Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-06-01
whit Sunday Discourse.

coyDoN. England. May so.-Psstor Russell.
AZ Rrooklvn Tahernacle. addressed large con
reuffhu o. Bible students from all parts OF tie
Kingdom to-day. We report one OF his dis-
christIans today celebrate one Of the most
eroch- making events Of history-the Pente-
costai blessing, BY which the Heavenly Father
sirdicated the Acceptance OF the Redeemer 70
glory. and the application Of the merit OF his
sacrifice On behalf Of the household OF
faith for the covering Of their sins. Be
r-@ss ~ iris biottinr out OF the condemnation
o. Gin as respects believes. the consecrafed
ones. waiting for such cancellation OF theil
srns. were accepted OF the Lord and grantee
an amounting and benedictiOn Of the Holy
spirit Jews condemned by the Law. which
they- were unable TO keep perfectly. they had
beer unfit for divine acceptance as sons, ana
al the very most were permitted 20 be mem.
hers OF the House OF Servants under Moses
and the Law. The importation Of the Holy
ferred from the house OF servants 10 tns
house u sons. For Moses verify was faith
fui In all his house as servaut. for a
teEtfmony o. those things which were 10 be
spoken after but Christ as a son over his
own house whose house are we II we hol0
fast the confidence and the rejoicing Of the
hope firm unto the end."-Heb- IS. s.
The scriptures very consistently show that
God could accept none TO be members OF Ills
for sins had been offered-more than this. not
until n had been presented 10 the Father ana
accepted by Him Adam indeed is called il.
the scriptures the son OF God. because he WA
soon he had sinned he forfeited this re-
iarionship. and none OF his pOsterity was
counted worthy 20 resume this relationship IN
81 redeemed By the precious blood Abra-
ham. noble and grand that he was. might
merely be styled the friend Of God" anu
others could boast merely Of being his NOUN
pieces and servants He who came from
above and assumed our nature and became
member % our race through his mother.
he was the Son OF God the only-begOtteh
a the Father. full OF grace and truth" BuI
Ne read that. To as many as received him.
EaFe he power Cprivilegel TO become the SOM
81 God. even 10 them that believe on his
nmna: which were born. not OF blood. nor cf
ths vii Of the flesh. nor OF the Will Of man.
hu1 a. God."-John l:I2 L.
ThM b in fun accord with St Paurs record
70 Esorsws u.SS-40. There. after recounting
the wsesAaes Of the past. he declares, These
all. neFfng obtained good report through
faith. received not the promise; God having
provided some better things for US. that they
without Cthe gospel church, should not
he made perfect In other words they can
not get the earthly blessings and privileges
ard houors which God Is pleased 40 give them
until first Christ. the Head. and the church.
his body. shall have been developed and glcri-
Gods blessing shall extend 10 the ancienl
WORTHLESS and through the INTO Israel and to
all the families OF the earth
This Is in fun accord also with what our
Lord said OF John the Baptist. the last OF the
prophets His words were. Verify. I say
unto you Among them that are born OF wom-
en- there hath not risen a greater than John
the Baptist Notwithstanding. he that is least
IN the kingdom OF heaven is greater thar
In other words. the humbIest one in the
riorified church on the spirit plane. a
member Of the body OF Christ and a member
81 The gIorffIed Kingdom class. will be greater
and occupy a more honorable position thar
the greatest q the prophets. So. then. from.
this standpoint we perceive that Pentecost dis
finctiy marked a new dispensation. the dis
pensafiou OF he Holy Spirit the period fol
the development OF the sons OF God.
We do not wish to be understood that GOD
~
~ Quite % the contrary; the scriptures tell
that Il vas the Holy Spirit. the holy power
q God. that constituted the active principle
r. the creation Again they tell US that
throughout the past holy OF old spakt
and wrote they were moved by the Holy
spirit But they were not moved BY the FTolI
spirit in the same way that the church Is
moved and controlled and guided. They wer'
contrulled mechanically. They spoke ana
Peter distinctly tells US. in the same connec-
tion that not unto themselves but unto u
hey did minister the things now freely re-
ported unto you through the Holy Spirit sent
prophets cf old were merely the pen ana
tongue which the Lord used and that chiefly
~. his people q this gospel age For In
stance. the prophet David. when he declared.
Thou wilt not leave my soul in sheol. neither
wilt thou suffer thine Holy One 20 see cor
ruption'' CPsa- 1870. had no knowledge that
he was writing prophecy Of Jesus. nor any
knowledge OF how II would be fulfilled. But
Spirit al Pentecost. was oble 20 point out
that Il vas spoken OF Jesus and not Of David.
whose sepulchre Is with US unto this day-''NG
man hath assembled up TO heaven-'-JOhn 3.Is.
PICTURED IN THE TYPE
he Pentecostal blessing Of the Holy Spirit
W1s pictured In the amounting % IsrGers Elgh
rr1eg- Aaron whose sons represented his
body. the under-Driesthood. the church. The
holy amounting oil poured uDon Aaron's head
syqmboliEsd the Holy Spirit poured upon cur
Lord Jesus and the members Of His body.
In Aarnn's case the amounting of descended
upon the body. and the prophet declares
that II was poured uDon AIs lead. even
Aar0n's head and ran down unto the skirts OF
HIS garments Thus the amounting Of Dur
Lord which He received OF the Father at
the tine Of His haDtism at Jordan descended
uDo1 HIS members and has been with the
church ever since-uDon the church accepted
o. the Lord members ~ the body OF
Christ" A similar type was instituted in
connection with the KINGS. who were all an
nfnted IN the name OF the lord These two
offices Of priest and king We're both typical
q the Christ-Jesus the head and the church
His MEMBER As sacrificing priest first
HIS own person was sacrificed and secondly,
Tire flesh OF the church the justified bodies
a those accented 20 membership in Him.
These are called a royal priesthood because
heir service extends TO a work OF glory in