The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-06-23

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program ON this
side of the Allan
tlkASl(2K KuSSEll)I tic which includes
the principal cities
of both Great Britain and the Con-
tinent
Pastor Russell In his discourse chose
that feature of his Creation Drama
which relates to 1.-THE Great Teacher
and His School," His text was: Learn
of me, for / am meek and lowly of
heart Matthew IL :29.
The Pastor began his discourse With
the statement that there is only one
way by which to get 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 JUST
fed by merely believing. We must do
something more. The believer who
acts on his belief, and who shows that
he really means what he says. will
make full conservation Of himself to
God. From the standpoint of the
Scriptures believer is disciple,
follower. pupil.
The 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
others 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:
IF any man will come after Me [be-
come My disciple-pupil]. let him deny
himself, take up his cross and follow
Me-" Only those who present their
bodies a living sacrifice. holy, accepta-
Bile 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 are 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 by His Word of Truth,
working In us by our experiences.
which He has made for us, and by the
opportunities which He gives US. All
these things are designed by the Lord
to bless us and to develop US into His
own character-likeness, that. as the
Master has said, we may be like unto
our Father In Heaven-that we may
be holy. even as He is holy-that our
may be 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
"a teacher himself. This, he said. is ex-
lactly the picture which God gives us in
respect to the Church During this
Gospel Age He has invited the Church
class to 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 were all teachers, in
structors Of the people, helping them
in every way in respect to morals. The
Royal Priests will also have authority
to rule the world for its good. None
but those whom God can entrust with
this great power will be qualified to
use it to uplift the world.
The Pastor then explained that those
enrolled in the School of Christ are
taught great variety Of lessons. The
first of these is meekness-teachable-
ness. None will be 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
the great Teacher whom the Father
has appointed to give them instruc-
ton. Through the prophecies and
through His Word He teaches all who
are in His School The voice of Jesus
comes to all His pupils, speaking to
them through the Scriptures and the
various experiences of life.
Those consecrated children of God
who have not learned the lesson of
meekness have not learned even the
primary lesson. Whoever says, Lord,
want my own way; this is what /
prefer and what / intead to have" is
certainly not teachable, and cannot.
make progress in spiritual things. The
Lord will not force such to do His
way; during this Age He Is not seek
ing those who must be forced to do His
will. He will use force on those who
need it during the next Age
Throughout the Gospel Age the call
has been for those who declare in their
covenant that they desire to do the will
of God, and who will sacrifice their
lives in order to do that will. After
they have made this contract with
Him, and He has accepted them and
sealed the contract by giving them the
earnest of the Holy Spirit, they cannot
repudiate their agreement. They must
either go ON to everlasting life or per
Ish In the Second Death.
Other Lessons to Be Learned.
The Pastor dwelt for some time upon
the subject of meekness. Some people,
be declared, find this difficult lesson
10 learn. But things are pretty well
balanced The man who is naturally
very meek and teachable usually has
in other ways. People
will impose upon him; for they are apt
10 impose upon the meek. as we all
know. The man with great deal of
elf-estesm and only little meekness
will get along better by himself. but
will have his difficulty In coming I'M !
Ter the hand of the Lord. The speak
n reminded his hearers that they can !
lot alter the shape of their heads !
Those who were born with proud
Ipirit have so much more TO battle I
Igainst Those who We're born with |
tumble mind will have difficulties !
long other lines, but will find 1t easier
o learn meekness than will the proud