The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-01-21
Sermon by
CT IARLES +.
RUSSELL,
Pastor Brooklyn
abernacle.


G. r. Russell of Brooklyn Tabernacle,
New York, preached twice here today
to large and very attentive audiences.
We report one of his discourses from
the above text, as follows
The word "iCinked" in our text is
used in II hguratiye sense TO signify
that God took no notice of, paid no
attention to, that long period OF time
from the flood to the First Advent of
our Redcemcr. During those twenty
five hundred years the world OF man
kind lay in ignorance and weakness
ana vice, but, as our text declares.
God took no notice of ii as whole.
lie gave his attention entirely to the
little nation of Israel, the descendants
of Abraham, with whom he made II
special Law Covenant. Israel entered
upon great schooling period; first
in condition OF pconage in Egypt;
and later, under the command OF
Moses, passing from Egypt to Canaan.
with wandering of forty years in
the wilderness; still later under Judges,
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prepare them for their mission and TO
fit them to fill It, the Lord chastcncd
and scourged them for their sins and
thus educated and assisted them more
than others out of degradation. AS Il
result when our Lord came into the
world to be mans Rcdeemer, Israel.
under the chastising. scourging, in
structing experiences OF many centu.
ries, was by far the most advanced
nation in the world along religious
lines.
Thus 1t was that when the Redeem
er presented himself. some. "a rem.
nant," were "Israeites indeed" and
ready to receive him-five hundred
during his earthly ministry and scv-
eral thousand more at the following
Pentecostal season. 1t is but reason
able to suppose that no other nation in
the world would have furnished any
such numbers ready OF heart for Mes
Siah. and conSecrated fully to him.
Note, for instance. that st. Paurs
preaching to the Athenians on Mars
Hill apparently touched not single
heart nor head.
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