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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDffORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, JUNE 20, 1910. i ?f V. ;i ', THIS SERMON IS A REGULAR! WEEKLY FEATURE1 Q' -Ooo eoO " PEOPLES PULPIT... df Sermon by CHARLES T. RUSSELL, Pallor Dtoolclyn Tabernacle. Three Men and Two Women Whom Jesus Loved. Text, "Lord, Mo Whom Thou Lovctt li Sick." QOO OOO" GIiIciikm, Jiii 20. Pnittor ICiinnoll of tho Hrooklyu Tiiburiinvlo iireitclii'd lioro twlco today In Orchestra Unit. Ah URtinl ho had n lurKu and titti'iitlvu nu- fllollCO. Wo (UOtO ODD ()f lllll (llflCOlirHCN In niirt ItN foIIoWH! All men who him any knowktlKo of Jeaim out rem lilm Cliruitlnnii, Gentile, and .Town, All iinm whatever their rdlKloiiM conviction nro ready tondmlt tho Huriinxiliit; tiwwmnlltjr of tho irrcnt Naznrcuo mid IiIh wonderful wordn of Ufo. It Ifi nu rcnpcctH hid MrnBlalmlilp tlint thoy (lltTur. Howovor, wo mil) nilt that if ho wcro notthonpcclnlHorv. nut of Johovnh, tho Ron of (J ml, nu " ho cTa lined, hunt Into tho world on n jieclal mlHNlon, then ho limit of neceic Ity hnvo been either u deceived ninn or a wlckrd luipontor. Iltn wonderful IHTnoiiallty and wordn of Juntlco and wlndoiii and lovo contradict the tlioiiKht that ho wan cither Ignornnt or a deceiver. Ileuco tho only tenable ground In that ho wiin n deceived ninn or i'Ino that ho wnH Indeed tho Hon of God who acted and npoko and per formed mlraclcii tindur Dlvlno direction and jKiwer. Wo hold that tho evi denced of bin teaching overwbolmlnRly corroborate tho truth of bin claluiH. 4 Hut hero wo mako a dlntlnctlon be tween tho claliuH which our Iml Jchuh made for hlmnolf nnd other claluin which havo been made for him with out IiIh Htiuctlou and without apostolic or other Inxplrcd corroboration. Let It not ho nuppoiied that wo nro forKettlni; tho length and breadth of Jcmiti' lovo for all humanity and n npo clnl lovo for all of bin dlflclptc, yea, for all who loved rlj;hleouMica and ought, mi ho did, to do tho father) will. In keeping with thin waa bin prayer for bin dlnclplen on tho night iioforo bin crucifixion, In connection with which wo rend, "Jcmm hitvlug loved bin own, loved them unto the end" (John sill, 1). And ngnln bin tntoment "Greater lovo hnth no man than thin, that a man lay down bin life for bin frleudn" (John zr, 1.1), And again bin Mntoment, "Who In my moth er, mid who n ru my brethren? And ho Htrotchcd forth bin baud to blndlncl. plcn, and natd, Heboid my mother, and my brethren! l-'or whonoover Bbnll do tho will of my father which In In Heaven, tho natno In my brother, nnd nlnter, nnd mother" (Matthew xlll. 48-CiO), Thene exprennlonn glvo un a Rllmpnn of the length and breadth of tho lovo of Jenun. Hut for tho present occnnlou let un consider tbonu pemoun whom Jchuh In wild to hnvo upeclnlly loved. "Joiui OaholcJIng Him Loved Him." The rich young nobleuiiiu who came to tho Lord wild, llnbbl, what good thing Nhall I do that I may Inherit the Kingdom of God? Jenun miltli unto Iiliu, Thou kuowent the command tnentn . . . and ho unld unto him, MiiNtcr, all theno havo I obnerved from my youth. Then Jenun beholding him, loved him. Jeuun lovingly admired tho young man who wiih tliun denlroun of being In full accord with tho Heav enly Tather'n will. That young man had very much of the MiiHter'H own tiptrlt. IIu wauled to do right and be denlred to hnvo tho gift of God, eter nal life. Ho thought tlint ho munt havo merited thin by bin faithful atten tion to tho Law. Yet ho know that ho had not attained to eternal life, that tho dentb xoutenco wan Mill upon him, lie nought counsel of tho grcntent Iliibbl, tho grentent Teacher. That Teacher loved ho earnest u wnlrlt nnd proffered him ndvlco on what bo Mill lacked of coming fully up to Ood'a ro (lulrcmoutH of thono who will bo grant ed a placo In tho Metinlanlc Kingdom, ' which in "duo tlmo" In to bless Israel nnd, through Israel, nil tho fnmlllea of tho earth. In no uncertain tornm tho Master gnvo tho young man to hoo that while bo bad been keeping, probably to the bctit of bin ability, tho comiuiinduieiitu of tho decalogue, bo had only Imper fectly discerned tho meaning of tho Dlvlno requirement of lovo for bin neighbor an for hlmnolf. Tho young man wiih very rich. And to fultll tho ruiulromoutH of tho Law to lovo bin neighbor an himself would havo meant not tho boarding of wealth, nor uccctj Hnrlly tho distribution of It nil, but tho wIho uho of It In tho Interest of bis fellowmeu. Hut to gain a nharo in the Kingdom would retpilro oven more than thin. Ho must take up bis cross and becomo n followor of .Tosun walk ing In tho oteps of full obedience to tho Dlvlno will, Tho price wan too much for tho young man, nnd ho went bis way. Jomih merely answered