The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-07-21
Sermon by
CHARLES T.
RUSSELL.
Pastor Brooklyn
Tabernacle

sIvered two addresses TO the Iuterna-
tional Bible Students Association. in
the Auditorium. He bad lDe audiences
and excellent attention. We report one
Of his dlscourses from the text forego-
ing. He said In part
Although the words Of our text were
not addressed by st. Paul TO the world
", they would. nevertheless. be excel
dent advice and very profitable To all
In a general way all civilized people
recognize that cleanliness Is next TO
1zsodlIness" In a general way the pure.
the clean. are recognized as the beauu
fuL And impurity and dizziness are
~detested even by the impure and the
fithy. Outwardly at least we are In
time when water Is plentiful. when
soap IS cheap. and when 6lthiness or
the flesh Is ALMOST inexcusable as re-
spects the outward man. But filth
ness Of the spirit cannot be touched,
cannot be cleansed, with ordinary soap
and water and this Is undoubtedly the
reason why the Lord and the apostles
nave not addressed these words to the
world
"Havina These Promises"
Our text tells the difference between
the well-intentioned worldly person
and the thoroughly consecrated Chris
1ian. The latter has heard through the
Word Of God certain exceeding great
and precious promises" which the
well-meaning worldly class have not
yet heard-heard In the true sense Of
bearing, In the sense OF approaching.
understanding The whole civilized
world, In one sense, has the same BIZ
BILE, the same Word Of God, the same
precious promises. but 1t has not ap-
fpreciated these. 1t has not understood
them. 1t has not accepted them and
made them its own by surrender to
the Lord. The Church. on the contra
ny, Is composed of those individuals
who have heard the Lords promises
those promises upon Gods conditions.
These promises of God constitute the
power of God, which works In the
21eart Of each Of the Church. first to
Nwfll Alright, and. secondly. to do. to the
extent of ability, the Lords good pleas
sure philippians Ii. 49,.
This Is the class addressed in our
Eext-the followers Of Jesus These
fnaEe heard Of the grace of God-that
TT Is the Divine intention to bless Adam
and his race through the great Media
Ftor-the Messiah, the Christ. They
tE1ave heard that Jesus left the glory
with the Father and humbled 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 Redeemer. They have
Learned that the Redeemer backed by
Divfne authority, will put all things
into subsection under his feet, will in
= stftute heavenly Kingdom or rule in
She earth. and for thousand years
Nreign 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
rthe King himself will be the King of
aGlory on the spirit plane. far above
angels. principalities and powers and
every name that Is named" (Ephesians
{. 2D.
They have heard that his Kingdom
s7vili prevail from sea to sea and unto
ally unto him every knee shall bow
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
%. 81. They have heard that this
great Kingdom will not only lift up
raise up. resurrect humanity from its
FALLEN condition. from sin and death
*,ut that it will also bring the whole
earth to the condition foreshown IL
1he Garden of Eden. making Gods
TOotstool glorious and every way fit tt
be the eternal habitation of such Of the
&luman race is will be saved by tina
glorious Kingdom for which we pray
Thy Kingdom come; thy will be don,
-@sn earth RS it is done in heaven"
Eut these have heard something
.EDore-somethinG that belongs to TIT
Slresent time. They have heard that /
rs the Divine purpose to select from
amongst mankind a Royal Priest
mood" TO be associated with the grea
ReGeener in his Mediatorial Kingdom
They have heard that a call went fortl
20 this effect eighteen centuries ago. in
yiting. first of all, the Jews who wer
ready and willing to accept this yer.
highest favor of God-joint- heirshi]
with his Sor in the spiritual Kingdom
which is to bless mankind in genera
by and by. They have heard that t
attain membership in this Royal Priest
hood means the attainment of th
character-lik likeness Of Jesus, to becom
copies Of Gods dear Son Romans vii
90. This implies. as its cost. the sacr1
See Of earthly interests. They hav
sfeaxd the message of the Lord. nc
<nty inviting to the glories Of the King
dom, but also informing them that th
wav IN that crown Of pIorv Is q Mario,