The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1911-10-12
A PASTOR UNIQUE:
Speaks to Catholics, FresthIn!,.
ers and Jews.

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ers and Jews.
Poster Russsll Addresses lmmenss Az.
disness In London. Brooklyn and
Elsewhere - Rsaehss Ten Million
American Homes Through One Thou.
sand Newspapers.
To hear Pastor Russell 10 the desire
of many Catholics. Protestants and
Independent thinkers, who appreciate
the published sermons Of the cele.
brated editor. author and orator Of
the Brooklyn Tabernacle.
Pastor Russell usually speaks under
The auspices Ut the unsectarian Bible
classes Of the large cities, in public
places, where all may assemble on
neutral ground, free from denomina.
donal prejudice. the pastor accepting
only Invitations where the seats are
free and no collection to be taken. be
In turn accepting no fes for his lee.
lures.
Perhaps the most remarkable con.
gregation on earth is that Of the
Brooklyn Tabernacle. over 20 nation
alities being represented in its board
Of elders and deacons. Pastor Rus
sell. when in America. orally serves
his congregation on the first Sunday
Of each month. The Academy Of Nh
sic. Brooklyn's largest auditorium. is
now used on Pastor RusselPs home
days aud Is often insufficient to ac-
commodate the ever-increasing crowd.
Pastor Russell. by his defense of
the Bible as Gods inspired revelation
to man. has won the admiration of
the vast majority Of unprecedented
truth-seeking Bible students. He came
into prominence in New England In
1877. Since then his field Of activity
has continually broadened, until now
over 100000 American families are
served by the 1000 newspapers now
publishing his weekly sermons. He Is
the author Of q work now In its fourth
million.
Why He Became independent.
He was reared under the strictest
religious discipline a. q Protestant
HIS Instructors believed and taught
the old style Hell Fire. doctrine. To
save his fellQXl from such z fate be
went about BIS native city. inscriblng
upon walls and fences Bible texts
calling sinners to repentance. During
the next few years, while growing
up into commercial life no devoted
much time to the investigation Of Bud
dhaism. Confucianisn and other orien.
hi religions. to the end that they were
found unworthy Of crsdence. The
thought, (Which u the true gospel?'
became a living question in his inquir-
ing mind, which continually reverted
b the mixed condition and contrary
claims Of Christendom. He questioned.
SHOULD I try to ind the TRUTH Why
not lay aside such arduous study and
win fame and fortune In . most prom.
lsing commercial life now well start.
sdr' This he was about to do. but
decided that he would first investigate
the Scriptures and let the Bible speak
for itself on dre and birthstone.
Amazed at the harmonious testimony
proving an unexpected but satisfac.
tory answer, he continued q topical"
Bible research and was brought to .
complete confidence in the Bible as be-
ing inspired by an all-wise. all.power.
full. ADJUST and loving Creator, worthy
to be adored and worshiped. This was
a beginning Of a new ambition. and
the question then was. What should be
do and how he should do 1t. Deter
mining. If possible. to reach every
truth-seeker. whether Catholic. Prot
estant. Jew or Free-thinker. he found
It necessary to stand free Of all sec.
tartan bonds and to inaugurate an in
dependent work. His first effort was
the preparation Of booklet entitled.
"Food for Thinking Christians
100000 copies being delivered to the
public free of cost.
Interested In Jewish Hopes.
Pastor Russell early discovered that
hundreds Of texts relating to the prom.
ises of Israel were as yet unfulilled.
and he became intensely interested in
the history Of the Jews, past, present
and future-but especially in their fu
ture. An extensive tour of the Holy
Land was accomplished in 1892. The
bud Of the coming Jewish nation had
scarcely put forth at that time How.
ever, great strides toward q Jewish
polity have since been accomplished.
and Pastor Russell predicts that the
budding Of Jewish springtime viii
soon be recorded IN history.
At revisited PALESTINE last spring
and addressed the Jews in the largest
hall in Jerusalem from Isaiah II, 1, 2.
Upon his arrival home. Pastor Russell
announced that his next topic 1T the
Academy Of Music would be "Jerusa-
lem" 30 unusual. so strange. to see
Christian minister dilating upon Jew.
ish hopes that all Jewry waited in ex.
pectation Of something-they knew not
what. So great was the interest on
this occasion that hundreds of Jews.
% well % hundreds Of Gentiles. were
nn0h1a n Ohfa{n admffto ma "a hoo.