Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-05-17

ont Ny Spirit. After this will pour out
My Spirit upon all nesh"-Joel 2:2s. 20,
The Pastor called attention to the
fact that he had transposed the two
parts Of this text TO make their mean
Ing more apparent. He declared that
the Prophet unQuestlonably taught
two outpourings Of the Holy Spirit,
only one Of which has yet come. The
QUE generally commemorated today by
Catholics and Eplscopalians is the tirst
Of these-the pouring out Of the Holy
Spirit on Gods faithful servants and
handmaidens. The second one is not
to be upon the same class, but upon
all hesh-not upon the Elect, but upon
all mankind. the non-elect
The Pastor remarked that Pentecost
was a Jewish festival celebrating the
harvest On that day, nearly nineteen
centuries ago, God poured out His
Holy Spirit upon His waiting servants
and handmaldens. in the upper room
at Jerusalem That event was impor-
tant. not only to those who then par
ticipated. but TO all OF Gods people
from then until now. Prior to that
day OF Pentecost, no one except Jesus
had ever received spirit begetting-
Holy Spirit OF sonship Prior to that
date. God held all humanity at a dis
lance from Himself. declaring that
because they were sinners He could
not accept them as sons. that first
their sins must be atoned for
Pastor Russell pointed out that this
alienation from God had continued for
more than four thousand years before
Jesus came. Adam was called son
OF God, but after him no one was
styled a son OF God until Jesus Dur.
ing all that time, Abraham alone was
styled q friend OF God, because Of his
devotion. his faith. But a friend is
not son. and none other than Abra.
ham had even so high n title as friend.
The Jews had the honorable title OF
servants OF God, attaining that through
the Law Covenant. under Moses.
Not only do the old Testament Scrip.
lures not refer to the Jews as sons OF
God. but the Jews themselves have
never claimed such relationship. On
the contrary, after Jesus had received
the Holy Spirit and had begun His
ministry, He spoke Of Himself as be-
ing the Son Of God, and this the Jews
resented, taking up stones to stone
Him. They declared II blasphemous "a
claim so close a relationship to Jeho
yah, Again, we read Of the disciples
before Jesus death, THE Holy Spirit
was not yet given; because that Jesus
was not yet glorided John 7:39.
From these testimonies OF the Bible
the Pastor dedueed that It was neces
sary for Jesus to finish His sacrifice
for sins, and to ascend on High, into
the presence OF Jehovah God. and pre-
sent the merit OF His sacrifice ON be
half OF the Household OF Faith. befor,
the Apostles or any OF the Church
could be recognized Of God, The De
sire which Jesus had awakened n
their hearts was that they might be
come His fOotstep followers In dolnl
the Heavenly Fathers will--even L
the extent OF laying down their live,
for the Truth, for righteousness, And
so His disciples declared that they hat
left al TO follow Him.
BEFORE leaving them, Jesus odmon
iShed that they should not attempt tC
begia their work until after receiving
the Fathers recognition of them as
sons. He said. "Tarry We In the city
Of Jerusalem until We be endued with
power from on High" while He was
with them. He breathed upon them
and gave them Of His Holy Spirit and
power. by which they healed the sick
cast out demons, etc, But when II,
left them they had not this power, o.
authority. and must wait until the IA
ther gave II to them directly, even a.
He gave II directly to the Lord Jesus
AZ the time the Holy Spirit came upor
Hin at His baptism.
'Whsn Psntssost Was Fully Come"
For ten days the Apostles and othc
faithful brethren tarrled praying II
the upper room, waiting FOR the prom
ised demonstration OF Divine accept
ance that would indicate 70 them tha
Jesus had Appeared In the presence O
God, and had made satisfaction fo
their sins, and that the Heavenly Ia
ther had accepted Jesus sacrlhce OF
their behalf. and by tho begettlpg O.
the Holy Spirit would recognise then
a. SONS Of God-not as human sons
however The sOnship to which Jesul