The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-02-15

day my subject of a week ago at
Brooklyn. | am confident that many
of you keep in touch with my week.
ly dlscourses through the newspa-
pcrs. Last Sunday we considered the
physical causes which led to the Del.
uge. and found them most reason
able, In full harmony with history
and geology. Today We consider the
DeIuge from a different standpoint
We shall show from the Bible why
God permitted the Deluge, and that
He was fully justified In plotting out
humanity, except Noah and his family.
The Pastor showed that Adam. ere
ated perfect, could have maintained
that perfection by continued obedience
to his Maker. When Satan obsessed
the serpent and guided it to eat the
forbidden fruit. he produced tempta'
ton. Eve saw that the serpent was
not poisoned by that fruit, but that 1t
was the wlsest Of the animals. She
thought increased wisdom would make
her husband and herself like gods.
Only the Divine command stood be-
tween her and the highest ideals. She
partook Of the fruit and recommended
it to Adam. he knew that death would
surely follow disobedience; but he pre-
ferred 10. die rather than to be separat-
ed from Eve.
DlsUbedience led to expulsion from
Eden. and the gradual execution Of the
sentence, Dying thou shalt. die"
Adam died within the thousand-year
Day In which he ate-nlne hundred
thirty years, old. Ills race inherit
his dying tendencies. Humanity are IN
der the curse OF death, said the Pastor.
The DeIIse peverance.
Pastor Russell proceeded. to show
that according to the Bible the Deluge
was a blessing in disguise Mankind
had gotten into slavery, and would
have been wiped out by a new race.
most peculiarly intruded upon human
ity. The Bible states that this race
consisted exclusively Of males. propa-
gated by the human female. These
we're giants, ''men Of renown."
The fallen race, he continued, were
unable to cope with the superior
strength of tie intruders. Robbed OF
their wives and daughters, and COM
PEELED to drudge for their new masters.
mankind found life burden. The
new race was vicious, brutal, immoral
The Bible declares, "The earth was
filed with violence" Noah, however,
was Of pure Adamic stock-"perfect in
his generations" See Genesis Gail.
The Pastor declared that we have
not studied the Bible carefully enough.
The origin Of the giants is clearly told
there. Satan. a glorious angel, defect
ed to sin because of ambition. thought
to establish n separate empire on earth.
IL he could become master of the first
pair, their children would be his sub.
jects.
When Satan perceived humanity
growing weaker under the curse, he
formulated n new plan. To the angels
permission had been given to help hui
manIty. These possessed the power to
mnterlallze. Satan suggested the be-
getting OF new race, with human
mothers. To these, The angels could
impart their own vlrilty.
The Pastor then showed that the
children of this Illicit union were 81
ants, renowned at Il time when man
kind rarely reached maturity earlier
than n century. Genesis GA proved
that these bestlaI glants filed the earth
with violence.
Hope For the Antediluvians.
Pastor Russell pointed out that these
giants cannot be included in the re-
demptive work OF Jesus, who died only
for Adams posterity. Il Corinthians
1927 The antedIluvians OF Adams
race have the same hope of resurrec-
ton that the remainder of mankind
have. This means, lie said. n hope OF
Restitution, to the perfection lost in
Eden. This hope rests on Gods prom.
Ise that all the families Of the earth
shall DO blessed in Abraham's Seed,
(which Seed Is Chrlst"-Jesus, the
Head, and the Church. the members.
In the Messlanic Kingdom the Seed
will accomplish the blessing foreordain-
ed. St Paul says, III ye be Christ's,
then are ye Abrahams Seed. and heirs
according to the promise"
Next Sunday Pastor Russell will
show what penalty Divine Justice has,
imposed upon Satan and his angelic
rebels. Those not in touch with any
Of the hundreds of newspapers pub
fishing his sermons arc invited to drop
him card to Washington Temple or
Brooklyn Tabernacle, IL they desire
further reading matter.
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