The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-07


In the newspapers OF the English
speaking world. Today's audience at
the Brooklyn Academy of Music was
estimated at twenty-six hundred. OF
these about three hundred, all men,
were on the platform behind the
speaker. Late Corners failed altogeth-
er to gain admittance to the after
noon service. The text was appropri-
ate for Whitsunday, 1t being St. Pc
ter's explanation of the Pentecostal
blessing-"This is that which was
spoken by the mouth of the Prophet
Joel" (Acts ii, 1919.
The speaker called attention to the
fact that the Prophet Joel mentions
two distinct outpourings of the Holy
Spirit. One Of these, upon the serv-
ants and handmaidens of the Lord,
found its fulfilment at Pentecost; and
during the more than eighteen centu-
ries since. Gods spiritual blessing has
been with, not only the Apostles, but
all the footstep- followers Of Jesus-all
of Gods servants and handmaidens.
st. Peters statement, This is that
which was spoken by the mouth Of the
Prophet JOEL" Pastor Russell said
should not be taken to mean that what
was witnessed in the upper room on
the Day of Pentecost nearly nineteen
centuries ago completely fulfilled the
Prophet Joels predictions. None. he
said. would dispute that the fulfilment
of Joels prophecy began at Pentecost,
with the early Church, and has been
In progress of fulfilment during all the
centuries since.
After these days Of the Gospel Age
after these days of the outpouring of
the Spirit upon Gods servants and
handmaidens-will come the glorious
Epoch of Messiah's Kingdom, in and
through which God will pour out upon
the world Of mankind great bless
ing of enlightenment and uplift from
the sin and denth conditions now pre-
vailing 1t will be to the accomplish
ment of this end that Satan shall be
bound for a thousand years, and the
darkness, which now covers the earth
and the gross darkness which now
blinds the heather. will be chased
away by the glorious Sun of Right
eousness with healing in His beams"
| Abraham's Spiritual Seed First.
/ Abraham of cid typifed Jehovah,
and Isaac typified Messiah. born not
after the flesh. but after the Spirit
by a special Divine interposition-ac-
cording to Gods promise. OF this An
titypical Isaac class. Jesus is the
Head, the ForerInner of the Church.
as well as the worlds Redeemer. The
Body of Messiah is composed of n
sanity few. according to the Scrip
lures, gathered. primarily. from the
Jews, but being completed by addi-
tons from every nation. people, kin
dred and tongue.
This Church class. or Messiah class,
Is variously referred to in the proph-
ecies as well as in the New Testament.
as the brethren" of Jesus, and as
sons Of God" The world knoweth
them not even as 1t knew not their
Master
Abraham's Natural Seed Next.
This Spiritual Seed Of Abraham, all
sanity, will constitute the Church of
the First-Borns, the Antitype of the
Priests and Levites of the Jewish Dis
pensation. With the completion of
this Church. gathered out of all ma
tons. sects and denominations. Divine
favor will return again to the natural
seed of Abraham. AS the Jew was
granted the first privilege or opportu-
nifty of becoming the Spiritual Seed of
Abraham. he viii likewise have the
first opportunity to participate in the
blessing which then will come to the