Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-05-14

liens were in at
tendance. Capacity audiences will
doubtless be the rule at the beautiful
Belasco.
Asked why the Creation Photo
Drama is exhibited in theatres. Pas
tor Russell said: Theatres are better
places for the Drama of Creation than
churches, because Catholics do not
care to go to Protestant Churches, nor
Protestants to Catholic Churches. nor
Jews to either-and all classes are in
terested in the Drama, and it is for
ALL"
Continuing, the Pastor said: 1.-THE
Photo Drama is reaching far and
wide. The International Bible Stu
dents Association is supplying the
Drama, with its various accessories,
without charge. and the public, inter
ested in Bible Study. are paying for
theatres in which it is shown.
THE Drama is going first to the lar
gest cities, but many calls from small
places will have consideration in due
time
Pastor Russell, as usual, delivered a
discourse, taking for his text: II be-
seech you. brethren, by the mercies of
God, that We present your bodies liv-
Ing sacrifice, holy. acceptable unto God
your reasonable service. Rom. 12:1.
The Pastor began his discourse with
the declaration that the Apostle is not
addressing the world in general. but
only those who believe that God sent
His Son into the world to die for our
sins. and who have taken the step of
trusting in the blood of Christ as their
Ransom price. Those the Apostle ad-
dresses as brethren, not as sinners.
The text, therefore, may be applied
only to those who have been justified
by faith. These alone may have the
further opportunity Of presenting their
bodies living sacrifice. holy and ac-
ceptable unto God.
The speaker reminded his hearers
that in the typical sacrifices, offered ac-
cording to the instructions which God
gave Israel through Moses, every ami
NAL brought to the altar of the Lord
must be without blemish-the Lord
thus indicating that no one who is in
an imperfect condition would be ac-
ceptable to Him. He then showed tina
Church of the Gospel Age something
was done in order that the natural
blemishes of the consecrated might be
covered; fer all were by nature chill
dren Of wrath, even as the rest OF the
world. That which was done for them
was the forgiveness of their sins-fg
uratively represented as the covering
of the weaknesses of their flesh with
the robe Of Christ's righteousness.
The Tabernacle Picture.
The Pastor then refreshed the minds
of bis audience with description OF
lsrael's Tabernacle in the wilderness
God gave that people instructions
through Moses to construct that Tab.
ernacle, not merely for their own con-
venience in worshiping Him, but as a
type. or a picture, of His great Plan
for human salvation. The Tabernacle
proper was built of boards OVERLAND
with gold, and was covered with skins.
Around the Tabernacle was Court,
constructed of white linen curtains
hung on poles. In front Of the Court
was the entrance, called the Gate.
Between the Gate and the Taber-
nacle were the Brazen Altar and the
LAYER. The Altar was directly in front
of the Gate, and on 1t the offerings
were made. The LAYER was filled with
water for the washing of the hands
and the feet of the priests. Those
privileged to enter the court could not
reach the Tabernacle without passing
both the Altar and the LAYER The
Tabernacle proper was in two parts,
called the Holy and the Most Holy.
In the Holy were the Golden Candle
stick, the Table of Shewbread and the
Golden Altar. In the Most Holy was
the Ark of the Covenant, upon which
rested the Shekinah light.
Thus God pictured His great Plan of
salvation, declared the Pastor. Gods
presence in the Tabernacle was rep
resented by the Shekinah glory in the
Most Holy. In the antitype. whoever
desires to draw near to God may be
said figuratively to be going toward
the Tabernacle In the type, the Altar
of sacrifice was directly inside of the
gate. In the antitype, no one can
draw near to God without first seeing