The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-10-24
Sermon by
CHARLES T.
RUSSELL,
Pastor Brooklyn
Tabernacle

London, october 23.-Pastor Russell
Of Brooklyn Tabernacle today address
ed an immense audience In the worlds
greatest Auditorium, the Royal Albert
Hall. Many OF his audience were
Jews, attracted by the liberal extracts
from Pastor Russell's sermons which
have been appearing in the Jewish pa
pers all over the e"world. The discourse
was full Of comforting assurances (both
TO lew and GentileI of the glorious out.
come to the Divine Plan. as respects
our world and Its Inhabitants. We re.
port the address only in part, as fol-
fows:- Estg
There can be no doubt that the words
Of our text apply, not to Spiritual Is.
rael and the heavenly Jerusalem, but
TO the Seed OF Jacob. for many cen.
turtles Travelling In palma nation
without land, people possessing most
wonderful promises, yet enjoying none
Of tbem--a people scattered amongst
all other peoples; yet, in harmony with
the Divine promise made at the begin
ming Of their organization, they have
been preserved separate and distinct
from all other nations! The Jews are
n miracle in themselves. They witness
to the civilized world Gods promises
and the power thereof in the human
mind. AS foretold In the Scriptures
for long centuries they have had no
Prophet, N, Priest, no ephod, no vision
from God. no revelation. The people
10 whom at one time belonged the hon
or OF being the only people to whom
the Divine purposes were revealed nave
for more than eighteen centuries been
left destitute OF any evidence OF Di-
vine favor, except in this one fact,
that their, solidarity as people Is
preSerred.
We are not OF those who rail against
the Jew; who cry out, "Christ-killers;
the vengeance OF God is upon you, aud
what you have suffered is only fore
taste of more. awful sufferings for all
eternity" Thank God, No! We have
no such evil sentiment in our heart.
We have nothing for the jew but sym
pathy, even while IN him, as In others
Of Adams children. we may see much
10 reprehend; nevertheless, we also see
his commendable qualities. Among
others, we see the quality which God
so greatly appreciated in Abraham;
namely, faith IN his God and In the
Divine promises. Such a faith has In
spired Goods Chosen People" TO wait
for bis promised Messianlc Kingdom,
10, these many centurles-through all
kinds Of discouragements, disappolnt-
ments and prosecutions.
The long promised time OF lsraers
exaltation as the channel Of Messia nic
blessing TO mankind is near-it hasteth
greatly. What though there shall be
another and great spasm Of trlbula-
tion In conjunction with the birth OF
the New order of things! Beyond the
signing and the crying. the morning
dawns--the glorious day in which the
Sun OF righteousness shall chase from
the world all the shadows OF death
and despair. which sin and its penalty
have brought upon mankind! What
though the Scriptures tell us that 10.
rael is yet to have "The time Of ia,
cob's trouble" IN connection with the
worlds great time Of trouble impend'
ing. None Of these things shall hinder
us from rejoicing In the New Heavens
and the New Earth, which God de-
clares he Is about to create and put
into control Of our world-"Be ye glad
aud rejoice forever in that which
create" isaiah lxv, 1G.
The New Heavens and the New
Earth are but symbollcal terms for the
consideration Of that New Era, IN
which there will be new social order,
~ well as a new ecclesiastical system,
eternal In the heavens.
The time has come when our text Is
having It's fulhllment. The shining OF
the lamp of Truth upon the prophetic
page shows us that the great clock OF
the Universe II markL Ing tho hoiIr when