The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Okla.) 191?-1915, 1914-02-25

~ Tor my posses
sion."-psalm 2:S.
llPASTOR RUSSElOl The Pastor de
------------ clared that his
text. taken from q Mcssianic Psalm,
represents Messiah MS making known
to His people the Heavenly Fd-I
TIERS decree rcwardIug Him for
His faithrulucss ass our BedecmerI
and assuring Him of Ills eXalation to
the Kingdom, with power to subject
all things TO the Fathers will. This
dominion has not yet come 10 Messiah.
The Prince of Darkness sull reigus.
The reason for this, the Pastor eX.
plainod, is that our Redeemcr has not
yet asked for His Inheritance. Know
ing the Divine Plan. our Lord was
content to wait until the due time. i'm
harmony with another feature of that
Plan which must prcccde the setting
up of the Mcssiunic Kingdom. That
feature is the selection Of the Church
the Bride of Christ.
The Pastor next showed that mean.
time the heather have been suffering
no loss. Born in sin. condemned to
death. all of Adams family have had
experiences with sin and death, and
have been going down into the tomb
the prison-house of death-there TO re-
main until the Redeemer at His Sec
ond Advent shall call them from their
graves Then fair trial will be given
them, to determine their worthiness or
unwOrthness of life everlasting. 1t
was part of the Divine purpose, he ex-
plained. that the earth should be filled
with people: and hence the bringing
forth Of a progeny is part of the Di
vine will The few years of this life,
with experience Of sin and death con
ditons. will be supplemented by the
grand opportunities Of the next Age.
Converting the World.
Then the Pastor contrasted Gods
method of dealing with the world In
! general with that which lie adopted
| for the Church during this Age. In
| the next Age, force will be used, not
| merely moral suasion. Mankind will
be compelled to be obedient Numer-
! Gus Scriptures We're quoted 10 sustain
! this position Among these Psalm -,
This Psalm, the Pastor declared, is
descriptive of Messiah's triumph dur
ing the NIillennial Age-a picture OF
! the conversion of the heather. The
/ arrows of Truth, which will 90 forth
10 the whole world, will reach the
hearts of men and will smite them
down. TO illustrate the thought the
| that
when st. Peter preached that the Jews
had crucihed the Son of God, his hear
ers were "cut to the beart'-pierced
with the lance Of Truth.
The Pastor holds that this work OF
dealing with the world will begin will
the generation living at the time OF
the establishment OF Messiah's King
dom Ultimately it will include at
that are in their graves. in the revers,
order Of that in which they entered
The last will come forth trst-"eyery
man i'm his own order or class.
Referring to the Second Psalm. the
Pastor applied II to the time of our
Lords Second Coming, when the
Church will have entered into His glo-
~ as the Bride, the Lambs Wife"
symholjcally pictured as the New Je'
ruSnlrm From that Heavenly City
according to st John, the Water of
Life will flow freely, and whosoeveI
viii may purtake. Meantime, The
speaker declared. before the nation
will he ready for that blessing, they
must pass through period OF decI
humHiation-'a Time OF Trouble sucl
as was not since there was a nation
The extent 10 which the nations vii
r suffer at that time will depend largely
upon their own attitude. the Pastor be
neves He bases his opinion upon th'
verse following his text. Those tina
accept Messiah's Rule heartily will bl
correspondingly saved from the break
2 ing process. Hence the exhortation
kiss the Son, lest He be angry, an,
We perish from the way"
The Glorious Outcome.
Tie Pastor concluded with brie
summary of Gods Plan OF salvation
First He has selected The Christie
sus the Head, and the Church Iii
: Rody-through whom lie purposes t
bless all the families OF the earth
: This blessing will consist Of know
= edge of Himself His glorious chnraC
b ter. and also OF an opportunity for llf
everlasting. The Scriptures, he dt
clared. do not authorize us to clair
: universal salvation. but distinct
speak OF some who will die the Secon
Death. These vii have demonstrate
{ fully that they are not In harmony wit
the principles Of righteousness. an
therefore unworthy of life everlastin,