Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-01-18

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lPASIQRzRQSSELLD lennium is al.
ready here; that
chronology proves that we have been
living under some Of its blessings for
the past thirty eight years; and that
our modern conveniences and progress
are attributable to the beginning of
the rolling away Of the curse, and the
substitution of the Divine blessing.
The reign Of Messiah for thousand
years will not only bind Satan and
hinder his further deception of man.
kind, but will also bring light knowl-
edge, illumination, to every corner of
the earth. The speaker pointed out
the beginning Of these blessings as al
ready with us; but they are only the
faint dawnings Of the greater light
which will flood the world when the
great Sun Of Righteousness, Emman.
uePs Kingdom, shall be manifested
above the horizon.
Yet we must not expect all sunshine.
A great cloud Is Immediately before
us, with a terrific storm, which will
convulse the present order of things
social, financial, political and religious.
The momentary chaos will yield to the
Prince Of Peace, who will then take
to Himself His great power and reign
lie will say to the raging winds of
strife and the blllowy waves Of trou.
bIe' Peace, be still!'' and there will
be great calm, even as was illus.
trGted on the Sea of Gallee
The storm, the Pastor stated, is some |
times spoken Of as a manifestation of
Divine wrath and Indignation; but he |
explained that the great Jehovah !s the
synonym for Justice, and Messiah is
the synonym for Mercy, Justice oper.
ates along the lines of cause and effect.
Whosoever Sins shall suffer From this
viewpoint he explained, the trouble
which will precede the establishment
OF Messiah'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.
Die and generous manner in which they
should be used Selhshness prevails
everywhere amongst rich and poor,
The enrths present abundant supply
Tor mems needs should bring content {
ment to high and low, rich and poor;
but 1t is bringing the reverse, because {
the natural heart is full of selHshness. I
depravity, The noble image of the Gre. I
ator has been considerably lost, though |
no one Is totally deprayed.
God Will allow this ferment of self. '
ishness to lead on to It's natural results. r
In order to demonstrate to mankind the Il
iallacy Of that prlnciple--ln order TO Il
prepare men to appreciate the reign of {
righteousness, equity, mercy and love, 4
about to be inaugurated. The lesson,
he said, will be a terribly severe one
but not too severe, IL 1t teaches man. 7
kind the purposed lesson Of the sinful. II
ness Of sim seldshness meanness and n
he beauty Of holiness, righteousness, #
harmony with God n
"Tho Desert Shall Blossom 4
Pastor Russell took as his text Isaiah Il
'b'l, which declares, "'rhe desert shall Il
'eJolce and blossom as the rose" This c
prophecy Is having literal fuInlment o
low In our Western States. lie told n
II what he had seen In Oregon and OF
Washington beautiful groves bearing 81
delicious fruits growing where once
Olhing but snge brush grew-on land Il
imposed at one time to be practically NJ
The application Of water el
as wrought marvellous trnnsforma. III
lon, or miracle. II might he described Of
lst as the Prophet portrnys Streams W
reak forth under the guidance OF hu. Is
ian intellect operating the marvellous h,
l0chlnery and implements Of our day. OF
10 witnessed further transformations do
! Colorado ana California ~
Our Government Is cooperating with q
" h'o'usent fellow.ctizens Of the Ii,
"lMment Of the Divine sli
10 work Is only hO
hts are already TN
he fruits are so I'm
hat we may well te,
nythlng superior trp
II the Paradise yo
lished In all the ia,
bring these fruits IN,
ne
reclamation Of the ,
old Arabia, Short. ira
ARABIAN Nights" to
rrol way FAR greater tal
wonderful changes rid
liry tales which en-. col
Imagination. In
Desert, too, has mai