Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1909-06-04
Sermon by
CHARLES T.
RUSSELL
Pastor Brooklyn
Tabernacle.

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London, England, May 3O.-PastO
Russell Of Brooklyn Tabernacle ad
dressed large Convention Of Bible
students from all parts Of the King
dom today, We report one Of his dis
courses:
Christians today celebrate one Of the
most epoch-making events Of history
the PentecOstal blessing, by which the
Heavenly Father indicated the accept.
ance Of the Redeemer to glory, and
the application Of the merit Of his
sacrifice on behalf Of the household
OF faith" for the covering Of their
sins. Because Of this plotting out of
the condemnation Of sin as respects
believers, the consecrated ones, wait
ing for such a cancellation Of their
sins, were accepted Of the Lord and
granted an amounting and benediction
Of the holy Spirit. Jews condemned
by the Law. which they were unable
TO keep perfectly, had been unfit for
Divine acceptance as sons, and at the
very most were permitted to be mem
bers of the House Of Servants under
Moses and the Law. The importation
of the holy Spirit signifed to these
that they were transferred from the
house Of servants to the house Of sons:
''FOr Moses verify was faithful in all
his house as a servant, for testimony
Of those things which We're to be
spoken after: but Christ as son over
his own house; whose house are we.
II we hold fast the confidence and the
rejoicing of the hope firm unto the
end" Hebrews iii, 3, g.
The Scriptures very consistently
show that God could accept none to be
members Of his House Of Sons until
first Of all the sacrifice for sins had
been offered more than this, not until
It had been presented to the Father
and accepted by him. Adam indeed
IS called in the Scriptures the son Of
God, because he was created in Gods
image and likeness; but so soon as he
had sinned he forfeited this relation
ship, and none of his posterity was
counted worthy to resume this rela-
until redeemed by the pre-
cious blood. Abraham, noble and
grand that he was, might merely be
styled 1.-THE friend Of God" and others
could boast merely Of being his mouth
pieces and servants. He who came
from above and assumed our nature
and became a member Of our race
through his mother, was the Son Of |
God, 1.-THE only-begotten Of the Father. /
full Of grace and Truth" But we |
read that, ITO as many as received |
him gave he power privilege) to be- |
come the sons Of God, even to them .
that believe on his name; which were
born, not Of blood, nor of the win Of
the flesh, nor Of the viii Of man, but
Of God" John I, u, 49,.
This Is IN full accord with St. Paurs
record in Hebrews xi, 3S-4O. There,
after recounting the worthless of the
past, he declares, These all, having
a good report through faith,
received not the promise: God having
some better thing for us, that
hey without us dhe Gospel Church,
ihould not be made perfect" In other
words, they cannot get the earthly
and privileges and honOrs
which God is pleased to give them
Intil first Christ the Head and the
Jhurch his Body shall have been de
'eloped and glorifed. Then, through
he glorifed Christ, Gods blessing
hall extend to the Ancient Worthless
nd through them to Israel and to all
he families of the earth.
This is in full accord also with what
ur Lord said Of John the Baptist, the I
asst OF the prophets. His words were, {
Verify l say unto you. Among them {
hat are born Of women there hath not {
lsen a greater than John the Baptist; /
Notwithstanding he that is least in the 6
-ingdom Of Heaven is greater than I
e" (Matthew xi, III {
In other words, the humblest one in I
he glorifed Church on the spirit plane, q
, a member Of the Body Of Christ and /
member Of the glorifed Kingdom O
ass will be greater and occupy
lore honorable position than the y
reatest Of the prophets. So, then, I
ON this standpoint we perceive that &
distinctly marked a new dis a
snsation, the dispensation Of the holy o
Dirit, the period for the development L
the sons of God. Il
We do not wish to be understood that d
Cd never exercised his Spirit or pow Il
previously Quite to the contrary, r
e Scriptures tell us that it was the el
ily Spirit, the holy power Of God, "
at constituted the active principle in IN
Q creation. Again they tell US that d
roughout the past holy men OF old Al
axe and wrote as they were moved OF
the holy Spirit. But they were not
Dved by the holy Spirit in the same
~ that the Church is moved and 70
ntrolled and guided They were con- w
He'd mechanically. They spoke and N
'ote, but they did not understand; as -
Peter distinctly tells US in the same a
lnection. that mot unto themselves.
t unto us they did minister the
nes now freely reported unto you
'ough the holy Spirit sent down
m heaven" In other words, the
,pbets OF old were merely the pen