The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-11-10
PASTOR RUSSELL.

The death Of Charles Taze Rus
sell Of Brooklyn, n Y, on October
81, 1916, is a matter Of more than
ordinary interest for many sea-
sons. Pastor" Russell, as he
was Familiarity known by both Of
his friends and his enemies, was
an independent Bible student,
5, writer, lecturer, preacher, well
known the wide world around.
More generally and heartily low
ed and honored, and at the same
! time more intensely hated and de-
! spised, than any man Of his gene
1 ration. Why was he loved and
honored? l. Because Of what he
5 WAS. 2. Vecause of his entire
and complete devotion to what he
. BELIEVED. 3. Because of
what he accomplished in opening
8 up the plan Of God for human sal
s walton, as no other man has done
3 since the days of Paul the Apostle.
8 1. AS to what he WAS. All
a those who knew him at all init
mately, know that he was a man
3 Of the pufest thoughts, words and
& deeds. In all his voluminous
q writings for forty years, not one
q sentence can be found that would
8 teach impurity Of thought, cruel
& and lying words, or unjust, dis
9 honest, or wicked deeds. His &C
8 tons corresponded with his
3 words. While his denunciations
b Of hyprocricy, injustice, dishon-
q esty, error and sin, were strong
q and clear, yet he had a strong
= and constant sympathy for every
4 one truly DESTROYS Of mending his
d ways, and seeking higher life.
3 2. AS to his complete devotion
50 Of his life to the highest aims.
g First Of all he devoted large for
81 tune Of several hundreds Of thou
q sands Of dollars to the gratiutous
8 PRONUNCIATION Of what he believed
q to be the entirely turned
3 aside his exceptional financial a.
81 bility from all personal aggran-
81 dizement, and spent his whole life
Be in working for the truth, and-for
Es the best interests Of his fellow
e men. His salary in all these years
rs Of service was the simple necessi-
So ties Of life, the same as the humb-
q lest worker in the publication
81 house, Of which he was President
s. Can there be found a stronger
E proof Of his entire devotion to his
b principles than this?
"a 3. AS to his accomplishments
"a in opening and unfolding God !
Il great plan for human salvation
Ha 1st., Pastor Russell's Scripture
81 Studies have had larger circula
IA ton than any religious books out
H side Of the Bible-parts or all
b having been published in ove7
BE- twenty languages with an outpu
Ey Of over nine million copies.
3. End. Pastor Russell's SER
b MONS have undoubtedly had ;
IA more extended publication in tn
E newspapers than all the sermon
d Of all the other preachers eve.
III published in newspapers. At on
b time his sermons had a combined
& circulation Of about fifteen million
IS issues weekly, in about tw othou
50 sand newspapers.
M 3rd. Pastor Russell's sermon
Ea in the form Of tracts have bee
Es published in about thirty 1angu
81 ages, and scattered by hundre'
M Of millions Of copies all over tn
b. civilized earth.
81 4th. Pastor Russell s marve
"a ilous condensation Of the Bibl
81 statements Of Gods great plan, i
"a connection with the Photo-Dram
IA of Creation, have been declare
IS by wonderful photograph record
easily understood by large aud
q ences and beautifully illustrate
@ by steroptican and moving pi
e lures, to the delight and instru
Z ton Of many millions.
9Th. Pastor Russell has III
doubtedly travelled more exte1
sively and has probably persona
"a ly preached to more people tina
q any other preacher Of the la
forty years.