The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-02-15

Buffalo. n. Y. Feb
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&NIyr.AN li.-Pastor Russell is
~ here today. We re-
"a port his address on
MA "a the text. AT the
EX8 - q name of Jesus every
IEs5 |xSz < ~ knee shall bow and
lE%0 &az*t ~ every tongue con-
tEzzf 49, ys22al fesS. to the glory OF
IE EXSi God Philippia MS
al 2:lo. IL lie said in
~ E part:
"a 8Xfl For six great DAYS
~ OF a thousand years
IN H{&& each the world has
SS fa& H. cX perienCed d reign
Sy OF Sin and Death.
llfASiG)R. kUSStllJl Physicians. MOI a
and physical, have
been unable to effect Il cure. God
alone is able 10 roll away the curse
which He Himself imposed and 10 give
mankind His blessing instead.
In the past we have been SO intent
On following our own seCta ria n
schemes and theories that we have
neglected the proper study of the
Bible. Indeed. not until our day. ha :
such study been possible for the
masses. Only now do they have IN
convenient form the Word of God
In every family. and only now j. edu-
cation so general as 10 permit all TO
read. all to study. all to know the
good things of the Divine promises.
The creeds of the Dark Ages did
indeed din into our .arS the message
OF the curse. Yea. they distorted it
and made ii a message of eternal tor
turc. whereas the Scriptures declare
that, The wages of sin is death'-not
eternal torment In our darkness
We mistra nslaicG and misinterpreted
Gods Word to our own confusion,
swallowing also some interpretations
without proper scrutiny. No wonder
that We were nauseated by those
Creeds: No wonder that the Intelligent
portion of humanity were all in dan
ger of being driven into infidelity-
away from God and from His Book.
which we both misunderstood and
mISrepreSented.
Bible students are now arousing
from their sleep and finding that they
have long suffered from nocturnal
Authorizations. The true Message of
tiods Word is spreading. and with it
goes increase Of taiIh. together with
JOY. peace and goodness.
ForegIeams of New Day.
VIC have all noted the fact that
ours is the most wonderful day of
cdrths history. AS We contrast the
blessings which surround with
those enjoyed by our fathers. our
eyes open wide. We are amazed at
what W see of progress in the inVen-
tion of labur-saVluE machinery. Of
educational advantages. Of improve
mentS in stock breeding. horticulture.
etc. We reflect further that with the
progress OF invention the necessity of
arduouS Labor and sweat of face for
the daily bread viii soon he At an
end. and that tn" necessary leisure
aud comforts which viii enable every
{,
available to all
What do these things mean" Why
have they come suddenly upon us III
Que generation" Yea. and give no in
dIc.'rion Of Stacking. but rather Of
progressing to sIill greater wonders
What is the explanation of this:
The Bible alone gives the reply to
these queries. II explains the meaning
Of the reign of Sin and Death which
We and our forefathers have shared
u tells us that our sorrows, aches
PANS aud wea kneSScs-mental. moral
and physical ARE all the results of sin
tho SIN of Father Adam. enIailed
upon us 10y the laws of heredity for
IN" six great DAYS of thousand
Years. already past
Then. to our asIonishmcnt. the Bible
upcns the door of the future and bids
- look abroad and see the better Day
whiCh God promises. 1t explains that
H." has hcen giving us lessons respect
lug The exceeding sinfulness of sin.
hur that all the while Tie has sym
r4Ilr4Eed with and loved His creatures.
It tells us that as a beginning of the
Irvine purpose to roll away the curse
aud to give Divine blessings instead,
Jesus came into the world and died
for Adam and his race. The Just for
the unjust TO cancel their judicial
obligations the d ath penalty upon
them and thus to give them an OPP
porruniry IN Gods due time to return
to all that Adam losr-lo the perfec-
non which MAS his when he was in
the image of God and to all that was
his in his glorious eStaIe-paradise
That Day Has Come.
acknowledgements We are already
forty years int" the great seventh
pay. earth's Thousand year sabbath.
This explains the blessings which are
ours and which are coming to us in
increasingly. This progress viii CON
tinue throughout the great Thousand
year Sabbath of Mcssiah's Kingdom.
The Bible promises that it shall bring
blessings TO every Crcature-noi Only
the living but the dead; for all that
are in the graves shall hear the voice
~ the son of God and shall come
forth" John 5:@5. -. 80 All must
bc given a full opportunity to come
into harmony with the creator and
to come to perfection and life ever
lasting. Only by personal. wilful. in
trlIigemt sin can any ones blessings.
bc turned into the second curse of
God. the second Death. from which
there will he no redemption.
incidentally let us note that the
coming of those blessings rs. in one
sense, premature IN that they have
come to us before the establishment
of the MeSsiauiC Kingdom. tonse-
uuently instead of being happier be
cause of these favors. the world rs
more unhappy. more disseminated. than
ever. The Scriptures show that this
discomfort will eliminate in short.
sharp period of terrible anarchy, from
which the world will he rescued by
the establishment of Messiah's King
dom.
The permission of the light and the
blessings of our day. i'm advance OF
Nessiah's Rule. the Creator designs
shall teach humanity great lesson
respecting their own fallen condition
and their need of the very help which
He is providing in Christ. None shall
have the opportunity of enormously
surprising. that Gods blessings com