The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-03-17

EVERY seat was DlleO ana rev turned
away on the occasion Of his last dis
course here February 3. Today, how
ever, hundreds were unable to gain
admittance and are promising them
selves to go earlier next time 1t looks
as though still larger auditorium
should be sought
Pastor Russell translated his text to
read, "Thenceforth there shall be no
more death OF nm infant Of days, nor
Of an old man who hath not filled his
days; for the dying one shall be but q
child at hundred years old-a sinner
hundred years old shall DO accursed'
cut or from life. He pointed out
from the text that this statement is II
prophecy respecting the futurc-rc
speeding the time when Mcssiah'S
Kingdom will rule the world The
verses following the text, he said, in
dictate clearly that In that .lH,IOu~
Epoch landlordism will be Il ming If
the past. People will build their own
houses and inhabit them; plant their
own vineyards and enjoy the fruit
thereof They give n description Of the
period when sin will be giving place
to righteousness; and sorrow and death
will be giving place to happiness and
life-perfect and lasting.
Two SaIvations Taught In the Bible.
All of us in the past have misread
our Bibles and not noticed that there
are ftoo SdlDdti0nS. One will be to heay-
enly conditions like unto the angels,
where there will be no planting, no
building, etc. This is the salvation Of
fered from Pentecost to the present
time, to the faithful few who walk in
the footsteps OF Jesus and make their
calling and election sure" The other
salvation will be an earthly one. 1t
will recover mankind from sin, degr8-
dalton, sorrow and death, to human
perfection, to earthly palaces, in
worldwide Paradise restored But this
earthly blessing or salvation has not
come to mankind as yet and cannot
come before its time. St. Peter tells
us that those "times OF restitution of
all things which God hath spoken by
since the world began" will begin at
the Second Coming of Chrlst-after he
shall have selected the sanity few who
will constitute his Bride. his jOint-heirs,
in his glory, honor and Immortality
his associates in the Messianic King
dom.
Living and Dead-Just and Unjust.
Pastor Russell declares that Gods
provision for the Church will include
not only those alive at the Second
Coming Of Christ, but also, by resur.
rection change, all those who have
fallen asleep in Christ throughout this
Gospel Age. These will constitute the
first resurrection" and as priests OF
God and Christ will reign with him
thousand years Revelation Xxx, ~.
Just so also, the earthly blessings
will include not only the people living
at the time OF the Inauguration Of that
Reign OF Righteousness, but also, az
the Redeemer said "All that are in
their v.s"-the evil as well as the
good The sanity ones coming forth
will have their reward Immediately
because Of their faithfulness durlnE
their trial time, which precedes the
trial time Of the world. Then the mass
Of mankind, aside from the Church
class. will all be brought to a knowl-
edge OF the Truth-heathen and civil
liHed-nOne will any longer be allowed
to grope IN darkness or to be blinded
by Satan and the attractions OF SIN
Satan himself will be bound and all
the fallen angels with him will be re-
strained from deluding or having any
thing further to do with humanity.
The light OF the glory OF God will AZ
the whole earth as the waters cover
the great deep Every knee shall bow
and every tongue confess to Messiah
to the glory OF God the Father.
Hundred Year Old Children.
In the beginning, before our race
had fallen 30 far into death, some OF
Its members lived to be several hun
dred years old, and that under the IN
favorable conditions Of the curse
thOrns, thistles, etc. At that time,
said the Pastor, human kind who were
only hundred years old were but
az children. Today, after six, thousand
years Of experience under the fall,
centenarians are rare-and these are
old men returning to second childhood.
The restitution processes Of Emanuels
reign of righteousness will have 30 up
lifting and blessed an effect ON man
kind as to bring back, not only
strength of morals and of mind and
Of will, but also physical strength
youth, vigor.
Every man will have century OF
schooling, Of instruction, of prepare
ton for living. Open and violent sin,
wickedness and injury to others will
not be permitted ut that time at all.
Nevertheless, there will be many op-
portunities for testing, proving, teach
ing mankind. The disobedient win
receive punishments, stripes" The
well-doers will be blessed, rewarded,
nplifted. But after having enjoyed a
century Of such schooling and correc-
ton in Righteousness. those still resist
ing the Divine regulations will be sen,
fenced, as sinners, to be "cut on"
from life.