The Penn's Grove record., 1915-11-12
HIS TRIUMPH SURE
God of Boundaries Is Over All,
and Divine Purpose viii Al
ways Prevail.

Ezekiel in his vision saw a mar go.
ing forth with a measuring rod in his
hand and, in%terrogating the angel Of
the vision, he was told that he was
bent upon measuring the boundaries
of the restored Jerusalem that should
be as a city without walls for the mui-
titude of the inhabitants thereof.
Thus was figured forth the divine act
of restoration for a city and a people
whose material environment had been
reduced to ruins and themselves to
the last stages of despair. In the Ro-
man Pantheon appeared the God OF
Boundaries who was revered with en-
pecial devotion. Today the same idea
holds in the field of faith. The reYel-
alton that guides the destinies Of the
most enlightened of the race of the
earth justif1es faith that the God who
stitch in the heavens sees every point
in human affairs equidistant from the
center of his divine purpose. The in
equalities, the disparities in condition,
the cataclysms of -society-these' all
disturb the boundaries of. human re-
lations-they do not disturb the rela-
tionship of the human to the divine.
The God of Boundaries has never had
need for a sextant to rechart the plan
Of redemption. He never needs to re-
locate the fixed marks of his provi-
dence because of the disturbance Of
the old landmarks of faith through
the ill will Of men.
Divine Ordering VIII Stand.
Let the nations war, let them de-
stroy the boundaries of the geog-
raphers! The blue and red and parti-
colored' pencilings upon the map Of
the nations have no place in the mi APP
ping out of the economy of God for
his children. Even at the center of
the universe, the slight ~upheavals at
any point upon the surface of the
earth have no appreciate bearing
upon the divine ordering that has for
its purpose the reclamation of the
world of men from savagery, the es-
Enlistment of righteousness co-ofdi-
nate with the universal law of order
and of harmony, and the setting up
of the ideals that are now daily tram
pied in the mire as the swine wotl
trample jewels under their feet.
The God of Boundaries is owe al.
Let the earth be rayaged by sin, let
it be SCARED by the fire Of the battle
line, let it welter in the spamps of
materialism, let the wild beasts make
their 1airs in the places of mans most
cherished ideals of civilization-the
Almighty has sent forth the man vi th
the measuring rod in his hand. He
is measuring the boundaries of the
new order of things, when the WRATH
of man shall be made to praise GOD.
Then will it be found that the mercy
of God is from everlasting to everlast-
ing, while the battle arena of men
of men are circumscribed both in
are circumscribed both in area and in
time. To the Christian the nan with
the measuring rod in his hand is pc
culiarly typifed by Jesus Christ, Of
whom it is said, the law was given by
Moses, but grace and truth came by
Jesus Christ. Yet there are nations
that prostitute this name and make it
a cloak for their savagery and lust.
The God of Boundaries Stitch upon
the heavens. His yes behold, his
eyelids try the children Of men.
One Purpose Back of All.
Let men mark out the boundaries
Of mortal order as they will, let them
frame the constitutions of economic
society as they will. Let the nations
at war eventually meet to mark out
the new boundaries of their posses
sions-back of ell this is found the
great God ever all. He turns the
hearts of kings as the water courses.
He will establish the boundaries for
the nations and they will be the
boundaries wherein righteousness can
best dwell with the children of the
Almighty. They may meet in con-
ference and cry: Peace, peace, when
there is no peace. Still there is one
who has sent forth his son crying
Abba, father, to proclaim the peace
of God that passeth all understand
ing. The circumference can never
swing away from the center. God is
at the center. He rules and all shall
be right with the world.