The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-08-23

N the WUOle WOTlu.
(lRASIOR RUSSElll Il John ii. 81 He
4 declared that the
Devil of the Bible transforms himself
into an angel Of light In his endeavors
to mislcad the people Of God and to
make void the Word of God. The Bible
nowhere represents the Devil with
hoofs and horns and forkcd tail ca
vorting amidst flames Of hell. torturing
hapless beings-and stocking fires.
The Bible hell Is sheOl. hadcs-the
tomb. the state Of death. where both
good and bad go and from which all
are to be recovered in due time. The
Church will be the first: BLESSED and
holy are all they that have part In the
First Resurrection: they shall be
priests unto God and shall reign with
Christ n thousand years.-Rev. Xxx, g.
During that thousand years all the
remainder Of the race will have resur-
rectiOn privileges. The worlds resur-
rection will include not only an awak-
ening from death. but much more.
Anostasis. the Greek word for resur-
rection. means raising up again-im-
plying that the person was once up.
fell down and is to be raised up again.
The Apostle declares that man fell
from perfection and the raising up
again IL to be to human perfection.
None will be forced to return. but all
the willing will be assisted to obedi-
-. A. .o..o.I - ,,,h,,.L ,v;ii 10 n
gradual uplifting to all that was lost
In Eden and redeemed at Calvary. The
disobedient. after full opportunity. the
Pastor declared. will be destroyed in
the Second Death. which the Scrip
lures symbOlically represent as the
Lake Of Fire.-RevelatiOn TX. IA. Is.
One Redsmption-Two Situations.
Pastor Russell called attention to nu-
merous Scriptures which seemed in
harmony with his contention that the
redemption provided in Jesus Is to be
cO-extensive with the condemnation
which came to all through Father Ad-
am. Father Adam alone had been
tried and. because of sin. had been
sentenced to death. The remainder Of
humanity have never yet been individ-
ually tried. They have merely shared
in hereditary weaknesses. mental. NOR
al and physical. and shared also in the
hereditary death penalty which In
vOlvel them In sin. sorrow and pain In
conjunction with the ultimate result.
death. 1t II because nll were thus con-
demned through one mans disObedi-
en,% that the death Of the Man Jesus
once for all can he justly the redemp
tion-price for the sins of the world
Christ has died And the fact that
but one class Of humanity for whom
He died has been blessed should he TO
US a guarantee that the remainder will
be blessed. since He has tasted death
for every man. Hebrews ii. ..
Who is so blind as not to be ableNto
see the difference between the Church
and the world IN our ie.i: I: r"-.'i,Gs
us. said the Pastor. Of Jesus words to
His disciples. "Ye are not of the world.
even as I am not Of the world" for
have chosen you ont OF the world"
Not only the Apostles We're chosen out
of the world and separated by their
call and spirit-begetting and develop
ment In the School of Christ. but all
of the, followers Of Jesus throughout
this Gospel Age have been sharers In
this same call to separateness from
the world. They walk by faith and
not by sight-their faithfnlness IN iiv.
Ing unto the Lord AMI not for self. IL
promised the great reward of share
in the Messinnic Kingdom glory.
Then when the Church shall have
reached her glory will e the time for
the world to le blessed The Church
as the spiritual Seed of Abraham
Galatians III. 20' will with her Re
deemer bless all the families of the
earth for n thousand years and make
good to them their share In the merit
Of Christ's sacrifice.
osnsva's Monument to ssrvstus.
The Pastor said that Il week l~fore
y" had Men IN GENEVA aud looked M
the monuments to Calvin and I" Ser.
vptus ,thp Christian brother whom,
Calvin had caused tn is roasted alive
by n slow fire for i've hoilrs' The lat.
ter monument had been erected 10y
Calvin's followers To- show thai they
had M sympathy with their leaders
course In this matter.
Pastor Russell declared that Calvin
had not invented the D".trine of Flee
ton. for II was In the Bible fifteen
centuries before he was barn He
gave him due credit for having made
the dm.trinp Iromim'ni.
b Vita the Increasing iight Now shin
ing uI.,n the Ribe. said i'asi"r Rus