The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-06


| with London. he took for his text one
OF the three Bible quotations found
over the portals of oar Union Depot;
.Thou hast put all things under him"
Psalm wifi, &.
Pastor Russell declared this text sne-
ciaiIy appropriate for great public
building reared in the dawning OF the
glorious Age OF Messah's 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 dark
hour Of awful trouble. which is almost
upon MS.
He reminded his hearers TINT 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 he spiritual king
| Of the world and entitled Pope. Under
| this mistaken notion. well-meaning
men have declared that IL the HER
: archy of Christ were authorized TO
/ reign II should use the secular arm of
/ power to compel all to acknowledge the
pnpal throne as Gods Throne. on earth.
| 1t IL still cinimed that each Pope In
! Earn is Christ's vicegerent.
/ Napoleon broke this spell when he
I TOOK the Pope prisoner to France.
| The world since then has doubted the
vicegercncy and has held that IL 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 reveFenced.
while the Bible has ben neglected I'M
der the superstition that the creeds
presented the Bible teaching in sim
pier form. The rejection of the creeds
has meant also the rejection of the BIZ
BILE The colleges of Christendom are
turning out unbelievers The horrible
consequences will soon be manifest In
the overwhelming OF our social strlc-
ture In anarchy. Thank God that will
be the opportune moment when Mes
siah will take the reins of government,
to bless, to uplift.
Man Little Lower Than Angels.
The psalmist. considering the heav-
ems as Gods handiwork. was amazed
that He should promise to deliver fall
Ell man. He recites the glory and hon
or in which Adam was created-the
head of all earthly things. ia tile like
ness of God. "a little lower than the
angels"
st. Paul quoted the prophecy and ap,
piled it in Hebrews II, els The Logos
was made flesh like the first Adam.
"that He by the grace of God might
taste death for every man" The work
of delivering the world from the power
of sin aud death had not followed more
quickly the work of Calvary because,
in the Divine Program, Christ must
first lead forth an elect number of
their number will come the glorious
time wien the curse shall be rolled
away and blessings come instead.
The Ssnctifier and the Sanctified.
The word sanctifed. the Pastor eI-
planned. carries the thought of being
set apart to some special service. AS
the Lord Jesus sacrificed His every |
earthly interest to do the Fathers will. |
so must all who would sit with Him
in bis Throne. st. ratl declares that |
the sanctitier aud the nuctihed ones
are all one--He the Head aud they
tie Body members.
Then the Divine Program will carry
blessings to all the families Of the |
earth. redeemed with the preciens
blood of Jesus These will partake of |
flesh and blood. therefore the Re- |
deemer became partaker Of the saine. |
that He might not only redeem them, |
but destroy death aud the destroyer
He will liberate the slaves Of sin and |
death. roll away the Curse. and open |
the prison-hoase of the tomb. Thus all |
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 turned |
over to Messiah at His Second Aa |
vent: ASK of Me. aud | will give |
Thee the iieathen for Thine Inherit
ance. and the uttern,ost parts Of The
earth for Thy possession. by the OK
ercise of Divine Power Satan wiif he
restrained and ultimately destroyed