The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-07-20
Sermon by
CHARLES T.
RUSSELL,
Pastor Brooklyn
Tabernacle.

Minneapolis. July 17.-Pastor Russell
of the Brooklyn Tabernacle today de-
ivered two addresses to the Interna-
tional Bible Students Association, in
the Auditorium. He had fine audiences
and excellent attention. We report one
of his discourses from the text foregU-
ing. He said in part
Although the words of our text were
not addressed by st. Paul to the world
ly, they would. nevertheless. he cvccl-
lent advice aud very profitable to all.
In general way all civilized people
recognize that "cleanlncSs Is next to
Todliness." In II general way the pure.
the clean. are recognized as the bcauti-
full. And impurity and tilihiness are
deteSted even by the impure and the.
filthy Outwarlly ut least we are in II
time when water is plentiful. when
soap is cheap. and when tilthincsS of
the flesh is almost meycusable rs re-
spects the outward man. But filth
ness of the spirit cannot be touched,
cannot be cleanscd. with ordinary soap
and water aud this is undoubtedly the
reason why the Lord and the apostles
have III, 4 'ldresscd these words to the
world
"Havino These Promises"
Our text tells the difference between
the well-inicntioncd worldly person
ana the thoroughly consccrated Chris
tan. The latter has heard through the
Word Of God certain exceeding great
and precious promises" which the
wcll-meaning worldly class have not
Yet heard-hcard in the true sense OF
hearing. in the sense Of approaching.
understanding. The whole civilized
world in one sense. has the same Ri
bile. the same Word of God. the same
precious promises. hut it has not APP
preciated these 1t has not understood
them. 1t has not accepted them and
made them its own by Il surrender to
the Lord The Church. on the contra
ry, is composed of those individuals
who have heard the Lords promises
intelligently. and who have accepted
those promises upon Gods conditions.
Those promises of God constitute the
power of God which works in the
heart Of each Of the Church, first to
will Alright. and secondly, to do. to the
extent of ability. the Lords good pleas
IRE philippians ii. 49,
This is the class addressed in our
teXt-the followers of Jesus. These
have heard Of the grace of God--that
it is the Divine intention to bless Adam
and his race through the great Media
tor-thc Messiah, the Christ. They
have heard that Jesus left the glory
with the Father and humbcd himself
to human nature, in order that he
might redeem the human race They
have heard that the application of the
merit of his sacrifice. when applied in
due time, will be sufficient for the sins
of the whole world, and that then the
Heavenly Father will turn over the
world to the Rodecmcr. They have
learned that the Rcdeemer, backed by
Divine authority. will put all things
into subsection under his feet, will in
stitute a heavenly Kingdom or rule in
the earth, and for a thousand years
reign as King of kings and Lord of
lords, They have heard that when he
shall thus reign, his Kingdom shall be
under the whole heavens" although
the King himself will be the King of
Glory on the spirit plane, far above
angels, principalities and powers and
every name that is named" (Ephcsians
l. 2D.
They have heard that his Kingdom
will prevail from sea to sea and unto
the ends of the earth and that evcntu-
ally unto him every knee shall bow
and every tongue confess allegiance ana
obedience, and that all refusing thus TO
submit to that reign of righteousness
will be destroyed from amongst the
people in the Second Death (tcts iii.
10, 23D. They have heard that this
great Kingdom will not only lift up,
raise NJ, rCSurrect humanity from its
fallen condition. from sin and death.
but that it will also bring the whole
earth to the condition forCshown in
the Garden Of Ellen. making Gods
foOtStOo glorious and every way fit to
be the etCrna! initiation of such of the
human race ~ viii he saved by that
glorious k,nSdom f.r which We pray.
Thy Kingdom come: thy will be done
On earth as il is done in hcavcn."
But these have heard something
more-sOmcthin@ that belongs 10 the
present time, They have heard that it
is the Divine purpose TO select from
amongst mankind Il Royal Priest
hood" to hc associated with the Great
I.cleemer in his McIi3torial Kingdom
They have heard that n call went forth
- this effect eighteen centuries ago. in
yitng. FIRST of al. the Jews who were
ready and willing to accept this very
highest favor of God-joint- heirship
with his Son IN the spiritual Kingdom
which Is 10 bless mankind in general
by and by. They have heard that TO
attain membership in this Royal Priest
hood means the attainment Of the
character-likeuesS Of Jesus to become
copies of Gods dear Son Qtomaus viii.
29 This implies as its cost. the sacri-
fce of earthly interests. They have
heard the message of the Lord. not
)nly inviting to the Glories Of the King
dom. but also informing them that the
way to that crown Of glory is a narrow
and difficult one. They have heard the
voice of the Master. saying. "Sit down