The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-14

- - The Convention
lRAsIoR RgsSEIgj seems to be Who'll
ly for the purpose
of discussing She teachings OF the Bi.
BILE, and for cultlvating Christian Eel.
lowship. The program calls for -four
discourses per day. and so earnest are
the delegates that apparently few will
miss II service. Pastor Russell was
one Of the speakers of today. We re-
port his discourse on Prayer. from the
text. milne House shall be called an
House Of Prayer for all people."-lsa.
iah 5G:7.
The Great Teachers words applied
to the Jewish Temple, typical Of the
Spiritual Temple Of the. future. The
typical Temple had It's 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 Lee
vites We're permitted in the inner court;
then came outer court divisions. some
of which were for Gentiles.
Thus did God represent in the type
conditions not OF the present. but OF
the future. The antitypical Temple
has not yet been built. st. Peter de-
scribcs 1t 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
chiseled and polished for places in that
glorious Temple Of the future.
As the stones OF SolomOn's Temple
were all shaped md completed before
the construction was begun, so the
Church of Christ will. be constructed
ut the end of this Age. after the "liv.
ing stones" shall have been hewn and
fitted for glory. AS the stones Of Solo.
mons Temple were so perfectly fitted
to their places that they NIL went to.
gether without the sound OF ham.
mer. so will It be with the construction
Of the Church. which will be accom-.
pflshed by the power of the First Res.
urrection-"changed In moment. In
the twinkling OF I'M eye; for flesh
and blood cannot Inherit the Kingdom
Of God."-l Corinthians 15:5O-52.
AS In the type, so In the antitype.
the finished structure will be followed
by Divine recognition. The Temple
will be filed with the glory of the
Lord. and be thus marked MS His
dwelling place for all time. Thus will
be establlshed-very soon. We trust
Gods antitypical House OF Prayer.
wherein and whereby all nations. neo-
pies. kindreds and tongues may come
into fellowship with their Creator.
and have communion with Him through
His appointed agencies.
Only conseerated Priests Pray.
When ] refer to c8Rseerated priests.
do not misunderstood me to mean the
clergy of any denomination nor Of Ill
denominations. The Bible recognizes
no clerical class. but declares, "All We
are brethren. One is your Master.
even Christ" Matthew 23:S., For
more than eighteen centuries God has
been calling out from amongst men the
Royal Priesthood class. Jesus. their
High Priest, was first called to suffer.
Ing ard 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 viii
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
ut the Golden Altar OF Incense. These
see the light of the Golden Candlestick
and pnrtdke Of the holy Bread OF d.
vine Truth.
Others may approach God in the
sense Of being interested In Him, desir-
ing TO do His wifi, 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 IS always benef-
cial. uplifting. cleansing. But the
point we are emphasizing Is that all
such approach 10 God stops short Of
the privilege OF true prayer to Him
Of true relationship to Him as children.
None mag pray. "Our Father. which
art in Heaven" except those who have
approached God In His appointed way
through Christ-and who since have
been forgiven. and indicted into the
family OF God by beeetting OF the
Holy Spirit. The common concept OF
the Fatherhood OF God and the brother
hood OF man Is wholly unscriptural.
may not loom large among life s