Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1912-11-22

who has just been indicted to the
charge of the London tabernacle,
known all over the United Kingdom
and thousands of miles beyond, as
the pulpit of Rev. Sturgeon. Mr.
Russeu has achieved a position in
the world of religious thought I'M
equalled by any living divine And,
curiously enough he delivered his
message to far more people outside
the church than could ever be
brought together within the walls of
the largest temple i'm the universe.
His sermons and writings have won
for themselve an extraordinary
popularity in America and ! am cred
IDLY informed that Pastor Russell's
printed books on religious subjects
are excelled in circulation only by
the Bible itself Just think what this
means, 1t means that millions of
people all over the world have found
something in Pastor Russells SER
mons, essays and lectures which
they have been unable to discover in
any other religious writings apart
from the Great Book itself
A Weekly Talk
Nov, to come to the crux of the
matter. feel sure that the vast
majority of my readers will learn
with pleasure that | have arranged
for weekly contribution from the
pen of Pastor Russell. A sermon
cite Mr.. Russell himself calls it, but
! have an idea it will be found to
be something more, something full
er, than erely a condensed sermon.
| have been reading a selection of the
famous PASTORS religious writings,
and they appeal to me as being more
of the nature of quiet. discursiye
talks on serious subjects than ser
mons or pulpit deHverances of the
conventional description Pastor
Russell is a clear, easily understood
thinker; he eschews dogma and all
subtleties of form and faith, and he
says what he has to say on the great
truths of religion and morals in plain
but always beautiful language He
speaks and writes not only to the or
binary churchgoer, as we accept the
phrase, but to all intelligent men and
women, and | for one can quite well
appreciate the unparalleled popular
ity which he has achieved in Amer
ica--a popularity, | feel convinced
he will very soon equal in this coun-
try Pastor Russel's talks will be
gin in the Journal next week, and ]
am hopeful that they will be an eX-
tremely popular feature of the Jour
nal"
The Press of America
Pastor Russells popularity abroad
does not deprive him of the honor OF
preaching to the largest congrega
ton in America. Surprising as it
may seem, his sermons are at pres
cnt published in more than 1000
newspapers in Am erica, reaching APP
rroximately 100000 homes week
ly. Last June and July, while MAX
ing a transcontinentaI tour to attend
the Bible Students Convention at San
Francisco, Pastor Russell made sew
eral stops en- route, and the recep-
ton everywhere accorded the Amer
lean Sturgeon" was most heart
cheering
Many excellent accounts of his
meetings were published. The San
Francisco Call, in making reference
to what other papers were saying, in,
tnrestngly summarized as follows:
Pastor Russell's given name haa
been lost to public record during the
last 0 years in which he has been
famous as the great Pastor plain
Pastor Russell--who has swayed
hundreds of thousands in this coun-
ry and abroad.
DO they come to hear him? Well. !
rather, So far it has been impos-
sible to engage a hall large enough to
hold the crowds Dreamland rink
has been hired for this occasion. L.
Kansas City, Denver, Salt Lake and
Los Angeles the pastor and his faith
full crew have taken the populace 49,
storm The newspapers have given
him more space than a war scare and
print his speeches like a presidential
message. - Exchange.
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