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IW.' i in 1 SVMWr t? 'iiMfjisarijassa PAQE SIX THE DEMOOEATIC BANNER TUE8DAY, JULY 12, 1910 - ,-- . ? innwir .. j - ' i. :?- . -.. -j -... '" '" i . ., . i''''"mmMiiJx:zzJr-,:-i?!'iiMmitimi'mtiaiim.iiM .r.ti t,.ii iiiiiii.n.t. il.li ignagi rTTm'iTrrT rrTT"y Tf ' r rfT-iii)iTili 1 1 I I1 T ' ' ' ,,.,..,.,,,. reagvityc. -.mi in immiigiin,, saiaGsimmemGmmmmnmlmim.jii.mm -j - ........t lii..ii.iihji.i-,.... ,. ... tn. .,. I p I !. i? ! : k h ' 56ti PEOPLE'S Sermon by CHARLES T. RUSSELL, Pastor Brooklyn Tabernacle. 4-00 Sunday. July 10. Pastor Russell of Brooklyn Tabernacle, New ork, preached today from tho above toxt. Ho said In part: In order to uso a telescope to ad vantage we need first to obtain a proper focus on tlio object to bo ex amined. And so It Is with tlio DIvIno Flan and Purpose. Looking at It with tbo cyo of fulth through the Telcscopo of God's Word, adjustment of tlio fo cus Is necessary. This focusing of tbo Word, Christum people In tho past bnvo very generally overlooked. As a result tho DIvIno Plan has a blurred and Indistinct appearance to our sight Tho various word-pictures, symbols, types, allegories and plain statements of tbo Scriptures without this focusing together, malco a very unsatisfactory and nondescript matter of tho Gospel of Christ, ono that Is unsatisfactory to everybody, ono that tho learned of our day bavo repudiated entirely an am biguous collation that Is a sourco of vexation to millions of God's conso crated people. Tlio difficulty Is that tho Telescope wnH tninpcred with dur ing tho dark ages and the proper fo am wns lost. Since tlicn Christian people have feared to readjust It. They have gloried In tho fact that they never changed the focus. However, they bavo overlooked the fact that some ono else did chiingo It for them long ago and that the unsatisfactory view wo huvo gotten Is the result of this and Is entirely out of accord with the clear and beautiful vision of God's Graco and Truth mid Mercy and Love and Wisdom nnd Power as sqen by thb Apostles In tho curly Church. International Bible 8tudents' Associa tion. Somo of us. dear friends, Instead of throwing nwny tho Telescope of tho Word of God, nru talcing pleasure In clcnulng tho lenses of the dust of tho dark nges and adjusting the focus by n careful ondenvor to speak whore tho Word of God spealcs nnd to bo silent where It In silent, and to bring, ns tbo Apostle suggests, our every thought Into captivity to tho will of God In Christ as outlined in tho Illble. Tlio result, wo nil can testify, is not only comforting, but' hnppiryiiig; not only enlightening, but refreshing. Truly, as tlio Apostle suggests, wo have come to "Times or ItcfrcHhlng from tin presence of the Lord." And all this, we perceive, is exactly what tlio Scriptures foretold, namely, that u falling nwny and dai'licniug of the un derstanding would follow the death of the Apostles, hut that In the cud of tho ago tho darkness would begin to scatter before the oncoming light of the Sun of righteousness, In the morn ing of tho New Dispensation of Mes siah's reign. In nccord with all this, noto tho fact that for centuries wo have been over looking certain Scriptures while ac cepting others. Wo accepted tlio Apos tle's stntement In our text respecting tho reconciliation of the Church, but wo overlooked eutliely other Scriptures which speak of n still different recon ciliation "God through Christ recon ciling tho world unto himself" (II Co rluthliius v, lt)i. Wo should have noted the dbTereiioo between thu Church and tho world In this ami iiiaiiy other pas sages of Hctlpluro. Wo should have remembered the l.oid's words, "Ware not of tho world, even us 1 urn not of tho world." We should bavo seen that tho salvation and reconciling of tlio Church Is one thing and the milvnthm nnd reconciling or Ihu world Is quite nnotlier thing; Unit these are two dif ferent nuhntloiiH-thu llrst lit heaven ly, spiritual conditions and Jolut-helr-ship with Christ In his Kingdom; tho other to miii curl lily Inheritance, to earthly perfection nnd life everliiRtlng and an lMcu that Is to lie world-wide Pnmdlse restoied. OoiI'h footstool niiiilo glorious God's Purposes to Do Accomplished. Nevertheless nothing has becb lost. No feature of the Divine Plan has been thwarted, for these, two salva tions do not progtcfrH at the same