Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-12-12

ed of the truth Of his position.
The committee of seven Qncluding
Pastor RusselD appointed by the Inter
national Bible Students Association
to investigate and report on missions
in foreign lands. have reached here.
Pastor Russell is the chairman OF
the Committee, which is 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 its personnel guarantees.
Reports from the missions have been
so conflicting that the missionary
funds have considerably fallen off, and
those who give their dimes. as well as
those who give thousands are awaiting
the report with keen interest-hoping
of course, it may be every way favor
able, yet perhaps fearing little the
reverse of this. Next to the Pastor in
prominence ON the Committee is Gen
eral Hall y. S. A. Besides, there are
three merchants, one doctor. and Prof
Robson, Secretary.
A Revolutionary Proposition.
His texts were, 1.-The wrath of God
is revealed from heaven against all
unrighteousness;; ''for all unrighteous
ness is SIM" (Romans j, IS; John V,
III When the Pastor pointed out
that his texts declare a present reve-
lation of Divine wrath and not a
future one. his audience sat up and
took notice" The wrath of God is
revealed. the Pastor emphasized. and
we see 1t all about us. Every GENE
terry witnesses to it. so does every cot
fin, every hearse, every piece of crepe
every doctors sign. Pain. suffering
speaks of disease; disease of decay;
decay of deoth working in the human
family and bringing all, rich and poor
bond and free, 20 the grave. the great
prison house, from which none can es
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 first parents dis
obeyed the Divine command. Every
day and every hour since, the worlt
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 q
Reign of Sin and Death However
sympathetic and loving the Heavenly
Father has been, He has allowed
| stern Justice TO mete out this penalty
| against every member of our race. HI
| is thus giving us a great lesson OF
| 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 IL
due time He shall bring In relief WI
will never forget the lesson, to al
| eternity, but will hate sin and dreaC
| 1t as our worst foe.
We may understand the Apostle Il
lay special emphasis upon the wore
"all' in our text-"The wrath Of God
is revealed against all unighteous
ness"-not merely against great sins
and gross violence, but against every
form of sin-eYen the slightest Thus
the Scriptures declare that Gods Law
is one, and that a violation Of 1t II
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
H. ~t,z a.
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 tC
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 it tciH matter. and
in another way 1t will not. Adams
transgression was, In some respects, q
minor one. as compared to that of his
son Cain. Adam stole and ate for
hidden apple, and the penalty was
death--the very strongest penalty OF
Gods Law. If he had murdered his
wife 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 of from ever
lasting life. and he would have reed
of Savior, just the sane for one sin
as for another. Murder would have
been sin. and the disobedient eating OF
the apple was sin. and sin cannot be
condoned by the Divine Law. It re