Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1906-01-04
Is CL0RIF|ED.
OUR REGULAR SUNDAY SERMON
Let All The Earth Rejoice in the
Glory of Our Blessed Redeemer and
Savior of the World.

Providence. +. I.-Pastor G. T. Rus
SELL of Allegheny, Pa. preached twice
here Sunday in Infantry Hail. to large
audiences His evening discourse fol- /
lows:
The Bible may be said to be a reve-
lation Of Jesus. who in turn is reve-
lation OF the Father. Its opening pages
tell us of the fall of the first human
son Of God, Adam, point to the death
penalty upon him, and indicate the
need of a Saviour and Redeemer: and,
more than this. inferentially promise
such a one as the seed of the woman
who ultimately shall bruise the SER
pent's head-crush, subdue all evil.
Its intermediate pages are prophecies
and types respecting Jesus and the
work He would accomplish as a Re
deemer. and later as L deliverer of the
race. And further on it records His
birth, His ministries, His death. resur-
rectlon, glorihcation, and the messages
lie gave to all who would become His
followers, including His promise to
come again and receive them unto
Hlmself. The closing pages of the
Bible picture i'll syrbolical language
lhe completion Of the present age. the
Inauguration Of the millennial age.
'ne work that it will accomplish in
'le blessing and uplifting of the hui
man family ID thu ultimate purging
ol tie earth from Ill sin. inperfection,
evil. when every voice in heaven and
earth shall he heard praising the Lord.
ihe teachings OF higher criticism are
serE misleading OF this subject They
would have Us consider that all mira
flos are impossible: that our Lord was
'ot born Of Il yrai,, ard by the direct
power Of Coo: that lie was born as
olheF men: that He happened to be
Felhot superior type OF man; TINT He
never had ppehuman existence. The
scriptures teach 10 the contrary OF this
most explicitly, that "He LEFT the glcry
which He had with the Father before
1he world was:s that nHe who WAS
rich for our sakes became poor" taxi
ing human form FOR particular. spe-
cue purpose "for the suffering Of
death that He might be our Redeem.
ef' John xvii, 5; II. Cor. Will, o; Heb.
H.. 81.
lne inspired writer's 60 further and
ueclare, "All things were made by
nih' and without Him was not one
.hlhs made that was made" The con-
'eAt tells us that He was in the Begin
ing With the Father. and was the
Nord, or mouthpiece. and personal rep.
lesentative OF the Father in all the
"osk OF the creation Of all the remain.
0ef OF the works OF God.
we should note in passing the con-
slstency OF the Scriptures in respect to
.iie supremacy of Jehovah God. From
lrst TO last with one voice the Scrip
lures declare that there is but one su-
preme in the universe.
HoW comes it then that the record
= mat Jesus our Master. in Ills pre-
human condition, was the logos. God
Win the God? Is this testimony out
OF accord with the remainder of scrip
'urat testimony? We answer. No! The
name Jehovah was never permitted to
Wy but the one, the Father supreme
oo1 me title God. which in the Hebrew
~ Elohlm, and sometimes abbreviated
H. sisnlfies a mighty one, and might
~ applied to any mighty one in author
lty and power, jehovah Himself beina
superior to all EloEina
An examination of the scriptura
uses Oh the word Elohim substantiate.
ie foregoing. We find, for instance
@ ,ilat 1t has not only been applied to tht
1ather and to the special representa-
eve eve and prime minister, the logos, tht
soh OF God manifest in the flesh. bu
we md also that the word is used il
rnespect to angels when they directl,
.epfesented the Lord as His specia
messengers. they who are His might.
pHes. We find also that this title Elo
Inn m was used in respect. to angel
%nen they directly represented tn
,-3ro as His special messengers. the,
VAC are His mighty ones, We fin'