
! transforming work of the Holy Spiri
! goes on in their hearts; and they he
| come noble characters. Although the,
may never be able to control their f1esl
so that they will seem as noble a
some of the world, yet the nobility o
heart is what God is looking for. If il
the heart He sees true nobility-loyal
| ~ to Him, to righteousness, to truth
to the brethren-then they have III
| evidence that they are His. and tina
| His providences are working togethe
| for their good.
| In some respects the Lords work il
| this class resembles that of lapidary
| Fhe lapidary will not pick up cobb
stones or ordinary pieces of quartz an,
| put them on the wheel for polishing
although these stones lie about every
where But Il real jewel he puts o.
the wheel. So it is with the Lord
| jewels. If you as His child find tina
the cutting process goes on in you
life, 1t is because the Lord loves you
and all the trials and difficulties tia
He sees best to bring upon you ar
purposed to prepare you to be jeve
for mounting in His glorious diadem.
When God accepts any one and be
gets him with the Holy Spirit, that OH
Is jewel in the rough, and needs cut
ting and polishing. Each needs til,
skill of the great Master Workman il
order to be. properly shaped and pre-
pared to show forth the glory of God
Just as a diamond properly cut viii
radiate the glories of the sunlight, ~
Gods jewels will show forth iii.
praises. After each is cut and polished
he is laid aside until the great Lapi
dairy is ready to mount the jewels
This is the First Resurrection. Ther
all these jewels will be mounted in fine