The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-18
= LATE PASTOR RUSSELL
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Brooklyn, n. Y.-Charles Taze Russell
was loyal to God, loyal to Christ Jesus,
loyal to the cause of MeSsiah's King
dom: He was loyal to the core-yea'
loyal even unto death. God has declar-
ed in His Word that loving loyalty to
Him is the price of greatest riches.
Pastor Russell has received his great
reward. 1t is a wonderful thing to re-
ceive the approval of God. the great
and mighty Creator of the universe, the
all-wiSe. all-powerful and all-loving
One. In His book, the Bible, God has
made favorable mention OF certain
men; and in every instance that favor
able mention has been because of their
loving loyalty to Him and His cause or
righteousness. When Gods record con
cerning the church is fully written, the
people will find that Charles Ta2e Rus-
sell not only has received favorable
mention from God, but has been born
in Zion-a member of the royal tamlIy
of heaven. psalm lXXXVlt, 81 Inc
psalmist has assured us that this is es-
peCially true of those who are faithful
unto death What a wonderful priVl-
lege il will be for the world TO have the
real truth concerning martyrs 10 the
cause of righteousness.
We who have come into closer con-
tact with Pastor Russell, and VINO knew
him as he was, are privileged oY the
LORD 10 know theSe IhlhSS IN auHahCo
of the world. Happy is our lot to thus
be favored OF God
Lives of great men stand as monu-
ments in the earth. Silently they beck
on to those who are hurrying on in the
mad rush of human affairs. and say.
stop and learn wisdom.
The greatest man that has lived since
the Apostle Paul has passed from the
earth. We have come aside this eve
ming from the busy rush of this great
city to pay tribute to the memory or
Pastor Russell. Let us in Calmness and
sobriety seek to know why this man
was great why We say with such as
surance that he had the approval of
God.
Gods laws are fixed and unchange-
able To all OF His intelligent creatures
he says. "Obey My laws. and receive My
approval and blessing. Take dl lHerent
course. and you will fail to receive My
blessing" Pastor Russell walked with
the Lord in harmony with His law:
Pastor RusseIrS search for Truth.
Near sixty-five years ago, child was
born in Allegheny county, Pennsylva-
MIA. His parents Christened him Charles
Taze Russell. His parents loved GOD
and sought to obey Him. The parental
influence was good for Charles. They
trained the small twig; and it grew in
the direction of the Lord. Early he be
came j Christian.
But like other good, honest. con-
sCientious Christian men and women,
his parents had been taught the man
made Creeds of the church nominal.
Young Charles was taught that God is
great and good, vet that He had made
all men inherently immortal, and had
provided a lake Of fire and birthstone in
which he would eternally torment all
except a few whom He had predestin-
ated should be saved. The honest heart
Of the lad reVOlted against such hor-
rible thing; and he in substance said.
"I cannot believe that there is just
and wise God who would do such
thing to a poor. unfortunate human be
ing" Forthwith he forsoOk the religion
Of the Creeds; but while he was investi-
eating other religions, his mind was
turning to the Lord in an inQuirlng
manner. Then he said, Il will study
the Bible. and see whether or not 1t
teaches that God has such an arrange
ment."
True to his Unborn character, he hon
estly and prayerfully searched the
Scriptures. To his astOnishment and
great Word OF Truth: that God has
great plan of salvation, provided by
him before the foundation of the world.
which shall ultimately result in the
blessing of humankind. From the Bible
he learned that God created the father
Of the human raCe-Adam. the first man
"A perfect being, gave unto him a per
feet wife, placed him in a perfect home
under perfect conditions, and advised
him that obedience to the Divine law
would enable man to maintain this con-
ditioR of perfection; that Adam violated
the law Of God and was sentenced to
death: that he was then driven from
his perfect home into the unfinished
earth; that God permitted him to live
for $40 years after he had been SentenC-
ed to death; that while UNDERGOING this
sentence, Adam for the first time eXer-
CiSed his power and authority to beget
children: that by the law OF hereditY
all of his children are born in sin and
shapen in iniQuity, and hence all came
~f 11NGt Il to
that had come upon the father-"that
as by one man sin entered into the
world. and death by sin, so death has
passed upon all men, for all are sim
ners"; that ultimately the whole human
race would perish from the earth
death meaning destructiOn) that man
is SOUL that he does not possess one:
that the soul consists of the body and
the breath of life-the life principle
and these being separated. the soul is
dead.
His Search Rewarded.
Then he learned that God had low
ingly provided a plan of redemption Of
man from his condition of death-that
God so loved the world that He gave
His Only-Begotten Son, that whosoever
would believe in Him should not per
Jesus. having a pre-human existence as
spirit being, was made human and
grew to manhood's estate, in order that
He, by the grace of God. might give
Ills own perfect lie whereby the pur-
chase price would be provided for the
redemption of Adam and all his race
that He died upon the cross and pro
vided this price-that He was raised
from the dead, no longer man, but
now Divine, and that He ascended into
heaven, there to use the merit of Hrs
human sacrifice according to the will
of God-for the blessing of mankind.
Furthermore, he learned from the
Scriptures that the Lord Jesus would
return and establish a kingdom for the
blessing of mankind; that in the inter
i'm between His resurrection and His
second coming, God has been and is
holding an election for the purpose Of
selecting from amongst men those who
shall be associated with Christ Jesus as
members of the royal family, and who,
together with their Head and Master,
will be the instrument through which
Jehovah will bless all humankind with
the privileges of life, health and hap
plness; that the terms of his election