The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-06-13
MANkATo FREE z
RuSSell's Sermon

Finally the minister of the Anglican
Church remarked to the Presbyterian
minister and myself that the secret of
the matter lay in the fact that ! was
preaching to the people a Gospel of
Hope. | quite agreed with this. and
trust that the ministers in Kingston
may be encouraged to proclaim the
same God of Love, the same Gospel of
Hope beyond .he grave-a hope for
the sanity of becoming joint-heirS with
Christ in His Kingdom: IL hope for the
remainder of the race. that they will
receive only just and reasonable
stripes. or pnnishments for sins. pro-
p%ortionate to their wilfnlness-and
that withal the Lords arrangement is
graciouSly to grant all mankind an OPP
portunity Of restoration to human per-
lection in Il world wide Eden. All this
is to he brought about through Mes
siah's Kingdom. and that Kingdom is
nigh. even ut the door.
The New Decentralization.
The Pastor declared that he well UNI
derstands the attitude of the rich and
the learned. and how they discount the
prospects of Il social revolution. ltea-
soning by analogy from the worlds
experiences in the past. many of the
worldly-wiSe say. I'VE are amenapie
to the laws. and the laws will uphold
us and will take care of those disposed
to anarchy. Revolution may not come:
the struggle may be altogether avoid
ed: but if it come to the worst. brains
and money will surely rule. If 1t shall
be necessary to shoot down in cold
blood some of the anarchically disposed.
we shall be sorry, but we see no othef
way. We see no reason for worry.
however. nor for especially changing
our course. The pages of history sup
port us in this view"
These able reasOners seep generally
to forget that in one respect the peo-
! ple of the present time differ material
Iy from the people of times gone by,
In oldeli times the people We're unedu-
/ Gated. and incapable of anything with
| out able leadership. Indeed. the few
! educated OneS were often honored
! slaves. possessed of no political infiu-
ence or opportunity. All this is chang
ed now. The masses are not only able
to read and write. and capable or ex-
erciSing their reasoning faculties. but
they are alert as never before In the
worlds history. They, too. are acquls-
tive and ambitious.
The history of the past has Informed
them of how some of the greatest es-
"a. ,,, ;nfn fho hnn6S of those
who now hold them. Instead OF being
thankful for their wonderful blessings
and privileges. they are "unthankful,
J unhappy. greedy for more. just as are
the successful. who have already got
ten possession of much of the earth,
and of much Of the power to use IL.
and of the channels of trade. etc. I'm
restrained by the fears of hell or purga-
tory. which once restrained to some
extent their forefathers. these need the
: Gospel of Hope-the very Message
which the Bible provides for them.
The Lords Gospel of Hope to tho
world is now due. and all of Gods peo
pie should he prompt to herald II, /
is this Gospel of Hope for humanity
IIldt wis SA IlDulIt uis iNl''N' =
the Jubilee year which God provided
for typical Israel. AS at the begin
ning of that year the priests were t
the Jubilee by blowing upol
silver trumnets. so now the amt
typical Jubilee-the Times of Restitu
ton. Messiah's KingdOm-should ID
announced by all the antitypica
- o1 mill hn aannpunna6 Ia
these. Is it asked. Who are these ant
typical priests? We reply in the lar
; s1age of st. Peter. "Ye are a Roya
Priesthood. an holy nation. a peculia
i, people: that We should show forth tn
praises of Him who hath called 20
out of darkness into His marvelou
8 light Peter 30.
In other words. the Royal Priesthoo
Z are the true. sanity people of God. nc
of sectarianism and the creeds an
f churchianity. They are not a cleric'
= class, although. thank God! some
i the clergy may be amongst them. w
+ are to remember. however. that Go
never has recognized the d~istinctio
of clergy and laity amongst His peopl
That was a human arrangement whic
!, has done much harm. All of God
. consecrated people are His priests.
a Curse Precedes the Blessing.
Let me urge upon all the ministe
If and servants of Christ-and that i
J. cludes every consecrated child of God
j. that both the duty and the priviles
d of blowing the Jubilee Trumpet is ouI
Whoever recognizes the present stu
9 ton as we have today outlined it, mu
E. feel that the duty is an urgent one.
D. Let us not deny the Lord. either
word or doctrine or conduct. but
h us confess Him in all these ways. l.
us more and more appreciate the g
f. rious Gospel of Love Divine viii
has. during this Age. been calling I
lie Church out from amongst the wof
under exceeding great II precio
j. promises and let MS corresponding
I'd appreciate the grand outcome of Il
as Divine Plan-the Messianic Kingdor
Let all who believe in that Kingdc
pp cooperate with it. In giving the Nj
el sage Of hope to the world in gener
r. 1t is a great privilege to thus sht
forth the praises of the great kli
Mt our Redeemer, and o o to be q
50 bridegroom. 1t is a great privilege
as lay down all that we have In co-ope
ton with Him and His work.
at The Apostle addresses the emu