Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-09-16

klzsslsz J szss-lsgsgs.a1J these Bible Stu
dents They claim
that the internal harmonles of the
Bible attest its Divine authenticity.
Amongst these earnest students are
many who at one time were inldels.
They profess greater faith than ever
In the Bible as the result Of reading
Pastor Russells books, to which many
OF them were led through his sermons
Pastor Russell was the principal
speaker at the Convention today. He
arrived during the week, and IS being
entertained some distance from the
Park, at the Weber mansion. Hun.
dreds visit him every evening. Pastor
Russell spoke twice today in the large
Auditorium. He delivered one Of his
dlscourses from the text, "In the last
days the Mountain OF the Lords House
shall be established I'm the top OF the
mountains, and all people
shall flow unto 1t" Qsalah II, p. He
said In part.
Our text tells Of great events in the
"last days" II would be a mistake,
however, TO suppose that these words
Imply the end Of time or the end OF the
word, In the ordinary sense. The
Bible declares that "the earth abideth
forever" and II tells of the wonderful
blessings or Restitution, when the
Lords footstool shall blossom as the
rose-Pnradise restored. All this is to
come In the "last days"
The Jews understood that the seven
days Of the week, six Of labor and the
seventh Of rest were typical Of seven
greater days Of thousand years each
In harmony with this thought, some
OF them tell Us that we are living I'm
the Friday night OF the worlds history
viii h reGns that the great Sabbath
of Rest Is about to begin the thousand
years OF Messlah's reign (the Jewish
day beginning In the evening".
The New Testament writer's seem TO
have had the same thought. Thus our
Lord declared, my Word shall Judge
you In the Last Day" Similarly, Mar.
tina declared her faith In the resurrec-
tion Of her brother saying, 81 know
that he shall rise again In the resurrec-
tion, at the Last Day"-the Mlllennia,
Day the Day Of Chrlst-the great Day
which viii witness the overthrow Of
sin and death and the uplifting Of hu-
mnnity. OF that great Day we read,
"ln Ills Day shall the righteous -four.
ish. and evil-doers shall be cut or"
This Seventh Day Is frequently spo-
ken OF as that Day" as Indicating the
time when Divine power will no longer
permit the reign Of sin amongst men.
but Messlah's Kingdom will actively
intervene. The overthrow OF Satan.
sin and all unrlghteousness will then
take plGce. II Is during this Day that
Messiah win put down all things on.
posed to Righteousness. "The last en-
envy that shall be destroyed Is death"
Throughout that glorious Day the
resurrection process will be IN opera
tlon; mankind win be rising ont OF its
meanness, sin, sickness and death.
back to all that was lost In Eden and
redeemed by way OF the Cross. In the
end Of these days, or "df ,r these days"
OF the reign Of sin, God promises to
make New Covenant with the House
OF Israel and with the House OF Judah.
through which they shall he uplfted:
and the blessing win 0ow from them
TO an nations Jeremiah XXI 81. It
will he aftcr these days also that God
will pour cut His Spirit upon all flesh"
as says the Prophet Joel CIoel II, 2Sl,
Our text Is 20 be considered from
this standpoint, In the end of these
days, In The promised Day Of Mes
siah, the Mountain of the Lords
House shall he established. fixed in
the very top or the mountains above
all other klngdoms This Is In fun
nccord with ,he entire tenor of the
Scrintuyes, mountain symbolges
kinrdom md os the Prophet declares,
God's l1iuPlom viii be the highest
Mountain; It will be over the top of
all other kingdoms 1t win be es.
tablished or fixed permanently above
all other5
Messiah, Tie groat King, with His |
Elect Bride and associate with Him,
VIII exercise His Divine power, Satan !
shall be bound for thousand years, |
and sin VIII no longer be permitted !
From the iyisih'e plane OF glory and |
majesty, Justice win be executed In
the earth 0~cry rood word. thought
and deed will he rewarded ana every
EVIL Thought word and deed viii be
punished swiftly surely, Perhaps
paralysis ~ the tongue viii be the
means by which evil speaking, false
words ard decentions win he punish
ed. Perhaps PARALYSIS Of the arm or