Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-11-05
Sermon by
CHARLES r.
RUSSELL,
Pastor Brooklyn
Tabernacle

people from the above text His hear
ers were Of all classes and very intel
lgent appearing. He had closest at
tention. He said in part
God has messages for those who
have hearing ears at each great Dis
pensational change in earth's anairs'
These messages have generally been
in the nature Of forewarning of com-
ing distress and the reasons therefor.
Sach a message was given to our hrst
parents when they were expelled from
Eden-accursed would be the ground
for their sakes. Thorns and thistles
Il would bring forth unto them. In
sweat OF face they should eat bread
thereof until they should return to the
ground. from whence they came. An
other great message went forth at the
time of the flood; another before the
destruction Of Sodom and Gomorrah;
another at the close of the Jewish
Age. when Jesus and his Apostles cali
ed attention to the prophecies which
foretold the Divine rejection Of the
nation of Israel for time and de-
clared that all things written in the,
Law and the Prophets concerning
them would have fulfllment, quoting
the prophecy which declared that
their house, would be left desolate;
that they would have neither prophet,
nor vision, nor priest, nor ephod FOR
many years. but that eventually Gods
favor would return TO Israel-that ne
would gather them again and fulfill to
them everlastingly the blessings prom
ised both to Abraham and TO his de-
scendants--" sure mercies OF Da-
vid." .fss t4 or .qtlfs -gl.
A week ago we considered the pro-
phetic message, Comfort ye, comfort
We. my people. saith your Goo" isaiah
ri. y. We noted then that the due
time has arrived for the fulhllment to
Israel OF this comforting message
that as a people the appointed time
for the return OF favor 10 them Is ac-
complished because their two-fold dis
ciplines for sin have been fulfilled.
Thus our present day Is clearly mark
ed and the words OF our text follow
ing imply that now Is the time for
special message TO all, In proportion
as each may have the hearing ear.
II In the voice of God which calls
now through various channels and
agencies. II cries not from the CITY
Babylon the Great" II cries not from
the citadel OF Chrlstendom; but from
the wilderness. from those who are
more or less separated: from those who
have heard the voice OF the Lord say
sng, Come out OF her, my people, that
We be not partakers OF her sins, ana
that ye receive not OF her plaques
(Revelation xviii. n.
re Prepare the Lords Way.
The message OF the hour TO every
hearing ear is, "The Lord whom ye
seek shall suddenly come TO his tenn
pie" (AIalachi III. u. For centuries you
have been praying, "Thy Kingdom
come; thy will be done on earth as 1t
Is done In heaven" Now your prayer
is about 70 be answered. whether you
prayed In sincerity or IN hypocrisy.
The glory OF the Lord Is about to be
revealed. "All flesh shall see II to-
gether." II win not be revealed mere
iy 20 one nation, nor merely to one
holy class. His glory will be revealed
IN flaming fire--in Judgments. All iesh
shall zee 1.-THE rich and the poor,
the learned aud the ignorant, the
holy and the unholy. But, as the
Prophet Malachi declares, who shall
abide the day OF his coming, and who
shall stand when he appeareth; for he
Is like fullers soap dn its attack upon
grease and diru. and he is like re-
fner's nre.n as II melts and separates
the dross OF sin and iniquity (Malaehi
al. y.
The coming OF great earthly king
20 city is the signal for a general
cleaning up everywhere. And so the
Lord declares that the message OF his
fast-approaehing Kingdom should in
fiuence all who have the hearing eur
60 make preparation. TO each nation
A means. Set your house In order. An
inspection is at hand. See that your
laws are just and equitable and that
they are administered justly, The
same message comes 60 each self-goy'
erning city. and lastly, and most i'm
portant Of ull. this message comes 10
each individual. and especially TO all
who have named the name OF Christ
or. as ST. Peter declares, this tnspee-
ton OF the King OF kings and Lord OF
lords must begin with the house OF
God Il Peter iv, 10. And II the In
spection be so searching that Il must
begin with Gods saints, what could
we expect OF Il when Il reaches those
who are merely nominal Christians
and then the world IN general! All
we may expect lust what the Bible ad
yises us Will come. - time of trouble
such as never was since there was a
nation" Daniel xii u. The message
Of this hour, dear frlends. elsewhero
stated IN Holy Writ Is, seek meek
ness: seek righteousness. Il may be
that ye shall be hid IN the day Of the
Lords anger (Zephaniah II. -,
Hidden Things to ee Revealed.
The greatest Teacher the world has