, 1912-01-11

cial position as
C d in com
mand of the United States Army. the
latter as the Chairman of the Commit
tee. We report Pastor Russell's dis
cOurse:-
Pastor Russell greatly enjoyed his
visit to the Chinese Paris. 1t was al
experience he had longed for from
childhood. Early in. life he had in
quired respecting the fate of the
heather and had received the answer.
that without faith it is impossible to
please God" and that there is none
other Name given under heaven
whereby We must be saved than the
name of Jesus. and through faith in
His blood. He then inquired the fate
of the unsaved. and got the answer OF
all orthodox creeds," that such would
be consigned for all eternity to Il
place where they would suffer indie
scribable tortures.
Surprising hat the Bible was the
foundation of these creeds he aban.
dOned the Bible. n for nearly two
years was on the sea OF life with.
out chart or compass. seeking after II
true God not less noble and loving and
just than the very best of His human
creatures.
Feeling sure that a wise, just. low
ing God. having made man with men
tai capacity to appreciate Himself.
would make a revelation of His char
acter and His purposes. he sought for
a book containing such a revelation of
the Divine will as his heart and head
could accept. Having abandoned the
Bible, he sought the teachings of other
sacred books of the world. only to find
them still more Disappointing.
Hungry of soul. he returned to the
Bible, thinking possibly he had studied
it before through the distorted spec
tacles of human creeds. His fresh in
vestigations brought IL blessing. No
where had he found so glorious n rep
resentation of the true. Divine "hdia"
tor ne in Jesus and His teachings.
Truly, he said, "Never man spake like
'his man" Finally he saw the great
difficulty which had blinded himself
and others to the Divine love and
gracious plan of the Bible.
inc resurrection OF the Deao'
This discovery was that the penalty
for sin is not everlasting torture after
death. and that the Bible Ices not so
teach. 1t de, lares. THE wages of sin
is DEATH The sou hat sinneth. it
shall die" tRomans vi. 23: f.zek'e
xviii. 20.l He perceived that for six
thousand years the world has been suf-
feriug the very penalty which Goo de
clured to Adam. Thou shalt surely
die: in the sweat OF. thy face shalt
thou eat bread. until thou return to the
ground from whence thou vast taken"
lie sought the Bible remedy for all
this and found that no remedy could
Lee applied only aS the Divine sentence
should be settled for Adam by n sub
stitute-that then only could the curse
be removed. In full harmony with all
this came the Scriptural presentation
that the Only Begotten son of God
had left His spiritual plane of glory
and become a Man, thar He by the
grace of God should taste death for ev-
cry man: Christ died for our sins.
according to the Scriptures. and rose
again for our justification.
Pursuing This Bible study he soon
found that the hope of humanity cen
tcrs in the resurrection " the deGd "As
by n man came death. by Il Mai ais"
comes the resurrection of the dead
Tor as all in Adam die. even so all III
christ shull lie made alive-every nan
IN his own order or rank. Il CORN
thl0ns XIV. 81. 22.l
Two Very Different Salvations.
Tile Pastor WAS glad rs he thought
"f The hundreds Of millions of patient
Chinese who will have a share In the
great redemption secured by the death
OF Jesus. and not only so. but their
ancestors. thousands of millions" will
also nave n share. for Jesus Christ
bv the grace of God tasted death for
"'ery man." He IS n Precipitation sat
iSfactionl for uur sins the Churchs
NinSl. and not for ouIs only. hut also
Tor the sins Of the whole world. Here
ar" the two different salvations Sc
cured through the death of Jesus.
only one of these has yet been made
eftective-"OHrs"-uo the worlds. Ours
Is to be- the First Resurrection. the
worlds is to b IL subsequent one.
The elect Church. Of which Jesus Is
me Head. and his sanity followers the
members, will reign for a thousand
years. Overfhrowing sin and death
breaking the shackies of ignorance n
superstition. uplifting humanity out
Ut sin and degradation 10 full human
perfection. The earth Is to Ice mans
tHradise, which will reach perfection
10y the close Of Messiah's reign. All
VINO then reject this light will be de-
stroyed In the Second Death.
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