Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-07-19

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IlPAST0R RUSSEllll seems to be Who'll
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Of discussing the teachings Of the b.
bic, and for cultivating Christian fell
lowshlp. The program calls for four
dlscourses per day, and so earnest are
the delegates that apparently few will
miss n service. Pastor Russell was
one Of the speakers Of today. We re-
port his discourse on Prayer, from the
text, Mime House shall be called an
House Of Prayer for all people."-IBa-
fab 56:7.
The Great Teachers words applied
to the Jewish Temple, typical Of the
Spiritual Temple of the future. The
typical Temple had its various courts
and different divisions Of worshipers.
Some might come near and some not
so near to the Holy Of HOLES, in which
the Shekinah glory represented Jeho-
yah God. Only the priesthood had ac-
cess to the Most Holy; only the Le-
vites were permitted in the inner court;
then came outer court divisions, some
OF which were for Gentlles.
Thus did God represent in the type
conditions not Of the present, but OF
the future. The antltyplcal Temple
has not yet been built st. Peter de-
scribes It as the Church In glory. He
tells that Christ is It's chief Corner
Stone. and that all the faithful saints
Of God are living stones, now being
chlseled and polished for places In that
glorious Temple Of the future
AS the stones OF Solomon's Temple
were all shaped and completed before
the construction was begun, 30 the
Church OF Christ will be constructed
at the end of this Age, after the civ
ing stones" shall have been hewn and
fitted for glory, AS the stones Of Solo.
mons Temple were 80 perfectly fitted
TO their places that they all went to-
gether without the sound Of ham
mer, 80 will It be with the construction
OF the Church, which will be accom-
plished by the power Of the First Res.
changed In a moment, In
the twinkling OF an eye; for flesh
and blood cannot inherit the Kingdom
Of God."-1 Corinthians i5;60-52.
As In the type, 80 In the antltype.
the finished structure will be followed
by a Divine recognition, The Temple
will be hlled with the glory OF the
Lord, and be thus marked as His
dwelling place for all time Thus will
be establlshed-very soon. we trust
Gods antityplcal House OF Prayer,
wherein and whereby all nations, peo-
pies, klndreds and tongues may come
into fellowship with their Creator,
and have communion with Hin through
His appointed agencies,
Only conseeratsd PrieSts Pray.
When | refer to conscorated priests.
do not misunderstood me to mean the
clergy OF any denomination nor Of all
denominations The Bible recognizes
mo clerical class but declares, IAN ye
are brethren, One Is your Master,
even Christ" (Matthcw 23Sl For
more than eighteen centuries God has
been calling out from amongst men the
Royal Priesthood class Jesus, their
High Priest, was Grst called to suffer
Ing and then to glory; and His foot
step followers have since been invited
To suffer with Him. that they may also
reign with Him.
Through this Royal Priesthood, the
world OF mankind In the future will
have access to God Now none but
this Royal Priesthood have access, and
they through their great Head, the
High Priest Of their profession. These,
by faith, have access to God In prayer
at the Golden Altar of Incense, These
zee the light OF the Golden Cundlestlck
aud partake OF the holy Bread OF hi.
vine Truth
Others may approach God In the
sense OF being interested In Him, desir.
ing to do His will, and Of seeking to
cooperate with the Royal Priesthood
and to render service to the Lords
cause, The influence Of such an ap.
proach toward God Ia always bcnen.
vial, uplifting, cleansing. But the
point we are emphasizing ls that all
such approach to God stops short Of
the privilege OF true prayer to Hin
a 3. Al A "A.
None may pray, "our Father which
art IN Heaven" except those who have
approached God In His appointed way
- through Christ--and who since have
heen forgiven, and inducted into the
fnmlly OF God by begetting OF the
Holy Spirit The common concept Of
the Fatherhood Of God and the brother.
houd VI man is wholly unscrlptural.