Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-07-20

kE " speakers nave
addressed the Con-
| yIA vention. Pastor
| ilpASItJR RuSSELl)I Russell was the
principal speaker
this afternoon. His text was, "But ye
are come TO the General AS
sembly ana Church OF the First-born.
which are written in Heaven."--He-
brews XII. %.
The speaker declared that St Paul
points us back to the institution OF the
Jewish Law Covenant at Mt Sinai and
uses II as picture or type OF expert
ences OF the Church 10 be expected at
the Second Coming OF Christ and the
establishment OF His glorious King
dom.
st. Paul pictures the march OF the
Israelites from the Red Sea to Mt
Sinai. implying that some got to the
mountain much In advance OF the 9th
ers, but waited there for the General
Assembly. The Apostle points us
back to the awful experiences con-
nected with the Inauguration OF tho
Law Covenant-Mt Sinai smoking
lightnings flashing from the cloud and
thick darkness which enveloped the
mountain, the earth trembling, tho
Voice OF God heard, the people In fear.
All these things, said the Pastor, ac-
cording to St Paul. were foreshadow-
ings OF still more wonderful things to
be expected In the near future In con-
nection with the Inauguration of the
New Covenant Many had misappre-
hended the Apostles teaching In re-
spect to the New Covenant and thought
II already sealed and In operation. But
not 30. The Scriptures assure US that
the work OF Christ and the Church dur
ing this Age has been a preparatory
one. without which the New Covenant
could not go into effect
A Time Of Terrible Trouble.
Everywhere the Bible associates
with the coming OF Christ great
trouble upon the world and assures US
that the faithful OF the Church viii be
spared from II BY their resurrection
change. The plowsharc OF trouble will
upset human pride and humble tho
world and make them glad to welcome
the MessianIc Kingdom then to be es-
tablIshed for the purpose Of bringing
to Israel and to the world the long
promised blessings Of the New Cove
nant
The introduction OF this Kingdom
81. Peter styles the Day-dawn. QI
Peter 4, 10) He describes Its work as
most blessed. saying. '"rImes of re-
freshihg shall come from the presence
Of tho Lord--He shall send forth Je-
sne Christ--whom the heavens must
retain until tho Times Of Restitution Of
all things. which God hath spoken by
the mouth Of all His holy Prophets
since tho world began."-Acts III.
1921.
St Paul's Interpretation Of the ME-.
Sinai experiences would imply DAY
OF vengeance"-the very term which
the Bible uses. Society will DO 80
shaken and its experiences will be so
dreadful that, like the Israeiites OF old,
all will DO ready to entreat for the
Great Mediator--The Christi Head and
Body--Jesus and His Church In glory
to stand between them and the All
mighty. It will be In response to this
universal cry that the Messianic King
dom will be established and by the
New Covenant take over the control
OF the entire world of mankind. for
whom. by the grace of God. Jesus
Christ TASTED death.-Hebrews II. o.
Terrible as the squaring Of the
worlds accounts will DO preparatory
to the opening of the New Dispersal
ton with a clean page. they are ra-
tionai as well as Scriptural. Human
ity VIII be able to look up to God and
acknowledge His Wisdom and Justice.
and then to thank Him for the loving
provision Of the Messianic Kingdom.
under whose benencient reign they
may be helped back to full human per-
lection and TO worldwide Eden.
The Church In General Assembly.
We have greatly enjoyed. dear breth-
rem. our Convention or Assembly. But
what will II be to be therein the Gen. !
ernl Assembly OF the entire elect
Church Of Godi There win be no sec
tarianism there. though there doubt
less will be saints OF God from every
sect in that Convention in Gloryi Let
US carry with Us a sense OF the reali.
ties Of the glorious promises OF the
Bible. which. we believe. are fastening
TO fuifilment
Even now. on every hand. we see the
evidences Of social unrest: and the
wonderful blessings OF our day are be
Ing received by unthankful hearts with
ingratitude. breeding discomfort and
presaging the awful anarchy which the
Bible teaches us to expect II is a
time for faithfulness to God. to His |
Word. on the part OF all who are Of
sffha honoahOld of faith % NJ quarry ma.