Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-03-30

largest HuullOIl-
um, The Hippodrome, next Sunday
afternoon, to hear the report Of this
Committee respecting It's findings. A
full report Of the same will be given
in these columns. Pastor Russell's dis
course today was reminiscent OF Ara.
ba as the Cradle Of our Race His
text was AS all in Adam die, even
80 all in Christ shall be made alive;
every man in his own order."--I CORN.
thlans xv, %, o.
The Land Whore Man Lost Life.
Arabia is accredited with being the
ancient Eden, eastward In which was
the specially prepared Garden where
IN our first parents had their trlal-not
for n reward Of heaven or punish
ment OF eternal torment, but for re-
ward Of everlasting life under perfect
enrthly conditions, or for penalty Of
death Here man, created very good, In
the image Of his Creator, slnned and
became subject to the penalty Of sin
"Thc soul that sinncth, It shall de-"
Here nlso Is Mount Anrarat, on which
the ark rested nftcr the food, and
fr0rn which came forth the family of
Noah t0 people the earth afrcSh. Thus
was Arabia twice the Cradle Of man
kind,
Here IL the fertile Mesopotamla,
which Father Abraham left at the Di-
vine invitation, TO soiourn IN Palestine
10 the north, under promise to become
the heir Of Divine favor, the father Of
the faithful, whose now glorilled Seed,
the grcut Messiah, has already redeem.
ed the world and Is yet to take the
Throne Of enrth and, during the thou
sand years, conquer sin and death and
llft up from degradation and the grave
Adam aud his race,
This Il the same Arabia made fa
nous 10y the tales Of the Arabian
Nights, aud where also Is the tomb Of
MohOmmed. whose followers rival in
numbers the followers Of Jesus and
shll trust 10 u promise made to Abrn.
ham, and, like the Jews, wait still fol
the glorious appearing Of Messiah
Like the lsraelles they ure blind 10 The
fact that, before Messiah could bles,
and heal aud upllft the world It wa,
necessary that He redeem them will
His own life, aud select from amongst
men spiritual class TO be Ills Bride
and joint.hcir In His glorious King
dom
Aud now us the day draws near that
the curse shall be lifted from the
world, when the wilderness shall bios
som as the rose aud "the solitary plac,
shall he glad" we behold this land Of
the mast ancient civilization awaking
The ruins Of les ancient cities, Nincyel
and Babylon are yielding 10 moden
research the records Of thlrty.fve hun
dred yenrs ago, while modern engineer,
and modern capital are at work upon
vast irrigation schemes costing mil
lions " money, which they tell us will
make that land fruitful and fertile al
the Garden Of the Lord, Are We no
thus witnesses OF the beginning Of III,
long promised "times Of restitution o.
all things which God hath spoken b,
the mouth Of all the holy Prophets
since the world beganT-Acts 49, 10
2L
Redemption by HE Blood,
when could we more APPROPRIATED
consider the Divine provision for ou
race than when considering this land
the Cradle Of our Race, where the fal
took place, where the ruin began whlcl
hps hlled the earth with sin, selfish
ness, sorrow and dyiugg An, surel!
we greatly erred when we suppose,
that rJeoter penalty for sin wa
needed or Intended ny our Maker than
the penalty We are eNperen, lng Nha
more could man lose than our race n
whole has losty Created IN relation
ship with Cod ils d son and heir " tht
appropriate blessings of the Almight,
Father, Adam and his mce lost tina
precious relationship lost Divine III
Nor Divine communion, Divine care
mud were plunged into death condem
nation az stmngers, aliens, convlcts
'wyng In NE merely to fulal the ver
diet. "pylng, thou shalt die"
How slcrny Divine Justice held 4
that verdict. How relcntlessly, how
nitllcssly the forces VI nature were al
lowed To play havoc with man Il
EARTHQUAKES drouths, mmlnes. nest
lences aud hereditary diseases. No
moro than two thousand years III
great Heavenly Parcnt showed mar
Kind only His Justice and uuught q
His Love, Aud then the drst declari
ton Of the Gospel-the Arst meptio
that Divine favor would yet roacu