Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-11-17

dressed an immense audience in our
great auditorium, of which we are
so proud. The British public in the
past have been disinclined to give /
much heed to anything along relig- /
ious lines hailing from America. But |
Pastor Russel's sermons are evident
" interesting many. They are stimuli
ating Bible study amongst large
middle class too intelligent longer
to believe the myths of the Dark |
Ages, yet too loyal to the Bible to
cast it aside into the ditch of High ar
Criticism. The interpretations given
us by the American are granted by
many to be altogether new and 10
cast food of light upon the entire
Bible.
Today's discourse was based up
on Isaiah xl, 80. The, speaker noted
the fact that it connects logically
with his words of comfort to the
Jews last Sunday.
The same voice that speaks words
of comfort warns the Christians that
we are on the eve of strenuous times
in which Christiandom will be call
ed upon to render up it's account
amidst time of worldwide trouble
and revolution. Not that Christian
people are called upon to be revo-
lutionists Quite to the contrary
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peacemakers, so far as possible. But
the Scriptures show that there is
limit to peace-possibility that the
growing intelligence of the world
is not making for peace. Worldly
prosperity and increased knowledge
in sanctified hearts are breeding
greater discomfort day by day. The
great changes to be expected will
come as the natural outworking of
this discomfort, which affects both
rich and poor, learned and unlearE-
ed.
The message of John the Baptist
eighteen centuries ago to Israel was
typical of the message of God through
all of his consecrated people to nom
inal Churchianity and the world
nominal spiritual Israel. The voice
declares that the great Kingdom of
Messiah, offered typically to the Jews
eighteen centuries ago, is now about
to be inaugurated in power and greet
glory. If the coming King and his
Kingdom are to be received with APP
propriate honors and loyalty of heart
the message must be heard and his
highway of holiness must be prepar-
ed. If the King were thus received
happv would it be for the world of
mankind If the kings of earth and
the financial and ecclesiastical primo
es we're to gladly hearken to his mes
sage and promptly and thoroughly
establish righteousness in the earth'
Messiah's Kingdom would be intro
duced peacefully. gloriously and be-
gin its work of blessing, uplifting
Israel and all the families of the
earth. But the Scriptures clearly
indicate that no such peaceful adj
vent of the Great King is to be OK
pected.
Quite to the contrary, the propn-
ct Daniel, after picturing the
course of the ''times of the Gentiles, -
after showing the expiration of these
times. after pointing to the coming
of the Messiah in the clouds of hea r.
Ell in glorious majesty and power Gin
visible to men because spiritual ',
then tells us. AT that time shall
Michael stand up (come into power
assume his authority, the great
Prince. that standeth for the child
rem of thy people Daniels people,
the Jews. and with them all desiring
to be Gods people, And there shall
be a time of trouble such as never was
since there was a nation Daniel
xii, L.
The speaker declared that the
time impending is described in his
text. every valley shall be exalted
and every mountain shall be brought
low" ". A.. This means the humh'-
ing. the leveling of the great princes
of religion. of finance and of politics
TO a democratic level Similarity inc
exalting of every valley means tue
lifting up of the poor, the submers-
ed the degraded This work Of lev
cling will not be done in moment
But the very beginning of that lev
cling process viii mean trouble. Ana
every step of the way will mean more
trouble. until the Divine purpose
here expressed shall be realized lie
noted the trouble in Russia when
preceded the acceptance Of the dou-
ma and believed that more trouble
L., .,-,,o.foncad before the