The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-21
PASTOR RUSSELLS
SERMON
The Divine Voice to the Sinner

q l. 'oFiN, ~ b., Aug. 20.-Pastor
Russell OF Brooklyn delivered two
addresse here today under the
auspices of the International Bible
students association. One OF
,hese was more particularly for the pub.
,ree, nee the other, which We report, was
more for Bible students. The pastor
5.s a1ok ior his text Gods message TO Adam,
alter the latter had become q trans
ssITessor in Eden. when he hid from his
maker: Where Art Thou, Adam?"
Genesis H., ~. The speaker said in
BE sure your sin Will find you out"
Adam learned this lesson early In his
career Highly favored by his Maker
IIrummed I,,,,na With the glory and honor of
eS,srth, Adam had the offer of everlasting
nre, under Edenic conditions. But while
concerning his disobedienco we cannot
reai,v ne,p sym,hpathizing ,hpa with him when we
bs ssam%s mat tho act OF disloyalty which
ana, by heredity. upon all of his race.
was caused by love for his wife.
The unYarnished narrative is that
Mother Eve thirsted for knowledge. and
was not Content TO await the Almighty s
time Tor giving them knowledge. She
agnTkened aIrli.,a TO the serpent,s plea that the
Almighty was seeking to keep herself and
her husband In Ignorance by forbidding
them to partake OF the fruit of the tree
OF knowledge. She had not come to
know the benevolence OF her Maker. and
That no good thing would he withhold
from his obedient creatures. She had
not yet learned that the fruit of that
tree was forbidden for a time only. and
THAT the premature. eating of It could
bring no blessing, but divine disfavor.
The apostle shows this when he declares
that Mother Eve was deceived; but with
ther Adam was not. himself. deceived
that he partook of the fruit knowingly
Intentionally. willfully. and with a full
realization of the disobedient act which
0r u fpn lnnf ~
sin is death"; Thou shalt surely die"
(Romans VI, %: Genesis 81. 10.
But while Adams act was one of
chivalry-was really suicide because of
love for his wife. who had transgressed-
nevertheless It was an act Of disobe~
dience. He should not have had loyalty
to his Creator first, above his loyalty, to
lieve that Mother Ewes transgression
might have been cancelled In some man
ner. since II was committed under de-
have been to remain loyal to God al all
hazards. and to have trusted TO divine
love and wisdom in respect to the re-
| suits Everywhere the scriptures lay
stress upon Adams disobedence. which
was wilful sin against light and knowl-
edge,
den The inference Is that, previously,
they had enjoyed fellowship and COM
munion with their Creator. but as soon
as they snnsd they realized their un, I1o
turned them away from God. Instead OF
the happiness of his fellowship, they had
discomfort and evil foreoodings OF es-
and. by virtue OF their very nature. they
would. in consequence, be measurabl3
unhappy-one OF the principal elements
OF their nature, thenceforth was hun
ger and thirst for God. which was not
gratified A barrier had come between
the Creator and his creatures,
Estranged From Birth.
The estrangement. which our first pa
of their sin is one which all mankind
has inherited from them. The Prophet
Rad RaS fpeHas IS ssangta S hs rom 5nns Birth that fM
speaking OF himself declares. II wa:
shapen in iniquity. In sin did my mother
conceive mo- psalm H.. o. God Is not
this estrangemcnt, tt comes to all as
the result or outworking OF sin. All arc
sinners and all feel themselves unworthy
of the fellowship Of their Creator, anc an.
blessing. The fear which drove our first
parents 70 hide has since then driver
many others still further from God a
they have delved yet more deeply. Int
sin. not only because OF heredity, but alst
through taking A perverse course them
selves. The fear has Increased and TO
day one of the most terrible nnladies OF
earth is fear-dread. IT is not surpris
Ing that we find the heathen thousand
OF millions, fearing. dreadins; not VIII
that fear which is the beginning OF wis
dom, and which lends back to God, hu
with that fear or terror which leads then
TO think of him as great demon. Wh'
has provided for their eternal torture
The same principle operates In tn
minds of people born In civilized lands
There is fear, a dread respecting tn
future. dread which LAKES ,,qe no'd Thi TII
fear toward God, the Scriptures declare
is wrong. saying. "Their fear toward M
lis taught by the precepts of men, Elsa
sented in our various creeds, all of whic
claim 10 be the Word of the Lord. but n
; of which are the product OF fearful hu
man minds. =, -,
. Gods Word does not uphold singl
creed of Christendom, nor docs SIN
, gle creed OF Christendom uphold Coo
Word. They all contain certain ssns eienlenc :
!, orror or nave eathered However. II onl
: such as conscientiously believe every tea
\ ture of their creeds should remain WI. W"
: them, and II all others were TO step ou
honestly and fearlessly. the creeds Woun
q he found to have very few woTshipper'
They are fetishes OF idol Worship. sarol n,l
!, onnose this fear which has done so muc
10 discredit God and His Word and
much 10 turn the hearts and minds
the best people In the "orio a"%S i'''
God and the Bible,
5 "Where Art Thou, sinner?'
= While our first parents hid from Coz
and all OF our race have me me sane namerths d,s
4 less has not hidden from his creature
I AS He called after Adam saving; & uWne, ne,
= art thou?" and brought Adam lori iorth ii iTol
l his hiding place. so in due tln,e All
= h6am.s children will be pursued by Fl
Srara and mercy until all shall come
d know OF the love OF God which passe'
4 ali human understanding. d.
We arc not informed that our flr'
= narents afterward hearkened to GOO e1, e11,
n repented OF their disonsdienGe, ia ni ra,rs[
> merely know that lhey co9.o nv ~. =
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