The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-12-11

tlkAolklk kUSotLlJl congregation We're
evidently conync-
cd of the truth of his position.
The committee OF seven Gncudng
Pastor Russelh appointed 10y the Inter
national Bible Students Association
10 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 or, and
those who give their dimes. as we'll as
those who give thousands, are awaiting
the report with keen interest-hopmg.
of course il may be every way favor.
able. yet perhaps fearing n little the
reverse OF this. Next 10 the Pastor in
prominence on the Committee is Gen
eral Hall, L. $. \. 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
unrighteousncss;" "for all unrighteous-
ness is sim" tRomans /. Is; John V.
10 When the Pastor pointed out
that his texts declare n present revc-
lation of Divine wrath and not
future one, his audience sat up and
took notice The wrath of God is
revealed, the Pastor emphasized, and
we see 1t all about MS. Every ceme-
terry witnesses to it. so does every cof-
fin, every hearse. every piece of crepe
every doctors sign. Pain. suffering,
speaks Of disease; disease of decay;
>decay OF death working i'm the human
family and bringing all. rich and poor,
bond and free, TO the grave. the great
prison house from which none can es-
cape until the resurrection, at the com
ing OF Messiah
T Death. the penalty of sin. the mani
festation OF Gods wrath against sin,
began 20 he revealed six thousand
years ago when our FIRST parents dis
obeyed the Divine command Every
day and every hour since. the world
has been witnessing that Gods wrath
is against it, that the death penalty is
being inflicted. AS the Scriptures de-
clare. the world has been under
Reign OF Sin and Death. However
sympathetic and loving the Heavenly
Father has been, He has allowed
stern Justice TO mete out this penalty
against every member Of our race. He
is thus giving us great lesson on
the exceeding sinfulness Of sin-its
pernlcious. injurious influence and re-
suits under Divine Law. lie wishes
this lesson to he so thoroughly i'm
pressed upon our race that when in
due time He shall bring IN relief we
will never forget the lesson. TO all
eternity. but will hate sin and dread
It MS our worst foe.
We may understand the Apostle 70
lay special emphasis upon the word
'all'' in our text-"The wrath of God
is revealed against al unrlghteous-
ness'-not merely against great sins
and gross violence. but against every
form OF sln-even the slightest Thus
the Scriptures declare that Gods Law
is one, and that a violation Of It IN
one point means the violation Of the
entire Law To break one command
would be sin and merit the death pen
atty; and TO break all the command
ments would he sin and merit the
death penalty. Eternal lie Is provid-
ed only for those who are perfect and
who maintain that perfection and har-
mony with God by full obedience to
the Divine Law IN every particular
DO not misunderstood me TO tench
that II makes no matter whether one
be gross sinner or only minor Of
fender. In one way II rW matter, and
in another way It will not. Adams
transgressi0n was IN some RESPECTS, q
minor one, as compared TO TINT of his
son Cain. Adam stole ana ate n FOR
bldden apple. ana the penalty was
death-the very strongest penalty OF
Gods LAW. If he had murdered his
wife the penalty would have been the
Enme-death--n eternal torment
Whatever Adams transgrcsslon. Di
vine Law would have hindered hin
from ever again coming back 10 God
II would have cut him or from ever
lasting NE nnd be would have need
OF Savior. inst the same for one sin
rs for another Murder would nave
been sin. and the dlsobedient eating OF
the apple was sin. and sin cannct bC
c,ndoned nv the Divine Law II re
quirea Redeemer and 90 be the Re
deemer He must suffer death. the pen
atty that was against Father Adam.
Now notice the case of Cain III
was ahapen IN iniquity, In sin did hi
sp0thtr conceive him; the condemna
flpn upon our first parents extended {,