The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-12-13

ttRASTDR RuSSElllI congregation were
evidently conyinc-
ed Of the truth Of his position.
The committee Of seven Cncluding
Pastor RusselD appointed by the Inter
national Bible Students Association
to Investigate ard report on missions
IN foreign lands, have reached here.
Pastor Russell Is the chairman OF
the Committee. which II 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 It's personnel guarantees.
Reports from the missions have been
30 conflicting that the missionary
funds have considerably fallen OF. and
those who give their dimes. a. well as
those who give thousands, are awaiting
the report with keen interest-hoping.
of course, 1t may be every way favor-
able, yet perhaps fearing a little the
reverse Of this. Next to tho Pastor in
prominence on the Committee II Cen
eral Hall. r. s. A. Besides, there are
three merchants. one doctor. and Prot.
Robson. Secretary.
A Revolutionary Proposition.
His texts were. ''rhs wrath of God
is revealed from heaven Against oil
unrighteousness;" ''for all unt1Shtsous.
ness is sim" (Romans 1. IA: ! John ',
~ Whom the Pastor pointed ont
that his texts declare = pyssssw revs.
lation of Divine wrath and not q
future one. his audience sat up and
took notice" The wrath Of COD u
revealed. the Pastor emphasized, ana
we see it all about us. Every oezne-
terry witnesses to II. so does every COT
fin, every hearse, every piece Of crepe.
every doctors sign. Pain. suffering,
speaks of disease; disease Of decay;
decay of death working in tl,s human
family and bringing al. rich and poor.
bond and free, to the grave. The great
prison house. from which none can 81.
cape until the resurrection. at the com.
ing of Messiah.
Death, the penalty OF SIN. the mani
festation Of Gods wrath against sin,
began to be revealed six thousand
years ago when our flrst 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 a
Reign Of Sin and Death. However
sympathetic and loving the Heavenly
Father has been, He has allowed
stern Justice to mgte out this penalty
against every member OF our race. He
Is thus giving us a great lesson on
the exceeding sinfulness Of SHIFTS
pernicious, injurious influence and re-
suits under Divine Law. He wishes
this lesson to be SO thoroughly i'm
pressed upon our race that when In
due time He shall bring in relief we
VIII never forget the lesson, to all
eternity, but will hate sin and dread
It as our worst foe.
We rnay understand the Apostle to
las special. emphasis upon the word
Calls In our text-'sThe wrath OF God
Is revealed against all unnghteous-
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
Ia one. and that a violation Of 1t 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
mants would be sin and merit the
death penalty. Eternal life 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 teach
that it makes no matter whether one
be gross sinner or only minor Of
fender. In one way 1t t1Ul matter. and
In another way it will not. Adams
uansgression was, In some respects. a
minor one, as compared to that of his
son CUin. Adam stole and ate a for
hidden apple, and the penalty was
death-the very strongest penalty OF
Gods Law. II be had murdered his
&ife the penalty would have been the
same-death--nOt eternal torment.
Whatever Adams transgression. Di-
vine Law would have hindered him
from ever again coming back to God.
1t would have cut him off from ever
lasting life, aud he would have need
of a Savior, Just the same for one sin
as for another Murder would have
been sin. and the dlsobedient eating Of
the apple was SIN. and sin cannot be
condoned by the Divine Law, It re-