The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-09-08

A N$$& ternationaI Bible
Students Associa-
22V ton eclipses all the
i~n-seaSon affairs.
Pastor Russell Of Brooklyn Tabernacle.
now also Of London Tabernacle. is the
principle speaker on the program.
Hundreds of ministers and thousands
of Bible students are in attendance.
The program shows more than sixty
public addresses. The association is
u~nsectaIian. Christian union on the
Bible basis and without sectarian
fences TO separate is the sentiment
the Bible truths, previously misunder-
stood and misinterpreted BY the jar
ring, separating creeds, Is the expla-
nation. Gods love and Mercy In the
blessing Of che Church and the world
and the glorious salvations provided
is the keynote. The Convention will
continue In session another week.
Pastor Russell, remarking that the
beautiful grounds and Auditorium are
the property Of the Methodist Breth-
rem. took for his text John Wesley's
favorite slogan Of Free Grace-"And
the Spirit and the Bride say. Come:
and let him that heareth say. Come:
and let him that is athirst come: and
w~hosoever will. let him take the wa
ter or life freely" (Revelat1on xii.
10. Pastor Russell remarked that
Professionalism In general was Calvin.
istic when Brother Wesley began his
preaching, God is Love-" "Whosoever
Will may come and take Of the water
OF life. freely"-there Is no predestina.
ton to eternal torture! The result OF
Brother Wesley's teachings Is seen.
not merely in the numbers protesting
Methodism and Free Grace: his inhu.
ence has overswept all the Calvinistic
denominations. Their confessions Of
iaith still are Calvinistic. but in their
hearts and on their tongues they have
Brother Wes!ey's Message. God is
Love; He never rredestinated anybody
to eternal torture"
Right In Some Partieulars-Wrone In
gT~F Others.
Pastor Russell declares that Broth
ers Calvin and Wesley were both right
IN certain particulars and both wrong
fn'other particulars, Brother Calvin
vas quite right in declaring an cleo.
zion according to grace. and In speak
ing Of the Church as Gods elect. and
IN eyhorung the Church to make their
calling and election sure" He was
right IN these matters because he was
in accord with the Bible. But he was
wrong in declaring that God had pre-
1n--f-nNEl 49, 49, ~, A. 49, s1--Sk.
Of suffering-because there is no Scrip
ture 10 this effect. The only Scripture
respecting Divine p~redestInation re-
lates TO the Church-the elect. 1t tells
Us that God foreknew the Church as q
specially elect class and predestinated
that no one could be a member of this
class except such as would become
copies Of His Son. the Redeemer. To
this, the S~cripturai predestinat1on.
none can object. 1t is the unscrip-
turLl deductions which have caused US
ditnculty.
St Paul gives the key TO the situa-
ton IN | Timothy II. &C. He declares
that 1t Is Gods Will that all men shall
be saved recovered from the condem-
nation which came upon all through
Adam and also come TO an accurate
knowledge Of the Truth He declares
that IL is for this reason that Jesus be-
caIne the Mediator between God and
the world Of mankind and that the
testimony Of this great fact will reach
all men I'm due time"
In Code "Due Tine."
~ e. H.. CsL...oI,. uz.. 18th T..
see and 70 hear, but not the worlds.
Satan blinds and deafens the world of
mankind now SO that only q favored
few, comparatively, hear and see
Gods prohered grace in Christ. Great
is the blessing of those who see and
hear, for they may make their calling
Il election sure and become Joint
heirs with their Redeemer in His Mes
slanic Kingdom. Then will he due
the blessing Of the uon-elect. Satan
viii be bound for the thousand years
Of Nessiah's Kingdom. Darkness, ig-
norance and superstition shall fee.
Those then refusing to bow and con-
fess under this full and gracious op-
portunity will die the Second Death,
from which there will be no resurrec-
ton, No restitution They will per-
4sh as brute beasts-be utterly destroy
ed from amongst the people Oh Peter
Il. u: Acts III, 1928.
Brother Wesley's favorite text pro-
claiming Free Grace is a precious one
still, though 1t does not belong TO the
present Age, but to the coming one.
The proof Of this is evidenced by the
context. The Church Is not yet COM
plete. She is not yet the Bride, the
Lambs Wife, but merely His espoused
virgin.