The Ordway new era., 1911-09-29

| (RASIQR. RllSSEll all denominations
Asked why such
great crowds always attend his nd
dresses while the churches OF all de-
nominations are complaining Of slim
attendance. Pastor Russell replied
.'Thc people are thinking. Perplexed
by the Infdelity and Higher Criticism
taught In the principal colleges and pull
pits. many desire to have an Interpre
tation Of the Bible consistent with II
self and not at war with the reveren
tial exercise of reason. The Scriptures
foretell our day. saying. There shall
be famine In the land: not famine
for bread nor thirst for water. but
for the hearing OF the Word of the
Lord (Amos viii. H. No fairy tales can
thoroughly satisfy intelligent thinkers.
whose numbers are increasing.
Two services were held-oDe for the
public. considering the great Here
after" the other. which we report.
had for Its text Gods call to Cain
after he had slain his brother, and
Gains reply. Where is thy brother"
-"Am l my brothers keeperT" iGen
esis ". o.. The speaker said In part:-
No one can dispute that individual
ism. personal independence. personal
responsibility has done much for the
development Of our race. The sert
dom and paternalism Of the past were
unfavorable to individual thought. re
sponsibility and action. No wise and
good man would desire to rob his fel
lows of Independence Of mind.
"Whsrs 10 Thy erothsr7"
Gods inquiry Of Cain implied his re
sponsibility, aud teaches US q lesson
respecting our responsibility in Gods
.sight for one another. We will begin
with the church. the highest type OF
brotherhood imaginable: We should
not be content to split Into sects and
parties. Whatever was the Ignorance
of the past which led to the formation
of the various creeds and denominn
tions, there Gun be no excuse for these
now, because Christians Of au demon
nations have come to discredit the old
creeds.
Every true Christian should realize
that today Christianity Is being AZ.
saulted in It's own house and by it,
professed friends. In the colleges ana
seminaries Of all denominations bal
tie is raging which threatens the de
struction of our Christian faith Pos
sIbly few are blind to the situation.
but the insurgents-the Higher Critics
and Notwithstanding the situu
ton and are icrnftily saying to the peo
pie, I'VE nre the watchmen upon the
-
Is well!' These Higher Critics seem
to have no conscience. They claim
that the people must be gradually tax
en- by guile. They encourage them t.
sleep while they raise over them tn,
banner of infldelity called Higher Crit
icism.
Many who see the killing of this anti
typical Abel shirk the responsibility, :,
by saying, Am I my brothers keep
err" not realizing that from the Divine
standpoint they have n responsibility!
toward every other Christian with
whom they are in contact. The!
should realize that loyalty to Goo
means that they should "show forti
the praises of Him who hath called
us out Of darkness into His marvel
| Gus light" In word. every trut
| Christian, who has made full con
| secration of himself to the Lord to
walk in the footsteps of the Savior
should wnkcn to the fact that we are
in n critical time.
We may be sure that the Cain class
| Of our day will be held accountable for
the wilful Staying of their brother. es
pecially to the extent that the broth
er despised may be child of God
As God declared that the blood oil
Abel cried to Him from the ground
cried for justice-so the intimatipn OF
the Scriptures is that all injustice OF
every kind. everywhere. will bring q
"iust recompense of reward"
"The cosirs OF All Nation. sha'
Come"
Most explicitly do the Scriptures dc
clare that "The desire Of all nations
shall come" (Haggai ii. \. This dec
laratiori Is in conjunction with the fore
telling of the establishment of Mes
siah's Kingdom. The reign Of righteous
ness which it will inaugurate will bt
the idenl of the masses of mankind. al
though quite probably the overthrow
of trusts and combines will forA-time
not be viewed sympathetically by some
The thousand years Of Messiah's
reign during which His Bride. the
Elect Church. will be associated witt
Him. will be quite sufficient for tn,
equalization of all Of life's affairs fol
the entire race. In His day the right
eous shall flourish. In His day evil