The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-07-18

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Minneapolis, July lT.-Pastor Russell
Of the Brooklyn Tabernacle today de
llyered two addresses to the Interna-
tional Bible Students Association. In
the Auditorium. BE had ane audiences
and excellent attention. We report one
of his dlseourses from the text forego.
ing. he said In part:- ssi
Although the words Of our text wers
not addressed by st. Paul 10 the world.
ly. they would. nevertheless. be excel.
lent advice and very profitable to ali.
In a general way all civilized people
recognize that cleanliness Is next to
godliness." In a general way the pure.
the clean. are recognized us the beaut.
full. And impurity and filthiness are
detested even by the impure and the
filthy. ontwartlly at least We are in a
time when water Is plentiful, when
soap Is cheap. and when dizziness Of
the flesh is almost Inexcusabie as re-
spects the outward man. But flthi-
ness Of the spirit cannot be touched,
cannot be cleansed, with ordinary soap
and water and this Is undoubtedly tho
reason why the Lord and the apostles
have moi, addressed these words to the
world. Y i3
Having These Promises"
Our text tells the difference between
the well-intentloncd worldly person
and the thoroughly consecrated Chris
tlan. The latter has heard through the
Word Of God certain exceeding great
and precious promises" which the
well-meaning worldly class have not
yet heard4heard in the true sense of
hearing. in the sense of appreclating.
understanding. The whole civilized
world. in one sense. has the samc Bi.
bic. the same Word OF God. the same
precious promises. but 1t has not up
preciated these. 1t has not understood
them. 1t hns not accepted them and
made them its own by n surrender to
the Lord. The Church. on the contra
ry, is composed Of those individuals
who have heard the Lords promises
intelllgently. 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
ure philippians II, 49,.
This Is the class addressed in our
text-the followers Of Jesus. These
have heard OF tho grace OF God-that
It is the Divine Intention 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 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
Divine authority, will put oil things
into subsection under his feet, will In
stitute heavenly Kingdom or rule In
the earth, and for n 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, principallties and powers and
every name that is namedr (Epheslans
1, 2D.
They have heard that his Kingdom
1 will prevail from sen to sen and unto
the ends Of the earth and that eventu-
ally unto him every knee shall bow
and every tongue confess allegiance and
obedience, and that oil refusing thus to
submit to that reign Of Righteousness
will be destroyed from. amongst the
people In the Second Death tActs Ill.
%. 23). They have heard that this
great Kingdom viii not only lift up,
raise up, rcsurrect humanity from its
fallen condition. from sin and death.
but that It will also bring the whole
earth to the condition foreshowh in
tho Garden of Eden, making Gods
footstool glorious and every way fit to
be the eternal habItation OF such OF tie
human race rs will be saved by that
glorious Kingdom for which We pray.
"Thy Kingdom come; Thy will be done
on earth MS 1t is done in heaven.
But these have heard something
something that belongs 10 the
present time. They have heard that II
is the Divine purpose to select from
amongst mankind Royal Priest
hood,n to be associated with the great
Redeemer In his Medlatorial Kingdom.
They have heard that q call went forth
70 this effect eighteen centuries ago. In
wiling. first of all, the Jews who were
ready and willing to accept this very
highest favor Of God-jolnt-helrship
with his Son in the spiritual Kingdom
which is to bless mankind in general
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