time. During this Gospel Ago none aro saved, nor dtslrous to be saved, except those "drawn of the I'uther," "called of God." These have been privileged to approach God through the Son, whose name W "the only name given under heaven or amongst men whereby wo must be saved" (Acts Iv, 11!), Only those 'vfjo tako up their cross and fol low tho Lamb through evil report and good report, faithful unto death, can now bo spirit -begotten; In the resur rection, these will bo aplrlt-born. mem bers of the llrlde of Christ, tho I.iunb's Wife and Jolut-helr with him In his Kingdom. It does not matter to tho remainder of mankind that they bavo been allowed to leuialu In Ignorance of tlio great fact that God Is about to pour out upon Immunity a great bless Jnjr; about to pour out his holy Spirit upon nil classes; about to establish tho Kingdom of Ills dear Son for which wo prny, "Thy Kingdom rotno;" about to cause tho knowledge of the Lord to (ill ho whole earth: about to give fo overy Hon and daughter of Adam one full, fair, righteous opportunity to coino to boo ' PULPIT... "BE YE RECONCILED TO GOD" Tcxl, "You that were sometime alienated, and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he rec onciled" (Colossians i, 21). OOO " ' ' ''. ." '"Q a knowledgo of tho Truth that they may bo saved. If tho knowledgo of God's graco has proven to bo n grand, glorious. Inspir ing messngo to tho sanctified In Christ Jesus, the Church of this Gospel Age, called to tho heavenly calling, will not tho messago of reconciliation to tbo world, In duo time, ilkowlso bring to tho world comfort, Joy, blessing as they shall bo invited to tbo earthly portion to full restitution to human perfection to all that was lost by Adam and that is to bo recovered by tho sacrifice of Jesus. No wonder tho Scriptures assure us that tho night of weeping Is nearly over nnd tho morn ing of Joy already dawning! No won der tbo Apostlo declares that "tbo whole creation groanctb and travullcth in pain together," and that they aro "waiting for tho manifestation of tho sons of God" (Horn, vlll, 22, 10). Tho work of this Gospel Ago has been tho calling, tho testing, tho prov ing, tho fitting, tho polishing of theso sons of God for tho glorious heavenly stnto to which thoy have becu called. Tlio Apostlo urges that however hum 'bio tho position of God's saints In tho present life, "Wo know that when ho Bhall appenr wo shall be like him, for wo shall 'Boo him ns ho Is." When ho shall appear in his glory wo nlso shall appear with him. When he shall reign ns the King of kings and Lord of lords, when to hint overy knee shall bow and every tongue confess, tho elect Church, his Urido, will bo with him In his Throne, sharers of his glory and participants In his work tho work of blessing nnd uplifting tho world reconciling the world to God. Calvin nnd Knox Wesley and Whit field. -Calvin. Knox nnd others of tho re formers, wo may then see, wero qulto right in their Insistence that none at the present tlmo are In n reconciled condition toward God except tho com paratively few of our race tho saints. Theso turn from sin t6 righteousness, turn from disobcdlcuco to fnlth and consecration, nnd In and through, the merit of tho lledcemer aro acceptable as probationary members of the elect Church. If faithful they will shortly, In tho "first resurrection," constitute thu Church of glory, tho Urido, tho Lamb's Wlfo unit JoInt-IIeir. Brothers Wesley. Whltllold nnd oth ers were also right In their proposition that God wns not content with electing merely a saintly handful, but surely loved the whole wbrld and would sure ly give to every member of tho raco a full opportunity to como to a knowl edge of Christ and to seek a slums In the merit of his sacrifice for sins uud an opportunity for life everlasting. Thoso dear brethren conteuded ear nestly with each other over their differ ences, the one upholding tho doctrine of I'lectlon, tho other contending for tint doctrine of Kreo Grace. Now wo see that both wero right! Now woseo that the election bolougs to tills Gospel Ago and to the High Calling to tho dl vino naturo and that In an age follow ing this I'reo Grnce toward all of the race of Adam will prevail. "The knowledgo of the Lord shall fill the whole earth;" "overy knee shall bow and every tongue confess." Then those who, under the rule and assistance and uplifting Inlliiences of the "elect" will come Into harmony with the Dlvluo Law, will bo blessed with full recon ciliation to God nnd eternal life on tho human plane -In Paradise restored while the Intelligently perverse.