Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-07-15

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(l48ST0R- .RUSSELD Russell was the
k------------ principal speaker
this afternoon. Ills text was, but ye
,re come to the General AS
iembly and Church Of tho Ftrst-born.
which are written in Heaven'"--de-
5rews XII. %.
The speaker declared that ST Paul
points US bach to the institution OF the
Jewish Law Covenant at Mt Sinai and
uses 1t as a picture or type Of expert
.nces OF the Church 20 be expected at
the Second Coming Of Christ and the
| establishment Of Ills glorious King
dom
St Paul pictures the march Of the
Isroelites from the Red Sea to Mt
Sinai, implying that some got to the
mountain much In advance Of the 9TH
srs, but waited there for the General
Assembly. The Apostle points us
back to the awful experiences oon-
oected with the Inauguration Of the
Law Covenant-Mt Sinai smoking.
Hghtnlngs flashing from the cloud and
thick darkness which enveloped the
mountain, tie earth trembling, the
Voice Of God heard, tho people in fear.
All these things. said the Pastor. &c
cortffng to St Paul. were foreshadow-
lngs 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 no
spcct to the New Covenant and thought
It already seahed and in operation. But
not 50. The Scriptures assure us that
| the work of Christ and the Church dup
ing this Age has been preparatory
one, without which tho New Covenant
could not GO into effect
a Ilme Of Terrible Trouble.
Everywhere the Bible associates
with tho coming of Christ great
trouble upon the world and assures US
| that the faithful Of the Church will be
spared from u by their resurrection
change. The plowshnre Of trouble Will
upset human pride and humble the
world and make them glad to welcome
| the Messianic Kingdom then 10 be cs-
tablished for the purpose Of bringing
| DO Israel and to the world the long
promised blessings Of the New Cove
nant
The introduction Of this Kingdom
So ,S,-tn No VII
| Peter /. 10Y lie describes its WORK as
most blessed, saying. Times of re-
| freshlng shall come from the presence
| Of the Lord-No shall send forth Je-
sus Christ-whom the heavens must
retain until the Times of Restitution OF
all things, which God hath spoken ny
the mouth of all His holy Prophets
since the world began."-Acts Ill.
1921.
st. Paups Interpretation Of the Mt
Sinai experiences would imply DAY
Of Vengeance"-the very term which
| the Bible uses. Society will be so
shaken and It's experiences will be so
dreadful that, like the Isrnelites of old,
oil will be ready to cntreat for the
Great Medlator-The Christ, Head and
Body-Jesus and His Church in glory
to stand between them and the Al
mighty. 1t 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.-Hebrcws il, 8.
Terrible as the sQuaring Of the
worlds accounts Will be preparatory
to the opening Of the New DISPENSE
ton with a clean page, they are ra
tional as well as Scriptural. Human
ity will 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 beneicient reign they
( NAV be helped back to full human per
lection and to a worldwide Eden.
The Church In General Assembly.
We have greatly enjoyed. dear breth
rem, our Convention or Assembly. bu
what will it be to be therein the Gen
eral Assembly Of the entire e!ee
Church of God! There will be no sec
tarianism there, though there doubt
less will be saints of God from every
sect in that Convention in Glory! LIE
US carry with rs sense of the reali
ties of the glorious promises of thu
Bible, which, we believe, are Fastening
to fulfilment.
Even now, on every hand. we see tn
evidences Of social unrest; and tn
. wonderful blessings of our day are be
ing received by unthankful hearts VIII
ingratitude, breeding discomfort ant
presaging the awful anarchy which tn
Bible teaches US to expect. 1t IS
time for faithfulness. to God. to Hi