Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-03-09

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Every seat was flied and a few turned
away on the occasion Of his last dis
course here February .. Today. how
ever. hundreds were sSabIe to gain
adraittance and are promising them
yelves to so earlier next time. Il looks
As though a still larger auditorium
should be sought
Pastor Russell translated his text to
read. "Thenceforth there shall be no
more death OF an infant Of days, nor
OF an old man who hath not filed his
days: for she dying one shall be but a
child ut a hundred years old-a sinner
a hundred years old shall be accursed"
cut OF from life. He pointed out
FROM the text that this statement Is a
prophecy respecting the future-re-
spectinS the time when Messiah's
Kingdom will rule the world The
verses following the text. he said. In
Epoch landlordism will be a thing OF
the past People viii build their own
houses and inhnbit them: plant their
own vineyards and enjoy the fruit
thereof. They give a description OF the
period when sin win be giving place
70 righteousness: and sorrow and death
viii be giving place TO happiness and
life-perfect and lasting.
Two Situations Taught In the eihi,.
All OF US IN the past have mlsread
q Bibles and not noticed that there
are frO SELECTIONS. One will be to heav-
emily conditions ike unto the angels.
where there viii be no planting. no
building. etc. This il the salvation Of
fered from Pentecost TO the present
time. TO the faithful few who walk in
the footsteps OF Jesus and make their
calling and election sure" The other
salvation viii be m earthly one. II
will ecOye mankind from sin. deSra-
datiOn. sorrow and death. to human
perfection. TO earthly palaces. in a
worldwide Paradise restored. But this
earthly blessing or salvation has not
come TO mankind as yet and cannot
come before Its time. 81. Peter tells
rs that those times OF restitution OF
al things which God hath SPOKEN by
tho mouth OF all the holy prophets
since the world began" will begin at
the Second Coming OF christ-after he
shall have selected the sanity few who
will constitute his Bride. his toint-heIrs.
In his glory. honor and immortality
his associates in the MesSianlc King
dom
Living and pead-iust and Unjust.
Pastor Russell declares that Gods
provision for the Church will include
not only those alive at the Second
Coming Of Christ. but also. By 4 resur-
rection change. all those who have
fallen asleep IN Christ throughout this
Gospel Age. These viii constitute the
first resurrection" and as priests of
God and Christ will reign with him u
thousand years Revelation II. a..
Just so also. the earthly blessings
VIII include not only the people living
1t the time OF the Inauguration OF that
Reign Of Righteousness. but also. as
the Redeemer said. All that are In
their gravesr-the evil as well as the
good The sanity ones coming forth
will have their reward Immediately
because Of their faithfulness during
their trial time. which precedes the
trial tine Of the world. Then the mass
OF mankind. aside from the Church
class. viii all be brought TO 4 knowl-
edge Of the Truth-heathen and civil
lzed-none will any longer DO allowed
to grope In darkness or TO be blinded
by Satan and the attractions OF sin.
Satan himself will be bound and aII
J the fallen angels with him Will be re,
} strained from deluding or having any.
thing further TO do with humanity.
The light of the glory of God will ill
the whole earth as the waters cove
/, the great deep. Every knee shall bow
and every tongue confess to Messiah
to the glory Of God the Father.
! Hunered-Y Year Old Children.
. In the beginning. before our race
had fallen so far into death. some OF
its members lived to be several hun.
dred years old. and that under the IN.
favorable conditions OF the curse
5 thorrs. thistles. etc. At that time
/ said the Pastor, human kind who wers
only a hundred years old were but
|, as children Today. after SIX thousand
: years OF experience under the fall