The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-05-11
PEOPLES
Sermon by
CHARLES I.
RUSSELL.
Pastor Brooklyn
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London. Eng. May S.-Alhcrt Me.
morris! Hall The largest ana most re-
nowned auditorium in the world hay
ing capacity Of ten thousand was
crowded this evening To hear Pastor
Russell, of thr Brooklyn Tuhcrnac,e.
New York who delivered an address
on THEREAFTER" under the au-
sl'irss of the "Intornatioual Bible stu.
dcau Association" Taking the above
teN. he said
Mankind iuStinrtiycly look for ard
believe in future ljtr; 10 the maiori
ty az minds il does not seem Ioyica,
that death ends all. SO surely rs we
bcksvo our Creator to be al wise. we
must assume that he has some pur-
pose in connection with our race not
attained as yet something beyond the
capacity Of attainment il the present
lifc. under present conditions. Even
withAut Il Divine revelation. therefore,
q. life beyond the tomb, but spccula-
tios upon such an important subject.
of such vita interest. is not necessary
We are glad that our Creator has
given us in the Bible clear limitations
respecting his purposes. in relation to
mankind in the future. Nevertheless
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revealed until the first advent of our
Redeemer Thus the Apostle declares
that Christ brought life and immor.
tally to light through the Gospel" 1t
was invisible before. not brought to
light. and its terms and conditions
could not be clearly discerned.
vii bout any Divine revelation we
sec suiclency on every hand to
cause astonishment and to call anX-
iously for explanations. We see the
world Of mankind weak and depraved,
signing. crying and dying. "Trans-
tory" is written upon everything hui
man The Scriptures assert that we
of today are living under "a reign of
sin and death. and that this dominion
has lasted for over six thousand
years Why are these things so? Is
it not true that there is but the one
God? Is it not true that his creatures
on the spirit plane are perfect. that in
heaven there is neither signing. nor
crying. nor dying? There is no reign
of sin and death there. no hospitals,
no asylums. no jais. no penitcntiarieS
all is harmony. perfect. pure. in full
accord with the Almighty. Why are
conditions so different on this earth of
ours?
Because One Man Disobeyed.
The Bible alone offers us an eXp!ana-
ton Of the situation 1t tells US that
God created our race as pure. as per-
feet, as holy. as happy as the angels,
and that he placed our FIRST parents in
Eden. surrounded with everything
beautiful and desirable. 1t explains
that our fall from that perfection into
mental. moral and physical decrepi-
tude came as a result of diSobedence
to God. 1t explains that the wages
of sin is death" that the soul that
snneth. it shall die" that all the souls
produced by Father Adam and Moth
er Eve are dying souls. in consequence
of our sin-inheritance. This is bad
enough. sad enough; and, as was in
tended. our hearts cry out after the
living God. for his mercy and compass
sion. that he would save us from death,
save us from destruction. The answer
of Divine Justice is, that we are unfit
signs that sinners shall not be immOr-
tai But. hParkening. we hear Il mes
sage assuring us that God has looked
down in compassion and heard the
groanings of the prisoners" He fore
knew our helpesSness under the reign
of sin and death. and in his Plan made
provision for our case in advance"
fore the foundation of the world"
After four thousand years of this
reign of sin and death. exhibiting Di-
vine Justice without mercy, our Gre
ator revealed the wonderful features
of his Program He sent forth his
Son. that he. by The grace of God
might taste death for every man
not for the Eject Church merely. but
for all the families Of the earth
Hence it is written that Jesus gave
himself Il ransom for ak" and again
that He is the Precipitation ,satiSfac-
ton, for our sins uhe Church'S, and
not for ours only. but also for the sins
of the whole world
SO. then. the death penalty pro
nounced against cur race which would
have reduced Adam and his posterity to
the hopeless condition Of beasts. as
respects eternal Fife God had already
intended to set aside through the sac
rice of Christ Npvpri hpleSS. he al
lowed sin and death to reign from
Adam to Moses. and from Moses to
Christ. ana from Calvary TO the pres
ent. He haS collterIrd himself with
laying the foundation for the words
wide blessing. in llr death Of the Re
deemPr He intends ultimately. the
Bible assures us. to offer complete de-
livcrance from sin and c pnth. 10 Adam
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