The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-01-05
PEOPLES
Sermon by
CHARLES T.
RUSSELL.
Pastor Brooklyn
Tabernacle.
LORD

Sacrifice. Holy and Acceptable UntS
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/, - Once made and acceptable hol,
,orL through the impartatiolBut VIII.
, on Spirit. it cannot be annie Vow:
,r,a. should we wish TO as his hanG
,Iant Why should anyone wfo use the
,udi. to the pillow look by should the
hoor Apostles illustratioIurn to wal
flor. SOW that was wasy should we.
urse lowing in the mirehe world and
ID after having renoY the holy Spir-
Ii,,o received the begeted of the good
is it, and after havs powers of the
what Word Of God De precious taste
and Age to come. these. and return
ffect and Apprenticeship elements of
7ear In craving to there are no good
lions the world! IL. Surely the joys
q no reasons for as well us the hopes
ann. Of the presdo come. all should en-
from, Of the Kindly set our affections
and courage land not on the things
rho on things
coin. beneath.he flesh and the Adver-
&C in The vcise influences contrary
man sary-pr Resolution to the Lord
aces to QUITO the world and to self
will to hey be alive with Christ and
,tino that glory-suffer with him, that
able, 'nafish WITH hilh' Inc poet mas
.dpes We the proper thought here. say
!, "a ex
ttir o 1rsoul. be on thy guard.
i thousand foes arise:
- hosts of sin are pressing hard
1uli draw thee from the prize
luii .h Of our success in keeping our
arsue of Conservation depends upon
men things
The clearness of our grasp of the
lation when we made our Vow and
IN } thoroughness of our intention; the
nsnount or weight thereof; the will
over exerted for righteousness.
sN An additional feature Of great
weight in the matter is the degree of
our knowledge. 1t is in line with this
thought that the Scriptures declare.
my people perish for lack Of knowl-
edge" God has given us his Word
and informed us tast II is profitable
for doctrine. for reproOf and for cor
rection In righteousness. that the man
Of God may be thoroughly furnished"
He has advised us to search the Scrip
lures and To forget not the assem-
bling of ourselves together. And
where his advice is followed and the
are searched daily, not in
q formal manner. but with a desire to
know and to do the Lords will and to be
guided in his way. a strengthening of
the will is effected. Correspondence
there Is a weakening of the evil in
f1uences which oppose us as New Crea
lures and our Vow. The Word of God
Is so arranged as to provide meat in
pie. whether old or young, in every
time. AS "babes in Christ" as young
men and as full-grown sons of God. it
Is for each of us Il storehouse of Grace
and Truth. to make us strong in the
Lord and in the power of his might.
Only by appropriating this spiritual
food can we have strength to fulfil our
Vow, to finish our course with joy and
to attain the Kingdom. Item by item,
as our minds are able to grasp its I'M
folding prospects of glory, honor and
we are thereby strength
ened by the Lords might in the inner
man.
In proportion as we realize the facts
Of the case we may appreciate what q
great bargain the Lord has offered us.
We surrender In conservation our
rights. privileges and pleasures.
and receive in return more happifying
spiritual blessings In the present life
and the inheritance Of the unspeakable
blessings and glories of the future. 1t
should. therefore. become much more
easy to pay our Vows with a willing
heart, as we grow in grace and in
Of the Lord and his Word.
Indeed. as the Apostle suggests. it is
possible for us to reach the place where
we can "rejoice in tribulation also
knowing that thereby our future bless
Ing is increased.
"What Shall Render?"
AS the consecrated believer consid-
ers what God has already done. and
what he proposes yet to do for his
gratitude wells up in his heart
and his inquiry is, What shall rem
der unto the Lord for all his benefitsY'
The more he considers the matter, the
more he realizes that his talents and
are necessarily small, in
1t is from this standpoint
that the poet wrote, 20 for a thousand
tongues to sing my great Redeemer's
praise"
1t is well indeed to show our appre-
citation of Gods grace by songs of
and praise, but we are to
that not merely poetic ca
that from the proper standpoint life
Itself is the proper hymn of praise to
be continually rendered to the King
Of kings. Singing and making melody
In our hearts unto the Lord" will imply
that our works will be in harmony-a
song Of life" Ephesians v. 19.
Taking the Cup.
The Psalmist's answer, prophetfcall,
represents the attitude of heart of all
the faithful. Each is expected to say.
II will take the Cup of Salvation and
call upon the name of the Lord"
psalm cxvi, 49,. The cup of salvation
at the present time is the Cup which
our Lord proffered to his disciples. say
Ing trThiS is my blood of tha Now