tho tpien tlon but did not urgo the young man to tluiH present himself a living ftco to God and bis service. Indeed In no ciibo did Jchuh over do moro than luvlto-novor did bo urge. On the con trary ho advised, Sit down Ilrst and count tho cost of dlsclplesblp, Whut could wo Hurinlso respecting tho oternal dentlny of thlH young man who had been striving so earnestly to keep tho Law and to gain oternal life, nnd who turned from Johuh and de clined to tako up tho croBH and follow him? Could wo suppose that Divine Justice would send such n mini to eter nal torment under tbeso condltloim? If tboro wero such a penalty ovor him could wo NUppoHo that Jenun would havo allowed him to go without urg ing him strenuously, without at leant wnrnlug him, that by bin course ho wan making tho choice of eternal tor ment? Can wo nuppoNu thai our Man tor know that all tho peoplo whom ho nddrenned add who failed to accept bin uicHnngo would bo consequently con nlgncd to eternal torture, and that ho let them go without urging tho mat ter upon tliein? Wo could not no think! Thank God wo nro gradually getting free from tho bondage of error fastened upon un by those who mln translated certain wordn in our Illblc. Wo get tho proper view when wo re member that Jchuh' menHiigo at that tlmo wiih "Tho Gospel of tho King, dom." Ho wiih merely Inviting who ever might hnvo tho ear to hear nnd tho heart to appreciate tho privtlego to becomo tiHKoclatcd with himself In tho glorious Kingdom for which bo told bin dlnclplen to pray, "Thy King dom come; thy will bo done on earth ns It In done In heaven." Wbnt tho rich young mini lont wnn tho special privilege of becoming a Jolnt-hclr with Chrlnt In thnt Kingdom which. In due time, will lio established nnd whono mission will bo tho blessing of Israel nnd tho world. It will bring to thcrh "timet of restitution of nil things which God hnth nixikcn by tho mouth of (ill tho holy prophets slnco tho world began" Acta III, 10-21.) "H Whom Thou Lov.tt Is Slok." Our text standn rclnted to a Tory wonderful chapter in our Lord'H min istry. Jenun with bin dlnclplen wnn nbout threo days' Journey from Itctb uny, tho homo of Lnznrun, Martha and Mary. Hut they knew bin where abouU, for bo wnn n special friend and their home wan bin homo whenovcr ho won near Jerusalem. IiuiruM took seriously ill. Hut the two slstcp, Mar tha and Mary, feared nothing, slnco they had such great confidence In Je sus, even" to belief lit bin nblllty (o awaken sleepers from death. They thought It proper to send tho Mns ter word respecting Lnr.urus, but not proper to dictate to him what should be done. In the case. Itnthcr they left to himself to decide wheth er ho should spent; the word and rebuke the dlseaso or whether ho should como to Ilcthany and tako tho sick by tho baud ami say, Arise. Tho simple message they sent was, "Lord, he whom thou Invest In sick." Tho beautiful, childlike, simple faith which they exhibited must hnvo been very precious in tho Muster's sight. .Nevertheless Jenun said nothing, and did nothing In tho matter for three days. Then bo said to bin disciples, "Our friend Lazarus sleepeth." They did not grasp bis meaning until bo said to them plainly, Lazarus In dend; and I am glad for your silken that 1 was not there. I um glad becauso it will give mo an opportunity to demon strate to you ami through you to all who shall bo my dlnclplen In tho fu ture the great power of God that In vested In mo In respect to tho resur rection of the dead. All Illblo Students surely hnvo no ticed how frequently hi the Scriptures tho word "sleep" In used an a poetical synouym for death. "Abraham slept with bis fathers." "David slept with bis fathers." Prophets, priests nnd kings nro said to havo slept with their fathers, whether good or bad. Like wise tho .Vow Testitment uses tho siuuo llguro of speech. Wo read that St. Stephen tho martyr, stoiwl to death, "fell asleep." St. Paul hkviUh of the Church as falling asleep In death and refers to all of our friends, good and bad, who go down Into death, ns being "asleep In Jesus." IIo tells uh that wo neod not sorrow for them us others who know not tho resurrec tion hope. All who fall asleep In denth because of Adam's transgression and lta death sentence havo In Jesus a Divinely appointed Itedeomer who in God's duo tlmo Is to awaken all tho sleeping hosts of Adam's race. "All that tiro In their graves shall hear tho voice of the Son of man and come forth," They that have dono good (who hno M'cured Divine approval as worthy of eternal Ufo) shnll como forth unto tho resurrection of life full per fection); and they that havo dono evil that havo not secured the Dlvlno ap proval as being worthy of eternal Ufo shnll como forth In tho resurrection for Judgment (John v, IIS, IIP) or trial, for