The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-06-13

ISA4g3tB 49, i5 ii5al 'tg II ttiS r ~
Philadelphia, Pa, June 70. Pastor
tRussell OF Tho Brooklyn Tabernacle
preached here tWicetoday to large mud
attentye audiences We report his
/ discourse from the text, u. the; Lord
thy God am a Jealous God. yisitingthe
inlquItles OF the fathers upon the chill.
tdfen unto the third and fourth genera.
4 tionI ofs them that hate me: and show
4 ling mercy unto thousands Of them that
loveme and keep my Commandments
IlDeuteronony y, 81 10l. A report of
the discourse follows:
No one of experience can question
the fact that ourttext IS corroborated
/ by all our experiences In life. How
ever unjust some may claim It to be
that the children should inherit the
weaknesses resulting from parental
dIsslpations and violations Of the Di-
vine law, the fact remains that how
ever atheism may question the exist
ence Of q God or inadeltty doubt the
insplration Of bis Word. no onescan
question the two facts Of this text. ~.
| thatsln and It's penalty can be Inherit
ed and (2l the fact that God Is merci-
full to such as renounce sin and turn
to him and seek to walk according to
his direction. However these bless.
ings upon evil doors and their children
and these blessings upon well dOers
and their posterity may be termed
natural laws and laws OF heredity, It
does not alter the fact, because the AL
mighty is the one who made these
laws Of heredity.
Under the deluslon handed down to
us from the "dark ages"-that God
had condemned to eternal torment all
the children OF Adam because OF us
sin-we are all inclined properly
enough 70 reel seoc1'lous asstus',atls
such matter anu 70 assert that IRON ,l
the STANDPOINT OF human reasoning
1t would be entlrely UNJUST 10 1or'a a
the posteFity OF AuHm eterlla ~.
his transeression7-g SIN. .a na'
as we get$the eyes OF. our unuers'uuu ,
ing opened 10 see Wnat is ,1ue Etql
penalty tor SIN thAt IL Is ueatu' e4f
tinctIon. and that our perfect parents
fully Informed respecting the dylne
will, were culpable, worthy OF deltn'
and when we learn turther taat WHAT
ever Is enjoyed BY Adams posterlty
In the way OF life, however dlsao-
vantageous' the conditions. Is SO
much of divine leniency ana mercy
and comes so much short OF DGlnE
the full penalty. death. extinction
then we begin to see that Itte unuer
any conditions aud disadvantages Is
stilla boon, better than extinction
In Wrath Have Mercy, Lord.
Recognizing tho wrath of God as
manifested in the death penalty quot
n an eternity of torture, we tan see
fiat tho Scriptures everywhere de-
clare thot the wrath Of God Is resting
nnon orr tace: that every member Of
a q snbiect TO This yerv penalty which
mo rnor father Adam md has been
entnIlsd mon nil Of his nosterlty.
mho Atmigl,ty Creator did NOT wait
for no to cry out for his pity and
comnass,on INF from, tie very be.
StnnInr Fore,nowinr orr fail into sin.
r. had tba nlon arranged for our re-,
demntion md ultimate recovery from
th,s CONDITION Of wrath. curse, death.
We We nro informed flint our Lord Jesus
, mu tl,o Tamh Of God slain from the
tonrSation of the world-in the Divine
nnrnose md arrangelnent-though only
pa,; hoinc made manifest TO tho
c,h,,n,,, onI shortly ia the world. Thus
S,o~od there hns been no injustice
nr.SGsed n eoinst5 orr race in permit
tinS he children 10 share With their
satHor Adam IN his nenolty. Rather
t 4So hod steamed II and do esteem ii
bottOr than the sentence Itself, and
sustho,,oore IN theaTortI's provilences
tho world,s nresent experiences in the
sa,, md later on in tho recovery from
I tSa sall In tho hands Of the great re.
S s MR. during the MillenniaI Age, is
70 move q lesson, a schooling. in the
ovoood,ro s,nfnlness Of ain. which the
ZOO ss : r.sole will never forget and
o o ~ Witch many nov tbe Church,
I"tor IN the world, viii draw lessons
- wisdom ond grace.
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