The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-05-18
Sermon by
CHARLES T.
RUSSELL.
Pastor Brooklyn
abernacie.

largest modern auditorium in the
world, was crowded today to hear Pas
tor Russell of Brooklyn Tabernacle,
New York. on "pentecoStal blessings. -
Many Of the most prominent stalls and
boxes are owned by the nobility.
many Uf whom occupied them. while
others. unable to attend. graciouSly
granted permission for their occupnn-
cy by others; but hundreds were turn
ed away. The meeting was held un
der the auspices of the International
Bible Students Association" The
speaker said
1t is appropriate that on this day.
celebrated and recognized as the an
niversary of Pentecost. we should con
slider the import, and have we'll in
mind what we celebrate. therefore
take as my text the words of st. Pc
ter explanatory of the occasion: This
is that which was spoken by the
Prophet Joel: And it shall come to
pass in the last days saith God, | will
pour out my Spirit upon all flesh; and
your sons and your daughters shall
prophesy. and your young men shall
have the vision which your ancients
dreamed of; and on my servants and
on my handmaidens | will pour out in
those days my Spirit. and they shall
proclaim" q give you preferred
translationJ-Acts ii. 1918.
st. Peter declares that the outpour-
ing OF the holy Spirit upon the waiting
believers ut Pentecost was mentioned
by joel the Prophet. but he does not
say that all of the prophecy was full,
filed there and then. AS matter of
fact we know that the holy Spirit was
not then poured out on all flesh: it
WAS poured out merely upon Gods
servants and hand-mHidenS. A care.
ful inspection shows us that there are
two parts TO the prophecY-0, All flesh,
and CO. Gods servants aud hand maid
ems. The order OF the blessing Is also
stated 1t will come upon ali flesh
after those days. but upon the servants
and hand muidpn~ IN those days The
days mentioned evidently refer to this
Gospel a@r-trom pentecuSi 10 the sec
0nd coming OF Christ
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Grated nave been accepted OF the Lord
rs living sacrifices. anQ only such have
hann hpaoft.n nf rho hoIv ,Snirif th,t
they may be new creatures in Chrlst."
During nn this time the world ha,
been unrecngtlZed so TAR as the holy
Spirit is concerned. Indeed. the Apns-
tie after Ppntecost went still further
and declared that the whole worlG
lieth in the Wicked one" The only
action OF the holy spirit must be. as
in the case of Felix. to "repruvp
The world of sin and righteousness. and
OF Il coming Judgment. Our text dc.
clares, however. that the time is com.
ing when the world will receive Il
share of the great Divine blessing.
which was fully assured by the death
of Christ But it's time OF favor will
be "Ottcr those days'-aftcr this Cos
pei Age shall have come to an END:
after the New Dispensation. the Mil
lcnnial Age. shall nave come. Let us
note first the blessings belonging TO
this Gospel Age, in which we are spe-
cially interested. and subsequently let
us notice the blessings that COO mas
promised shall come to all mankind.
The churcb,s pen+ecost
II &c mt suffcion+ tbot yo co, that =.
pantecos+,l hlossinr como nnon tho
followers of Iosus in tho rnner room
at Jerusalem totally difYere,t from
onv+bing that had heon knovvn in rho
world hofora, yVa want RI know ubv
If u,c On. and If a bleesinc u,hv II did
nor como sooner to(4od's neonleo We re-
memhar Aha, Fnocb Noah Ahroba m
Mosas DoniaI rho pronhats. ua roo
onpiza +be fact thar thav wera GRAND
cboroctars opd nc Ct pouI s.id
..rboy had this tes+imonv that thav
nIeaeod Codn yat tbere wos M Don.
tacostol outnourino in their dov nor
until tho ora of mon in rho world vos
mora than four Thousand pe,rs wby
was tbisp We answer thar Cod has
bis own timas and SEASONS for the va.
r;ous feoturas of his work