The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-04-17
PUBLIC OPINION.



We have 10 do with a great and
holy being, the great God Of the uni
verse and Creator Of all things, the
one in whom we live and move and
have our being, whose laws are as in
finite and inexorable as Deity him
self Both angels and mankind are
under and subject to these inexora-
BILE laws. In the universe OF God
there are two great divisions, one is
known as the material universe and
one is known as the moral or spiri-
tual universe. The laws Of each are
alike memorable and infinite and
both ,are absolutely blind to excuses
when infracted or disobeyed, either
by omission or commission. We have
an example Of the ineVorableness Of
the law of gravitation in the aviation
service and its blindness TO the ex-
cGses Of the operators in being un-
able to control their planes. Many
Of them fall TO their death just the
same. Whether there be major and
minor forces and laws, and there are
no doubt. IN the two great divisions
Of the universe Is a matter of no con
cern to US for they are all memorable
to US. What appears from our view
point the major force in the mater
ial universe is the Universal Ether,
the most rigid and substantial exis-
tence we know. which pervades the
material universe and holds in its
mighty grasp the million or more of
great suns lying out in space. each
with It's supposed ponderous world
system revolving around il, all re-
posing in the embrace Of this gigan- |
tic ETHEREAL force and moving on in
equi-poise in their proper orbits !
The law Of gravitation and centrifu- /
gal forces are supposed to keep them
IN proper balance within their orbits
and control their planetary systems
The undoubted major force and
power in the universe. below the
throne Of the great God and whose
power and force is in measure com
mensurate with the throne. is the
Holy Spirit who pervades the spiri-
tual universe in like manner as the
Universal Ether pervadcs the mater
ial universe; the power and opera
ton Of the Holy Spirit. however ex.
tends throughout all space including
the material universe. Material mat
ter can not ,Tter or encroach within
the realm Of the Spiritual. but the
Spirit does enter and operate in and
through the mnterinl realm. Man is
one example OF this character of op-
Grafton Of the Spirit, for every hum
an being is a spirit clothed with
body Of material matter, When the
human spirit leaves the human body
the latter is but a lump Of inert ma .
ierial matter and soon disentegrates
back into its original elements The
same is true IN sense Of all living I
bodies for the reason that the Holy n
Spirit IS the source Of all life. vege- I
able. animal and spiritual; the vege-
able and animal forms Of life being !.
over orders and but temporary,
while the truly spirit life. as we un-
ierstsnd the term. is life that con c
inues after the death Of the body. a
Nan is dual being. having both the i,
over order, or animal life, dwelling q
n the same body with the higher or D
Ter, or spirit life. No other class Of e
'reation possess these two lives. |,
This is a bridge-head that evolution c,
IS taught by Darwin can not break a
Iown or capture He is ut his rows il
nd. The Holy Spirit breathes into Il
very human being this higher order Il
{ spirit life. Man may ascend to b
he immortal life of the angels. but 81
e can not descend 10 the animal. q.