The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-11-22

E6i&If56 6f5eefI3F cIuuIHg tHret sun
ssEss& days in London.
He greatly admired
the reverential sub-strata OF religious
thought In Britain. Whether or not
the people are really more holy than
their brethren In the United States and
Canada, they are, he says, as rule
more reverential In their demeanor-in
their attitude toward Divine things.
Pastor Russell considers public
thought in Great Britain 10 be at least
twenty years behind that of the States
In respect to the Bible as a Divine
revelation. This Is much In their
favor, he says. The Evolution theory
and so-called Higher Criticism of the
Bible, have, he says, wrought great
havoc amongst the clergy and more
educated people of America. He finds
In Great Britain the same destructive
sentiments at work, but they have not
Jet reached the masses with such force
and poisoning power. Faith in God
and In the Bible as his Word Pastor
Russell has specially sought to incui-
cate. BE feels greatly encouraged and
hopes b see his friends and the pub
lie Of Great Britain soon again. as they
request.
his love for our British cousins
has not, however, diminished his
love and interest In Gods people Of
America II Americans are less reveF-
entail Il may also be said that many of
them ara more Independent and more
courageous In their convictions respect
ing the Truth. The Britain friends
ahould. he thinks, cultivate an indie
pendence Of thought: while American
Christians. losing none of their cour-
age. should cultivate a spirit OF rever-
ence for God, for his Word and for all
hsly things.
Pastor Russell is enjoying his usual
good health and continues his literary
work On the sea, as on the land. A
representative Of the American Press
Association and stenographer accom-
pany him. Pastor Russell's address
for today was from the following
text:
"what manner Of man Is this? For
even the winds and the waves obey him"
Matthew viii, q.
This text Is taken from the Gospel
narrative Of the storm on the Sea of
Gahlee, during which Jesus was
asleep in the hinder part Of the vessel,
until the sturdy seamen, appalled, by
the storm, cried to him, Master, carest
thou not that we perish? Then the
Savior arose and rebuked the storm
and there was great calm. When the
fishermen disciples beheld this they
said, What kind Of person is this that
even the winds and the sea obey him!
The speaker declared that although
more than eighteen centuries had
passed, the same question is going the
rounds of most civilized peoples of the
world-"What manner of man is thisY'
Some Of the best thinkers and noblest
hearts Of all nationalities, Jew and
GENTLE, agree that Jesus Of Nazareth
was most wonderful man. 1t is still
agreed, as In the days of his presence,
that never man spake like this mani
Some, indeed, called him a deceiver
Others said that he was under the con-
troll Of evil spirits. Others, going to
the opposite extreme, declared that
this great Jew was Jehovah himself,
who, for the time, was masquerading
as q man.
HWonderfuI Words Of Lifs.w
Pastor Russell contends that the,
greatest Of all Jews told the truth
about himself, as well as about other
matters. When he prayed to the Fa-
Their with strong cryings and tears in
Gethsemane Hebrews v, . he was
not shamming He was not perpetrat-
ing fraud and deceiving his disciples
then and since
We have great sympathy for the fell
low-countrymen Of Jesus who, failing
to understand him, caused his execu-
ton, considering him a menace to their
institutions. bis wonderful works.
his wonderful words of life, of which
1t is recorded that the public declared,
never man spake like this man." and
In general his wonderful personality.
seemed really incongruous with his
general demeanor. Not claiming to be
Jehovah, not claiming to be his own
Father, as some now teach, but, on the
contrary, declaring, my Father is
greater than To- he nevertheless claim
ed a special relationship to God; and
this he demonstrated by such miracles
as the one of our lesson. Had he done
and said these things as a member of
one Of the popular sects of his day.
he would have been reverenced. Had
he Joined in with the Pharisees and
winked at their interpreting the Law
In one way for the people and in an
other manner for themselves, he would
have received much honor from the
rich and the poor, the learned and the
ignorant But he antagonized all these
by his humility in mingling with the
common people, accepting some of
them as his special disciples and send
ing them out as his representatives
This specially branded him as foolish
in the eyes Of the worldly wise. This
specially discredited him, not only as
q man and a teacher, but particularly
as one who claimed to be the Messiah,
the King Of glory who was to set up
IN Empire. We can well see why
people Of that day or this
day would consider such person a
fraud, pretender, deceiver. APP
pearances were against him.
Jesus declared that the Father sent
him and that he delighted to come in
obedience to Jehovah's will, to be his
agent and servant In the outworking
Of great plan for human redemption.
Those who deny all of this, and who
have awakened so much confusion
amongst Christians, and have made
the Gospel of Christ impossible to the
Jew, should give an account of them
selves and explain by what authority
they contradicted the Great Teacher
'The Father is greater than l." And
when they claim that the death of
rs Jehovah merely stepped out of the
body of Jesus and perpetrated fraud
and pretended to be dead and aroused
his disciples so to think and so to
teach, and pretended later to be raised
trom the dead-those who thus teach |
and who thus confuse the minds of all
and Jewry, should ex-
plain away, If they can, the plain state
ment of the Apostle that God raised
up Jesus from the dead by his own
power on the third day.
1Art Thou a King Thenr
Picture the Great Teacher walking |
With his twelve Apostles, nondescript
rowd of those who heard him gladly |
mot many great, not many learned,
aot many rich, not many noble. Hear
him telling them-those who acknowl- |