New-York tribune., 1910-03-07
RELIGIOUS.
GREAT CROWDS AT 5ROoklYNs LARGEST
ACADEMY MUSIC. PASTOR RUSSELL BROOKLYN
TABERNACLE HIS IMMENSE spELL-eoUNo FOB


in such a bedlam rs would follow the
cOmmingling Of sH classes. heather and
civilized. on a common plane in heaven
mole than here.
90 The alternative Of all the fore
goisg unsatisfactory human PROPOSE
tiOrs IS the Bible proposition We urge
that in it alone Christendom can find a
common basis OF union. a common
ground Of faith. II accepts the entire
Bible. harmOnizss every text Of Script
ure. and is not only biblical but reason
able 1t appeals 10 the common sense
given TO US by our Greater as none cr
the foregoing propositions do. Briefly
stated il is this
The Divine PURPOSE in mans crea-
ton was TO make man an earthly being
with mental powers imaging his Crea-
tor The earth wa7 10 be his home and
hts existence as peri etual as that OF the
angels on the spirit plane. The Eden
Para disc of Adam was but sample OF
what the entire earth was designed to
be. God permitted the perfect Adam
10 be tested in respect TO his loyalty
and obedience He fOreknew his dis
obedience and puTpOsed 70 permit sin
and its penalty 10 take their course for
six thousand years. as a means for tn.
instruction OF mankind. as we'll as for
the exempiifCatiOn OF the Divine Char
acter and Law to the holy angels. The
reign of sin and death CRom. 5:21y.
with all its evils. God was fully able ID
stop and 10 correct. and will do SO IN
His own due time Tim. 2:6) He
awaits the time when a sufficient num-
ber OF mankind shall have been de-
veloped TO I'LL the whole earth with
population, intending that thereafter
the provocative powers OF the race shall
be eliminated
The curse or sentence for sin vas
not PUrgatory-, nor Eternal Torment.
but, IS the Scriptures declare. The
wages Of sin is deGtH-The soul that
sinneth. it shall die This seutenc.
has been in execution upon our race
FOR the last sixty centuries. and sp-
proximately twenty thousand millions
of the race have thus been produced
almost enough TO comfortably Ill tbs
earth II all we're alive to-day.
These thousands of millions are
neither in Purgatory nor in the thso-
/ logical He'll Of torment-they are all
dead (asleep) in the Bible Hell. SHeoI.
HGdes, waiting for Gods due time
when Messiah shall establish his King
dom with the living generations and
then gradually bring from the tomb all
those millions which have gone thither
Irom Adams day until now
While waiting for the Resurrection
Day-The Day Of Chrisr'-the thou
sand years OF his NIiIIenniaI kingdom.
COD according 10 the Bible. has made
Two elections from amongst the sin
nerS- One of these elect classes began
with EnOch and ended with John the
Baptist. The other began at PentecOst
ana VIII end at Christ's Second Com
ing The first of these. according u
the Bible. viii come forth in the res
urrectlOn perfect meH-Samples 10
the world OF what all mankind NAV at
tam by obedience 10 the great King
OF GLORY. The elect of this Gospel Age
VIII IN the resurrection come forth. not
human beings. but spirit beings. like
unto the angels, and like unto Christ
for flesh and blood cannot inherit tn.
Kingdom OF Cod And these are 70 BE-
WIN christ IN his Kingdom on the
heavenly plane, whilst the ancient
worthless Viii be the earthly represent
atlves of his ngdom-Heb II.SS-40
heSe elect classes clearly outlined
IN the Bible were neither of them
elected nor predestined to look over the
heavenly balcony At millions or their
fellow creatures suffering agOnies be-
cause Of Ignorance OF The Only Name
and because OF weaknesses of heredity.
on the contrary. The election of these
y E--~-
purpose Is that a The Seed 0f Abra-
ham spiritual and uaturaIl they shall
, De used OF God during C'hriSt's Nillen-
MAI Kingdom aS cha nnets Of mercy
grace and truth for the blessing and
uplifting of the non n-elect Just as We
to-day elect congressman. not for the
injury Of the non-clect, but 10 their
advantage.
Meantime God so arranged this
great plan that it would give 10 all OF
His perfect creatures. angelic and hu-
man. "A fuller appreciation OF Divine
Justice. lore. P0IC0r and Wisdom than
could have been given otherwise. The
sentence of death turned man 20 de-
StruCuOn. It's continuation for six
thousand years has proven the relsnt-
leSSness Of Divine JWStiCC. Next Gods
Lore must be shown 20 all. Herein waz
manifested the love Of God that he
gave his only begOtten Son. that who
SOeVer belleVeth IN him should not per-
iSh, but have eveTla sting life-' (Johu
;. 16.) The death OF Jesus. the Just for
the unjust not by COmpuIsiOn but for
the joy that was set before Him. re-
vealS 70 us the depths OF Divine Justice
and Divine Love. The special cali OF
the Church during this Gospel Age 70
suffer with Christ 10 walk in His foot
steps, 20 be baptized into His death.
and, as a reward 10 be associated with
Him in His Kingdom, is but another
step in the Divine exhibition OF the
length and breadth and height and
depth Of the Love OF God.
The POlCFT of God in the reSurrec-
ton of the dead. both the Just and tho
unjust. win be the most stupendous
manifestation of Divine Power ever
witnessed. And finally the Wisdom OF
this entire Divine Program VIII be rec
Ognized by all those eventually saved
TO all eternity As for the effect OF
Christs Miilenuial Kingdom. the
Scriptures assure US that il will bring
To every member Of the race a clear
knowledge of the Truth-of the Divine
Character and the Divine terms Of SAL
vatiOr. IL viii also bring 70 all man
kind not only a release from the pow
ers of Satan, who viii be bound for the
Thousand wears of Christ'S reign In
stead. the Kingdom blessings and priv
ileges Will bring them assistance and
uplifting Influences. mental. moral and
physical. which VIII permit al the
willing and Obedicut 10 attain full hU-
man perfection. At the same time res
titutiOn processes viii h. bringing the
earth to the Paradise condition which
God has promised Meantime, the
Scriptures are most explicit in their
assurances thdt all who inteliSeutly
and wilfully refuse those blessed Op-