Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-10-29
PEOPLES
Sermon by :
CHARLES T.
RUSSELL,
Pastor Brooklyn
Tabernacle

London, October 23.-Pastor bussei
of Brooklyn Tabernacle today address
ed an immense audience In the worlds
greatest Auditorium, the Royal Albert
Hall. Many Of his audience were
Jews, attracted by the liberal extracts
from Pastor Russells sermons which
have been appearing In the jewish pa
pers all over the world. The discourse
was full Of comforting assurances Cboth
to Jew and Gentile) Of the glorious out
come TO the Divine Plan, as respects
our world and its inhabitants. we re-
port the address only in part, as FOL
fows:--
There can be no doubt that the words
of our text apply, not to Spiritual Is
rael and the heavenly Jerusalem. but
TO the Seed Of Jacob, for many cen
turtles Travelling In pain-a nation
without q land, people possessing most
wonderful promises, yet enjoying none
of them-a people scattered amongst
all other peoples; yet, In harmony with
the Divine promise made at the begin
ming Of their organization, they nave
been preserved separate ana distinct
from all other nationsl The Jews are
n miracle In themselves. They witness
70 the civilized world Gods promises
and the power thereof In the human
mind. As foretold In the Scriptures
for long centuries they have had no
Prophet, no Priest. no ephod. no vision
from God, no revelation. The people
10 whom at one time belonged the non
or OF being the only people to whom
the Divine purposes were revealed nave
for more than eighteen centuries been
left destitute OF any evidence OF d.
vine favor. except In this one fact'
thai hcir solidarity as people Is
preserred.
We are rot Of those who rail against
the Jew: who cry out, "Christ-klllersi
the vengeance Of God Is upon you, ana
what YOU have suffered is only fore
taste OF more awful sufferlngs for all
eternity" Thank God. mol We have
no such evil sentiment I'm our heart
We have nothing for the jew but sym
pnthy, even while In him, as In others
OF Adams children. we may see much
TO rcprehend: nevertheless, we also see
his commendable qualities. Among
Others, we see the quality which God
so greatly appreciated In Abraham;
namely. faith In his God and In the
Divine promises Such n faith has In
spired Goods Chosen People" TO walt
for his promised Messlanic Kingdom,
To-, these mnny centuries-through all
kinds OF discouragements. dlsappoint-
ments and prosecutions.
The long-promlsed time OF Israers
exnltniion as the channel OF Messlnnic
blessing to mankind X ne0r-it hastcth
greatly. What though there shall be
another and great spnFm Of trlbula-
tion IN conjunction with the birth OF
the New order OF things, Eeyond the
slghing and the crying the morning
dawns-the glorious dry In which the
sun OF Righteousness shall chase from
the world all the shadows OF death
and despair. which sin and its penalty
have brought upon mankind! What
though the Scriptures tell us that Is
rael is yet TO have "rhe time OF Ja-
cob's trouble" In connection with the
worlds great time OF trouble impend-
ing None Of these things shall hinder
us from rejoicing In the New Heavens
and the New Earth. which God de-
clares he is about TO create and put
into control OF our world -"Be ye glad
and rejoice forever IN that which !
create" Qsalah lxv, iA.
The New Heavens and the New
Earth are but symbollcal terms for the
consideration of that New Era. In
which there viii be now social order,
as well as n new ecclesiastical system,
eternal In the heavens.
The time has come when our text IL
having its fuldllment, The shining OF
the lamp OF Truth upon the prophetic
page shows us that the great clock OF
the Universe is marking the hour when
he whose right II Is shall take TO him
self his great power and reign An,
yesl We remember that II Is written
that then the nations shall be angry,
and Gods wrath shall be manifest, and
then the time shall come for the judg-
ment OF the dead and the reward OF
all, both small and great But we are
glad. nevertheless, that the "times OF
the Gentiles" are nearly at an end and
the time OF Messlah's theocratlc gov
ernment Is at hand For he must reign
until he shall have put down all un-
righteousness and lnsubordinatlon. un-
I'll he shall have caused every knee to
bow and every tongue 10 confess 10
the glory Of God the Father,
First IN order OF the Kingdom work
will be the binding OF Satan-the work
OF heavenly. and not OF an earthly
king. Gradually. In the Judgments,
aecrees. rewnrds. punishments OF man.
Kind aud the banshing OF sin and
death VIII the great King OF Glory re-
veal his own gracious character ana
the Fathers righteousness TO the chill
dren Of men. Gradually all viii have
the eyes OF their understanding open.
cd 10 see. not only the Father OF all
IN his true character, but also the Son
An his glorious majesty-the Conquer
or. "who. for the JOY that was set be-
fore him. endured the cross, desplslng
the shame" and hence Is at the right
hand or Divine majesty and entrusted
with the pouring out Of the Divine