The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-12-07

with London. be took for his text on
OF the three Bible quotations foun'
over the portals OF our Union Depot
Thou hast put al things under him.
] Psalm viii. q
Pastor Russell declared this text spe
cially appropriate for great ppbli'
building reared in the dawning OF thu
| glorious Age OF Messiah's Kingdom
Although optimistic respecting thu
grand outcome OF the Creator's Plan
Pastor Russell fully believed the Bibl'
TO teach that, preceding the sunrise Of
the New Age. there would be a darh
hour OF awful trouble. which ~ almost
upon US
He reminded hts hearers that the old
view now gradually fading from us Is
that Messiah instead OF coming q sec
ond time aud setting up His Kingdom
delegated authority to His followers
one OF whom should be spiritual king
OF the world and entitled Pope Under
this mistaken notion, well-meaning
men have declared that If the Hier
archy OF Christ were authorized to
reign. II should use the secular arm OF
power 20 compel all to acknowledge TN
papal throne as Gods Throne. on earth
II ~ still claimed that each Pope H.
turn IL Chnst's yicegerent.
Nnpoleon broke this spell when he
took the Pope prisoner to France
The world since then has doubted IN
ylcegerency and has held that II th'
a. - In tho rfh |
vine Power would have upheld 1t. an
no dlshonor or ignomlny would hay,
been permitted.
The Bible Much Neglected.
The creeds have been reverenced
while the Bible has been neglected uu
der the superstition that the creed
presented the Bible teaching In a sim
pier form The rejection Of the creed,
has meant also the rejection OF the ~
BILE The colleges OF Christendom arr
turning out unbelevers The horrlb,
consequences will soon be manifest II
tho Overwhelming Of our social struc
cure In Huurrhy Thank God, that wi.
be the uppurruue moment when Me-
slab will take the reius Of government
10 blpsa. Ca uFift.
Man Little Lower Than Angels.
The pSnuulst, considering the henv
ems as Gods hnudiwork, was amnzet
thar tie should promise to deliver fan
on mnn He recites the glory and hon
or IN which Adam was created-th.
hrad NJ All earthly things, in the like
urss at God "a little lower than tn
angels
81 Paul quoted the prophecy and al
piled il Ia Hebrews II, CHS. The Log"
WINS made Hesh like the tirst Adam
TINT lie hy the grace Of God nigh
tustr death for every man The wort
of delivering the world from the powel
at Au aud death bud not followed more
quickly the work OF Calvary because
In the Divine Program, Christ must
first lead forth an elect number oil
sons to glory With the completion OF
thelr number will come the glorious
tine when the curse shall be- rolled
away and blessings come instead
The sanetifsr and the sanositisd.
The word saHcfiaed. the Pastor eN
plaiued. carries the thought of being
set apart Ia some special service. A.
the Lord Jesus sacrificed His every
earthly Interest to do the Fathers will
so must all who would sit with Hin
In His Throne. St Paul declares that
the SauctiHer and the sanctihed ones
are all one Tie the Head and the,
the Body members,
Then the nlviue Program will carr
blessings 10 all the families OF thu
earth. redeemed with the preciou.
blood OF Jesus These will partake o.
flesh aud blood. therefore the Re
deemer became partRker Of the same
that He might not only redeem them
but destroy death and the destroyer
He viii llberate the slaves OF sin aud
death. roll away the Curse. and open
the prison.house OF the tomb Thus all
will have fullest opportunity OF return
ing to the image OF God, Divine fellow
ship aud life everlasting
All Things Put Under Him.
The world win be ociclslly turned
over 10 Messiah az His Second Al
vent: ASK Of Me. and will give
Thee the heather for Thine Inherit
auce. aud the uttermost parts OF the
earth for Thy possession" by the e1
erclse Of Divine Power Satan will b.
restrained and ultimately destroyed
Then the perfect earth viii be deliver
ell over To Cod Ms NJ Paul points out
n Corinthians ", 25-2S