The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-07-18
Sermon by
CHARLES T.
RUSSELL,
Pastor Brooklyn
Tabernacle.

Of the Brooklyn Tabernacle today de-
nvered two addresses to the Interna-
tional Bible Students Association. in
the Auditorium. He had fine audiences
and excellent attention. We report one
Of his discourses from the text forego-
ins. He said In part:-
Although the words Of our text were
not addressed by st. Paul to the world
". they would, nevertheless. be excel
lent advice aud very profitable to all.
In a general way all civilized people
recognize that Cleanliness is next to
eodliness." In a general way the pure,
the clean, are recognized as the beauti-
ful. And impurity and filthiness are
detested even by the impure and the
nlthy. outwardly at least we are in a
time when water is plentiful. when
soap is cheap, and when filthiness Of
tho flesh is almost inexcusable as re-
spects the outward man. But filthi-
ness Of the spirit cannot be touched.
cannot be cleansed, with ordinary soap
and water and this is undoubtedly the
reason why the Lord and the apostles
have not addressed these words to the
world.
"Having These Promises"
Our text tells the difference between
the well-intentioned worldly person
and the thoroughly consecrated Chris.
tian. The latter has heard through the
Word Of God certain exceeding great
and precious promises" which the
wellmeaning worldly class have not
yet heard-heard In the true sense OF
hearing. IN the sense of appreclating.
understanding. The whole civilized
world. in one sense, has the same Bl-
BILE, the same Word of God. the same
precious promises. but 1t has not ap-
preciated these. 1t has not understood
them. 1t has not accepted them and
made them Its owA by surrender to
! the Lord. The Church, on the contra
ry, is composed Of those individuals
who have heard the Lords promises
intelligentjy. and who have accepted
those promises upon Gods conditions.
Those promises of God constitute the
power of God. which works in the
heart Of each Of the Church. first to
viii Alright, and, secondly, to do. to the
extent of ability, the Lords good pleas |
. ure philippians II. 13).
This is the class addressed in our
text-the followers of Jesus. These
Z have heard of the grace of God-that
/. It is the Divine intention to bless Adam
and his race through the great Media
tor-the Messiah, the Christ. They
have heard that Jesus left the glory
with the Father and humbled himself
to human nature, In order that he
might redeem the human race. They
have heard that the application of the
merit of his sacrifice. when applied In
due time. will be sufficient for the sins
3 of the whole world, and that then the
U Heavenly Father will turn over tho
world to the Redeemer. They have
learned that the Redeemer, backed by
Divine authority. will put all things
. into srbjection under his feet, will In
stitute heavenly Kingdom or rule in
the earth, and for a thousand years
reign as King of kings and Lord of
lords They have heard that when he
shall thus reign, his Kingdom shall be
under the whole heavens" although
the King himself will be the King Of
Glory on the spirit plane. "far above
angels. principalities and powers and
every name that is named" (Ephesians
1, 2D.
They have heard that his Kingdom
will prevail from sea to sea and unto
the ends Of the earth and that eventu-
\ ally unto him every knee shall bow
and every tongue confess allegiance and
, obedience. and that all refusing thus to
: submit to that reign of righteousness
will be destroyed from amongst the
people In the Second Death (Acts iii.
20. 23). They have heard that this
great Kingdom will not only lift up,
raise up, resurrect humanity from Its
fallen condition. from sin and death,
but that II will also bring the whole
earth to the condition foreshown In
/. the Garden Of Eden, making Gods
footstool glorious and every way At to
. be the eternal habitation of such OF the
J human race as will be saved by that
glorious Kingdom for which we pray.
THY Kingdom come; thy will be done
! on earth as II is done In heaven"
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more-something that belongs to the
present time. They have heard that II
is the Divine purpose to select from
amongst mankind a "Royal Priest
hood" to be associated with the great
Redeemer In his Mediatorial Kingdom.
They have heard that call went forth
TO this effect eighteen centuries ago. In
yiting. first of all, the Jews who were
ready and willing to accept this very
highest favor of -joint-heirship
with his Son in the spiritual Kingdom
which Is TO bless mankind In. general
by and by. They have heard that to
attain membership I'm this Royal Priest
hood means the attainment OF the
character-llkeness Of Jesus, to become
copies of Gods dear Son (Romans will
20). This implies. as its cost, the sacri.
,hce Of earthly interests. They have
heard the message Of the Lord. not
only inviting 10 the glories Of the King
dom. but also informing them that the
way TO that crown Of glory Is Q narrow
and difficult one. They have heard the