Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-05-21
Sermon by
CHARLES T.
RUSSELL.
Pastor Brooklyn
Tabernacle.

AA"'i' iNNOEuiLeu uS IN
largest modern auditorium in tb
world, was crowded today to hear Pas
tor Russell of Brooklyn Tabernacle
New York. Oh "Pentpcostal BLESSINGS
Many Of the most prominent stalls an,
boxes are owned by the nobility
many of whom occupied them. Will,
others. unable to attend. graciousl,
granted permission for their occupau
cy by others; but hundreds were turn
ed away The meeting was held un
der the auspices of the "luternationa
Bible Students Association" The
speaker said
1t Is appropriate that on this day
celebrated and recognized as the an
niyersary of Peutecost, we should con.
slider the import, aud have well in
mind what we celebrate. / therefore
take as my text. the words of st. Pc
ter explanatory of the occasion: This
is that which was spoken by the
Prophet JOei: And it shall come to
pass in the last days. saith God. | will
pour out my Spirit upon all flesh; and
your sons and your daughters shalt
prophesy. End your young men shall
have the vision which your ancients
dreamed OF; aud Oh my servants and
on my handmaidens | will pour out in
those days my Spirit. and they shall
proclaim" Il give you a preferred
transIarionJ-Acts ii. 1918.
st. Peter declares that the outpour-
ing OF the hOiy Spirit upon the waiting
believers AT ppnlpcuSt was mentioned
10y joel the Prophet. but he does not
say that All OF the prophecy was full
filed there ana then As Il matter of
fact we know that the molly Spirit was
not then poured out on all flesh; il
was poured out merely upon Gods
servants and madpnS a care.
two parts 10 the prophecy III All flesh.
and o. God servants and handmade
ems lhe order OF the blessing is also
stated 1t will come upon all flesh
aHei those DAYS, utupon the servants
and hand-mnIdpnS IN those days. The
days mentioned evidently refer to this
GoSpe uge from rrntecOsl to the sec
ond coming ct ChwSr
I'm TINS period uI now nearly nine
teen centuries. Gods noly Spirit has
been gruHieu Ia ms faithful ones. and
10 Inpsp H,oue Only the fully cOnse-
nave been arcepled OF the Lord
as mvIug ssurhceS. ana only such nave
been DegOii,n nr the noiy Spirit that
they may Dp new creatures IN Christ"
During All TINS Iimp, the world mas
been uureOgnlzed 81 tar aS The dolly
SpiriI Is concerned Indeed. he ApOs-
tie after t'enIpcuSt wenl still further
and declared mat "the Whole world
lieth IN the Wicked one. The only
action OF the holy spirit must be, as
in The case of FpnX. 10 "reprOve
the world OF sin and righteousness and
Of a coming judgment" Our text de
clares, however. that the time is com
ing when the world will receive
share of the great Divine blessing,
which was fully assured by the death
Of Christ But it's time of favor will
be "dfter those days" after this Cos
pei Age shall have come TO an end;
after the New DispensutiOn. the Mil
ennia Age shall have come. Let us
note drst the blessings belonging 10
this Gospel Age. in which we are spe-
,ially Interested. and subsequently let
is notice the blessings that God has
promised shall come TO ali mankind.
The Church's Pentecost.
II is not sufficient that we say that
Pentecostal blessing came upon the
followers OF Jesus in the upper room
al Jerusalem. totally different from
anything that had been known in the
world before. We want 10 know why
i was so: and If Il blessing. why II did
lot come sooner tOGOd : people: We re-
member Abel. Enoch. Noah, Abra ham.
Moses. Daniel. the Prophets; we rec
jgnize the fact that they were grand
characters. aud as ST. Paul said.
They had This testimony that they
pleased God" Yet there was no Pen
ecostal outpouring III their day. nor
intil the age ot man M The world was
more than four thunsund years. Why
was this; We answer mat God has
his own times and seaSnns for he va
-ious features uf his WORK.
We recall the words of our Lord Je-
3us. respecting his torerunner Verify
say unto you, Among them that are
loru OF women there hath not risen
greater than John the Baptist: not
be- that is least IN the
Kingdom OF heaven is greater rhan be
Matthew XII. II. Why could not John.
md others of the prophets preceding
him, enter in and enjoy this Gospel ia
7or? We answer, in the language OF
5t. Paul. God having provided some
better thing for US. that they without
IS should not be made perfect" (He-
)rews xi. 40i. Our Creator has great
gifts TO dispense TO our race through
he Redeemer. and Il is for him 10 de-
ermine the times aud the seasons for
he dispensing OF these blessings. aud
o whom they shall go. According TO the
Divine arrangement. the Redeemer bad
irsl lu die as mans Ransom Price
before any of the race could come back
nto full relationship with the Creator
Il IS true than by faith Abraham and
,tbare ~ tha tnsf dfd enjoy certain ~