Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-22
The Times-Dispatch Sunday
Sermon
rnE MANIFESTATION.
By j. \. F:ui'anls.

For TIA" earnest expectation Of tho creature
wa't"th Toy the manifestation Of the sons OF
God For We know that the Who'll" creation
Er"ancth ana travaiIeth in pain together until
now Romans viii. -. -.
Th""loricai hair-split'ins experts may say
that tn" text refers exclusively to Creatures
%; the human species, as contra distinguished
from other members OF tn" animal creation
Mayh" IT does. but lc, MS no, hc too cock
sure about it.
IN" th""loEianS, in their cvcrla sting hair
splitting. haN" done moro to confuse human
thought than they have to clarity it
liav" dumb creatures OF the animal family
Immortal souls. or does their hop" OF life
die with tn" r"rishing ot the body?
This writer is free To confess that he does
not tn"w-do I"u know
y" YOU know thu, you have an immortal
SOUL
If YOU de-. YOU ia pos;scsaiou of in
formation tina, innurnerahl. millions would
Xix" To see demonstrated to their finite
senses as a certainty. that tn" assurance OF
hope may hc mad" doubly sure: for most OF
US have com" to appreciate the force OF
I'auls statement: Hope that is seen is not
hope; for what man sccth. why doth he
yct hop" for? isut il we hope for that we
Sc" not, then do we with patience wait for it
We d" know from such evidences our
natural senses capable OF graspinr that
man has slowly asc"adcd 60 tn" top "f the
animal creation by evolutionary STAGES
through thousands. and perhaps millions. Of
years OF struggle in which his cunning
mntchod itself against TIA" strength and
rcrocity OF other members Of tn" animal crca .
ton
Though learned scientists <" far back be
y"nd tho primitive man to prlmordiai cNis
t"ncc in their researches. TIA" rank and nj"
of humanity prefers To rest in it's invcstiga-
t"nS with the discovery OF primitive man.
l.o"k At This picture: "'rhc old man Of til"
S'on" Nc had his bar" hands and sharp
stone" The stone he fastened with ~" en-
trails of It dead animal TO tho end of stick.
nnd then II. watched for some fierce :
turc 10 pass That man had right to h'
discouraged. Il must hav" been rather an
fculr /" attack a saher-tooth"d tiger. big
,nsk"d mammoth. even wolf. with only
sharp stone in tho hand
Il" sure tina, the primltiv" man. with the
sharp stone. the cold cave To- live in. the
Skin ~ beast for his only clothing aud a
friEhttu cold winter ahead Of him. IL he
could hHv" looked down tho agcs and seen
his descendants nf ihc present generation aud
method of expression ravr exclaimed "'rhcy
going some"
Let US. how"v"r nduc" tn" pleasing
thought t'st man was created ltti" tower
than the angels and u little higher than tn"
dumb animals. lie is entitled 10 indulge I,
reasonable amount If self graduation, for lac
las mad" good MS" of his tim" In dcvclorinl;
III" cunning that is in him. well som"
ether qualities ma; arc commcndahl" enough
to l." listed under tho head Of virtues
II man had only restricted his cunning To
ohtaIniug tn" mastery over til" animal crea
ton. aud had not used u t" .us.nvc. ia one
form on another, hiss hro,h"r-man,
But. recurring to the text: For the earn
est expectation % tn" Cr"atur" waii"th for
the manifestation Of tho sous nf God
The m"an"st OF claims he a son OF
God. Vet Paul tells Us that the ,whula .trea =
ZION rroancth AMI ;ravalc,h in pain together