Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-02-27

tssks&lsas E5sA H.itsJ tion TINT the Nil.
! llPASI0R RtjS5fLDl lennium ia al.
>----'--'------''---- ready here, that
chronology proves TINT we have been
living under some Of ifs blessings for
the past thirty.eipht vears. ana that
our modern conyenlrnces and progress
ARE attributable to th. beginning Of
the rolling away Of the curse. md the
substitution of the Divine blessing
The relpn OF Messiah for thousond
yenrs win NOT only hind satan and
hinder his further doception OF man
Kind but will also bring light ,nowl.
edge. Illumination 70 every corner Of
tle parth The speol,cr pointed ont
the herlnuinr Of these blessings ns nj
rppdy with MS. but they are only the
faint dawnings Of the greater Hight
which will food the world when the
great Sun OF Righteousness Emman.
uers Kingdom shnlI be- manifested
above the horizon
Yet we must not expect all sunshine.
A great cloud is Immediately before
us, with terrific storm. which will
conyulse the present order of things
social, financial. political and religious
The mompntary chaos viii Weld to the
Prince Of Peace, who will then take
10 Himself His great power and reign.
He viii say to the raging winds Of
strife and the bilowy waves Of trou
~.
be great calm, even as was Illus
trnted on the Sea OF Galilee
The storm. the Pastor stated, is some
times spoken Of as manifestation OF
Divine wrath and Indignation: but he
explained that the great Jehovah is the
synonym for Justice, and Messiah is
the synonym for Mercy Justice oper
ates along the lines Of cause ana effect
Whosoevcr sins shall suffer From this
viewpoint, he explained the trouble
which viii precede the establishment
OF Mcssoh's Kingdom will be the nat
ural, logical result of the operation OF
the laws of Justice.
Humanity is not using the blessings
of this Millennial Morning in that no
ple ana generous manner IN which they
should be used Selfishness prevails
everywhere amongst rich ana poor
Inc earthS present abundant supply
Tor men = needs should bring content
ment TO hish ana low, rlch ana poor;
put II Is bringing the reverse, because
the natural hehrt Is lull OF sellshness,
depraVlty. Inc hoble image OF the Gre
ator mas been considerably lost though
no one Is 'otal'y depraNed'
Gou VIII allow thiS ierheht OF sell
ishhess 10 leau on 10 its halurhl results
III order 10 demonstrate 10 mankind the
taliacy OF that prlhciple-ih order TO
prepare men To appreciate the reign OF
rlghteousheSs equity mercy ana loNe'
ABOUT TO De uiaugurateu' Inc lesson
lie saiu' VIII pe terribly severe one
but not 700 severe II IL teaches man
Rihd the purpoSeo lesson OF the sihfui
ness OF slh' seltishhess' inenhheSs ana
the beauty OF holiness righteousness
harmon! with COD
THE Desert Shall Blossom
Pastor Russell took as his text Isaiah
351, which declares. The desert shall
rejoice and blossom as the rose" This
prophecy is having q literal fultilment
now In our Nes.rra States He told
of what lie had seen ia Oregon and
Washington beautiful groves bearing
nothing but snge brush grew-on land
supposed at one time to be PRACTICAL!
vauclt-S The application of waite
has wrought o marvellous transforma
ton. or miracle 1t might be described |
Just as ,he Prophet portrays Streams
,,,c,, into,oc, oror,,,rc m. r,.r,el,,,.
,nochiror, ard lu,nlamopts ~ our doy