The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-02-13

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/ continue to-
day my subject of a week ago at
Brooklyn. l am confident that many
OF you keep in touch with my week
ly discourses through the newspa-
pers. 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
Deluge from a different standpoint
We shall show from the Bible why
God permitted the Delugc, and that
He was fully justified in blotting out
humanity. except Noah and his family.
The Pastor showed that Adam, Gre
atcd 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 a tempta-
ton. Eve saw that the serpent was
not poisoned by that fruit, but that it
was the wisest 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-
fcrred to die rather than to be separat-
ed from Eve.
Disobedience led to expulsion from
Eden, and the gradual execution of the
sentence. Dying thou shalt die"
Adam died within the thOusandyear
Day in which he ate--nine hundred
thirty years old. His race inherit
his dying tendencies Humanity are IN
der the curse Of death. said the Pastor.
The DeIuge a Deiverance.
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
were giants, men of renown"
The fallen race, he continued. were
unable to cope with the superior
strength of the intruders Robbed Of
their wives and daughters, and com
PEELED to drudge for their new masters.
mankind found life a burden. The
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The Bible declares, The earth was
filed with violence" Noah, however,
was of pure Adamic stock-"perfect in
his generations" See Genesis GALL.
The Pastor declared that we have
not studied the Bible carefully enough.
The origin of the giants is clearly told
there Satan, glorious angel, defect
ed to sin because of ambition. thought
to establish separate empire on earth.
If 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 Il new plan. To the angels
permission had been given to help hu-
mainly. These possessed the power to
materialize. Satan suggested the be-
getting of n new race, with human
mothers. To these, the angels could
impart their own virility.
The Pastor then showed that the
children of this Illicit union were gi
ants, renowned at a time when man
kind rarely reached maturity earlier
than a century. Genesis GA proved
that these bestial giants 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 posterlty. Il Corinthians
1929 The antediluvians of Adams
race have the same hope of reSurrec
ton that the remainder of mankind
have. This means, he said, hope OF
Restitution, to the perfection lost in
Eden. This hope rests on Gods prom
Use that all the families of the earth
shall be blessed in Abraham's Seed,
(which Seed is Christ" the
Head, and the Church, the members.
In the Messianic Kingdom the Seed
will accomplish the blessing foreordain-
ed. St Paul says, IF We 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 are invited to drop
him card to Washington Temple or
Brooklyn Tabernacle If they desire
further reading matter.