The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-11-23

specting the torture of the dead are alb
suro- more than this, We hold that they
srs,, udhsoriptural, contured up under sup
srSutious fears: and that certain SYM
Doneal pictures OF the Bible were wrested
20 tne support OF those misconceptions OF
the DIVINE character and Plan.
But does the rejection of those absurd
theorles disprove an intelligent Creatorr
Does It disprove the Bible decla rati1n,
mat He Is a God Of Love and that there
Is rational explanation of the present
reign Of Sin and Death. and a rational
basis for hope for the resurrection on the
dead. under the glorious Reign OF Em-
manuel the Prince of Life and the bless-
ines which His Kingdom viii surely
Drlag 70 every member Of our race? THAI
tne human family Is In a weak and de-
PRAYED condition mentally. morally and
physically, is beyond dispute; and evoIu-
tionists have not proven the Bible in
erior IN us explanation that present mem
tai. moral and physical weakness Is proof
OF the degeneracy which came to our
race as a result Of sin. ConsanEuinify
between the human and the ape has not
oeen proven; but II II HAD BEEN. there
would be just as much ground for rea-
sonlng that an ape Is a degenerate hu-
man as for claiming that humanity are
evoluted apes :
In opposition to this irrational theory,
We note that mankind in general even.
those OF humble birth, have organs az
the mind which they rarely use and
which cannot. therefore, be said to b
evolved by them; and those organs are
not the lower but the higher, nobler ones.i
Those qualities Of mind are present but
dormant. merely waiting to be quickened
INTO activity. This fact favors the Bible
view that mankind are FALLEN, and
that few are living UP to even the best
Of the impaired organism which they
possess.
The evolutionary theory that We should
live and die simply for the advancement
OF future generations may prove an in
IN hrrE IN,
these will be few. OF far greater interest
Is the Bible teaching that the present In
the NIGHT TINE, in which our friends
and neighbors and ourselves, one by one.
fall asleep in death; and that Gods In,
Unite Wisdom, Power and Love have pro-
vided a resurrection of the dead, both Of
the Just and unjust-the Just to glory,
honor and everlasting life, the unjust to
a glorious condition very different from
the present reign of Sin and Death-un-
der the Reign of the Prince OF Life, with
glorious opportunities, for a thousand
years, of uplifting blessedness- Then
everlasting life will be the reward TO the
faithful and appreciativs.
The Thanksgiving of Christians.
ST Peter, addressing Christians, saws,
What manner Of persons ought YE to
be-? Similarly, we might say. How
earnest should be the thanksgiving Of
Christians! But alas, Thanksgiving Day
has lost much of the religious import
hnONu our 1OreIatheFS. NOIW1tlStaQQ-
ing false doctrines inculcated by man.
made creeds, our forefathers believed the
Bible record Of mans original perfection.
his fall into sin and condemnation, the
redemption accomplished through Jesus,
and restoration to Divine favor thus
made possible. These truths constituted
the foundation for a living faith in God
and led them to give thanks for the har-
vest Of the year. accounting that II every
good and perfect gift comes directly or
indirectly from the hand OF God IL should
be received accordingly and acknowl-
edged
Today. however, We have the form OF
godliness without the power, because the
precious faith has been well-nigh destroy
ed by the Higher Critics and Evolution
lists, who for the past fifty years have
been laboring constantly to this end. and
with wonderful success Well does God
ask the Question. Who hath believed our
report'-who believes the Divine Record
and who sees the Arm of Jehovah con-
nected with the worlds affairs?
Whoever has lost faith in the Bible and
its God has therefore little left except q
form of godliness without its power.
Nevertheless, here and there in all na-
tons and all sects of Christendom ara
to be found loyal souls, bewildered by the
present trend OF affairs. CRYING out to
God for further light, appreciating and
giving thanks for every blessing, even
though they do not understand the phil
osophy Of their own experience
The Morning-star Dawn.
st. Peter declares that the sun-burst of
the New Dispensation Of Messiah's King
dom will be preceded by the Morning Star,
which will shine into the hearts of Gods
faithful people in the early dawn, to
herald its approach. The Sun OF Right
eousness has not yet risen; but many OF
Gods people are noting the clear hghe
now shining upon the Divine Word. and
are realizing that II comes from Him.
and that He Is preparing them, through
a better understanding OF the Bible, to
appreciate the glorious sunlight OF Divine
mercy which will soon scatter the dark
ness Of earths superstition. sin and
death.
And so. as We get the matter rightly
adjusted before our minds. We get thu
eminent needed in our day; and We ara
enabled to rightly divide the Word bet
ter than did our fathers. so that today we
can see, as our fathers did not see. tina
teaching of Gods Word respecting tho
High Calling and ''Restitution"-the
spiritual portion of blessing for the
Church, and the human portion of bless-
ing for the world. We also see something
about the times and seasons-WHICH
apply to the Church and WHICH apply
to the world Timothy. 2:l5.
Such alone are able to give thanks In
the highest sense OF the term: for they.
better than others. appreciate the pt-
vine Program and can fully endorse the
words OF our text. urge all of this
class to be very thankful. singing and
melody In your hearts to the
Lord In respect to all your affairs. and
waiting patiently for the full Develop
ment OF the Divine Purpose, assured by
faith II will prove exceedingly, abund-
antly more than we could have asked or
thought. ] urge the remainder of man
kind to cultivate thankfulness to what
ever extent they can see and appreciate
the Divine character. and to exercise faith
therein. There Is blessing In II. not
only for the present life, but as a prepa-
ration for the life to come.