The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-07-23


vention In our midst
The people are from the middle walks
of life-poor rather than rich. They
have no outward badge Of special
clothing but seem to be adorned with
a meek and quiet spirit The entire
Bible is their creed and they truly
walk in its light. which they tell us
Is growing daily brighter as we near
the Morn of the New Dispensation of
Christ's Kingdom.
A popularity Of these Bible Students
is that during the entire series Of the
meetings. In which more than forty
speakers have participated. no appeal
has been made for money; it has not
even been mentioned from the plat
form Asked why this Is, the answer
was that each tries to give to the serv-
ice of the Truth what he is able ac-
cording to his ability-as unto the Lord.
And so far as is known there Is no
lack, because the expenses Of the prop
uganda are kept within the limit of the
offerings. The Convention closes to
day Extracts from Pastor RusselPs
Sunday address follow His text was.
"But We are come to the General
Assembly and Church of the First
born. which are written in Heaven"
(Hebrews xii. 49, He said In part
The oneness of the Church of Christ
is everywhere made prominent in the
Bible Sects and parties are nowhere
recognized Nowhere is 1t intimated
that Christ has various Churches-for
instance the Roman Catholic. the AL
glican. tie Greek. Presbyterian, Con
gregational. Lutheran. etc On the con
trary, there is but the one Church.
which is the Body of Christ" and that
Body of Christ has but the one Head
Jesus.
We not only find that Christ and the
Apostles established but the one
Church. but we cannot think of any
reason why these should have estab
lished more than one Nothing is plain
er than that our sectariaD divisions
arose from our neglect and loss Of 1.-The
faith once delivered unto the saints
Jude 81 As the divisions came In.
the errors came in with them; and, as
the errors go out. so also will sectarian-
ism pass away.
Th~ General Assembly Of the Saints.
AS we are assembled here today, not
under any human or sectarian name.
and not divided by sectarian creeds.
but united as one people through our
conservation to the Lord, through our
desire to know His will by the study
Of His Word. we well represent the
Scriptural or ideal Church of Christ
Regardless of Dationality, language,
caste and of all sectarian creeds and
bondages, we are here simply and sole
ly as children of God, and Bible stu.
dents In the School of Christ, to learn
Of Him-to be fitted and prepared for
glorious joint-heirship with Him In
His coming Kingdom. and meantime to
learn at His feet the lessons necessary
for SO great coming service
Let me correct myself and say rather
that our little home classes very f1t
tingly represent the Lords Church-as
Apostles. And our Assembly here to
day. far away from those classes, In
these beautiful grounds, Is picture
rather of what the Apostle describes
in our text. namely, 1.-THE General AS
sembly of the Church of the First
born"-from every quarter, as 1t will
be by and by. but gathered on the
heavenly plane by the change Of the
First Resurrection
How many of us have during the
week said with reference to our Eel
lowship in spirit with the Lord. "It Is
good to be here! But oh, dear breth
rem, am sure that voice the sent
ment of everyone present when | say
1t will be better to be there. oh. so
much better! When by Gods grace
we shall reach that Heavenly shore
and participate in the joys Of that
greater and better Convention. 1.-THE
General Assembly of the Church of the
First borns." II will be better than
this grand Conventions and viii seek
tc enumerate some Of the reasons why
think It will be 80
Enter Into the Joys Of the Lord
III The joys of our present Conyen
feet glory we will experience when we
enter into the joys of the Lord-be-
yond the veil Now we know in part
the wondrous things of our Heavenly
Fathers character and Plan, and of
our Redeemer's love and sympathy,
and Of each others love aud sympathy;
then we shall know even as we are
known. is the guarantee of the inspired
Apostle.
Now we see as through an obscure
glass the things which the natural eye
cannot see nor hear. neither can enter
into the heart of the natural man, but
which God has revealed unto US by
His Spirit. But they are still more or
less obscure to us. We cannot weigh
nor appreciate the wonderful glories
which God has In reservation for US.
but then we shall see Him face to
face. as ST. Paul declares.
t2) AS we meet here today as New
Creatures In Christ, we seek to know
each other as God knows US, not after
the flesh, but after the spirit But for
all that we experience difficulties. 1t
is often difficult for US to entirely over
look the flesh of our fellows, as they
no doubt have difficulty in overlooking
our blenishes in the flesh. But oh
what will it be to be there! All the
imperfections and weaknesses of the
flesh, against which we must now fight
all these will then he gone.
Have we not the promise. I'VE shall
be like Him. for we shall see Him as
He isY' Have we not the promise
again that. Sown In weakness. we
shall be raised in power: sown In dis
honor. we shall be raised In glory;
sown an animal body we shall be rails
ed spirit body? Have we not the
further promise respecting that glo-
rious resurrection change. which shall
lift us completely out Of the human
and into the divine nature. that I'VE
must all be changed" for flesh and
blood cannot inherit the Kingdom of
God?" Il Corinthians XIV. 80. 3D.
Further TriaIs-Further BattIinqs.
3l Another difference between this
Convention and the great one promised
in our text Ia that we shall go from
here to our homes to engage afresh in
warfare with sin within and without
to continue our warfare as good sol
diers of Jesus Christ under the Cap
taincy of our Redeemer. We shall go
from here realizing that our trials and
testtngs are not ret ended. that the