River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-05-14

FOIO NO0OGGGI
nous PhOto-Dra-
ma of Creation. 1t was here that this
charmingly instructive Story of the BIZ
BILE in Moving Pictures was launched
last January. and it is still being ex-
hibited to large audiences, every aft
ernoon and evening, Sundays included.
When the Pastor is absent from the
city on Sundays, The Temple pulpit is
occupied in the forenoon by M of his
able assistants.
Readers of Pastor Russelrs world
wide. syndicated sermons are familiar
with the rapid Increase of productions
of the Story of the Bible in films, pano-
ramas. ETC.. as exhibited in his Crea-
ton Drama, it being produced now in
the principal cities of the country.
Pastor Russell's theme this forenoon
was based upon the text: IF any man
will come after Me, let him deny him
self. take up his cross and follow Me-
Matthew 1924.
God purposed from before the foun-
dation of the world, said the Pastor, to
establish a Kingdom for the blessing
of all mankind. In His infinite Wis
dom the Almighty had f%oreseen the en-
trance of sin aud it's penalty of death.
He also knew His own great Plan
whereby He would set aside this curse
of death and bring in a blessing to the
whole human family.
This Kingdom, the Pastor explained.
is to be different from any other i'll
that it's Monarch will be not only a
King. but also a Priest. For this rea-
son. he declared, Christ is said to be
a Priest after the Order of Melchize-
dek, who was a priest upon his throne,
Christ is to be both King and Priest
at the same time. His amounting with
the Holy Spirit at Jordan was to rep
resent His induction into the place of
favor where in due time He would be
the authorized King and Priest, recog-
nized as such by the Almighty God.
The Pastor then showed that the con
dition upon which God would appoint
any n to the office of King and
Priest was this: The one accounted
worthy Of this high honor must first
demonstrate his obedience to the Fa-
Their even unto death-an obedience
that would respond to any requirement
that the Father might please. When
Jesus made a conservation of Himself
at Jordan. He offered Himself to meet
the conditions. AS He said Of Himself
later, 81 came not to do Mine own
will, but the will Of My Father"
The work to be done was first to
prove Himself worthy to be the great
King, the great Priest; and thus He
would be given authority to bless the
world. Secondly. this very sacrifice of
Himself. by which He would demon
strate His w%Orthiness to be the great
Priest upon His Throne would be a
S~in-Offering on behalf of humanity, to
pay the RansOm-price for the world,
and thus to set aside legally and justly
the penalty which God had pronounced
against Adam and which affected ali
his posterity.
The Pastor next pointed out Jesus
steps in fulflment of Gods Plan. At
the age of thirty years u Lord conse-
Grated Himself to do the Fathers will,
saying. as foretold by the Psalmist,
"Lo, | come: in tie volume of the Book
it is written of Me, l delight to do Thy
will. o My Godr' psalm 40:7, 81
Then for three and a half years the
Master was thoroughly tested to dem
onstrate that He had really meant all
that He said when He made that con-
secration Vow unto God. When on
Calvary He cried, 'It is finished" He
referred to His demonstration of loyal
ty and obedience to the Fathers will.
His fulness of laying down His life in
the Fathers service. His work as Pur-
chaser of the world. was finished.
The Gospel Call.
Continuing his argument, the Pastor
declared that God raised Jesus from
the dead on the third day in order that
He might be a Prince and a Savior.
(Acts $50. 81 But although more
than eighteen centuries have passed
since then, the world is still unsaved.
The speaker then showed that during
this time God has been calling a class
out of the world for a special purpose.
This special call of the Gospel Age is
to the effect that as many as hear this
Message are privileged TO become.
upon certain conditions. members Of
this special class which God is select