Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-04-16

here. 1t is inter
esting TO the point of fascination One
desires to see it over and over again
1t is now reported successful in more
than thirty of the best theatres of the
principal cities. where crowds are the
rule. Over $4,000 attend in one day,
and the numbers are rapidly rising.
In the forenoon Pastor Russell deliv-
cred discourse on The Chiefest Res.
direction" from the text. There shall
be d resurrection of the dead, both OF
the just and the unjust. Acts 24:15.
The Pastor remarked that Easter
Sunday. throughout the civilized world
stands as the reminder of the reSurrec-
ton OF Jesus: and yet there has perhap.
never been time when the protested
followers of Jesus have believed less
III the Resurrection of the Dead than
at present. This shows "A great falling
away from the faith once delivered to
the saints. The Resurrection hope is
the great hope which the Bible sets be-
fore mankind
The Pastor cited various Scriptures
TO prove that death is the penalty of
sin-the curse which came upon Adam
and all his race because of Adams dis
obedience TO God in Eden He showed
that Gods promise to roll away the
curse, and TO give blessing instead, in
cludes every member OF the human
family He reasoned. and produced BIZ
bic proofs in support, that the bless
! ing of all the families of the earth
4 therefore. will mean the resurrection
of the dead-the resurrection of Adam
and every member of his race.
4 The earliest information on Gods
part that He would do anything for
mans recovery from the death sen
tence. was given when our first parents
were expelled from Eden There God
vaguely declared that at some future
time the Seed of the woman should
bruise the serpents head. This was
merely ray of hope. with no intima-
ton of how it would be accomplished.
Gods first definite statement of what
He purposed to do for Adam and his
race was made to Abraham two thou
sand years after sin had entered the
world TO Abraham God made known
His future good intentions toward
Adam and all of his posterity He
said, II purpose to bless all the fam
lilies of the earth. Walk before Me
and be thou faithful: and the blessing
shall come to the human family
through thee and thy posterity" Aft
er Abraham had endured tests. God
confirmed the previous assurances and
gave His oath to PROVE the certainty
of the whole matter. The words were
In thee and in thy Seed shall all the
families of the earth be blessed
The Law Covenant and Shadow.
God knew. when He made the Prom
Use to Abraham, that his Spiritual Seed
the flesh for more than two Thousand
years. He knew also that it would bt
nearly two thousand wears after thai
before the Spiritual Seed would be Civ
en- the necessary power and authority
to bind Satan and to release the slave.
Of sin from the tomb and from tn,
shackles of ignorance, superstition and
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sary nor expedient that all this should
be told to Abraham. IT was sufhcien
that the friend Of God should know o
a surety that blessing was coming
and that his seed would be identified
with that work of blessing mankind.
Il God did. indeed. give typical lessor
respecting the fact that there woult
; be two seeds of Abraham: one HeaooNs
". and the other, earthly. Without ex
planning the matter to Abraham. Go,
stated it SO that it would be writer
Uforetime for the information of tn
Household OF Faith Of this Gospel Age
He said. Thy Seed shall be as til
b stars OF Heaven, and as the sand O
! the seashOre.'' One of these seed
a would be developed under the Law-b,
being required to obey the Divine Law
I and thus being helped up toward pei
o lection. The other Seed. the Heavez
G ly would be by grace. not by Law
! Good works would be accounted to tn
Heavenly Seed on the basis Of faith.
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