The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-06-06


IN the newspapers Of the English
speaking world. Today's audience at
Z the Brooklyn Academy Of Music was
estimated at twenty-six hundred. OF
&hese about two hundred. all men, were
On the platform behind the speaker.
Late comers failed altogether to gain
admittance to the afternoon service.
The text was appropriate fcr Whitsun-
day, It being St Peters explanation
or the Pentecostai biessing-"This Is
thnt which was spoken by the mouth
81 the Prophet Joel" (Acts II. 1918.
The speaker called attention TO the
cact that the Prophet Joel mentioned
two distinct outpourings Of the Holy
Spirit One Of these. upon the servants
aud handmaidens of the Lord. found
It's fulnlment at Pentecost; and during
The more than eighteen centuries since,
Gods spiritual blessing has been not
only with the Apostles, but with all the
foOtstep followers of Jesus-all Of
Gods servants and handmaidcns. If
we see this feature OF. the prophecy
fulfilled. II becomes guarantee to be-
AtNNEiH tnUl INV VI lllt Sumt
prophecy will have fulfilment In Gods
due time. The remainder of the propb-
ICY declares that nfterward after these
Vays'in which the Holy Spirit has been
optpoured upon the Church, upon the
Servants aud hundmnldens" - will
come Gods time for pouring out His
Spirit upon an nesh
tnt DO
which WIS 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 nine
seen centuries ago. completely fulfilled
She Prophet Joel's predictions. None.
he said. would dispute that the full
olment of Joel's prophecy began at
Pentecost, with the early Church. and
h1s been In process of fulfllment dur
tng all the centuries since. IL Ia as
true today as II was then. that the
blessing Of the Holy Spirit is granted
b, all of Gods servants and hand
naidens. And the remainder Of the
prophecy will M surely be fulfilled
With equal accuracy In due time.
After these days of the Gospel Age
after these days of the outpourIng Of
the Spirit upon Gods servants and
Handmnidens--w come the glorious
epoch OF Messlahs Kingdom. In and
through which God Will pour out upon
the world of mankind a great blessing
af enlightenment and uplift from the
'Ssn and death conditions now prevail
ing. 1t will be to the accomplishment
rbt this end that Satan shall be bound
'pcr a thousand years. and the dark
hess. which now covers the earth and
s$iae gross darkness which now blinds
ttke heathen. will he chased away by
The glorious "Sun of Righteousness
with healing In Ills beams" Thus
aEiU be inaugurated the glorious Day
THUS the knowledge of the glory Of
Sthe Lord VIII nli the whole earth.
A3iins every tongue shalt be brought
sD confess and every knee to bow to
Messiah az the great Representative OF
Slehdpt'h and His righteousness
AbrAnsm's Spiritual Seed First.
'AbMhbm of old typi6ed Jehovah.
and isaac typi1ed Messiah. born not
after the desh. but after the SpIrit-by
u special Divine iaterposition-accor
fug In Gods promise. OF this anti
typicnl Isnac class. Jesus II the Head.
IRE Forerunner OF the Church. as well
as the worlds Redeemer. The Body
et Messiah IL composed OF a sanity
rev. according to the Scriptures. gath
Nred yrimNrly. from the Jews. but
Aring completed by additions from ev-
-a,y nation. people, kindred and tongue
THESE all. the Apostle tells us. will
he chnrncter-coplca Of Gods denr Son,
our Redeemer and Head This. the
Apostle declares, IL piKlne predestnn-
don 0,omans viii, xV3aDI
This Church clad. ~ Messiah class,
lS variously referreu 10 In the prophe'
sies. ne wen aslsinsihe New Testa'
rnent. as the "Brettrer" OF Jesus. and
as 'snns OF God" Of them the Proph-
ct David writes. II have said, ye are
rods. all Of you sons OF the Highest;
put ~ NHhl Hh uic 'ihc 'uNH "Hu i"'
like one OF the Princes" psalm
ixxxi u, n, These all die iiko men
In the estimation OF the world be-
Tssuse ns the Apostle declares. the
vwUrld knoweth them not even as II
tRns~V not their Master. A the world
fiad 'tus recognize that the life Of Je'
asus 'wns laid down sacrnclnlly, mel
xher ~ II nwnre that the followers OF
Jesrs little handful, down through
ghe Nge, have likewise through Ills
merit presented their bodies living
Nancrihces holy and acceptable to God
Airehum's Natural Seed Next.
THIS Spiritual Seed OF Abraham, MI
easaintlx. win constitute the Church Of