Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-01-11

ter or uen SUI
tlRASIQR RU2SELDJ perior to Brooklyn
and on an equality
with London. he took for his text n
,f the three Bible quotations found
ever the portals of our Union Depot;
Thou bast 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 Messiah's Kingdom.
Although optimistic respecting the
grand outcome Of the Creators Plan.
Pastor Russell fully believed the Bible
TO teach that. preceding the sunrise or
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 II the
Lords Kingdom were in the earth, Di.
vine Power would have upheld 1t, and
no dishonor or ignomlny would have
been permitted.
The Bible Much Neglected.
The creeds have been reyerenced,
while the Bible has been neglected UNI
der the superstition that the creeds
presented the Bible teaching in a 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 struc-
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 a Little Lower Than Angels.
The psalmist. considering the heav-
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-the
head Of all earthly things. In the like
ness of God, "a little lower than the
angels"
st. Paul quoted the prophecy and ap-
piled IL in Hebrews II, 6-1S. 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
SOM to glory. With the completion OF
their number will come the glorious
time when the curse shall be rolled
away and blessings come instead.
The Sanctifier and the Sanctified.
The word sanctifed. the Pastor ex-
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 His Throne. st. Paul declares that
the Sanctitier and tie sanctified ones
are all one-He the Head and they
the Body members.
Then the Divine Program will carry
blessings to all the families OF the
earth. redeemed with the precious
blood of Jesus. These will partake OF
flesh and blood. therefore the Re
deemer became pnrtaker of the same.
that He might not only redeem them.
but destroy death and the destroyer
He will liberate the slaves of sin and
death, roIl away the Curse. and open
the prison-house 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 ofiiclally turned
over to Messiah at His Second Adj
vent: ASK OF Me. and | viii give
Thee the heather for Thine inherit.
ance. and the uttermost parts of the
earth for Thy possession BY the ex.
ercise of Divine Power Satan will be
restrained and ultimately destroyed.
Then the perfect earth will be deliver
ed over to God. as st. Paul points out
In ! Corinthians XIV. 25.2S.
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