The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-11-08
PEOPLES
Sermon by
CHARLES T.
RUSSELL,
Pastor Brooklyn
Tabernacle

London, October 30.-Pastor Russell
OF Brooklyn Tabernacle today address,
ed an audience Of nearly four thousand
people from the above text. His hear
ers were of all classes and very intel
hgent appearing. He had closest at
tention. He said in part
God has messages for those who
have hearing ears at each great Dis
sensational change in earth's affairs.
These messages have generally been
In the nature of forewarning of COM
ing distress and the reasons therefor.
Such message was given to our first
parents when they were expelled from
Eden-accursed would be the ground
for their sakes. Thorns and thistles
it would bring forth unto them. In
sweat Of face they should eat bread
thereof until they should return to the
ground, from whence they came. An
other great message went forth at the
time Of the flood; another before the
destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah;
another at the close Of the Jewish
Age, when Jesus and his Apostles call
ed attention to the prophecies which
foretold the Divine rejection Of the
nation of Israel for q time and de-
clared that all things written In the
Law and the Prophets concerning
them would have fulfllment, quoting
the prophecy which declared that
their house would be left desolate;
that they would have neither prophet
nor vision, nor priest, nor ephod for
many years, but that eventually Gods
favor would return to Israel-that he
would gather them again and fulfill to
them everlastingly the blessings prom
ised both to Abraham and to his de-
scendants-'the sure mercies Of Da-
vid."
A week ago we considered the pro-
phetic message, Comfort We, comfort
We, my people. saith your God" isaiah
H. y. We noted then that the due
time has arrived for the fulfllment to
Israel of this comforting message
that as a people the appointed time
for the return of favor to them Is &C
complished because their two-fold dis
ciplines for sin have been fulfilled.
Thus our present day is clearly mark
ed and the words of our text follow
ing imply that now Is the time for a
special message to all, in proportion
as each may have the hearing ear.
1t is the voice of God which calls
now through various channels and
agencies. 1t cries not from the "City
Babylon the Great" 1t cries not from
the citadel Of Christendom; but from
the wilderness, from those who are
more or less separated; from those who
have heard the voice of the Lord say
ing, "Come out of her, my people. that
We be not partakers Of her sins. and
that ye receive not of her plaques"
Revelation xviii. A..
Prepare the Lords Way.
The message of the hour to every
hearing ear is, 1.-The Lord whom ye
seek shall suddenly come to his tenn
ple' (Adalachi iii, u. For centuries you
have been praying, "Thy Kingdom
come; thy will be done on earth as it
is done In heaven" Now your prayer ,
is about to be answered. whether you
prayed in sincerity or in hypocrisy.
The glory of the Lord Is about to be
revealed "Al flesh shall see 1t to-
gether." 1t will not be revealed mere
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holy class. His glory will be revealed
In flaming fire-in judgments. All flesh
shall see 1.-THE rich and the poor,
the learned and the ignorant, the
holy and the unholy. But, as the
Prophet Malachi declares, who shall
abide the day Of his coming, and who
shall stand when he appeareth; for he
is like fuller's soap Gin its attack upon
grease and dirt), and he is like a re-
flner's fire." as it melts and separates
the dross of sin and iniquity (Malachi
iii, p.
The coming Of a great earthly king
to a city is the signal for a general
cleaning up everywhere. And so the
Lord declares that the message of his
fast-approaching Kingdom should In
fuence all who have the hearing ear
to make preparation. To each nation
1t means, Set your house in order. An
inspection is at hand. See that your
laws are just and equitable and that
they are administered justly. The
same message comes to each self-gov-
erning city, and lastly, and most i'm
portant of all. this message comes to
each individual. and especially to all
who have named the name of Christ.
Or, as St Peter declares. this inspec-
ton of the King of kings and Lord Of
lords must begin with the house Of
God q Peter iv, 10. And If the In
spection be so searching that it must |
begin with Gods saints, what could |
we expect of it when 1t reaches those |
who are merely nominal Christians |
and then the world in general Ahl |
we may expect just what the Bible adj
vises us will come. "a time of trouble |
such as never was since there was u
nation" Daniel xii. u. The message |
of this hour, dear friends. elsewhere |
stated In Holy Writ, is. seek meek |
ness; seek righteousness. It may be |
that ye shall be hid In the day Of the |
Lords anger (Zephaniah ii. 81.
Hidden Things to Be Revealed.
The greatest Teacher the world has |
ever known. a Jew. eighteen centuries |
ago, declared prophetically of our day |
that every hidden thing shall be re-
vealed (Matthew K. 26). We see his
prophecy fulfilling. The secrets Of ma
tons are being exposed Injustice In |
its every form is being brought to
light as never before. Inequity In |
institutions and in politics
and In private affairs is being remorse-
lessly muckraked and brought to light |