The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-10-10
PEOPLES PULPIT. !.
Sermon by
CHARLES T.
RUSSELL,
Pastor Brooklyn
Tabernacle

i New York, October 9.--Pastor Russell
Of the Brooklyn Tabernacle today ad-
dressed Jewish Mass Meeting in re-
sponse TO request sent TO him by a
Jewish Mass Meeting Invitation Com
mittee. The invitation was signed by
many prominent Hebrews OF New
York City. The invitation and Pastor
Rnsselfs response to the same follow
New York. September 90 1910
Pastor G. T. Russell, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Dear Sir-Your sympathetic interest In
the Jewish people for years past has
not escaped our notice Your denuncla-
tions OF the atrocities perpetiated against
our race IN the name OF Christianity has
added 10 our conviction that you are
sincere friend Your discourse on "Jeru-
salem and Jewish Hopes" has struck a re-
sponsive cord In the hearts OF many of our
people. Still we doubted for time IL any
Christian minister could really he interest
ed In jew as jew and not merely from
hope OF proselyting him. IL is because OF
this feeling that some OF us request you
TO make "A public statement respecting tho
nature OF your interest in our people and
We desire you TO know that the statement
you did make was very satisfactory In
IL you assured us that YOU are not urging
Jews TO become Christians and join any
OF the sects or parties OF protestnnts or
Catholics. That statement Pastor Rus
sell. has been widely published In the
Jewish journals. ave feel therefore. that
we have nothing fo;fear from YOU as
race On the Contrary. In that statement
you mentioned, that the foundation OF
your interest In out people IL built upon
your faith iu the testimonies Of our Law
and the messages of our Prophets. You
nsy well understand how surprised we
are TO find "a Christian minister 0cknowl.
edgiug that there are prophecies OF the
Bible still uufulhlled. which belong To the
Jew and not, 10 the. Christian, aud that
these prophecies according TO your
studies are nearing fulnllment OF mo.
mentous interest TO our Jewish race and
through US as n people. TO the nations OF
the world. SO SEs.l.
These things Pastor Russell have led
to the formation Of a Jewish Mass Meet
Ing Committee, which, by this letter. re-
quests you to give a public discourse es-
pecislly 10 our people. lr you Will kindly
accept this Invitation. will you permit us
10 suggest topic for your address, which
we believe. will be very Interesting 20 the
public and especially TO the Jews. namely
''Zlonism In Prophecy"
As for the meeting: We suggest SUNDAY
afternoon at three o'clock. October 9Th. |
We have secured an option on the Hip |
podfome. New York's largest and finest |
Auditorium, for that date. and we hope |
that this date and the place viii be agree
able TO your convenience We assure you |
also of large audience OF deeply inter-
ested Hebrews, besides whoever may come
OF the general public
Trusting TO hear from you soon, we sub.
sefibe ourselves
Yours respectfully,
JEWISH MASS MEETING COMMITTEE.
Brooklyn, n. Y. Sept q. 1910 !
Jewish Mass Meeting Committee. New |
York City.
Gentlemen Your kind invitation 10 ad. |
dress the Jewish Mass Meeting In the |
New York Hippodrome Sunday. October
eth. at Il. M. came duly.
thank you for the confidence which |
this Invitation implies. The date you |
have selected Is not only appropriate In |
its relationship to the Jewish New Year, |
but II Is very suitable to my own ar |
rangements, as ! leave on October 18th for |
appointments in London and elsewhere IN |
Great Britain.
Amongst the several prominent men,
bers OF your race suggested for Chairman
Of the Mass Meeting | select Mr.. John
BaIrondess because have had the pleas
ure personally Of conference with him
aud because | know him TO be very loyal
10 the interests OF your people and be-
cause believe him 20 be very highly es-
teemed as such IN the counsels Of your
race
Faithfully and respectfully yours.
c, n. RUSSELL.
The H.ppodrome Is really an i'm
: lmense and elegant 0pera House with
a capacity OF about five thousand. It
was crowded today and many failed
TO gain ACCESS. The, Jewish people Of
this City. who nIfrnber more than
million. have become deeply impressed
by various dIscourses which Pastor
Russell has recently delivered and were
alert for today's meeting-to hear his
presentation OF Zionism as foretold by
. the prophets. The speaker held his
immense audience spelbound for near.
ly two hours. all apparently as uncon.
scIous OF the flight OF time as was the
speaker himself. After the service the
Hebrews could be seen in little knots
and groups here and there In the corri.
doris and In the streets discussing the
subject. The speakers views were evi.
IDENTIFY shared by the majority Alto
gether the meeting was something
unique Never before did Jews give
such attention 10 the message Of n
Christian minister And never before
did q Christian minister give such u
message TO the Jews.
What Pastor Russell Said.
The speaker read TO his audience
many quotations from the prophecies
OF the Bible relating to Zionism, the
fret one OF which was Psalm ell, 1918
--'grhou shalt arise aud have mercy
( upon Zion; for the time TO favor her,
yea. the set time. is come. For thy
servants take pleasure In her stones,
and favor the dust thereof. Then shall
the Gentiles fear the name OF Jehovah.
and all the kings Of the earth thy
Giory. When the Lord shall build up
ZI0n. he shall appear In his glory"
fPsstor Russell declared that while
dee he had been inclined to discard
the Bible as unreliable along the lines
~ Higher Criticism. lie had subse-
q1senfiy given Il very earnest study
entirely apart from all creeds and theo
riAs OF men. This study had greatly
enliebtened his mind and had given