The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-01-05

Chicago, Jan. 2.-Pastor Russell OF
Brooklyn Tabernacle, New York.
preached here twice today to large au-
The Auditorium of world
wide celebrity for its size and excellent
acoustics, afforded the immense audi
ence q superior opportunity to hear
Pastor Russell's discourse in the after
noon. We report his evening discourse
based on the foregoing texts. He said:-
The opening of New Year is like
the opening of a new ledger. 1t is a
favorable time for determining what
should be disposed of in the profit and
loss account and for putting into effect
resolutions governing the New Year
The fact that thousands of resolutions
will be made at this season only to be
broken later under the impact of temp
tation, should not discourage us from
making such resolutions ourselves and
advising the course to others. The
man or woman who makes no Resolu
tons or Vows makes little progress ii
character-building. Poor, fallen human
nature needs all the bands and braces
and supports which well-directed will
can give it. We are not advocating
hasty, and sometimes unreasonable
vows and resolutions and pledge:
thoughtlessly taken. What we do ad
vocate Is thoughtful. rational sittirs
down and counting the cost, and thor
and there resolving with the ful
strength Of the character. with the full
determination of the mind. to pursu
the way which deliberate judgmen
tails one ia the proper course.
A Christmas Vow or 7ssolvs. II
A Christian. like other men. can !
benefited by such Resok IS to himsno
which should be sacredly kept. In ow
portion as he respects himself ~
would be respected. These Resolu~ele
nay apply to sundry affairs OF our
hds home. his business. his pc tnou
neh,ts. etc But when the Gu my
comes to consider his highest I'M edge
10 at once recognizes that Il ana
those by which he Is reiateH LOT
creator and his Savior. At :e. rectl
hee,nninp of his Christian essa Of G
after he had longed for rigbes He
and turned from sin; aftefter ture
lad seen Jesus az his Rede was DIM
- ear of faith had heard eath VINE
1oeonciled to God through sins Scrll
az his Son and had forgivcame 10
through faith in his blooent of kno'
10 him the most importai Word. guld
his life. For God, throhsecra- the
invited him to make Al earth tner
hon If himself dncludinrd ord flueI
h interest and afair) ture
his service puoge IF Is 81
The proposition. ini6 tnnc an due
the Savior. was that and that pie.
~ cross and followlve In the ume
a. q reward he SIN without, men
present life tribula within, and Is 10
but the peace of thee a share ana
In the future lifeFrhat CHANGE Lore
In the First Resurhitv the nj. Only
TO glory. honor. heirship with toou
vine nature. neasat Office and 'o"
his Redeemer ir between God 10 a.
work as the Nthe Millennial as o
and the worldaoar ,v stated fold
Age. The ter Ing. service for INN
seifdenial, crn to death. The eneo
Christ. faithfarly stated, are man
rewards llsqembership in the IN
crowns OF III eat with the Lord OF Il
Roval Priesnortunitv NJ hainu grea
IN h,s tbrosor ho,nin, ord nm, We
one of the linp the Millennium cart
Hitting male conditions clearly anu
While sfouph his Word the spiri
and distike Conservation hut and
lord dihoch shon,d Sit down bless
.aid ratbo cost Aftor having shou
first and whoever chose to ac- easy
countedtion did so by making near
rent W. Iord-o Consocration know
voYhbmission-the full sur inoe
Vow | will This was tn the poss
ndtbara,f+or NOT on,v tho we {
.nteke hut tbe words of the know
connie meditations of the heart Jug
unacceptable to the Lord. This
shove Vow is symbolized in AS
c0hich, rightly understood, as ers
bsby st. Paul, is a baptism wha
ebership in the Body of Christ faith
Ych), and this by baptism or and
h Into Christ's DEATH der I
hch as make this Vow are &C. The
1t all as members of The Christ. more
ointed with the holy Spirit. 1t oppo
,ecting this Vow that st. Paul signi
In the words of our text, ~ be- that
you, Gustiied) brethren, by the tong
IS of God. that We present your praiS
living sacrifices. holy, accepta 1t
God, and your reasonable serv- ciati
Our contract with the Lord is than
d into. made secure, by the Vow RENE
and the remainder of denc
merely testing of the cOnse- that
one. to determine to what de- itsel
e really meant the Vow: to what be c
he uses his every endeavOr to or kl
d to the world. dead to self, dead in OF
earthly things and alive toward that
nd the interest of the Millennial song
ON to which he has consecrated
f as "member" of the Body Of Th
* aiator of the New Covenant repre-
liaA XXI. 81: Galatians. iii, 29). the
81 viii Pay My Vows"
no one lightly undertake Vow can
the Lord. 1t carries with it u SD
ty responsibilities. 1t would be Ut u
every way that none should our
he Vow without first understand He'