The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-06
Sermon by
CHARLES T.
RUSSELL.
Pastor Brooklyn
Tabernacle.
TO The Tribune.

Ce-s-e-e-s-s-s-s-s-s-e-s-s- "
Special 10 The Tribune.
BROOKLYN, y. Y. June 5.-Pastor
Russell returned from his European triI
just In time TO keep his appointment tc
speak in Brooklyn's largest auditorium
the Academy OF Music. His topic was
ye comfort ye my people. saith your God
Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, ane
cry unto her that her appointed time Is
accomplished, that her iniquity Is par
Lords hand double for all her sins
Usaiah Xl, /, -. AS had been antici-
pated, the crowds were too great Tor ac-
cornmodation at the tabernacle. The spa
with a large number OF ministers and
other men on the platform. After an
nouncing his text the speaker said:
Christendom. with united voice; ad-
came TO and through the Hebrew. peo-
pie. Listen to the argument OF the
Apostle Paul, What advantage then
hath the Jew2 or what profit Is there OF
circumcision? Much every way; chiefly:
because that unto them were committed
the oracles OF God"-the Divine message
respecting the Divine purposes, present
and TO come. The apostle again informs
briefly comprehended in the Creator, 8
promise TO Abraham, ''In the seed shall
ell the families OF the earth be blessed
Galatians Ill, 81.
10 the Jew tlISC.
1t was the most natural thing imaSl-
nable for the Jewish nation to suppose
that the giving to them OF the law at
Mount Sinai. through the mediatorship p
OF Moses. was the fultillment OF the
promise 10 Abraham, Nevertheless they
were mistaken.
Israers mediator, and the sacrificing
priests. and the sacrifices they offered.
and their tabernacle, with its holy and
most holy. and the temple, and all the
or foreshadows of the better sacri-
fees" higher priesthood. better mediator,
and glorious blessings Of eternal forgive
ness and reconciliation yet to be accom-
plished. Nevertheless the period OF
Israels types was not wasted. Not only
wero the types there given, but at the
same special class of agents were So
lected: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and all
the prophets and worthy ones of that age,
holy, consecrated 10 God and accepted as
agents qualified for the kingdom condi-
lions, OF these the scriptures declare.
They fell asleep They are still asleep
In the dust of the earth, awaiting the
glorious resurrection morning and a
grand share then with Messiah in the
work then to be accomplished. In their
they were styled the fathers.
because Messiah was foretold 10 be of the
OF Abraham. and also "David's s
son."
But other Scriptures. without contra
dieting these statements, show US dis
InSl DAVID ana ADTd-
hams Seed" Is to be Lord and Father Of
both David and Abraham. Thus we read
Instead of thy fathers shall be thy chill
dren; whom thou mayest make princes
In all the earth" Psalms XIV, l6). David 8
son, Messiah. will be David's father, or
lifc-giver, when he will raise David from
the dead. Similarly he will be the father
OF all those ancient worthless: and as
David's Lord. and Lord OF lords" it.
Will be his pleasure to appoint to Abra
ham. Isaac, Jacob and all Of tho ancient
worthless, and prophets. and faithful ones
a glorious share with himself in the great
set UP for the ruling and blessing OF
Israel and all the nations of tho earth,
VIII not this be a grand honor to Abra
ham and his seed, Could we expect that
the Almighty would honor and use in
such high position any except the faith
full? Surely not. When Messiah shall
make these ancient worthless princes in
all the earth." AS representatives of his
invisible kingdom, Will not this mean
honor and dignity to the Jews first?
Comfort Ye My People,
Our text is ono OF three declarations
III the Old Testament. which assure us
that there is a double connected with
Israels history: That Is to sag, Jewish
exactly equal parts; the first of which
was time Of favor, internliDgled with
but favor nevertheless. The
second of these parts has been ono of
lowship. AS foretold by tho prophet.
Israel for many centuries has been with
out prophets. or priests. and without
cphod and without communion with God.
whereas, at one time they were Gods
favored people. They now, according to
their own admission, are so thoroughly
rejected that they have no communica-
ton whatever, no light to shine upon
their pathway. The prophets words have
been fulfilled. Let their table become
a snare before them: and that which
should have been for their welfare, let
" become trap. Let their eyes no dark
cncd. that they see not (PSalmS Xix 90
2al. They have stumbled: they are blind
ed; but thank God! their blindness Is not
blindness is tho second part of the "dou-
bic, with the fulfillment OF that double"
their blindness will begin TO vanish. and
M the blind eyes shall be opened" OF
that time the Lord declares that "ITc
who scattered Israel will gather them
We arc impressed. not by fancy, but
by the word OF God, that Isrnel's double"
IS now fulfilled, that Israers blessing has
already begun, that the opening OF Jsra-
els eyes IL now in progress. For this
reason we have chosen for our text
Comfort yo, comfort yo my people.
say unto her that her appointed time Is
ACCOMPLISHED. for she hath received at
tho Lords hand double uhe two parts of
cause the double is completed, we may
speak tho words OF comfort.
Thirty-four years ago wo called attcn-
ZION 10 these facts. but few had ears
to hear. When eighteen years ago we
visited Jerusalem. having in mind chief
y the fact that tho time for the rcgath-
ering Of Israel was nigh at hand and
that the set time To favor Zion had
CONC. we found no hearing cars among
the Jewish people: and Zionism had not
then been dreamed OF. Our commuri-
cations with the representatives, cC TIC
Baron Hirsch immigration fund. ana aIco
with the executors of the Sir Moses
Jewish Relief fund met with
scant recognition. Nevertheless. we fclt
sure that Isracls double" had been ful.
hllcd. and that her morning of JOY would
soon break.
Meantime how much has happened
during those eighteen years, Ziuni8n
has risen and crTcudcrcd the hope of
the chosen people in every land. and
turned their eyes toward the land of
promise not that all are thinking OF
returning thither. but that every Jew
who retains faith in the Col OF his
fathers. and in the Abrabamic prem
isc. is now looking and hoping for the
Time OF blessing. long foretold They
know not about their double: they
have not been studying the holy scrip
lures. but the teachings "C their an
clients. rs presented by The Talmud, They
have bocn making very similar mis-
take 10 that OF Christian people, who
have been studying the crecds OF the
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