- In stead of being everlastingly tortured, ns wo had supposed, will, as the Apos tle says, be punished with everlasting destruction (II Thessnlonhins I. 0), "Hallelujah, Whnt n ,8av!orI" Krom this viewpoint tlio glory of our Icedeeiner and the glory of our heaven ly l'ather are multiplied u million tliiifH. Our lledcemer not only Is to bo tho Savior of the "little Hock." his Church, his Urido, on the spirit plane of glory, hut additionally, through tho agency of his Millennial Kingdom, ho Is to bo the Savior of the world. Ilo "tasted death for every twin," as thu Sorlplures declare, and, as they ex press It, "lie shall see of thu travail of his soul and bo mi t tailed" (isnlnh 1111. 11). Who could suppose that the Savior would bo satlslled with tho result of his labor If only about ono In n million, ns members of his Church, reach thu heavenly glory-land? Who in our day could for u moment bellevotho suggestion of Brother Jona than Kdwurds. tho great Now Kugland preacher, who declared that the Lord and his saints would, together, look over Iho battlements of heaven at their neighbors mid frluuds and chlldi en suf fering an eternity of untellablo torluro nt the hands of demons, and turn around and limine G'od tho louder on this behalf? Poor Brother IMwnrds had. we believe, but n small concep tion of DIvIno Justlco and DIvIno Lovo. And U dllllculty was that he did not seo what Is now so distinct nud clear to lilltlo students, namely, that tlio Bi ble Hell to which all humanity goes' is not a placo of torture nor of conscious ness at all, but tho grave, shcol, hades, tho tomb. Instead of Christ nnd tho saints praising Qod becauso of the tortures of the poor 'groaning creation, the Di vine program shines rcsplendently, showing ns that the Itcdeemcr nnd his Phurch will for n thousnud years bo engaged in a missionary work of tho subllmest nnd most gigantic character a work not only for a living remnant of the rncc, but ono which will In clude In its blessing nil the thousands of millions of humanity under tbt DI vIno mjntoncc, ''Tho wages of sin is denth." Truly tbo Scriptures declare, ks tho heavens lire higher than tho earth, so aro God's wnys higher than man's ways nud God's plans loftier than man's conceptions. Notlco next tho contoxt. St. Paul, after mentioning Christ as tho Head of tho Body, tho Church, who is tho flrst-begotton. tbo flrst-born from tbo dead, that In alt things bo might bavo tho pro-eminence, adds, "For it pleased tho Father that lu him should all ful ness dwell," nnd that (aftor) having mado pcaco through tho blood of his cross by him to rcconcllo all things unto himself both tho things in earth and things in heaven" (Colossians 1, 18-20). Tho Apostlo indicates tho great scopo of Christ's work as It shall bo eventually when finished. Ho is ap pointed of tho Father to establish peaco and righteousness throughout tho Uni verse But bo has not yet accom plished all of this. Ho has only begun. Ho has died for tho sins of the world, as well ns for tho sins of tho Church. But ho has not yet offered to Justlco tho satisfaction for tho world's sins: Ho first nppears boforo God as tho great Advocato for tho elect Church, "called" of God in advanco to bo "tho Bride, tho Lamb's Wife." Note how tho Apostlo expresses this thought in our toxt, verso 21. The Church First Reconciled. "And you, thnt were somctlmo nlienntcd, and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath ho reconciled In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy nnd unblamable and unrcprovnblo In his (tho Father's) sight, If yo continue In tho faith," etc. Who aro theso and why aro they reconciled In mlvnnco of tho remainder of tho world brought In ndvnnco Into fellowship with the Fnthor by tho Uo deemer ns his Bride? Theso wero by nuturo "children of wrath oven as others." By nature they wero alien ated and enemies In their mind by wicked works. They wore unlike tho Redeemer, who wns "holy, harmless and undefllcd nnd scparnto from sin ners." Why then did God's grnco spoclnlly como to this class to us who are of the Church of Christ, "accepted In the Beloved" ono? What did wo do or could wo do to contrlbuto to tills favor of