The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-20

OEhulhS now 9X-
tending from coast to coast and from
the Great Lakes to the Gulf. Today's
attendance was estimated at 10000.
Pastor RuSSell's discourse was based
on the text: Thou shalt also be a
crown OF glory in the hand Of the
Lord, and a royal diadem In the hand
Of thy God" isaiah 62:3.) He said:
God has provided a salvation for the
world in the next Age. But the call
Of this Gospel Age is something unique
separate and apart from the salva-
ton of mankind. During this Age God
has been gathering out of the world
some Of those who have a hearing Of
faith and q response Of heart. These
He calls His peculiar treasure. His
Jewels. In u text He declares that
this class shall be a royal diadem in
the hand Of their God-not on His
head, as II an added glory, but in His
and representative Of power. In His
Power Jehovah will show forth the
Church; and by thus man1festtng what
He has been able to do with the
Church, He will show forth His own
praises, in that He will reveal features
VI LIE gun AOuS udIdCI0 "QlCA nAV@
never before been exhibited. What q
blessed thing this will be for those who
shall be the jewels and who will reflect
The glory Of the Infinite One who de-
rigned this diadem!
The permission Of sin has given op-
n~ortunity for God to develop His great
Plan for the eradication Of evil, He
could easily have prevented Satan
from bringing sin into the Universe.
lie did not. however, exercise His
Power to restrain Satan; for He fore
saw the glorious results which He Will
eventually accomplish through the per-
mission of evil. For the same reason
He did not interfere when Satan
tempted our 1rst parents, but permit
ted the whole race of mankind to be
o into the world in an imperfect
and sinful condition. He could have
arranged otherwise. but He foresaw
that He could work out still more
glorious purposes by letting matters
take their W course for a time.
1.-THE Wages of Sin lin Death"
The Bible declares that all trans
gression Of the Divine Law Is sin, and
that all sin is punishable with the
same penalty-death. Thus Adams
disobedience In eating the forbidden
fruit brought upon him the curse Of
death, which by the laws of heredity
he hal transmitted to his poster1ty-
the human race. (Romans SIP, 1917
Although men may, multiply the trans
gressions, they cannot increase the
penalty; for the Divine Law has only
u penalty for sin-death.
But Divine Nc " arranged for hui
man redemption by providing that Je-
sls should pay the penalty for Adams
sim. This He did when He offered
Himself and died, 1.-The Just for the
unjust" The unforfeited life Of Je-
sus, as q corresponding price for the
forfeited life of Adam, guaranteed the
cancellation Of Adams penalty. Adams
d~eliyerance will mean the deliverance
of all humanity. the removal Of the
sentence for Original Sin from every
member Of Adams race. Then the
IMessianic Kingdom will be inaugural
led for the very purpose of helping
mankind out of the sin end death con
tdisions resulting SN the fall OF our
first parents. D
God coulG b. Je asa ,ciated with our
Redeemer some of thu angelic host to
assist In blessing humanity during the
thousand years OF the Messianic King
dom; but He purposed to select from
amongst mankind some to be sharerS
with His Son in the great work OF up
Rifti1g the world from sin. degradation
and death. For this a call went
Forth for a Church class-for those
who would separate themselves from
NJ xr.orId take IN their cross and fol-
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