The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-11

evidently conVlnc-
ed Of the truth Of his position.
The committee Of seven d~ncludlns
Pastor Russclb appointed by the Inter
Kntional Bible Students Association
to investigate and report on missions
in foreign lands. have reached here.
Pastor Russell is. the chairman OF
the Committee. which is to sail from
San Francisco wednesday next. Great
interest is being manifested every.
where In this Committee and the
honest report respecting foreign mis-.
sions which its personnel guarantees.
Reports from the missions have been
so conflicting that the missionary
funds have considerably fallen of. anu
those who give their dimes. as well us
those who give thousands, r awaiting
the report with keen interest-hoping.
of course. 1t may be every way favor
able. yet perhaps fearing n little the
reverse Of this. Next to the Pastor III
prominence on the Committee is Cen
eral Hall. U. S. 4. Besides. there are
three merchants. one doctor, and Prof.
Robson, Secretary.
{. A Revolutionary Proposition.
His texts were. THE wrath Of God
Is revealed from heaven against all
unrlehteousncss:' for all un%righteous-
ness is SIN" tRomans'I /. 1871 John y.
III When the Pastor pointed out
that his texts declare n present rerc.
latIon Of Divine wrath and not a
future one. his audience sat up and
took notice" The wrath of God is
revealed. the Pestor emphasized. and
We see 1t all about US. Every Gene
terry witnesses TO 1t. SO does every cof-
fin, every henrse, every piece of crepe.
every d9ctor's sign. Pain. suffering.
speaks Of disease: disease of decay:
decay Of death working In the human
family and bringing all. rich and poor.
bond md free. to the grave. the great
prison house. from which nome can es-
cape until the resurrection. at the com.
ing Of Messiah. sFt..f'
Death. the penalty Of sin. the mani
~festation Of Coils wrath against sin.
began to be revealed six thousand
years ago when Il lrst parents dis
obeyed the Divine command. Every
day and every hour since. the world
has been witnessing that Gods wrath
is against 1t, that the death penalty is
being inflicted. As the Scriptures de-
clare, the world has been under Il
Reign Of Sin and Death. However
sympathetic and loving the Heavenly
Father has been. lie has allowed
stern Justice to mete ont this penalty
against every member OF u race. he
is thus giving us n great lesson OF
the exceeding slnfulness of sIn-its
perniclous. injurious influence and re-
suits under Divine Law. He wishes
this lesson to be so thoroughly i'm.
pressed upon u a that when in
due time He shall bring In relief we
will never forget the lesson. to NIL
eternity. but will hate sin and dread
It us our worst foe.
We may understand the Apostle to
lay special emphasis upon the word
'all" in our text-'The wrath Of God
Is revealed against all unrighteous,
ness"-not merely against great sins
and gross violence. but against every
form Of sin-even the slightest. Thus
the Scriptures declare that Gods Law
Is one. and that n violation OF 1t In
one point means the violation OF the
entire Law. To break one command
would he sin and merit the death pen.
nifty: aud TO break all the command.
ments would be sin and merit the
death penalty. Eternal life Is provld.
cd only for those who are perfect and
who maintain that perfection aud har.
mony with God by full obedience to
The Divine Law In every particular.
Do not misunderstood me to teach
That 1t makes no matter whether one
be n gross sinner or only n minor OF.
fender. In n way 1t icW matter. md
In another way It will not. Adams
transgression was. In some respects. a
minor one. rs compared to that of his
son Cain. Adam stole and ate n fo:.
hidden apple. and the penalty was
death-tlie very strongest penalty OF
Coda Law. II he had murdered his
wife the penalty would have been the
snme-deatli-not eternal torment.
Whatever Adams transgrcssIon. DI.
vine Law would have hindered him
from ever again coming back to God.
1t would have cut him Off from ever
lasting life. and he would have need
Of n Savior. Just the same for one stu
as for another. Murder would have
been sin. and the dlsobedient eating OF
the apple was sin. and sin cannot he
eondoned by the Divine Law. 1t re'