God bestowed upon us? Tho Apostlo nssures us further nlong tho same lino, thnt tho elect Church by nuturo was not superior to the world from which It wns selected. Ilo de clares that It contains not many great, not ninny learned, not ninny rich, but chiefly tho poor of this world, rich In fulth, ninny of them Ignoble ns re spects birth nnd natural ndvuntnges of heredllty. Tho dlfTeronco between thoso uud others was, first, that they had "an ear to hear" tho Divine mes sage. Sometimes this hearing ear camo to them through sorrow nnd trib ulation. In their weariness and heavi ness they hoard tho Master's voice, "Como unto mo, all yo that labor and aro heavy-laden and I will give you rest" (Matthew xi. 28). They hoard this voice, while some or their neigh bors moro fnvorably situated heard it not. But u still further messing camo to them ns they responded nud drow near to tho Lord by faith and prayer. Desiring to como nearer nnd nearer (hey strovo to put away all fllthlness of tho llesh sin lu Its every form tho while realizing thnt they could not cleuuso themselves. Then It was thnt the Master Informed them of tho terms upon which they might Join his Church "Tho Body of Christ which Is tho Church," They must niako full con secration of themselves to God nnd to righteousness, oven unto death. They must do this with u full understanding thnt It would take (hem out of touch with thu world and thu spirit of the world, whllo bringing them Into closer relationship with the Father and with the H"- They wero assured that If they thus presented their little all to God In tho Redeemer's mime and merit, this great Redeemer would servo them us their Advocate with the Father and Impute to them n suffi ciency of tho merit of his sacrlllco to make good the deficiencies of their llesh. Thus only could (ho Father ac cept their sacrllloo of the earthly na ture uud nil of Its rights uud beget them Willi ills holy Spirit to Joint heirship with tholr Redeemer lu nil tho glories nnd honors and blessed services for the world lu his Kingdom of Glory which Is to bo set up ns soon ns this Gospel Ago Blmll bavo Mulshed Its work of gathering out of tho world the elect. Let It not bo forgotten In this con nection that when tho world Bhall bo reconciled to God In the future, tho blessings of that reconciliation will como to them whllo still In their fallen statu, to assist them to the recovery of all that was lost lu Adam. Hence our Inlluenco oven with tho worldly should be to encourage them towards as high standards of righteousness ns possi ble, knowing that whatever they may ttttnlii In tho present llfo will be thnt much of an ndvantugo to them In tho future life, nnd that lu proportion to their degradation will bo their dlfllcul ties lu connection with their restitu tion to perfection. So then godliness is protltnble, not only for tho llfo that now Is. but also for that which Is to como; not only for tho saints who hopo to io of tho "llttlo flock" nnd associ ated with Christ lu his Kingdom, but nlso for tho world of mankind, whoso hopo Is to bo blessed under thnt reign of righteousness and its uplifting Influences, PRE Of Unknown QriQin Does About $5,000 Damage ! "H At New Building Of The Kelser-Dowds Co. The Blaze First Discovered In Stock Room Fire Proof Doors Prevented Spread Of Flames The Loss To Stock Is Cover ed By Insurance The now Kclser-Dowds wholesale grocory building, South Main street, was visited by flro on Thursday night nnd wns badly damaged before tho flames could bo extinguished. At about twelve o'clock, the flro was dis covered by feomo ono passing along tho street and an alarm was Immed iately sent In to tho lire department which mndo n hurried run to the scene of tho flro. Tho building was entered by tho firemen nnd It was discovered that the conflagration wns In tho packing room, or tho room whero broken packages aro taken to bo repacked. Breaking down this door, tho Inside of tlio room was found to bo almost Impenetrable owing to tho lntenso heat. A stream of water was Boon playing on tho flro In tho room nnd boforo long the blazo was under control. This -quick work, however, could not havo been done had the building not been practically Ilro proof. Tho cement walls and Iron doors wero bndly blackened and dis colored by tlio fire nnd tho smoke, but ns far ns tho damago was done to thorn, It was hnrdly nothing. Tho