The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-06-20

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Louisville ,Kys June 19.-Pistor
Russell OF the Brooklyn Tabernacle.
New York, today addressed the Inter.
national Bible Students Association
here, using the above text. He also
gave a public address under the ans ans
| plces Of the association. He had crowd:
ed houses and earnest attention. On
the above text he said in part:
address you, dear friends. as Chris.
tians, students Of Gods Word, and not
/ as sectarIans. Although the world Is
full Of denominations, each claiming to
| lie the Church Of Christ, we oil admit
that there is but the one .'church of
the hrstborns whose names are writ
ten IN heaven" dIebrews xii, 80. This
conviction IS being borne in upon US,
more and more as the days go BY, and.
us the eyes Of our understanding open
more widely to the teachings Of Gods
Word. we realize increasingly that
our division means our shame in the
eyes of the world, and that our Creedal
| contradictions imply that we are not all
led in all things by the Holy Spirit, the
teachings Of which cannot be Yea and
Nay upon the salne subject. 1t is this
sentiment which Is taking hold Of the
ministry of all denominations and max
ing them anxious for an outward show
of Unity in Church Federation, which
will shortly be effected. The Christian
public, however, and especially Bible
students, are not deeply sympathetic
with the Federation idea. They real
! ize that at most 1t would be gloss Of
deception so far as doctrinai oneness
| IS concerned; and that otherwise It is
but a business or worldly combination.
Bible students are more and more
coming to prefer the Lords way-the
scrlptura1 way. They are coming to
realize that what Gods people need is
not more organization but less organi-
zation, not more explicit creeds but
the one standard Of fellowship which
the Bible sets up. They are learning
that this simple creed is:--a turning
from sin and acceptance of the Lord
Jesus us the Redeemer from sin and
death and the full conservation Of the
believer, mind and body, TO know and
to do the Lords will TO the best of bis
ability, under the Lords ProvldentIal
guidance. We all see that this simple
bond of fellowship is the only one laid
/. down in Gods Word, and that whntso-
| ever is more than this is injurious
bondage to men and TO systems. We
all see that "the Church of the Living
| God whose names are written in leav-
en- is composed exclusively of such as
conform to the terms of this simple
I creed-that these alone viii constitute
"the Body of Christ which is the
Churchn-'.the Bride, the lambs wife"
whom he will accept and unite to him
self IN the end of this 0ge, We all see
that this class alone is referred to In
tile Scripture as "the elect" who are
| to be associated with the Savior In his
glorious Spiritual Kingdom. which, In
visible to men. is shortly to lie estab'
llsbed in power and great glory for the
blessing of natural Israel and through
her for the blessing of all the families
of the earth-Eipiag aud dead.
"Workn,en Not Ashamed"
| Let us consider the latter part of ouE
text first: The Apostles suggestion is
that Timothy and all the ministers OF
the Gospel of Christ are professedly
,rOrEmen, laborlng under the guidance
| of Gods Word. In the larger sense
every Christian IS minister of the
Gospel, or, us st. Peter declares Of all
the consecrated, "Ye are u Royal
Priesthood, Holy People, Peculiar
Treasure" In the end of the age will
come a reckoning time, n showing OF
results, every mans work that he
hath wrought shall be made manifest"
q Corinthians Ill, lG).
Our text urges that Timothy, and
every faithful servant of God should
be SO loyal to God and his message
that in the great time of examination
In the end of this age preparatory to
fine introduction Of the Kingdom the
showing shall be one Of which we need
not be ashamed. Let us, then, as Chris
| tim Bible Students Of all denomina-
lions gathered here today, ask our
selves respecting our own work In the
world, and how 1t must appear to God,
to ourselves, and to our fellowmen-
yea, how 1t must shortly be made
manifest to all!
Let us call the roll. Baptist broth
rem, What have you to show as work
men who need not to be ashamed,
rightly dividing the Word of Tutb7
Methodist. brethren, what say you!
Presbyterlans, next Congregational
lists, Lutherans, Catholics--all!
The answer of one is practically the
answer of ALL 1--WE have-so many hun
dred Churches, They cost-so many
millions Of dollars Their steeples are
so high. Their cost of maintenance
fs-so much. Tho number of ministers
is-so many. The Church collections
.,,,4 20 Ynunh 1'ho nInnunt col.