Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-06-29
Pastor RusseII's Sermon

cross" Wherefore also on this &C.
count God hath highly exalted Him.
and given Hin name that is above
every name, that at the name OF Jesus
every knee should bow. both of things
in heaven and things on the earth."-
Philippians Il. $40.
Nor did the New Creation cease with
this exaltation of the LoOOs. the Re-
deemer Of men. TO the Fathers right
hand of power and honor and glory,
that "all men should honor the Son
even as they honor the Father" John
v, 23) On the contrary. st. Paul ex-
plains to us a Mystery. hidden from
previous Ages and Dlspensstions. but
now made known unto Gods sanity.
namely. that the Divine purpose is that
a Church class shall be selected dur
ing this Gospel Age. TO share with the
JO0OS, Jesus, His exalted glory and
honor, dominion and power and divine
nature-as Bride class. Thus we
read: ut became Him 1.-THE Father /.
-" in bringing many sons to glory.
TO make the Captain Of their saliva.
ton perfect through suffering He
brews II. 10.
And now, as the Fathers Repre-
sentative and agent. for eighteen hun
dred years the Rcdeemer has been do
ing the work Of preparing this class
which Is to be His Bride and Joint
heir in His Kingdom--the class which
is to be associated with Him in the
judging and blessing Of the world Of
mankind in general.-I Corinthians
vi, 2.
''Ye SEQ Your Calling, Brethren"
st. Paul, pointing out the privileges
Of those who are now being called.
says, "Ye see your calling, brethren.
how that not many wise men after the
flesh, not many mighty, not many no.
BILE are called" but chiefly 'the poor
Of this world, rich in faith, heirs Of the
Kingdom" Il Corinthians /. 20; James
ii, 81 Those who possess the blessings
Of the present life in great abundance
are thereby disadvantaged respecting
this great High Calling, while the poor
Of this world have their compensation.
for the things Of the present time hav-
lug less attraction for them, their ears
and hearts and "the eyes Of their un-
derstanding" are more ready to discern
the glorious things Of the Divine reve-
lation. which the natural eye hath not
seen nor the ear heard-things which
God hath IN reservation for those that
love Him-supremely-for those whose
love for God manlfests itself in a full
conservation Of mind and body to know
and to do the Divine will.
Our text tells us Of the possibilities
Of our "calling''-of what God through
Christ is able and willing to do for us
even bringing us to perfection Of ho-
liness and faultlessness in the Divine
presence at the end Of our race course.
But there are conditions. our text de.
clares, namely: III We continue IN the
faith, grounded and settled. and be not
moved away from the Hope OF the Cos.
pei, which We have heard and which
was preached to every creature which
was under heaven - Verse 23
Since there are conditions. we must
give them earnest heed: for how could
we be careless or Indifferent IN re-
spect to so high a calling 80 heavenly
Prize as this set before us2 Care
lessness, neglect. Indifference in respect
to the terms or conditions, would be
manifesting a lack Of appreciation of
the gift. the privilege, the opportunity;
and this in turn would mean that
thereby we mark ourselves in the
Lords estimation as unworthy Of the
proffered hOnors and glories.
"Tho Hope Of the Gospel"
It should not surprise us that the
Apostle lays great stress upon the
"Hope Of me Gospel" God is not work.
Ing In us with tools of iron and st .el
or gold or silver to transform or to
polish us. His fashlonlng and trans
forming tool is the Hope OF the Cos.
pei. It is this Hope which the Apos-
tie declares we should have as an
anchor to our soul. both sure and
steadfast, entering into that which Is
within tho veil, whittier our Forerun.
ner is for US entered" Hebrews Vi,
10, 20l Thus we will be settled and
grounded and safe In all the storms OF
life, great aud small Our anchorage
OF faith win give us the assurance Of
the Divine promise, that "all things
shall work together for good TO those
who are the called according to His
purpose to those who are the
Happy objects Of His grace,
Destined TO behold His face"
But the Divine arrangement Is that
In order to continue In the faith we
must feed continually upon the prom
lses Of God, and must allow them to
have a sanctlfying power In our minds,