The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-12

IOANnASS' SdpdC1lS duulSQCeS 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 it's 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: "I~ DO
seech you, brethren, by the mercies "a
God, that We present your bodies a 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 a living sacrifice, holy and &C.
ceptable unto God.
The speaker reminded his hearers
that in the typical sacrifices, offered &C
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 &C
ceptable to Him. He then showed that
under the arrangement made for the
Church of the Gospel Age something
was done in order that the natural
blemisheS of the c~onsecrated might be
covered; for 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 a Picture.
The Pastor then refreshed the minds
Of his audience with a description of
Israel'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 w~orshiPing Him, but as q
type, or a picture, of His great Plan
for human salvation. The Tabernacle
proper was built Of boards overlaid
with gold, and vas covered with skins.
Around the Tabernacle was a Court,
constructed of white linen curtains
hung OF poles. In front Of the Court
was the entrance, called the Gate.
Between the Gate and the Taber-
nacle were the Braxen Altar and the
LAYER. The Altar was directly in front
of the Gate, and on it the offerings
were made. The LAYER was filed 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 antique, whoever
desires to draw a to God may be
said hguratively to be going toward
{ the Tabernacle. In the type, the Altar
OF sacrifice was directly inside Of the
gate. 4 In the antique, no n can
draw near to God without arst seeing
ana recognizing the fact that Christ
died FOR our sins, according TO the
Scriptures. He Is Redeemer. Our
sins could not be forgiven except
through the merit OF the EacEince
which God has provided freely for us.
Until this sacrifice is and accept
ed, there can be no further progress to-
ward God on the part Of the one seek
Ing to draw near Him.
Those who see and accept the Sacri-
fee provided FOR us are then privileged
to so on to the antitypical LAYER.
When they turn away from sin, they
find that certain flthinesses Of the
hesh remains with theEn; and they