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Sermon by
CHARLES +.
RUSSELL.
Pastor Brooklyn
Tabernacle.


MED by Dr. Jones, who will serve him as
stenographcr, and 10y a representative
of this Journal sailed from New York
April 9th for Jerusalcm-via Paris,
Berne, Naples, Alexandria, Cairo and
the Pyramids. Jaffa. TO Jerusalem and
vicinity. His return will be via Rome,
Vienna, Warsaw. Berlin. Elberfeld and
London. Meetings have been arrang-
ed for enroute. His longest stay will
be in Great Britain, where about twen-
ty appointments IN the principal cities
await him. He will be speaking prac-
tically every day. Ills Sunday dis
courses will be specially reported In
these columns. Special interest will
center in the discourses at Jerusalem
and Rome. The many readers OF his
sermons will follow the Pastor in his
journey with great interest. lie il
scheduled to be back in Brooklyn June
9th, when his topic will be "Jerusa-
lem" In anticipation of large audi
ence on that occasion Brooklyn's lar
gest Auditorium. the Academy of Mu-
sic, mas been secured. His sermons
now reach six million families weekly
and assuredy many Of these wish him
6od-speed
On the Atlantic April Tenth.
[ have chosen for my text II sen
topic, symbolical prophecy which,
believe, Is rapidly nearing fulfillment.
All Bible students recognize the fact
that many of the Psalms are Mes
sianic; that Is to say, they apply to
the time OF the Inauguration of Mes
siah's Millennial Kingdom. Some of
them detail the peace and Joy and
blessings which will then prevail
amongst men, when the great levellng
processes of that time will raise all
the worthy poor and degraded and
will humble all the proud, establishing
Society under such new Conditions that
the new order Of things Is symbolical-
ly styled In the Scriptures "a new
heavens aud new earth, wherein
dwelleth Righteousness" on Peter iii,
13l. Others OF the Psalms describe In
highly fgurative terms the work of
the Mlllennlal Age. For instance, we
read:
"Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, o
most Mighty, with thy glory and thy
majesty. And in thy majesty ride pros.
perously, because Of truth and meek
ness and righteousness; and thy right
hand shall teach thee terrible things.
Thine arrows are sharp In the heart
OF the Kings enemies; whereby the
people fall under thee" psalm xiv,
80. Here the great Redeemer IL pic.
tured as the glorious conquering King
of the Mlllennini Age. aud his victory
over every opposing influence IL EN-
phaslzed-"Unto him every knee shall
bow and every tongue confess" Qsalah
xiv, 23) His right hand that will
teach terrible things IL the symbol OF
the Divine power which will be exer.
cised at the Inauguration of the King
dom. The sharp arrows which will
pierce the enemies to the heart and
cause them symboically to fall before
him slain represent his messages OF
Truth ana Grace which then will con
quer as they do uOt now, except In the
hearts Of the few. A sample OF those
now slain after this manner by the
Word of Truth In furnished us In the
account of St Peters sermon on the
Day of Pentecost He preached the
Truth plainly. thrusting In the sword
OF the Spirit" up TO the hilt lie told
his hearers how they and their rulers
had crucllied the Prince OF Life They
were "cut TO the heart" aud Il was
the greatest blessing that could have
possibly come 10 them (Acts ii, 23l.
Similarly during the Millennium, the
arrows of Truth will smlte down all
opposition; aud mankind, cut to the
heart with proper appreciation Of their
own sinfulness aud Gods mercy, will
fall before the great King, accepting
mercy upon his gracious terms full
surrender
The Day of Trouble Pictured.
The Psalm OF which our text IL n
part Is one Of the Mcsslnnic Psalms.
Prophetically and symbollcally It tells
about the trouble Incident to the passing
away OF the present order OF sln and
sehshness aud the inauguration OF the
new order OF righteousness aud love
under the great Medatorial Kingdom
OF Christ Whether the events which
the Scriptures predict shall come In
our day or not. we hold that they viii
come and be IN full compartment with
these prophetic pictures. They were
surely written for our instruction Ul
Timothy III, lG, Aud as Bible stu
dents we do well 10 take heed to ev.
cry item OF the Divine revelation, that
thus we may keep ourselves IN touch
with the lDAnlle one and In sympathy
with all the features OF his great and
wonderful Program. Let us note the
particulars OF the Psalm IN detail
The Refuge Of His Saints
God IL our refuge and strength, n
very present help in trouble" psalm
xlvi. u. How beautiful How COM
lortingl How strengthening Those
who have entered into covenant rcla-
tiOnship with God through Christ.