Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-12-16

have expected.
Many Of his great
ltGASI0R RllSSElLJ congregation were
evidently convinc-
ed of the truth Of his position.
The committee of seven Including
Pastor Russelh appointed by the Inter
national Bible Students Association
to investigate and report on missions
in foreign lands. have reached here.
Pastor Russell is the chairman of
the Committee which is to sail from
San Francisco Wednesday next. Great
interest is being manifested every
where in this Committee and the
honest report respecting foreign mis-.
sions which its personnel guarantees.
Reports from the missions have been
so conflicting that the missionary
funds have considerably fallen OF. and
those who give their dimes. as well as
those who give thousands, are awaiting
the report with keen interest--hoping.
of course. 1t may be every way favor
able. yet perhaps fearing little the
reverse Of this. Next to the Pastor in
prominence on the Committee is Gen
eral Hall. U. s. A. Besides, there are
three merchants. one doctor, and Prof.
Robson. Secretary.
A Revolutionary Proposition.
His texts were. "The wrath OF God
is revealed from heaven against all
unrighteousness;r ''for all unrighteous-
ness is SIM" lRomans /, IS; l Sohn v,
17.) When the Pastor pointed out
that his texts declare present reve-
lation of Divine wrath and not a
future one. his audience ''sat up and
took notice" The wrath of God Is
revealed. the Pastor emphasized and
we see 1t all about us. Every ceme-
terry witnesses to it. so does every cOf-
fin, every hearse. every piece Of crepe.
every doctors sign. Pain, suffering.
speaks of disease; disease Of decay;
decay Of death working in the human
family and bringing all, rich and poor,
bond and free, to the grave, the great
prison house. from which none can es-
cape until the resurrection. at the COM
ing of Messiah.
Death. the penalty of sin. the mani
festation of Gods wrath against sin,
began to be revealed six thousand
years ago when our first parents dis
obeyed the Divine command. Every
day and every hour since, the world
has been witnessing that Gods wrath
Is against 1t, that the death penalty is
being inflicted. AS the Scriptures de-
clare, the world has been under
Reign Of Sin and Death. However
sympathetic and loving the Heavenly
Father has been. He has allowed
stern Justice to mete out this penalty
against every member Of our race. He
Is thus giving us great lesson on
the exceeding sinfulness of sin--its
perniclous. injurious influence and re-
suits under Divine Law. He wishes
this lesson to be so thoroughly im-
pressed upon our race that when In
due time He shall bring in relief we
will never forget the lesson, to all
eternity. but will hate sin and dread
Il as our worst foe.
We may understand the Apostle to
lay special emphasis upon the word
"all" IN our text--"The wrath of God
Ia revealed against an unrighteous-
ness"-not merely against great sins
and gross violence. but against every
form Of sin-even the slightest. Thus
the Scriptures declare that Gods Law
IS one. and that violation Of It In
one point means the violation Of the
entire Law. To break one command
would be sin and merit the death pen
atty: and to break all the command
ments would be sin and merit the
death penalty. Eternal life is provid-
ed only for those who are perfect and
who maintain that perfection and har-
mony with God by full obedience to
the Divine Law In every particular.
Do not misunderstood me to teach
that II makes no matter whether one
be a gross sinner or only a minor Of
fender, In one way II icin matter. and
In another way Il will not Adams
transpression was. In some respects, a
minor one. as compared 10 that OF his
son Cain. Adam stole and ate a for
hidden apple. and the penalty was
death-the very strongest penalty Of
Gods Law. II he had murdered his
wife the penalty would have been the
-death-not eternal torment,
Whatever ADAMS transgression. Di-
vine Law would have hlndered him
from ever ngain coming back to God.
II would have cut him or from ever
lasting life. aud he would have need
OF a Savior, just the same for one ain
as for another. Murder would have
been sin. and the disobedlent eating Of
the apple was sin. and sin cannot be
condoned by the Divine Law. II re-