Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1912-02-02

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(GASI0R eVssELl) ing has been
topic of interest
for several weeks. Not only are Chris
tian natives alert to meet him, but their
heather countrymen are also interest
ed Mohammedans have been inquir-
ing, Has Pastor Russell any special
message for US? The arrangement is
that the Pastor shall spend full week
In this District and be ut Madras next
Sunday. in bis address the Pastor said:
have chosen as my text on this oc-
casion the Message of the angels at
the birth of our Redeemer-"Fear not!
Behold. we bring you coed tidings CT
great joy. which shall be unto all peo-
pie" duke ii. l0l | feel that l an
not entirely a stranger TO many Of
you. nor you to me. For consider
able time ! have seen regular reports
sent in from this District TO the Inter
national Bible Students Assn. of which
i have the honor of being President.
These reports In turn are published
to the Bible Students all over the
WI III wv Ou ~ huCN VI lIIf
Christian love of these children of God
of various nationalities who are repre-
scented by the Committee before you.
The Father of Mercies.
Two days ago. on the Island of Cey-
Ion. my attention was drawn to tn
tomb of the good Bishop Heber. Iln-
mediately tc my mind came his words
What though the spicy breezes
Blow soft DER Ceylon's Isle,
And every prospect pleases.
Ard only man Is vile!
From childhood ] had sung tho q
words. and finally found myself Gil
Ceylon's Isle But l am not so sure
but that the dear Bishop exaggerated
little the vleness of the human
types of this vicinity. Poverty, in
deed. l see on every hand, and, II
vilenesS be measured by our gre 1T
Creator by lack Of wealth, then car-
tainly you are vile in comparison to
some more wealthy. But can we real
ly believe that this is the Diviac
standard? Shall we not rather be-
lieve the words of Jehovah. Man
looketh upon the outward appearance,
but God Iooketh upon the heart?
l am not here to fatter you-to say
that poverty is proof of purity Of
heart. On the contrary, it is my d..
as minister of Christ to declare Il II
there is none righteous, no. not o.
But l may say to you that, admitti
that all men have sinned-Some i.
ways more peculiar to enc nationc.:
ty and some to another-it is ours l.
point out the need of an Atoaema
for sin and the fact that 1.-The boo !
sacrifice. 'of Jesus Christ ear Let
cleanseth us from all sin''-.'Neither i e
there salvation in any Other"
Now look at Our Text
Note its terms Of a blessing INTENDED
of God for every creature 7 =
thousand years before the angels 1T
tered those words God gave the Sc
Message of hope aad jog to Fathe:
Abraham. Let those of this audie-cl
who are Mohammedans, as well {
others. call to mind the promise
which ] refer. 1t was the proll,e
with the oath. God, foreknowin
that the fulfilment of the promise
would be long delayed, made oath t.,
1t, so that all who trust in Him NIGH
have the consolation Of that promise
And what is the promise? God sail
to Abraham, 'In thy Seed shall all the
70 milf ~ 18th h.
The Divine Purpose looked down t.
Messiah and saw in Him the real seeC
of Abraham through whom eventually
Divine Power will be exercised and Di-
vine Grace be shed abroad norgst
men. However, according to the Scrip
lures, the Messiah, the Deliverer, is
composite - composed CT numerous
members. Each one of these members
must be tested and proven in respect
to his loyalty to God and to the priuci-
pies Of Righteousness before he can at
tain to his glorious reward of the di-
vine nature.
But mark you well-the selection of
this special class does not involve the
"nOn-elect" in eternal torment nor in
any eternal disaster. On the contrary.
the gathering of the select" should be
regarded as an assurance on Gods part
Of the fulfilment of His larger prom
Use, that through these sanity ones
great blessings are to be showered
upon Abraham's natural seed, yea. and
upon all the families of the earth.
The blessing of the world will be
Restitution. (Acts iii. 1921 If. as the
Evolutioniyts tell us, the Bible theory
that man was created in Gods image
Is wrong and he is really the Offspring
of an ape, then Restitution would be
the worst thing that could possibly
come to mankind. But the Bible is
quite right; namely. that man was err
ated perfect and upright--in the imayt
and likeness of God. and that restiiu
ton will be the worlds blessing.
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