Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-07-25


Scriptures. Il b e
program calls for four discourses daily
for eight days Amongst the speakers
are some noted Bible students. Pastor
Russell was one Of the speakers Of to
day We report his address, from the
text. Woe unto you that are rich. for
ye have received your consolation. -
And He lifted up His eyes on His dis
ciplcs. and said, Blessed be ye poor
for yours is the Kingdom of God. -
Luke GA, 20
Think not, my dear brethren, said the
Pastor, that my address is intended to
stir up class animosity. The triDula
tons and disappointment, Of life come,
not through needing the Divine Mes
sage, but through neglecting it. Al
though not rich myself. can sympa
thlze with the rich in their position as
well as with the poor In theirs God,
Himself very rich, is able 10 sympa
thize with both the poor and the rich;
so Is the Savior, who, being rich, for
our sakcs became poor, that we
through His poverty might become
rich in the tuest sense of that word
Some Of Gods faithful servants in
the past were very rch-A braham, for
instance Nevertheless, the Lord fore
warned us that not many rich, great,
learned. or mighty would receive the
highest blessing promised during this
AGE On the contrary. recipients OF
the greatest favor will he chiefly the
poor Of this world, rich in faith These
will be heirs Of the Kingdom.
The Master evidently intended to in
clude riches Of every kind learning.
influence honor o, men, etc, aS well
as financial wealth This view broad
ems the text TO signify that all who
now possess great privileges and bless
ings above the average OF mankind
will, by these blessings be more or
less hndcrcd from obtaining the best
things Of Gods favor, and more or less
subject to woes
We are not to take the views Of the
darker days, and 10 suppose that the
Master meant that the rich Mt death
would be thrown into everlasting tor
turc The woes Of the Bible on the
contrary. apply TO the present life
The rich. the influential. the learned.
the great addressed by the Master in
the words of our text. were living IN
the close of the Jewish Age. but re
allied II not And we might have no
occasion whatever to apply our text TO
day. but might consider II as already
fulfilled in the past, except for the fact
that the Jewish nation and lts expe
rlenccs at that time typhed the Cos
pei Church and the experiences Of
ChristcndOm IN our day
Wrath TO the Uttermost Upon the
Jews.
St Paul referring 10 the same woes
which Jesus predicted, but living near
the close Of the Jewish Age, when the
woes were being poured out. declared.
Wrath has come upon this people to
the uttprmost that all things written
In the Law and the Prophets concern
ing them should be fulfilled Il Thes
salonlans 2:lGl If all the woes pur
posed Of God upon the lsraelites in the
conclusion Of their Age were fulfilled.
as ST Paul declares. then none OF those
woes belong 10 the future.
That woes and trbulatlons are asso
ciated with the present life for both
the rich and the poor is unbeatable
All acknowledge these woes But the
most terrible fOrcbodings are associated
with imaginary woes OF the future life
quite contrary 10 the Scripture teach-
ings II We must speak Of tribula
tions in the present life In order to be
faithful TO our commission. we are
glad 10 be able to set aside and nullify
the nightmare OF the Dark Ages re.
spccting eternal torment for any.
The Jews. whom Jesus addressed.
He declared knew not the time OF
their visitation" They realized not
that they were living in the end OF
their Age. and that great settlement
OF matters was about TO tnke place
Similarly. we are now living In the end
OF this Gospel Aee-another great set
tlement day In the Divine arrange
ment The intellectually. politically.
socially and financially rich nt that
time addressed by our Lord. were very
self-s0tisaed. very prosperous. and
looked for the Messianic Kingdom In
an opposite direction from that which
Jesus taught So today. the intellec-
tual and the rich IN various ways are
satisfied rs never before. and merely
wishing that nothing might disturb
their wonderful progress for the future.
aud these are locking for their bless