The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-03-17
PEOPLES
Sermon by
CHARLES 7.
RUSSELL.
Pastor Brooklyn
abernacIe.

Washington. D. c.. March 13.-Pas
tor Russell of the Brooklyn Taberna
Gle, New York. preached here twice
today to splendid audiences. One Of
his discourses was entitled, The Over
throw of Satan's Empire" We report
the other one from the text above
quoted. Pastor Russell said
As Christians in the light of this
wonderful Twentieth Century we stand
at the parting of the ways and must
decide for right or for wrong, for
truth or for falsehood, in respect TO
our religious convictions. Without
questioning the sincerity of our fore
fathers. we all object to their theology
1t is IN vain that ministers and
Bible class teachers longer deny the
facts of the case. Nor will intelligent
and honest people agree that il is
right that through their creedS they
should profess one thing. and in their
lives and general conversation they
should ignore or absolutely deny the
teachings Of those creedS. Yet this is
the position of practically all the think
ing people of Christendom. Their con
sciences Will not stand for this much
longer. If they refrain from telling
the Truth and taking their stand for
ii. they will not only scar their con
sciences Il Timothy iv, p ard CORE
spouGiuGly separate themselves from
Gods favor, but additionally their
course will sooner or later bring upon
them the dlsapproval aud contempt of
ali honest people For although the
masses are not yet aroused on the sub
ject, they are rapidly getting awake
DO you wish me TO illustrate what
| mean? DO you wish me to show IN
what respect all denominations are
ashamed OF their creedS and anxious
to hide the fact that they ever pro
feSSed them or were anxious TO give
them some new Interpretation more
consistent with the broader thought
and more generous sentiment common
to civilized man IN this Twentieth
Century: | will do it.
our Methodist friends are ashamed
Of that feature OF their creed which de
clares that the Almighty Is now doing
ey.rvfbing maj biyiul Wisd,r, and
Power can accouulisb on behalf nf
our poor race 10 bring all TO Il full
knowledge of Christ and to opportu-
nirv of firth and ohadispre rber roal
iza tbat th.ra i d u.olnoss in thi,
ar-umenf And whom thov rr,tnst
tbot cod npsr work thro,rb ,,,aors
and hence thar tb. rasnnpsibiIitv lias
If the door ~ Christian h.Ijavers to
carry the Gosnel 10 the heathep they
realize thar mis- Is nm nIooicaI ar,.u-
manr too For u.rv sbould o,r ,,ra.t
Creator sopd to atarnal torment mil.
lions Of his crnaturas hacouse of nm
insufficiancv of zeoi IN rho p,rt of
soDo of tbair more opIi.bta,at fol
,,-c,.,oturosg A..p,,,.,.l..iuo rho
inconsistency Of snch a thaorv opr
GOOD Niatbodis, tro,hro, ,,ll ~ ,n,+
thav homo th.t Goa hos soma o,hor
Wv Of savfro tho ir,nor,nt of naatnon
lands and norbore ~ civiri7od ,ards
Wa oppr.ciate tho Ioviuo haort
D. ffsh mo f.fg -ga-af a
o,,rao ,b,, i, j.. rr,a tho, Goa hos
a1,tbar way for those Ru, whom ua
atten,rt ~ noin+ our wbat that othar
rov e. SOM. ~ those da,r friends in
miro Is # \tatbodisr,9 MA Iohn
Wesley. rr,,ch ~ o,,r ansvar l. M
Rrotbcr Wesley did not nraach II and
did NOT know Of # NOT because II is
new but because If is 80 very old and
WAS lost sight of during the dark
ages" for fifteen centuries before
Brother Wesley was born He was
feeling after it. yearuing for it. hun
gering and thirsting for it. but the
due time" for it to be made known
to Gods people had not yet come in
Brother Wesley's day. He preached
the eternal torture Of all mankind, ex-
cept the sanctitied believers in Jesus
the Savior. But IN his preaching of
the love OF God he was used or the
Almighty TO wondrously prepare the
hearts OF ChrlSlehuolh Ior the broader
message OF the hloIe no" que 10 De
seen ana UNDERSTOOD. eSleE Ios-
pei oI tue NV Vi "ou u"s "lel''Ne"
tHe near u on' l''e,'uoili' W uISu o'i'e
va i'e'u ',S'
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