The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-08-14


&#s which we report
In part. He said
Although / have
visited your great
I city several times,
l(fA$I0R RUSSElLl this is my first op-
portunity for ad-
dressing you publicly. on the invitation
Of yeur local class Of the International
Bible Students Association. Indeed, II
/ am rightly informed, Bible students
have not been very numerous in your
gay capital Splendors and pleasures
you have undoubtedly had or sought
to have. but the great pleasure, the
great Joy and inspiration which come
from an intimate knowledge of the Di-
vine Word. the masses Of your people
evidently have never fully experienced.
The present Pope, understand, is
mot so highly appreciated amongst you
a. were some Of his predecessors, but
let me speak one good word To- him.
namely, that more than any Of bis pred
ecessors he ha sought to uphold the
Bible, and in America at least he has
urged upon the people Bible study. l
am sure that h. b right IL thi. and
that the greater knowled We have I
the true teachings Of the Bible the
ere9tsk Mtli be our blessing and Joy,
botA Individually and nationally.
Il have chosen for my topic on this
ocoa1tcp what believe 10 an impor-
tank ia. a vital question of deep in.
tsFeN tpfall thams nity: what Is MANI
THIS grent question the Bif,ie alone an
swers distinctly and satisfactorily. as
hope l shall be able to demonstrate
The answer of Science to our query Is
at least in one respect right and in full
accord with the Bible. Science tells us
that man is an animal of the highest
ordor-genus homo. The Bible agrees
With this and declares man distinctly
different from the lower animals. and
also distinctly separate from angels
and spirit beings. He is terrestrial. "of
the earth earthy"-he is not spiritual.
not celestial or heavenly. The earth,
not heaven. was made for his home
The Bible does tell Of mans fall from
Divine favor and Of his Divine condem.
nation, but his fall was not from a
heavenly condition to an earthly con-
dition. but from an earthly condition
of perfection to a dying condition Of
imperfection- The Bible teaches that
II man had not sinned his life would
have been everlasting. In earthly per
fectiop. and that his home would have
been an earthly Paradise In which he
would have enjoyed the blessing and
Fellowship of his Maker.
The death sentence did not alter or
change his nature. but merely forfeited
his life and all Of his blessings and
rights which were dependent upon bis
life. The penalty was not, ITO eternal
torment shalt thou go, to suffer eternal
" at the hands Of demons" but. by
ing, thou shalt die" "Thorns and this
ties shall the earth bring forth unto
thee" I'm the sweat of thy face shalt
thR eaS bread until thou return unto
t1fK ground: for out Of II vast thou
taken, for dust thou art, and unto dust
shalt thou return" And Of the faith
ful execution Of this Divine penalty
against the sinner we are all witnesses
And Yet How Grand 10 Man!
As stood by the ruins of ancient
Memphis. where Joseph rose from be
ing slave to being the Governor. next
to King Pharaoh. was impressed with
some Of the mighty monuments which
persist despite the ravaging hand OF
time. 4 said to myself. What is man
What king of earth he Is. and has
been. Notwithstanding his deteriora
ton through sin and the fall! As
noted the sculptures of thirty Eve hun
dred years ago l said, Truly the Bible
ID right when 1t declares that God
made man in His own image-that to
man, the highest earthly creature. the
great Creator. Himself Spirit. I'm
parted an impress of His own charac-
Ter and a measure of His own power
go that man really was created god
Of earth toward the lower creatures
which were put under his care as his
Creator is the God of the Universe. :.
M admiration for our race and its
skill was greatly enhanced as I thus
cogitated. The pyramids, and espe
cialIy the Great Pyramid of GiBeh
near Cairo. impressf me similarly
When considered the wonderful &C
c0mplishments Of that long-ago period
and reelected that we could scarcely dc
more today with our most improved
machinery, my appreciation Of cur an
cegtprs was enhanced; and / said, Ii
would be very dificult for many 20 &C
cept the modern scientific theory thai
our forefathers but q short time ass
were cousins 10 the ape.
Some Of the temples Of India and
China similarly impressed me- Athens
TOO, with its museums Il ancient strive