Arizona republican., 1916-12-05
BROAD CHARITY NEED
 OF MEN, SAYS YATES

ldAlHS TOT ms theme ne Need or Broad Charity for all Men. and Keen Discrimination in Separating Truth From all Error" Rev J. r. Yates, of the Reorganized Church Of Jesus Christ. l.. D. s. delivered a powerful sermon Sunday morning. lie brought out the fact that the wheat of truth is mingled with the chaff of CT TOT in all the world. and that to glean ! the truth we must scrutniZe the worKs offered in truths name In this light, the pastor had the following to say re- garding the death of Charles T Russell:
 Pastor Russells death recalls some attention to his teachings as a relig ious leader. and to the character and personality of the man.
 One of the honorable men Of the earth. zealous in his manner Of belief masterly in his methods of propagan- da. he worte many books and was ln i flnontial in circulating q vast amount ! of effective literature Effective in that his writings are widely read. be- | ing usually charitable and kindly to- ward all. though manfully affirmative l in opposition to many entrenched heresies
 The hardihood of his pioneering spirit in leading out against some
 
 | (though in some instances the cure of fered Is worse than the diseased make i him a commanding figure in a large religious circle and the influence of ! his work will extend far into the fu- ! ture. He brought keen human intel ] lcct to bear upon Bible history. and l prophecy. and that he vas a painstak- ! ing student ot that great book none nill lcny: but he lacked one thing.
 Truth Greater than Any Man l Good men are worthy of respect. l influential men in great cause are | entitled to their greatness but the 1 whole and perfect truth even though obscure is greater than any man. and | truth which may be hidden in time. shall flame from its citadel and be supreme in eternity.
 "Whoinsoeler God sendeth speaketh the words Of God and by that l measurement the doctrines of Charles P Russell as ia the following examples are found waiting:
 The viaion of Ezekiel as recorded in ti.e thirty seventh chapter wherein | the dead arc shown to stand on their feet and live again In the flesh K explained Dy the MillenIal Dawn doc Urine nrt to mean the resurrection of | the dead at al3 See pamphlet Photo Drama of Creation" page 53.
 Tt is not strange that any one would deny that this vision of bone. flesh. sinews and skin covering all. md the dead standing upon their feet z mighty arm, means the resurrection of the dead? In the face of the Lords 1 plain explanation of the same chapter saving Thus saith the Lord God. Behold. Q my people. I will open your graves. and cause you to cone up out of your graves. and bring you into the land of Israel"
 Yet NIT. Russells theory assumes that very denial
 What Is most needed by leaders who thus misin.crpret such plain teachings of the word God?
 Do they lack zeal2 No.
 Do they lack courage2 No.
 Do they lack strdious application of mind 10 the text of the word? No. for the volume of their works prove their application and strenuous in- dustry.
 Are thev deficient in mentality? No for many intellectual giants are among the numbers who. spiritually speaking can not tell the right hand from the left. What then do they lack? Answer.-Gospel eyesight. l But those rot born into the kingdom of light must i,ropc their way in dark ness as best they can and must not be | expected to see. But we may be as- surcd by the word of the Lord as well as by the demands of simple justice. that the opportunity to be born into the kingdom of light shall not be de- nied to any one. even though for no fault of their own the hegetting by tho word which would make such a birth possible should not be made eff foctual in this present life.
 Not u vain are the struggles of any life for the light, even though physi cal death should overtake them before their spiritual birth Is reality.
 In this truth we may confidently hope that snch well meaning men as Charles r. Russell and all honorable ones of earth who. being in tho dark. sought the light, and obtained some truth in time shall be eligible to pro- motion in eternity upon the terms of regular generation and birth into the : Kingdom of God