Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-08-28
Sermon by
CHARLES r.
RUSSELL,
Pastor Brooklyn
Tabernacle.

Russell, OF Brooklyn Tabernacle,
preached here twice today t0 large and
attentive uudicn cs one Ot the dis.
courses was from tne text, verify
tay unto thee today. Thou shalt be
with me I'm Paradise luke XIII ~.
Paradise is another name FOR the
Garden Of Eden the abode OF bliss It
was lost through the sin Of our first
parents. but the gracious promise Of
our great Creator * that this condi.
ton Of earthly bliss shall be re-estab-
lished-not merely In n little corner
Of the eurth. but that the whole earth
shall become the Paradise Of God
Heaven IL Gods throne and the earth
b his footstool. and he assures US. II
will make the plnce OF my feet glori-
Ous"-''ln due time" How this will be
accomplished Is the Gospel message.
The Divine promise 10 Father Abra-
ham, that all the families OF the earth
should yet be blessed through his Seed,
Includes the thought OF mans full
restoration tO Divine favOr-as before
he sinned and before he fell; before
Paradise was lost; before man came
under the curse OF sentence OF death.
The Jews hoped that Messiah would
come and constitute their nation the
earthly Kingdom of God aud re-cstab.
fish Paradise with Palestine as It's
center They expected that under his
wise ministraflau using their nation
as his Instruments. th' Divine Law
would extend 10 nll and, by bringing
all people into harmony with God.
would gradually bring back an 10 the
Paradise state.
The Garden Of IN, Lord.
II was On lu'l harmony with this ex
pectatlon that the dying thief asked
the Lord t1 rruumber him when he
would come lu,I hls Hlugdom. the
Kingdom VIII -r dominion would cstob
llsh righteousness In the earth. aud
thus convert t'r world. undo. Divine
favor. Into 'hr Paradise ot g Il. our
I.ord's an vot v1. thaf verify truly
his rcqurgt would Doe grant the thief
would yet DC with him m Paradise
PHrudis" has uut ser brr' established.
because Grd'S Ersd0m m, not yet
come Ia cirh u.d 70 delays untll u
certain work lur thr thur.h shall hc
accomplished
u is not "a, Divine Intention tu make
Of the nation vg l.g,rI Gods Kingdom
m the highest SONS, uf tiu' word, !
though II vii be- actively Identified |
with the heavenly Kingdom us its
earthly RI sentative God h select
ing during thi, G1sp'l A,'n new M.
ton. Spiritual israel from every ua.
llon. ppcp'r tiuirNd ana tongue. Al |
our Lord iItst Advent ard suhsr.
qucutly he g,t.cud urum lsarl such |
a. were saluy 1ud wlJ' f.v the |
Klngdnm; nuj SIN 20 t.ru ic ils brcu /
taking ont frnm Other nations enough |
10 complete the fureHgdau'd uGmhr, |
Of the -ciect" church Thpsc win con
uitute the Kingdom pfr So. an {, cHu. /
hOt be- set up ur established lp power |
until this election or selection shall |
have been completed and th' elect |
changed" or glp.lhyd "a .-c spiritual /
plano by the power of the First Hcsur' |
Fectlon.
Paradise. or the Carbon VI the Lord, |
aOt only represents that earthly rundl. /
tIon which Will be- restored tor thc ben /
eat aud blessing of the natural man, /
AZ the reward of his ubcdIrurr tn the /
rules II Emmnnuers Kingdom during
the Millcnninl Age, but it also applies
Ia hguutivr sense 90 the glorious
and heavenly position which Gud has
IA reservation Tor the Church Thu,
We read In the Book of Revelation
that the Lord has promised 90 the
, svc-romers az the church th3t "ro
hlr, that overcomcth will give a. eat
N the tree of life viii d i. m the
miitt of the paradise ~ God tiicvrla.
tlon a. q,
The Worlds Regeneration.
Thls is grandly beautiful aud SYM
bolic message ANA promise assuring MS
of the happiness aud heavenly bliss In
eternal life conditions of all who ara
faithful followers of Christ in the pres
ent walking In Jesus footsteps
IN the narrow way" The book OF
Revelation pictures the history ~ this
Gospel Age down into the M,leua,J,
Age ana shows us Paradise recsta'
lished with the Heavenly city, the
glorlhed Church. AS its center or cap
ual Tho River OF Life Is pictured as
dowing from under the rhrone On
either bank OF It's crystal waters OF
Truth aud grace grow the trees OF
Life, after the manner Of Eden Of old.
The future state VIII all be Paradise.
The completeness ~ hlessedness will
FIRST be manifested Ia the Church on
the spiritual plane, and, secondly, Il
Will be manifested In the Ancient
Worthless ON the earthly plane-perfect-
ed Abraham. Isaac aud Jacob and all
the holy prophets. the earthly repre-
sentatives Of the heavenly Kingdom.
Gradually the paradisaical condition
shall an the whole earth. The wilder