Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-05-18

Pastor Russell made some predatory
remarks, explaining that although he
had accepted the pastorate of the
London Tabernacle congregation, this
should not be understood to imply
that he had any thought of leaving
America permanently. He greatly ap-
preciates the reverential spirit Of the
British, but this does not signify
greater love for the land Of his IA
theirs than for the land Of his birth.
he accepted the London passionate
with the clear understanding that be
must not be expected to serve there
more than four months In the year.
More and more he feels that his minis
try is general one He specially
thanks God for the privilege Of adj
dressing ten million readers through
the press Of America and Great Britain.
Resurrection Doctrine Unpopular.
Pastor Russell remarked that he
was not preaching for popularity, but
to re-establish "the faith once deliver
ed to the saints"
AS some who heard St. Paul preach
the resurrection Of the dead Knocked.
so, quite likely, many have Knocked as
they read Pastor Russelps sermons
the last three Sundays on the resur.
rection. 1t was the great Teacher
Himself who said. Cali who are In
their graves shall hear the voice of
the Son of man and shall come forth,
they that have done good unto the
resurrection of life-perfection-they
that have done evil unto the resurrec-
ton Of judgment"-crisis, trial John
Y, %, 20; Acts xiv. 15).
Where DO tho Dead Sleep?
No one will dispute that the Bible
declares that the dead are asleep. 1t
is, therefore, a proper and pertinent
question that every Bible student
should be prepared to answer-Where
do the dead sleep, waiting for an
o.oakenings Surely not in heaven,
where all is life and happiness! Sure
~ not in the Purgatory which our
Catholic friends feel SO confident is
sonae,ohere And surely not in the
fiery hell of which Protestants gen.
orally tell u.s. Surely the dead sleep
in the Bible hell-sheol, h0des, the
tomb, the state of DEATH Thus it is
written. "Many that sleep in the dust
of the earth shall awake" Daniel
xii, o.
Hearken to the Master. Mary, Mar
tina and Lazarus of Bethany we're his
particular friends. Lazarus took sick,
and the sisters sent word to the Mas
ter, Gle whom Thou lowest is sick
Jesus gave no outward heed to the
matter until the third day after, and
then said to his disciples, "Our friend,
Lazarus. sleepeth," They replied, Lord
If he sleep he will do WELL" Then
Jesus said plainly Coming down to
their ordinary use Of language) "Laza
rus is dead"
When Jesus finally reached Lazarus
tomb, He did not call him frem heav.
en-, nor from Purgatory, nor from a
fiery hell, but from the tomb, saying
Lazarus, come forth!" And the dead
one came forth
This wonderful exhibition Of His
power the Lord gave, to the intent
that His disciples then and since
might realize that in Him is vested the
resurrection power, by Divine arrange
ment, and that there Is to be a. res
direction Of the just and Of the unjust;
that all who are In their graves are to
hear His voice and come forth.
with What Body Do They ceme?"
st. Paul held an imaginary discus.
sion with doubters Of the resurrection
in his day, He has them inquire, With
what body will the dead return? he
replies, that as each kind of seed that
is planted reproduces its own kind, so
It will be in the resurrection Of the
dead. Whatever kind of seed is plant
ed in death, Of the same kind and
nature will be the resurrection crop.
The Apostle Celebrates, showing that
the whole world Of mankind are of
one kind Of seed-haln,an stock-and
that therefore, in the resurrection time,
they will come forth the same--h,sna0ns.
But If we shall suppose rye to repre-
sent the human stock and can magine
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rye grain before sowing-changing 1t
into wheat-then we would know that
those changed grains would sprout and
develop, not as rye, but as wheat
Thus the Apostle illustrates the res
direction of the dead-the Church. All
are of Adamic stock, but some, few
the spirit-begotten Church-experi-
ence change of nature from earthly
to heavenly. Hence they in the res
direction will come forth heavenly or
spirit beings. The standard to which
the world may expect to be awakened
and, later, raised, will be the earth
~ standard represented in the perfect
Adam. Like the earthly one will be
the earthly ones (the WORLD" "And
like the heavenly One will be the heay.
emily ones" the sanity Church, the
Bride q Corinthians xv, 1913,