The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-09
PASTOR
RUSSELL'S
SERMON

.From everlasting to everlasting, thou
-, God" psalm &c, -. Il am Jehovah.
,bat is my name and my glory will l not
i've TO another Osaiah xiii, 50. ITO us
(. ,,.,e is one Cod. the Father. OF whom are
IN things" q Thessal lonians viii. 90.
suear. 0 Israel. tho Lord our God is one
--Jchovah' deuteronomy vi. D,
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. Jan. s.-These
Z and other Scriptures tell us OF a personal
cod The Father or Life Giver OF all, the
crcat One who inhabiteth Eternity, st.
p,ul declares that to the heather there
are lords many and gods many, but TO
\ us there is but ono God. the Father" aud
one appointed Agen, OF his in dealing
gifh humanity-one Lord Jesus Christ
rand that every tongue shall confess that
rssus. Messiah, is Lord. to the glory of
fscd the Father" philippians H. 11).
The Scriptures tell us OF 1.-THE begin
ming OF the creation of Cod, hence there
WAS time before that beginning of ere
sfjon when Jehovah God WAS alone-"he
that inhabiteth Eternity" Not even the
great Messiah, whom he hath so highly
6onored and whom Inc declares he Will
-ftill further honor throughout a glorious
fternity. He was not with the Father
before the beginning of creation, because
bs himself was Tho beginning of the
. rreation OF God--the first-born Of every
creature" Revelations Iii. Il: Colosslans
manifestation of the Divine attributes
/ fJohn l. 1s).
This mighty God. jehovah. self-cen-
tered, self contained, is ours. the same
yesterday. today and forever. he changes
not
Divine Attributes Glorious.
Every attribute of the Divine char
acter was the same millions OF years
$40 that 1t is today, but that character
WAS unrevealed. Every step OF creation
has tended to display the Divine char
scter more and more. and each success
sye step and development OF creation
has brought forth new creatures capa BILE
Of comprehendIng the Eternal One. We
deem II not unreasonable 10 assume that
Jehovahs creative power will continue to
be exercised throughout all coming time.
Astronomical photography now reveals
nearly l2b. 600 900 SUNS, around which cir
Gle systems such as the one which cir
ces around our sun, and of which our
. earth is a part. We deem II not unrea-
sonsbe to assume, from the Scriptures,
. that the great work Of ordering all those
hundreds OF millions OF planets stretches
.forward into eternity. and that the work
''Earth" will be continued throughout
. the Universe, not only in conjunction
4 with the planetary systems we can dis
Germ. but probably with millions of plan
10 be discerned even by photography.
Doubtless divine methods in connection
with other worlds and other inhabitants
yill display the manifold wisdom of God.
For Instance, we understand the Bible to
indicate that while the permission of
EVIL In the earth was wise II will not
Necessarily oe wise or expedient for any
reason to permit a similar reign of sin
and death In any other OF the millions
. of worlds. IN connection with their or
.dering or development and their peopiing
. Elth glorious creatures. who will show
.forth the praises of the great Creator
without their passing through expert
.ences with sin and death such as have
beer permitted in connection with the
nrmanity Of earth,
Permission of Evil.
Can we not see a broad reason for the
permission OF evil on the earth-for the
permission OF the reign of sin and DEATH
.wh,ch ior six thousand years has appar-
'tntE dissraced the Creator. degraded
humanity. astonished the angels and
rcnstituted our race grooming creation?
unly When we discern that Masslah's
.slngdom will surely bring order out of
snls confusion do We begin to get the
God 'N'
From the. standpoint OF the completion
" me divine purposes in connection
bith humanity, and from that stand =
point alone. can we see Illustrated di-
Fhe PrImery lesson lesson was aye iassce@that and poWsf
sin brings suffering and eventually death.
me second lesson was that of divine
compassion. sympathy-love. This les
5on was manifested III thu sending OF the
Hedeemer and his subsequent reward OF
ssaIl.a5ion; ssIssaa n and his gathering, OF an
Elory and in the blessing Of the redeemed
&c The reign OF glory. the reign OF
messlah. soon 20 be Introduced. will lift
~ poor humanity from sin and sorrow
rom degradation and death. and give to
each and all the fullest opportunity to
Eturn 10 human perfection and TO di-
ne favor and everlasting life.
~. n al That work Of human restitution
pne great lesson Will be the greatness
oL The divine power which will be OK
ff[Lclsed through Messiah, the godlike One
me Prince OF Life. "the Prince OF Glory.
be Redeemer, the Regenerator OF Adam
md his race
And finally. from the standpoint OF
ss completion of Jehovah's great pur-
pect to him. Will stand revealed tho
and wisdom OF God WHO
Ie" the end from the beginning anc
~no foresaw how even the permission
reign OF sin and death could BIZ
Heae eventually to work out TO his owr
6HoIy and to the blessing and instruc-
on OF his creatures on both the human
-, III INC angelic planes. Then VIII be re'
<Saled to all the glorious character o.
,lsiI creator, and the necessity for hi,
Of absolute Righteousness:
Hnd perfection.
surely, the result eventually will be
the scriptures declare, that all shaI
asn righteousness, and hate iniquity
+2u mat every creature in heaven anc
earth and under the earth shall ac'
<tta'm both jehovah who sitteth upon III,
t<nIone OF the universe. and the lamb. th,
y l|-<sueemcr, forever
,Werc we to allow ourselves TO spec
l5In'e respecting the future-respectint
.,es,n oiVine purposes in relation 10 tht
z <,iLiions Of worlds around U.S. our spec
ions would run thus: Those instruct
4 uhd used to Jehovah in conjunction
II.,esn Inc initial development OF The di
6,1pee, pan in The earth will thereby b,
<Uhea and prepared to be the divine
sents to other worlds The great Re
d 5,,ner and bic 'clcct" associates afte
q ;unng with humanity for their uplift Oil
~ sln and death conditions, will surcl,
!. guaiihed for further service In othc
X'plios; TO show forth the praises o
~ VINO called item out OF darkness In
1@ ms marvellous light"
nnn what shall we say OF humanit.
in.hi perfected at the end OF Messiah
arlole reign? VIII not nll he We
MnpuIen not only TO approve righteous
~ themselves. but 10 tell in othe
n, ius. 10 other races, tho story OF TN