The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-03-25

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f==S=-:: -sss ing In New York's
t1sssSk k922s4y largest auditorium.
the Hippodrome.
next Sunday afternoon, to hear the
report Of this committee respecting
its findings. A report OF the same viii
be given In these columns.
Pastor Russell's discourse today was
reminiscent Of Arabia as the Cradle OF
our Race. His text was: "As all In
Adam die, even so all In Christ shall be
made alive; every man in his own or
der."-I Cor. Nv, %, %.
Arabia is accredited with being the
ancient Eden, eastW ard In which was
the specially prepared Garden wherein
our first parents had their trial-not for
reward OF heaven or punishment Of
eternal torment, but for a reward Of
everlasting life under perfect earthly
conditions. or for q penalty Of death.
Here man, created very good, in the
image Of his Creator, sinned and be-
came subject to the penalty Of sim
The soul that sinneth, 1t shall dies'
Here also Is Mount Ararat, on which
the ark rested after the food, and from
which came forth the family of Noah
to people the earth afresh. Thus was
Arabia twice the Cradle OF mankind.
''Israsl Hath Not Obtained"
The first declaration of the Gospel,
the first mention that Divine favor
would yet rescue mankind from the
reign OF sin and death, was made. not
publicly, not to all of the race, but
merely to one man, the friend of God
Abraham.
But God gave Abraham words only,
Wonderful words of life"-that In him
and In his posterity eventually all the
families of the earth should be blessed.
But there was not a sign OF change 50
far as the Divine dealings were con-
cerned. Doubtless it was because God
foreknew that approximately four
thousand years would intervene before
the blessing Of the world that He add
ed His oath to His promise.
In due time, at Mount Sinai, God en-
tered into a Covenant with the children
OF Israel, by which He agreed to bless
them and to fulfill in them the Abra.
hamic promise that they, as Abraham's
seed, should bless all the nations OF the
earth. The only condition connected
with the promise was that they were
to show their fitness to be the Divine
channel. Full OF JOY and faith the
Israelites obligated themselves thus.
All! much they knew not. They did
not realize their own weakness and i'm.
perfection through the fall and theil
inability to fulfill the Divine require
ments, the spirit OF the Law of theil
Covenant. They soon found that while
the Law said, He that doeth these
things shall i've" they were not able
to do those things; and therefore they
were all dying like other men. Had
God deceived them and entrappe6
them? No. Gods proposition was sim
| pie enough. He was merely teaching
them great lesson-that sin as a dis
| ease had taken hold upon humanity
and that, however willing they NIGH
be. all were weak and perverse ant
unable to fulfill their good Intentions.
As consolation God assured Israe
that He would send the Deliverer
One still greater than Moses. who haC
! delivered them from the Egyptian
bondage. This great Deliverer woult
deliver them from the greater bondag,
of sin and death, so that they woult
be able to obey the Divine Law an,
be used OF God In blessing and In
structing other nations. This Create
than Moses, they were assured. woul,
inaugurate a New Law Covenant
based upon better sacrifices than tn
blood Of bulls and goats. and He wa
known to them as Messiah. the Mes
Senger OF the New Covenant
Heirs Of the Promise.
We must never lose sight OF tn
kernel of tho Gospel Message. The u
Innate blessings OF the Messiani
Kingdom. through the Seed OF Abrs
ham. viii be to all the families Of tn
earth, but previously, the Divine wor
Is the calling OF the Seed Of Abraham
which Is to do that work OF blessins
The promise was not made to all tn
families OF the earth. but to Abraham
and his Seed. Hence the heirs Of tn
promise are not all the families Of tn
earth, but the Seed Of Abraham.
To the saints OF Galatia, who Ia
been Gentiles, but had accepted Jesu
and were trusting to become join
heirs with Gods dear Son In His Me.
sianic Kingdom as members OF HI
Bride Elect. Saint Paul writes, 81
We be Christs, then are ye Abraham
Seed, and Aeirs according to the prom
lse." Galatians III. 29O How stranC
that we should have lost sight OF TIL
great inheritancel With our Lord, a
Ahraham's Seed, we shall inherit tn
earth; as II Is written, II VIII Civ
thee the heather for Thine inhe
ttance, and the uttermost parts OF u
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