The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-28
PEOPLES
Sermon by
CHARLES T.
RUSSELL
Pastor Brooklyn
abernacle

greatest Auditorium. the Royal Alber
Hall. Many Of his audience wer
Jews. attracted by the liberal extract
from Pastor Russell's sermons whicI
have been appearing in the Jewish pa
pers all over the world. The discours
was full of comforting assurances (botl
10 Jew aud Geutile) OF the glorious out
come to the Divine Plan. as respect
oHr world and its inhabitants. We re
port the address only in part. as fol
foWs:-
There can be no doubt that the words
Of our text apply. not TO Spiritual Is
rael and the heavenly Jerusalem. bu
10 the Seed OF Jacob, for many cen
turies Travelling in palma nation
without a land. people possessing mos
wonderful promises, yet enjoying none
of theu--a people scattered amongs
all other peoples: vet. In harmony witt
the Divine promise made at the begin
ming OF their organization. they have
been preserved separate and distinct
from all other nations. Thu Jews ar
a miracle in themselves, They witness
TO the civilized world GODS promises
and rhe power thereof in the human
mind AZ foretold in the Scriptures
for long centuries they have had nc
Prophet, no Priest. no ephod. no vision
from God. no revelation. The people
TO whom az one time belonged the hon
or of being the only people to whom
the Divine purposes were revealed have
for more than eighteen centuries been
left destitute of any evidence OF Di-
vine favor. except in this one fact.
that their solidarity as a people is
preS0red.
We are not Of those who rail against
the Jew; who Cry out. ''ChriSt-kliiers.
the vengeance of God is upon you, and
what you have suffered is only Il fore
taste Of more awful Suf'eriugs for all
eternity" Thank God, No! We have
no such evil sentiment in our heart
we have nothing for the Jew bnt sym
patty. even while in him. rs in Others
OF Adams children. we MAY see much
to reprehend; nevertheless. we also. see
his connmendabie qualities. Among
others, re see the quality which God
so greatly appreciated in Abraham;
namely. faith In his God and in the
Divine promises. Such a faith has in
snired Gods Chosen People" to wait
for his promised Messianic Kingdom.
10, these many centuries through all
kinds OF discouragements.s disappoint-
ments and prosecutions.
The long.promiSed time of Israel's
eXaltation rs the channel of Messianic
blessing to mankind is. near-it haSteth
greatly. What though there shall be
another and great spasm Of tribula-
ton il conjunction with the birth Of
the New Order of things! Beyond the
signing and the crying. the morning
dawns--the glorious day In which the
Sun OF Righteousness shall chase from
the world all the shadows Of death
and despair. which sin and its penalty
have brought upon mankind. What
though the Scriptures tell us that Is
rael is yet TO have THE time OF ia
cob's trouble in connection with the
worlds great time of trouble impend-
ing. None of these things shall hinder
us from rejoicing In the New Heavens
and the New Earth, which God de-
clares he Is about to create and put
into control OF our world-"Be We glad
and rejoice forever in that which |
create isaiah Ky, 49,.
The New Heavens and the New
Earth are but symbolical terms for the
consideration Of that New Era, in
which there will be a new social order,
as we'll as new ecclesiastical system.
eternal in the heavens
The time has come when our text Is
having Its fulnllment The shining OF
che lamp Of Truth upon the prophetic
page shows us that the great clock of
the Universe isemarking the hour'when
he whose right it is shall take to him
self his great power and reign. All.
yes! We remember that it is written
that then the nations shall be angry.
and Gods wrath shall. be manifest. and
then the time shall come for the iudg-
nent of the dead and the reward OF
all. both small aud great. But we are
glad, nevertheless. that the times Of
the Gentiles" are nearly at an end and
the time OF Messiahs theocratic gov
ernment is at hand-For he must reign
until he shall have pat down all I'M
and insubordinatIon. I'M
til he shall have caused every knee to
bow and every tongue to confess to
the glory of God the Father.
First in order of the Kingdom work
will be the binding of Satan-the work
of heavenly, and not of an earthly
king Gradually, in the judgments,
DEGREES, rewards, pmiShments of man
kind and the banishing of sin and
death will the great King of Glory re-
veal his own gracious character ana
The Fathers Righteousness to the chill
dren of men: Gradually all will have
the eyes Of their understanding open
ed to see. not only the Father OF all
in his true character but also the Son
In his glorious majesty-the Conquer
OF. who, for the joy that was set be-
fore him. endured the cross. despisine
The shame" and hence Is at the right
hand of Divine majesty aud entrusted
with the pouring out OF the. Divine
blessing upon Israel. ana. through Is
racI, extending that blessing to every
nation. -, I
One King. but Two. .kinadems.
1t has escaped Christendom in gen.
IRA: until now that the Divine promise
o Abraham is to be fulfilled through