The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-07-19
Sermon by
CHARLES T.
RUSSELL,
Pastor Brooklyn
Tabernacle.

iivered two addresses TO the IDterna-,
the Auditorium. He had fine audiences
and excellent attention. We report one
of his dlscourses from the text forego-
ting. He said I'm part
Although the words Of our text were
not addressed by st. Paul to the world
ly, they would. nevertheless. be excel
ient advice and very profitable to oil.
In a general way all civilized people
recognize that cleanliness is next to
godliness." In general way the pure,
the clean, are recognized as the beaud-
full. And impurlty and flthiness are
detested even by the impure and the
filthy. Outwardly at least we are In
time when water Is plentiful, when
soap is cheap. and when filthiness of
the flesh is almost ihexcusable as re-
spects the outward man. But filth
ness Of the spirit caunot be touched,
cannot be cleansed, with ordinary soap
and water and this is undoubtedly the
reason why the Lord and the apostles
have not addressed these words to the
world.
"Havine Those Pronnises."
Our text tells the difference between
the well-intentloned worldly person
and the thoroughly consccrated Chris
tlan. The latter has heard through the
Word of God certain exceeding great
and precious PROMISES" which the
-tualI- m na ninu yunriIIv nIaaa haVa nnt
yet heard-heard In the true sense OF
hearing in the sense Of appreclatlng,
understanding The whole civilized
world, In one sense, has the same Bi-
BILE, the same Word Of God. the same
precious promises. but It has not ap-
preciated these. II has not understood
them. 1t has not accepted them and
made them Its own by 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 I'm the
heart of each OF the Church, first to
will Alright, and. secondly. to do. to the
extent of ability, the Lords good pleas
ure philippians IL. l3,.
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 intcntiop to bless Adam
and his race through the great Media
tor-the Messiah, the Christ They
have heard that Jesus left the glory
with the Father and humbled himself
TO human nature. In order that he
might redeem tue human race. They
have heard that the application OF the
merit of his sacrifice. when applied In
due time. will he sufficient for the sins
OF the whole world. und that then the
Heavenly Father will turn over the
world TO the Rcdeemcr. They have
learned that the Rcdcemer. backed by
Divine authority. will put all things
into subjection under his feet, will In
stitute n heavenly Klugdom or rule In
the earth, aud for II thousand years
reign as King of kings aud Lord of
lords They have heard that when he
shall thus reign. his Kingdom shall be
under the whole heavens" although
the King himself viii be the King of
Glory on the spirit plane, Far above
angels, princlpalitics ana powers and
every name that In named" (Epheslans
1. 81.
They have heard that his Kingdom
VIII prevail from sea TO sea aud unto
the ends of the earth and that cventu
aIIu him gbuII hnU
and every tongue confess allegiance and
obedience. and that all refusing thus tc
submit TO that reign of righteousness
will be destroyed from amongst the
people in the Second Death (Acts Ill
%, 23l. They have heard TINT this
great Kingdom will not only lift up
raise up, rcsurrect humanity from IL
fallen condition. from sin and death
but that II win also bring the whole
earth 10 the condition foreshown In
the Garden OF Eden. making Gods
footstool glorious and every way ut t.
be the eternal habilntion OF such OF th,
human race az will bc saved by tha
glorious Kingdom for which we pray
"Thy Kingdom come; thy will be don'
on earth as Il IL done In heaven"
But these have heard something
more-something that belongs TO th'
present time They have heard that |
is the Divine purpose to select from
amongst mankind n Royal Priest
hood" TO be associated with the grca
Redeemer In his Mediatorial Kingdom
They have heard that call went fort
20 this effect eighteen centuries ago. In
Viting, first of all. the Jews who wer
ready and willing 10 accept this yer
highest favor OF God Jolnt.helrshi
with his Son In the spiritual Klngdor
which Is 10 bicss mankind In genera
by and by. They have heard that I
attain membership IN this Royal Priest
hood means the attainment OF th
characterlikeuess OF Jesus, to becom
copies Of God's dear Son (Romans vii
29l This implies, rs It's cost. the sacr
Ace Of earthly interests. They hay
heard the message of the Lord. NJ
only iDvitieg 20 the Glorics OF the Klnl
dom hut nlgn iu fnrm,uf, tham lhot n