Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-02-20

I
- several places a
one time-New York, Boston, Cleve
land. Cincinnati, St. Louis and here
Chicago and other places soon
whence is the money for so grand a
cause-all freei" Is the question every
where. "Why not charge 81 seat?"
Pastor Russel's only answer is, 81
cannot sell the Gospel. Jesus and His
Apostles never took up collections, nor
authorized me to beg in Gods name,
so far as the Bible shows. People
blest by the Message voluntarily send
me money to further the work of re-
establishing faith in God and the BIZ
bic amongst thinking people. In pro-
portion as God supplies it, We spend it.
II must be SOL"
The Pastors text was, God wills
that all shall be saved and come to n
knowledge of the Truth" Il Timothy
24) He declared that this salvation
will be from all sin. sickness and
death which all inherit from Adam;
and that it will be ushered in by
Christ's Kingdom. The salvation now
In progress is that of the Church--a
chief" superior salvation. However.
the Second Death will be the portion
OF all who prefer sin to holiness.
DR.. Abbott on Beecher and Moody.
In the course of his sermon the Pas
tor quoted DR.. Lyman Abbott. Beech
er's successor as Pastor of Plymouth
Church. Brooklyn. as having said, in
an address at a Beecher Memorial
service last October. that Mr. Beecher
had remarked to him, "Mr. Moody be-
lieves that this Is lost world. and is
l believe that it is the world itself
which is to be saved. and that its king
doms are to become the Kingdom of
our Lord and of His Christ"
Commenting upon these two views,
which generally prevail today, the Pas
tor showed that they are not contra
dictory. but that both contain an ele-
ment of truth. and that both have
Scriptural support. The right under
standing of the Bible lies in seeing
that both views are parts of general
whole. Whoever gets a glimpse of
that whole. the speaker declared. there
by increases both his confidence in the
Bible and also his faith and hope to-
ward God; but whoever fails to get
that comprehensive view remains weak
In faith and uncertain of his theology.
The End of the Discord.
The Pastor then demonstrated that |
Mr. Moody merely held to the teach |
lngs of Jesus. the Apostles and the
Prophets when he declared that man /
was created perfect in Gods image, |
but had brought the death sentence
upon himself through disobedience to
his Creators just commands. This
curse of death is the cause of all our
mental. moral and physical weak
nesses. He showed that while the re-
action of civilization through the in
nuence of Christianity was indeed
step upward for many. yet 1t was not
4 step out of degradation; for sin and
death still prevail.
Next the Pastor pointed out that the
Gospel of Christ has not yet saved the
world. Nevertheless. 1t has brought
peace and joy to ali followers of Jesus.
These are to experience completeness
If salvation at our Lords Second Com
ne. when they shall be changed from
,arthly 10 Heavenly nature.
The Right In Beecher's Theory.
Mr.. Beeehers view. the Pastor stat
a. also contains Bible truth. He then
from Scripture that al
hough the kingdoms of this world
AVE not yet become our Lords, never
heieSs the final outcome of the Divine
'lan will include this transfer.
Contrasting these two views. the Pas
or showed that MIR. Moody saw what
.Ir. Beecher failed 10 see. and that
dr, Beecher saw what Mr.. Moody fail
d to see. Both views are Biblical. and
!either is satisfactory without the
Their. ,
The Glorious View of the Bible. c
The Pastor then presented the Scrip
ural view. Adam fell from the moral !,
mage and likeness OF his Creator. Be
ause OF Messiah's sacrifice he Is to 1
ave the opportunity to rise again to :
hat original perfection. This opportu
lily win be open to all his posterity.
70 this end they will be assisted by
lessiah's Kingdom. which will rule
srth's affairs in favor of Righteousness.
The Church's salvation. In progress
lnce rentecost, is TO a Heavenly ma
IRE But the worlds salvation is to u
e restoration to perfect human ma o
are. which viii find perfection Of en- :
,yment In a world wide Eden. Then =
Ir. Moody's anticipations and Mr..
'eecher's hopes will be fulfilled.