Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1910-07-22

Minneapolis, July 1i.--PaStOr Rus
sell of the Brooklin Tabernacle to-
day delivered TIVE addresses to the
International Bible Students Asso-
citation. in the AuditOrium.He had
fine audiences and excellent atten-
ton We report one 0 his discOu-
rses from the text foregoing. He
said in part
Although the words of our text
were not addressed by Paul to the
worldly they would, nevertheless
be excellent advise and very prof
liable to ALL In general way all
civilized people recognize that
cleanliness is next to godiness.
In a general way the pure, the
clean, are recognized as the beau
tiful. And impurity and filthiness
are Getested even by the impure
and the filthy. Outwardly at least
we are in a time when water is
plentiful, when soap is cheap, and
when filthiness of the flesh is al
most inexcusable as respects the
out ward man. But filthiness of the
spirit cannot be touched, cannot be
cleansed, with ordinary soap and
waterand this is undoubtedly the
reason why the Lord and the apOs
ties have not addressed these words
to the world.
Having These Words
Our text tells the difference be-
tween the well-intentioned worldly
person and the thoroughly cOnse-
Grated Chdistian. The latter has
heard through the Word of God
certain exceeding great and preci-
GUS promises" which the we'll
meaning worldly class have not yet
heard heard in the true sense of
hearing in the sence of apprecia-
ting, understanding. The whole
civilized world, in one sense, has
the same Bible, the same Word Of
God the same precious promises, |
but he's not appreciated these. 1t
has not understood them. 1t has
not accepted them and made them
its own by a surrender to the Lord
The Church on the contrary, is |
composed of those individuals who |
have heard the Lords promises |
intelligently, and who have accept
ed those promises upon Gods con-
ditions. Those promises of God
the power of God, which
works in the heart of each of the
first to will Alright, and,
secondly, to co, to the extent of
ability the Lords good pleasure.
Philippians ii, 49,
This is the class addressed in our
.ext-the followers of Jesus. These
have heard of the grace of God
hat it is the Diyine intention to
bless Adam and his race through
he great Medator-the Messiah, tn
Christ. They have heard that Je
,us left the glory with the Father
and humbIed himself to human ma ,
ure in order that he might redeem
he human race. They have heard ,
hat the application of the merit {
If his sacri1lce, when applied on {
iue time. will be sufficient for the /
ins o fthe whole world, and that /
hen the Heavenly Father will turn
,ver the world to the Redeamer. =
They have learned that the Re {
leemer. backed by Divine authOri- !
y. will put all things into subject {
on under his feet, Will institute a y
Kingdom or rule in the /
aTth. and for a thousand years :
eign as King Of kings and Lord of y
ords. They have heard that when :
Ie shall thus reign, his Kingdom I
hall be under the whole heav- +
MS. although the King himself ;
sill he the King of Glory on O
he spirit plane, ''far above angels. III
and powers and eve
y name that is named lEphesi- !,
ms i, 2i) J
They have heard that his King h
,'r will prevail from sea to sea Il
nd unto the ends Of the earth and il
sentually unto him every knee Il
ball bow and everytOngue confess ;
l'egiance and obedience, and that n
u refusing thus to submit TO that G.
eien of righteousness will be de- !,
-royed from amongst the people i'll g
a. Second Death Acts iii ,22, ,23.l Il
hey have hearld that this great q
ingdom viii not only lift up, raise q
2, resurrect humanity from its n
illen condition. from sin and death Fp
nj tI'a il viii also bring the who's .