Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-06-20


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Pastor Russell in his discourse chose
that feature Of his Creation Drama
which relates to The Great Teacher
Rnd His School" His text was: Learn
Of me. for am meek and lowly Of
heart. = Matthew ll:::9.
rhe Pastor begin his discourse with
the statement that there Is only one
way by which 10 ret rid Of ones sins
belief In the Lord Jesus Christ. But
mere intellectual belief. he declared.
does not accomplish this result. The
Bible Says that devils believe. and
tremble. They are not justified by
their believing Neither are we justi
fed by merely believing We must do
something more. The believer who
acts on his belief. aud who shows that
be really means what he says. will
make full cOnsecrntion of himself to
God. From the standpoint. of the
Scriptures II believer is disciple. n
follower u pupil.
TIE Pastor went on to demonstrate
that the School OF Christ is not open to
everybody. The whole world of man.
kind are not In the School OF Christ,
with some taking more lessons and
irOthers fewer There is one definite
way Of entering this School and becom.
Ing pupil of the great Master Teach
er. Hear the terms in His own words;
'lf any man will come after Me Ibe.
come My disciple pupil. let him deny
himself. take mp his cross and follow
Me Only those who present their
bodies living sacrifice. holy. nccepta
bic unto God through the merit Of the
Redeemer imputed to them and receiv.
ed by faith. are enrolled in the School
Of Christ In other words only the
members Of the Church which Is the
Body Of Christ nre In His School. being
taught Of God through His Word
Addressing the Church. st Paul says.
I'VE are His Workmanship" God has
been working In the Church by His
prOvidences and 10y His Word OF Truth,
working In us by our experiences
which lie has made for us. and by the
opportunities which He gives u.s. All
these things are designed by the Lord
10 bless us and to develop us into His
own chnructer-llkeness. that. as the
Master has said. we may he like unto
our Father In Heaven-that we may
be holy. even us lie is holy-that our
intentions, our aims and our desires
may he exactly like those Of God
The Primary Lesson.
The Pastor reminded his audience
that when child enters school for the
FIRST time. he has merely put himself
Into the hands OF his teacher for in.
struction, 1t requires years OF patient
training and study before he can be
said to have an education, and still
more instruction before he can become
n teacher himself. This, he said, is ex.
ac,ly the picture which God gives us in
respect TO the Church During this
Gospel Age He has invited the Church
class Ia enter the School of Christ and
prepare for the great work of human
uplift during the incoming Age
The Royal Priesthood will all be
teachers, Under the jewish arrange.
ment the priests We're all teachers. in
Structurs Vt the people, helping them
In every way in respect TO morals. The
Royal Priests will also have authority
TO rule the world for It's good None
but those whom God can cntrust with
this great power will he qualified 10
use il 10 uplift the world
The Pastor then explained that those
enrolled in the School OF Christ are
taught u great variety of lessons. The
first Uf these is meeHneSS teachable
ness. None will he qualified for the
great work Of the future who has not
been thoroughly taught this valuable
lesson. He declared that there is prob.
ably greater lack along the line of
teachablenesS than along any other
line. Self-conceit and self.will are
qualities which prevent their posses.
sors from being teachable- meek.
Those who are good pupils in the
School of Christ will hear the Masters
voice instructing them that Of them
selves they are nothing and can do
nothing; that they need His assistance
all along the way; that they need first
OF all TO be taught Of God-through