The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-05-19


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IlPASIOR RUSSEll)I TONS foremost cit
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
Professionals 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 1t 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
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 &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 ac
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 consecrated 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-fig
uratively represented as the covering
of the weaknesses of their flesh with
the robe Of Christs righteousness.
The Tabernacle Picture.
The Pastor then refreshed the minds
OF his audience with a description of
Israers 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 h
type. or picture, of His great Plan
for human salvation. The Tabernacle
proper was built of boards overlaid
with gold, and was covered with skins
Around the Tabernacle was a 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-
s.acle were the Brazen 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 antitype whoever
desires to draw near to God may be
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
and recognizing the fact that Christ
died for our sins. according to the
Scriptures. He is our Redeemer. Our
sins could not be forgiven except
through the merit of the Sacrifice
which God has provided freely for u.s.
Until this sacrifice is seen 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 go on to the antitypica LAYER.
When they turn away from sin, they
find that certain filthinesses of the
flesh remains with them; and they
endeavor to rid themselves of these
weaknesses. They make the effort to
cleanse their thoughts words and ac-
lions. In order to be more pleasing to !
God. Going still further in their desire |
to draw near to God. they come to the |
Two Glasses of the Consecrated,
The Pastor next showed that during |
the Jewish Age no jew was fully ms
tilted All that Israel had was typical
justification and a typical relationship
with God; for until the real sacrifice i
for sin had been offered by our Lord |
Jesus Christ and had been presented |
to the Father. there could be no actual
justification. Justification, he declared, !
Is a progressive matter When one
merely sees the sacrifice of Christ, he is
not justified But as he draws nearer
and nearer, he is coming more and more
into that condition which Is right
Every step toward God-every step of
faith. obedience and desire to please
Him-is step toward complete justif-
cation.
Referring again to the typical Taber-
naele, the Pastor discussed the sacri-
fees on the Day of Atonement In the
antitype, he declared. all Of the people
Of God who have come to Him In con-
secrat1on are represented by the two
goats that took part in the ceremony of
that day. They are either the Lords
goat class or the scapegoat class. After
they have passed through the antityp-
ical Court-after they have entered the
antitypical Gate, passed the antitypical
Altar and washed at the antitypical
Laver-they are tied, as it were. at the