The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-02-14

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| continue to-
day my subject of q week ago at
Brooklyn. am confident that many
Of you keep In touch with my week
Iy dlscourses through the newspa-
pers. Last Sunday we considered tile
physical causes which led to the Del'
uge, and found them most reason
able In full harmony with history
and geology. To-day we consider the
Deluge from a different standpoint.
We shall show from the Bible why
God permitted the Deuge, and that
He was fully justified In blottlng out
humanity, except N0Nh 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 cat the
forbidden fruit. he produced tempta-
ton. Eve saw that the serpent was
not poisoned by that fruit but THAT II
was the wseSt 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 dsobedience; but ne pre-
ferred TO die rather than to be separat-
ed from Eve,
Disobedience led to expulsion from
Eden and the gradual execution OF the
| sentOnce, Dying thou shalt de
| Adam died within the thousa9d-year
Day In which he ate-nine hundred
thirty years old. His race smherit
his dying tendencies. Humanity are Ia'
der the curse of'death, said the Pastor,
The peIgss a peIiysranes,
Pastor Russell proceeded to show
chat according to the Bible the peluge
was blessing in disguise Mankind
mad 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, be continued were
| unable to cope With the gnperlqE
strength OF the iptruders. Robbed 81
their wives and daughters, and con-:
PEELED to drudge for their new masters
mankind found life burden. Pne
pnew race was vicious. brutal immoral
The Bible declares, 1.-THE earth was
filled with violence" Noah, however
was of pure Adamic stock-"perfect Ill
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, q glorious angel, defect
ed to sin because Of ambition, thought
l. TO establish separate empire on earth
| IL he GOULD become master Of the mrs.
pair, their chIidrGR wopld be his SUB
Jects.
When Satan perceived humanit!
growing weaker under the curse, ~
formulated Il new plan. 70 the aRgeI
permission had been given to help hu
mainly. These possessed the power T.
muterialize Satan suggested the be
getting OF new race, with humAl
mothers TO these, the angels cOuI'
impart their own virillty.
The Pastor then showed that tn
children of this Illicit union were g
ants. renowned at time when man
kind rarely reached maturity Garlic
Than n century. Genesis 81 prove
that these bestial giants filled the cart
with violence.
Hope For the AntediIuNians.
Pastor Russell pointed out that thes
giants cannot be included in the "
demptive work of Jesus, who died nnl
for Adams posterity. q Corinthian
l5:22I The aptediluvians of Adam
race have the same hope Of y resurre'
ton that the remainder OF mankln
have. This means. he said. a hope
Restitution, to the perfection lost
Eden. This hope rests on Ged's prom
ise that all the families OF the cart
shall be blessed IN Abrnham's See
(which Seed is Christ Jesus, y
! Head. and the Church, the members.
In the Messlanic Kingdom the See
/, will accomplish the blessing foreordai
ed. ST. Paul says. III we be Christ
2 then are We Abraham's Seed, and bel
. according TO the nrQmlse.e
Next Sunday Pastor Russell vi
: show what penalty Divine Justice b
/, imposed upon Satan and his angel
: rebels. Those not IN touch with al
of the hundreds OF newspapers pu
! fishing his setmons are invited to dr.
him enrd to Washington Temple
= Brooklyn Tabernacle. II they desi
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