Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1911-09-11

Russell took for his text, Isaiah II. 2,
but included In his discourse the re-
ma1nder Of the chapter.
He declared that In the symbolic
language Of the Bible, the Mountain
Of the Lords House means the King
dom Of the Lord ruled over by Mes
siah and His House, the Church. The
promise Of the text, that some day
Messiah will reign over all the king
doms Of earth, the speaker believes
will soon be realized. 1t Is for this
Kingdom that Gods people have for
years been praying, THY Kingdom
come. Thy will be done on earth. as
It Is done in heaven"
None Of the kingdoms of this world
are Messiah's kingdoms, declared Pas
tor Russell. None Of them bear the
earmarks of Messiah's Kingdom, out.
lined In the Bible. They are the king
dOms Of this world, ruled by the
Prince of this world, "who now work
eth in the hearts of the children of
disobedience." Nevertheless, Messiah's
Kingdom will be inaugurated; Satan's
Empire or Mountain, deceiving man.
kind through ignorance and supersti-
ton, will be brought to an end. Satan
will be bound for thousand years,
while Messiah's Kingdom. equally in
visible, will dominate the world, chas-
ing away ignorance and superstition
and filing the whole world with the
knowledge of the glory Of the Lord.
The Kingdom israelitish.
hat
everywhere shows that Messiah's in
visible Kingdom will be represented
amongst mankind by princely charac-
teIs Of the Jewish race, who will be
resurrected to human perfection for
this very work Instead of Abraham.
Isaac and Jacob and the Prophets be-
Ing any longer the Fathers. they will
be the children-the tirst-born children
Of Messiah, in the full perfection of
human nature. The Church, the Bride
of Christ. is not. declared the Pastor
Scripturally known as children of Mes
siah In perfect accord is the text
zone Is your Father, even Cod" and
again, "The God and Father Of our
Lord Jesus Christ who hath begotten
u.s. Il Peter l, -.
Crawling Into the Rocks.
Discoursing on other features Of the
chapter, Pastor Russell called atten-
ton to the fact that the words declare
q Judgment Of the nations. In the
time Of trouble which will then over
throw Society. financial, political, So
cial and religious, the nations will be
30 chastened by war that thereafter
Their swords will be converted into
plowshares and their spears into prun-
ing hooks" and the study Of war will
be at an end. Pastor Russell surmised
that this great time Of trouble will
result from anarchism. which he be-
lieves will invade the armies Of the
world and turn them against the very
powers which organized and armed
them.
All were cautioned to avoid, so far
as possible, having any sympathy with
the anarchistic spirit, in harmony with
Gods Message to His people, wait
We upon Me, saith the Lord" In other
words, do not attempt by force to right
present wrongs; rather submit and
leave the entire matter In Gods hands.
The Prophet Isaiah, said the Pastor.
calls attention to the idOlatry Of wealth
silver and gold-and indicates that
such idolatry will entirely pass away
In the great time Of trouble with which
Messiah's reign Of righteousness will
be inaugurated-"He must reign until
He hath put all enemies under His
feet" In the shakings Of the great
time of trouble, many people will be
In perplexity. and will crawl into the
caves and dens Of the earth. and the
clefts Of the rocks Pastor Rnss"!l