The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1913-01-06

and on an equality
with London. he took for his text one
of the three Bible quotations found
over the portals of our Union Depot;
Thou hast put all things under him.
Psalm viii. 6.
Pastor Russell declared this text spe-
cially appropriate for a great public
building reared in the dawning of the
glorious Age of Messiahs Kingdom
Although optimistic respecting the
grand outcome of the Creators Plan,
Pastor Russell fully believed the Bible
to teach that. preceding the sunrise of
the New Age. there would be a dark
hour of awful trouble. which is almost
upon US.
He reminded his hearers that the old
view now gradually fading from US is
that Messiah, instead of coming a Sec
ond time and setting up His Kingdom.
delegated authority to His followers.
one of whom should be spiritual king
of the world and entitled Pope. Under
this mistaken notion. well-meaning
men have declared that If the HER
archy of Christ were authorized to
reign. it should use the secular arm of
power TO compel all to acknowledge the
papal throne as Gods Throne. on earth.
1t is still claimed that each Pope in
turn Is Christ's vicegerent.
Napoleon broke this spell when he
took the Pope a prisoner to France
The world since then has doubted the
vicegerency and has held that If the
Lords Kingdom were in the earth, Di-
vine Power would have upheld it, and
no dishonor or ignominy would have
been permitted.
The Bible Much Neglected.
The creeds have been reverenced
while the Bible has been neglected IN
der the superstition that the creed;
presented the Bible teaching in sim
pier form. The rejection of the creeds
has meant also the rejection of the Bi
bic. The colleges of Christendom are
turning out unbelieyers. The horrible
consequences viii soon be manifest il
the overwhelming of our social struc-
ture in anarchy Thank God, that vii
be the opportune moment when Mes
siah will take the reins of government
to bless, to uplift.
Man title Lower Than Angels.
The Psalmist. considering the heay
ems as Gods handiwork. was amazed
that He should promise to deliver fall
en- man. He recites the glory and hon
or in which Adam was created-tht
head Of all earthly things, in the like
ness of God, "a little lowerthan the
angels"
St Paul quoted the prophecy and ap
piled it in Hebrews it, 6-1S. The Logo:
was made flesh like the first Adam
That He by the grace of God nigh
taste death for every man" The worl
Of delivering the world from the powe
Of sin and death had not followed mor'
quickly the work of Calvary because
in the Divine Program, Christ mus
| first lead forth an "elect" number O
/ sons to glory With the completion o
/ their number will come the glorious
/ time when the curse shall be rolle1
/ away and blessings come instead.
The sanctifer and the sanetified.
The word SaBctitied. the Pastor ex
planned, carries the thought of beinl
/ set apart to some special service. A.
the Lord Jesus sacrificed His ever!
earthly interest to do the Fathers will
so must all who would sit with Hin
In His Throne. st. Paul declares tina
/ the Sanctifer aud the sanctifed one
4 are all one-He the Head and the.
the Body members.
Then the Divine Program viii carr.
+ blessings to all the families Of tia
earth, redeemed with the preciou
blood of Jesus. These will partake %
flesh and blood, therefore the Re
deemer became partaker Of the same
that He might not only redeem them
but destroy death ana the destroyer
He viii liberate the slaves Of sin anl
death, roll away the Curse, and opel
the prison-house Of the tomb. Thus al
will have fullest opportunity Of return
ing TO the image Of God. Divine fellow
ship and life everlasting.
All Things put Under Him.
The world will be officially turnee
over to Messiah at His Second Ad
vent: ASK of Me, and Will giv'
Thee the heather for Thine inherit
ance, and the uttermost parts Of tn
earth for Thy possession" By the ex
ercise of Divine(Power Satan will b
restrained and ultimately destroyed
Then the perfect earth will be deliver
ed over to God, as ST. Paul points on
In Corinthians Nv, 1928