The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-04-06
PEOPLES
Sermon by
CHARLES T.
RUSSELL,
Pastor Brooklyn
Tabernacle.
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Brooklyn, N. Y, April 3.-Pastor @
T. Russell of Brooklyn Tabernacle
preached here twice today TO splendid
audiences. One of his dlscourses was
entitled, "The Overthrow of Satan's
Empire" The other, which we report
was on the necessity for the Millen-
mum from the text above quoted
Pastor Russell said
Respecting two matters there can
be no question:
a. That the early Church thorough
iy believed in a Millennial Kingdom,
hoped for it, prayed for it-"Thy
Kingdom come; thy will be done on
earth as 1t Is done In heaven"
(2) 1t Is equally certain that today
booed as "out of date"-out of har-
mony with the views of the Higher
Critics and Evolutionists, who are
filling practically all the chairs In oui
colleges and the majority of the pull
pits of Christendom
w nat HIS leu ID lulS IduiCul Cud Se
on the part of the religious wise men
of all denominations? Have they TAX
en- step In advance or are they de
parting from the path-from the teach,
ings of the inspired Word of God
That they have left the Word Of God
profess far more wisdom and ability
than the writer's of the Bible and a
higher Intellectual inspiration than
they, is indisputable. The question
for us Is, VIII Christians In consider
able numbers follow these leaders
away from God, away from all Divine
revelation? VIII we put our trust in
literary princes who claim the right
TO instruct the world, not by Divine
appointment or authority, but by yir-
tue of their large amount Of self
esteem?
The present day concept of the
Church of Christ is that God planted
1t amongst men as leaven In Il butch
of dough with the intent that 1t should
propagate itself until the entire mass
would be lenvened But the Bible
apostolic concept of the Church's mes
sage Is the very reverse OF thls-that
1t Is planted ia the world. not with a
view to converting the world, but on
the contrary to keep Itself separate
from the world and to draw to itself
"As many as the Lord your God shall
call" OF the pure In heart-to sacrifice
earthly interests for Divine interests
unto DEATH aud later. by the First
Resurrection. 10 enter into the heaven
Iy glory OF the Redeemer us his
Bride" his Wife" his 'Joint-Heb'
In the Kingdom glory aud The Kingdom
uork. And the work Of that Kingdom
is set forth to be the blessing of al
the families OF the earth"
The two views are so radically oppo
site that none should confuse them II
their minds If one Is right. the uthe
Is wrong IL one Is Seriptural. til,
other Is unscriptural In the abov,
item DR. Brown admits that the Scrip
tural view entertained by the earl!
Church contemplated the Church II
suffering and In II temporary or taber
nacle condition In the present life an,
promised share with Christ In b.
reign In power and great glory. II
Gods Kingdom during the Millennium
The safe. the proper. the right cours
Is to go back and take up afresh til
doctrine of the Millennium the doc
trinc that the faithful Of the Ghare
now being tried and tested Will eonstl
tutc the glorious Kingdom OF God
dear Son after their change fror
earthly to spirit conditions In tn
First Resurrection" Il Gorinthian
XIV. l2-4h
The Laymen's Movement.
God bless the Christian Endeavo
and Epworth League and students
Missionary League and the l.aymen'
Movement, all intent on "Storming til
world fer Jesus" We bear them Wit
ness that they have zeal for Go,
which we greatly admire and wou
encourage But their zeal is mot ac
cording to knowledge" and Is there
fore considerably misdrectcd To an.
one of logical mind who will reasol
from statistics. the thought OF convert
it- Aif WI III ~ siHSihR wv ihtaf'
ing hymns or holding few enthusi
astic meetings for the collection o
money! moneyn money,.l would b,
childish We do not desplse childish
ness. We have all had our share Bu
we all should say with the Apostle
when was child. | spake ms 4
child and understood ms Il child: bu
when became man | put away
childish things" q Corinthians Kill. IL
christian people have been foollns
themselves long enoughw Yes, II Is
as absolutely irrational to think o.
converting the world, as 1t is unscrip
tural TO believe that God ever gave IL
that impossible commission The Unit
ed States census reports show tina
there are twice as many heather to
day as there were a century ago. Tn,
word heather carries to many Yer.
wrong impression. Many noble-he
ed Christians have gone us mission
aries to the heather wholly unpre
pared for what they met-intelllgen
reasoning ability. etc. They found tina
the heather were full OF questions
logical questions, too. which they a
Christians had never thought of. an,
which they were wholly unprepared (
answer Comparatively few Of tn
missionaries are able to hold their owl
In argument with intelligent people 1
India. China, and Japan. There is n
danger of their converting those pee
pie, There is more danger Of thei
losing their own faith in the Bib,
because of their misrepresentation 0
some of its teachings respecting tn
mission of the Church, the hope Of tn
Church and the hope Of the world!
Missionaries are thus handicapped
Full of commendable zeal they leav
our shores to tell the heather tina
their forefathers have gone to eterna
torment and that they are going there
too, unless they accept Christ. 1t
rude awakening TO no ask