River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-02-19

lRASIoK KUSSLLLJl Drama is acKnoW-
edged by art crit
les to be by far the finest production
of moving pictures and slides ever pre-
scented, and is to be shown. free to the
public, in all cities and lands through
out the world, under the auspices OF
the International Bible Students Asso-
citation, of which Pastor Russell is
President.
In New York City. in his new $780,
900 Temple, two weeks ago, Pastor
Russell presented the Drama for the
first time to houses crowded from pit
to dome. Last Sunday in the famous
Music Hall in Cincinnati he personally
conducted the opening of the Photo
Drama of Creation there.
The Photo Drama of Creation is pro
duced in conjunction with remarkably
clear photographic discourses. which
have behind them the forty years of
Bible study by New YorkS famous
Pastor. By some process never before
attained the monographs used in this
production have been relieved of the
ducing the very finest oratorical eff
fects. 1t is the wonder today of talk
ing-machine dealers in the metropolis.
The voice is resonant, clear, full and
restful, and audiences rarely detect it
as the voice of the talking machine.
The exhibition is in three parts:
Part | traces the creation of the
earth and of man, it's king-then his
fall into sin and it's punishment,
the first promises of complete deliver
ance from the penalty, and the Deluge
and it's causes on to Moses time.
Part ii points us through the types
to Messiah, the great Emancipator of
the death-stricken race. and the world
wide blessings His soon-to-be estab-
lished Kingdom will bring. 1t intro
duces us to the Heavenly LOgos, who
became the man Christ Jesus. 1t also
shows and explains His sacrifcial
work and His unwavering faithfulness
in fulfilling the prophecies concerning
Himself, and how His miracles pic
ture the restoration Of mankind during
His Second presence and reign.
ings of Christ. the Head. but also
those of the Church, His Body, prepar-
atofy to their eXaltation and conse-
quent glorious work of blessing the
non-elect for a thousand years-"who-
soever will"
Pastor Russell yesterday forenoon
discussed that feature of the Produc-
ton of the Photo Drama that relates
to the overthrow of Israel's typical
kingdom and the foretold re-establish-
ment of it at the end tnow due) of the
"seven (symbolicl tines of chastise-
ment at the hands of Him whose right
it is.
His text and discourse follow:
Remove the diadem. and take off
the crown: this shall not be the same,
/ will overturn, overturn. over
turn it-until He come whose right it
is; and I will give it unto Him." (Eze-
kiel q &c. 27) He said:
God esta blished the Jewish nation as
His representative nation, or kingdom,
in the world, with the understanding
that in some manner and at some time
that nation would be the channel of
Divine blessing to all the families OF
the earth. in harmony with the orig
inal Oath-bound Promise made to
Abraham. After a precarious existence
of nearly six centuries the star of jew
ish Empire set, and has not risen
since.
The particular date at which the typ
ical Kingdom passed away is clearly
marked in the Scriptures The solidity
of the Empire in the hands of King
David. and his son, King Solomon, was
lost in its division in the days of King
Solomon's successor. Nevertheless, in
harmony with the Divine prediction,
the royal line continued in the tribe OF
Judah; as it is written. 1.-THE sceptre
shall not depart from judah. nor law.
giver from between his feet, until Shi-
lob come. "-Genesis 1910.
The Lords covenant with King Da
vid was that One from his seed should
be the great King over the more glori
Gus Kingdom of God. when 1t shoule
be established. In other words. Mes
siah would be of David's lineage. The
royal family of David's line had pre-
carious course for several centuries
after King Solomon's death until Zede
kiah. the last king of Judah. OF hin
the Divine declaration was. And thou
profane and wicked prince, of Israel
whose day rs come when infquity shall