The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-02-02
Sermon by
CHARLES T.
RUSSELL.
Pastor Brooklyn
Tabernacle.

Os-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-e-s-s-s
Sunday. Jan. 3O.-The third meet
ing for the consideration of Church
Federation was held today. The spa
eious Brooklyn Academy of Music was
crowded with Christian people Of all
denominations to attend the third
Of the series of four meetings called
By the Peoples Pulpit Association
Pastor C. I. Russell of the Brook
Nn Tabernacle addressed the large
audience for an hour and half.
The deep interest felt was evidenced
" the profound silence. as well as by
BE eagerness Of face. The text was
NE same as on the two previous occa-
lions, Say We not. A Federation, TIC
oil them to whom this people shall
say. A Federation; neither fear ye their
fear, nor be afraid" isaiah viii. .12,.
The speaker said:- ~.
We meet today to consider, what sac
rfices would need to be made in the
interests Of Federation by the three
eldest denominations of Christendom.
az these Lutherans have least to sur
render. Their tenacity for the Word
* God they may still maintain, even
though others of the federated bodies
might more and more abandon the
Holy Scriptures. under leadership of
the Universities. Colleges and Semi
naries teaching Higher-Criticism-In
deity and the Evolution theory. The
Federation nevertheless would still
permit Ilutherans and others To love
and reverence rhe word Of Cod and
ret be in Fellowship. Almighty God.
n Son OF God and the HOW Shirt
lrmly believed in by I,utbernns. would
eli Be- acknowledged with more or less
ef mental reservation by All the de-
nominations associated in the Eefera.
tim. Nothing along these lines would
need to b. abandoned. EVEN I.nther.s
uasa Of consubsta IMITATION IN the I'm.
SAarfst NAV he held withont ohiec.
dan. Even the honor Of heinr tho f,rst
denomination of tho REORGANIZATION
might stfll he held. We conclude then
mat I.utherans vould not he required
to sacriflce ANYTHING
nv e'"s '""Ss :" Somnen.
hss AplSeVpahahS ana Cathoncs nave
some thinss IN common. Ihey each
oaim 20 represent the original apos-
teuc Cnurch. Tney each claim
Hnrougn their oishops In the laying on
nanos, apostoiic authority. Their
common cialm Is tnat all otner denom-
natiohs OF CHRISTIANS whatsoever are
iaise cnurcnes witnout DIVINE author
~ anu hehce not 10 De recognized or
"iefated. Accordingly NO minister or
anotner denomination would De per
nitted 20 preach either In Catholic
an Episcopdhan pulpit. Ana II by
inAscnance sucn clrcumstance should
oecuE IL would Oe CONSIDERED neces-
~ 10 purge the sacred spot Dy
klho OF Recommendation. from the
sIAn0pOipt OF THESE denominations all
etners are neretics; put, they say, not
"tningiy So Dut ignorantiy 30.
mere note the Iact that cleavage Is
IN process amongst Eplscopailans.
minority termed nGn-cnurchmen. are
stduuahy separating noHewaEu. WINE
inc majority are snarlng the senu-
menus OF olner trotestants' 10 the eI-
oesS'oh Is propaDiy less important
uaah their Iorerathers supposed. For
uho purposes 81 TINS discussion we
Mhy WITHOUT ohehse ignore the Nigh
chuIch minority ana say that the
Flptures wnich plainiy Ioreteii the
frtecuhs Oh Church feoeration inui
dte 'haI II VIII ihciude Eplscopahahs'
Nul VIII hot hicluoe Cathohcs. never
VneieSs the intihiatlon Is tnat wnlie
'he reuera'ioh VIII pe froteStant
ohe' II VIII hot DC ahti-oatholic. on
Tue contrary the TWO great systeiils'
Natho'ic anu froteS,aht' VIII lrater
A'~e anu c"-opeia'e along various INES
"al ana ponticai ihnuences'
ne oie'u.h vi the HpiscoPai cree"
WIN ho' eah LOT pai'fcuiai S"clihces
III 'euera.ion' II on! 'he'r piioe OH
uie subject Vi apos'oiic successioh can
NC sa''sneu' lucy ,'ie an p'epareo ~
au,ii' 'n"' u" pii'icuiai "isuoin VI
'o'iNese mas oee'i eoiiiii'uiiiN"'eu rom
se"e. "''on " sene'a'ion, i''in oi'nop
:, 'p "nu ion' 'n' ~ I've
u,.'s' .n''usn .ne "s ms w ~ 'anus'
uey aie "iiins ~ aun'i' 'n". .neio
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