stock In tho room, which wns destroyed, was of a great deal of val ue, all of tho shelves and tables being piled high with It. Tho flro was con fined to this room by tho nutomat'lc doors which wero nlso flro prpof. They worked perfectly nnd kopt tho flames from extending across tho hallway which soparates tho packing room nnd tho room Just to tho south of It. All of tho stock In tho room was not destroyed or damaged by tho flro, but tho smoke, nnd wntor which was thrown by tho firemen did ns much damngo as tho flro as tho greater part of It was ot a naturo thnt It would bo destroyed by water. Tho room con tained chewing gum, canned goods of various kinds, tobacco, cereals, etc. Tho exact causo of tho flro Is not known nnd probably will not bo lonrn ed ns tho building wns vacated by tho omployees at six O'clock and nobody wns supposed to bo Insldo at that tlmo of tho night. There Is some suspicion, howovor, that somo person or porsons. might have entorcd tho building by menus of a window on Wntor street In ordor to got a supply of tobacco or bomo of tho othor goods In tho room and lu making a light, accidentally set llro to somo of tho goodB. On Friday morning when looking over the damaged nnd destroyed stock of goods, It was found that between $4,000 and $.r),000 damago had1 been dono by tho flro, snioko nnd wntor. Tho loss, howovor, wns covered by In surance. Tho damago to tho estab lishment will not binder In nny way, tho lllllng of ordors nnd tho compnny will contlnuo business steadily and on Just ns largo n scale as they would, had tho lire not occurred. i. TOO MANY PEACHES Owing to tho enormous crop of poaches which now hang on tho trees In tho Tort Clinton, soctloti'Of tho fruit bolt, tho growors nro finding It neces sary to put many pickers In tho or chards to removo somo of tho fruit from tho trees. Tho Juno crop this season did not effoct tho orchards as much as was. anticipated. By remov ing tho smaller fruit tho trees nro pro tected from danger by breaking brunches. Tho fruit will nlso grow to n larger slzo. Tho crops this son son will bo tho largest in thohlstory of Ottawa county. T. Fireman Injured During tho progress of tho flro at tho Kelsor-Dowds company Thursday night, FIremnn WillJnin Dlotrlck was struck on tho right arm by a heavy ploco of tiling which foil from tho cell ing. His nrm was sevoroly injured, but no bones wero brokon. List your farm with W. O. Rockwoll nnd Brother. LID Being Leased For Gas And Oil In Ashland Co. During tho last few months thous ands of acres of land in tho eastern part of Richland nnd tho westorn part of Ashland counties havo been loased for gas nnd oil nnd next week will seo much nctlvlty In tho opening of this promising territory. Tho Brlghts aro drilling east of town nnd havo a well drilled 800 feet on tho Mentzer farm. Tho Ohio Fuel Company will begin drilling east of Mlfllln in a fow days. Tho Logan com pany has three wells In Ashland coun ty and havo arranged for two mpro. H.-C. Bcadsley & Co. have located in Mlfllln township nnd havo rigs ready to begin next week. A. H. Hi8oy & Co. havo taken a big block of leases In both counties and will soon be operating. Tho prospects Illness of General Funston Causes Universal Anxiety Tho serious Illness of General Fred Funston of tho United States army has caused much sorrow throughout thu country. General Funston Is sta tioned at Fort Leavenworth, where tho attending physicians havo announced thnt ho will bo a long tlmo regaining his henlth. Starting llfo ns a newspaper man, General Funston today Is ono of tho most prominent ofllccrs of the regular nrmy. Since tho Ban Francisco earthquake and tho admlrablo manner In wlilch he litted Into the crisis much of tho adverse criticism ngalnst Funston has beeii stilled. lie has many warm admirers among tho men lu tho a nil j' and tho public generally. Tho Kind You Havo Always iu uso for over 30 years, mid ?? 7X sonnl supervision since its infancy. f-ctfcAtMii Allow no ono to deceive you iu this. All Counterfeits, Imitations nnd" JuHt-ns-good"nro hufc Experiments that triilo with nnd endnngor tho health of Infants mid Children Experience against Experiment. What is CASTORIA Oastorla is n, harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare gorlc, Drops nnd Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. 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