The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-12

~ - Iii
NJ 1ls heard. Higher
III Criticism Is ut n
%Goo.-a;;ss discount amongst
tla2!sS: &g22llL these Bible Stu.
80 8. dents. They claim
thaf the internal harmonIes Of the
Bible snttest its Divine authenticity.
Amongst these edrnest students nre
many who ut one time were inndels.
They profess grenter faith thnn ever
IN: the Bible as tho. result OF reading
Pastor Russell's books, to which many
OF them were led through his sermons.
Pastor Russell was the principal
speaker Mt the Convention today. He
arrived during the week. und is being
entertained some distance from tho
Park, at sthe Weber mansion. Hun.
3dreds visit him every evening. Pastor
Russell sDoke twice today in the large
Auditorium. He delivered one OF his
discusses from the text. an the last
days the Mountain Of the Lords House
shall be established in The top Of the
mountains. and all people
shall flow unto It" isaiah Il, p. He
said in part. Il -
Our textstells Of great events In the
.last days., It would be mistake,
however. ito suppose that these words
imply the1end OF time or tile end Of the
world, the ordinary sense. The
Bible declares that .'the earth nbilelh
forever" land 1t tells OF the wonderful
blessings of Restitution, when the
Lords footstool shall blossom as the
}tose-Paradise restored. All5thls is to
come in the ..last days" = -
4 The Jews understood that the seven,
days Of the week. six of labor aud the
seventh Of rest, were typical Of seven
greater days Of n thousand years each.
I an harmony with this thought, some
of them tell us that we Sare sllvIng 10:
the Friday night Of the worlds history,
(which means thatS the great Sabbath.
of Rest IS about to begln.-the thousand
years ofs5Messiah'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. "Sly Word shall Judge
you In the Last Day" Similarly, Mar.
TIM declared her faith In the resurrec-
lion Of her brother. saying. 81 know
that he shall rise again In the resurrec.
ation. ut the Last Day"-the Millennial.
SDny, the Day Of Christ-thc great Day.
which will witness the overthrow Of
ssin and death and the uplifting of.hu!
manity. OF that great Day We read.
s.In His Day shall the righteous flour.
etsh. and erll.doers shall be cut on"
This Seventh Day is frequently spo.
ken Of as ttthat Day. us Indicating the
time when Divine power will no longer
permit the reign Of sin amongst men.
Sbut MessIah's Kingdom will actively
intervene. The overthrow Of Satan.
Sin mud all unrightcousness. will then
stake place. 1t is during this Day that
Messiah will put down nil things on.
POSED to righteousness: THE Inst eli.
ssemy that shall be destroyed Is death"
Throughout that glorious Day the
resurrection process Will be In opera.
ion; mankind will be rising out of its
mennness. 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 "dticrth days,"
5ofs the reign of sin, God promises TO
make a New Covenant with the House
iof Israel and with the House of Judah.
through which they shall he uplIfted; :,
+ and the blessing will flow from them
TO all nations Jeremiah XXI. 81. It
will he qfte- these days also TINT Sod
will pour out His Spirit upon alr flesh"
sSas says the Prophet Joel (Joel II, 2s).
~ Our text Is to be considered from
this standpoint. In the cud Of these
days. in the promised Day of Mes.
siah. the Mountain OF the Lords
House shnll be established. fixed, in
THE very top OF the mountalns-ahove
sall other kingdoms. This Is in full
fnccord with the entire tenor OF the
Scriptures. a mountain symboIzes n
sklngdom; and as the Prophet declares,
God s Kingdom Will be the highest
tfA1Ouukuinp ~ wiz DC ONCT tuC tOp OF
ssall other kingdoms. 1t will be cs:
Stablished or fixed permanently above
nll others.
Messiah, the great King, with His
ELECT Bride and associate with Him.
will exercise His Divine power. Satan
,Ishall be bound for Il thousand years.
I and sin will no longer be permitted.
From the invisible plane of glory and
majesty, Justice will be executed In
ithe earth; every good word. thought
and deed win be rewarded. and every
seyil thought, word and deed will be
punished - swiftly surely. Perhaps
paralysis Of the tongue Will be the
means by which evil speaking, false
words and receptions will be punish,
"a Perhaps paralysis iot the arm or