The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-02-28

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Sermon BY I.
d CHARLES T.
81 RUSSELL
( | ssSs Pastor Brooklyn
/ Tabernacle.
Cumberland. Md. Feb. o7.-Pastor
Russell OF Brooklyn Tabernacle. New
York. preached twice here today In
our largest auditorium. He ! Is we'll
known here ind hud fine audiences.
We report his discourse from the
above text as follows. ~ 4
Today this prophecy is fulfilled In
our midst! Notwithstanding the fact
that during The past century Bibles
have been printed mud circulated
among the people BY the million, and
Notwithstanding the fact that educa.
ton has become general SO that rich
and poor. old and young. hare the
ability to read Gods Word. neverthe-
less we are In the midst OF the very
famine specified by the Prophet. 1t
seems almost incredible that we should
be famishlng now with Bibles In our
homes. when our salntly forefathers
did not famish. though educa tiou was
limited. The secret lies in the fact
that increasing intelligence on every
hand has awakened our reasoning fac
::ltles along religious lines. and the
result Is the gnnwlns Of hunger III our
hearts. Our hearts and our flesh cry
out for n living and true Coda
God greater than ourselves-m just.
more powerful. more loving. Feeling
our own impotency. we more thnn
ever feel our need of the Friend above
all others with n love that sticketh
closer than brothers.
Consequently we cannot end the
rest and refreshment aud comfort
from the Scriptures which our fore
fathers derived. Consequently the
young men and the purest OF heart In
the world are repealed By the religion
of the past as represented III the
creeds OF nil determinations. They
are hungry for the Truth. They are
thirsty for the refrcshmcnt which they
need. intellectually many ure lool-
Ing. wandering. from sea to sen de-
string the bread OF life and the water
OF life. Scanning the creeds OF all de-
nominations they find them practically
alike as respects 1t heoricsH Of eternal
Reproduction and damnation for all ex-
cept the elect. the saints. They are
faint for lack of spiritual food aud
drink. They even look to the heather
and examine the Tleosophy OF India.
the Buddhism of Japan aud the Confu-
cianlsm Of China, seeking for some sat
isfying portion OF TRUTH These are In
some respects like tile nrodignl son-fnr
from home. They Perceive the SWIM
ISL content with the rlusks of busi.
hess. money, pleasure anu politics. but
their spiritual longings cnnnot be snt.
ishcd with the huskH which the swine
cat. They ure thought peculiar be-
ts.use! OF their Interest III spiritual
things. They are misunderstood by
their best earthly friends They must
learn that in their nwanderIngs along
the highways Of science and world
religion they will never get satisfuc.
tlon. There Is n famine In every de.
nomination. In every part OF the world
No one thinks Of looking to the Bible
for -refreshment and strength. The
Higher Critics OF NIL denominations
have branded 1t unreliable. The Pro.
fessors In all the great Colleges are
.reprobating the Bible and openly
laugh Mt the thought Of finding there
either bread for the hungry or water
for the thirsty.
This Is the. very picture given In our
context. '.They shall wander from sea
tU sea, from the North even to the
East: they shall run to and fro to seek
the Word of the Lord md shall not
find 1t. In that day shall the fair vir.
gins and the young men faint for
thirst (Anos viii, II. l3D.
Tho Bread Of Life and Water Ct Life.
These hungry hearts must learn that
there Is only the one satisfying portion
under the Subtitle living and true
God. and Jesus Christ whom lie has
sent to be the Bread OF Life for the
world. and the message of grace from
Ills lips to be the Water Of Life. 1t Is
ours 10 call the attention OF this Truth
hungry clnss to the Great Teacher who
declared. My hcsh"is food indeed md
my blood Is drink Indeed; except We
eet the flesh Of the Son Of Man, aud
drink bis blood. we have no life In
you" John VI. IS. 53,. But scarcely
will the Intelligent Of our day hcarken
to these words. 80 preJudlced are their
minds by the fnllncles which bccloud