The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-18

why should not love him? I know
that he loved me: A little ncloehe
illustrates this: Several years ago he
| requested me to go on mission of inn
portance After talking with him said,
| Brother Russell, l feel that l cannot
do it, He answered, YES you can; oy
the Lords a grace en- bs sa'q repiied e % %and
! will pray God to give you the wisdom"
| I went; and having succeeded far be-
yond my expectations, l returned ana
| as went over the report in detail, his
| face lighted up with joy; and like
loving father he rose and put his arms
around me, drew me to him and kissed
me, saying, Brother, love you very
much" / have walked with him: have
talked with him: have eaten with
with him through trials and triumphs;
| T have seen him in storm and in sun
shine. Amidst all of these have mark
ed his complete joy in the Lord, his
loyalty and devotion to the Lord and to
His cause. Gentle, kind, fearless ans
laffectionate, magnanimous, sincere and
l,iae0 was wian giant 'e9 of poWer ] IN the the world
| count 1t the greatest honor that have
known to have had Pastor Russell for
my true and loyal friend, and that
have been privileged to be- associated
with him. ~f,
/ I will relate to you an incident that
throws some light on his sweet rela-
tionship with the Lord. For more than
a year prior to his death he suffered
great deal of physical pain, yet never
did he murmur. His great desire was
$, to have the approval of the Lord and
loving terms, and his face lighted when
| he mentioned the Lord. A few weeks
prior to this last Illness, speaking to
one whom he loved very dearly and IN
! II have had such a longing desire to
be embraced by the Lord Jesus, to think
of myself as the woman, or bride, and
to have the Master press me to His
bosom. I have prayed earnestly to the
Lord that might experience this sweet
relationship, and He has given me this
: relationship" Truly the Lord loved him
much! Truly for him to live was for
Christ to live!
Gods Book is written for those who
are loyal to Him. His promises are to
are the words Of the Master: "Be thou
faithful unto death. and will give thee
the crown of life" These shall be
Christ and shall reign with Him" Long
ago God caused the sweet singer to re-
cord in His holy book, concerning the
faithful and loyal followers of Christ
Jesus, these sweet words:
The king shall Joy in Thy strength.
o Lord; and in Thy salvation how
greatly shall-he rejoice. Thou hast Civ
en- him his hearts desire, and has not
withholden the request of his lips. Sc
| lah. For Thou preventest him with the
| blessings of goodness; Thou settest
Of Of pure gold nJ on hS his hsa1 he H
him, even length of days forever and
ever. His glory is great in Thy saliva
| tion; honor and majesty hast thou laid
upon him, for Thou hast made him most
blessed forever; Thou hast made him
exceeding glad with Thy countenance."
Psalm xxi, 1-6 r
Truly these words fttingly apply to
our beloved brother and pastor!
| Charles TaZe Russell, thou hast, by
the Lord, been crowned a king; and
through the everlasting ages thy name
shall be known amongst the people, and
thy enemies shall come and worship at
thy feet.
We take the last view of this piece
of clay that so faithfully bore the ban
ner of the King. He has been q true,
Thanks be to God. he has entered into
his everlasting reward. The greatest
desire of our lives is that we, together
with him, may soon be forever with
the Lord and participate in blessing all
the families of the earth. God help us.
as we here renew our conservation, to
keep it faithfully to the end. .
because we know he has entered into
his everlasting joy. For him we re-
joice; but we sorrow for ourselves. Yet
III the LOTu we Will
to fight the good fight of faith.
ExhOrtatiOn to FaithfuIneau.
My beloved brethren-we who are
here, and all who are in the earth
what shall we do? Shall we slacken
our zeal for the cause of our Lord and
King? No! By His grace we will in
crease our zeal and energy, to finish
our course with joy. We will not fear
nor falter, but will stand shoulder to
shoulder, contending for the faith, re-
| iOiCinR in nriVilaRa Of nrnnlu M
the message of His Kingdom. He has
promised, Il will never leave thee nor
forsake thee Faithful Is He that
calleth, who also will do it." Then why
should we for one moment doubt the
outcome of His work and His cause!
True, the enemy of death has taken
pect it, our beloved brother; and for
this cause we are bowed down. Yet
we are not dismayed, we are not dis
couraged. Let US lift up our heads and
draweth nigh! The Kingdom of Heav-
en- is at hand!
Today we are beholdng the death
throes of the nations of earth; we are
standing at he portals of the golden
age. Everyone who has accepted the
truth of Gods plan, in the love of the
truth, and who holds fast in that spirit,
will win. Let everyone look well TO
his armor. Let us gird up the Ioins of
our minds, be sober and hope to the
end. He who has led us thus far will
lead us on. Remember, he who is faith
full unto death shall receive the crown
of life.
United in the sacred and holy bonds
of heavenly love, as we journey the re-
mainder of this race course, may we
in sincerity and with understanding
sing:
"Blest be the tie that binds
Our hearts in Christian love;
The fellowship of kindred minds
Is like to that above.
"Our glorious hope reviyes
Our courage every day,
While each with expectation strives