discipline, for correction In right eousness during Messiah's relgu of 1,000 years. Coming forth In that Judgment tlmo or trial time, all the willing and obe dient will eventually bo lifted out of sin and death, while those disobedient to tho light and opportunity will bo again consigned to death Second Death, everlasting extinction (John v, 23, 20, It. V.). Wo havo read our Hlbles too care lessly lu tho past and have given too much heed to those who, with less op portunltles than ourselves, grossly mis interpreted its teachings. What did wo think respecting this word "sloop" nnyway? Did wo suppose that both tho good and tho bad "sleep" In heav en? Wo wero told that tho bad would go to u plnco too warm for sleep. Hut our own brains nnd our own Hlbles wo nover thought of using In connec tion with tho Miibjcot Now, when v hearken to tho Word of God, how plain, how simple, bow iciiHowilile, are Its teachings! Tho dead an- dead mill not alive, However, III view of God plan that there shall be u rosin reel Inn of tho dead "In due lime" he speaks of tho dead not an extinct like the brute, but as merely anleep. They aro walling for tho morning the glo rloun morning of .Messiah's Kingdom, when "tho Hun of Righteousness shall nrlso with healing In Uh benmn," when Falun shnll bo bound for n thousand yearn and deceive the peoples no more. Instead of tho reign of Sin and Death tho relgu of Itlliteousness and Life everlasting shall begin. How beautl fully tho Scriptures itnnwer tho ques tlon of whero tho dead nlecp, "Many of them that tlccp In the duit of the tarth shall awake" (Daniel xll, 2b "Lazarut, Como Forth." Jenun and his dlnclplen turned their steps toward Hetbauy. Poor Martha nnd Mary meantime wore Horely din appointed. Not for n moment did they suppose that their mighty Friend would nllow thin trouble to como upon them that ho would neglect to come or to imo bis power to save Lazarus from dying. Bo grlef-strlcken nnd so heart-broken wero they thnt Mnrthn only enmo to meet tho Master, and her first wordn were those of gentle re proach reminding him of their dis appointment In him: "Lord, If thou bndnt been hero(lf thou hnibit come when wo sent tbco word) our broth er had not died." Whnt mesnngo of comfort did Jesun express? Did be sny, Martha. LazartiB In far better off In heaven! Ho In with tho nngelH! IIo Is singing and very happy I Surely you would not bring him bnck to earth ngnlnl Were these Uio words of Jcaus? No. He merely said, "Thy brother shall rise again." IIo thuu Implied that her brother wnn not nllvo but rcnlly dend. How could he rlso ngnln if ho hnd not censed to live? Mnrthn's reply Indicates thnt she un derstood what wero tho teachings of Jesun nnd of the prophets. She snld. "I know thnt bo shnll rise ngaln in tho resurrection at tho Inst dny." But Jo mih wished to drnw her nttcutlon to the present nnd to hnvo her ask him even at this time to call Lazarus back from tho sleep of death. So ho said. "I am tho resurrection and tho life." You, Mnrthn, recognize mo ns tho Mes siah, tho Son of Owl. You bcllcvo that eventually when tho resurrection docs tnko plnce, God's resurrection power will bo exercised through me. And now I nto hero with you. Why do you not ask mo to exerclso sonio of this power in .ndvnnco? " Where have you laid him? Mnrthn flunlly cnught the thought, but replied, No, no, Lord, It Is too Into now. By this tlmo he stlnkcth. for ho has been dead four days. If you hnd como when 1 sent you word, or even hnd gotten hero within n dny or bo. thcro would have been some hope, but now It linn gone too far for thnt; for decomposition ban set in. No miracle could possibly reorgenlzo broken-down tissues. Hut Jesus Insisted thnt they should show him the place. When he enme to tho tomb, what did the Master do? Did ho command Lazarus to lay nsldo his crown nnd harp in heaven and bid tho angels good by nnd como bnck to enrtb life? No! Did ho cnll for him to como up from Purgatory, tho locution of which nobody knows? Not What did he say? Addressing tho tomb, ho snld. "Lazarus, come forth!" And what occurred? The dcod one came forth. Ho wns not nllvo nt all! Ho was dend! Tho Beloved Family. Wo rend again. "Now Jesus loved Martha and her hlster, and Lazarus." Some havo thought that they discerned Lazarus amongst Inter disciples of Christ possibly Hnrnnbas. But nny way be was one whom Jesus loved, oven though ho wns not ouo of the apostles who followed with tho Lord, And Mnrthn has como down to un ns a synonym of bustling, energetic hos pitality, "busied nbout many things." Yet surely she won loving nnd loyal to tho Master. Jesus loved Mnrthn nnd wo may bo suro therefore that he Iovcb all of similar character. But ho loved Mary also. And we do not for get thnt when she gave up some of her boufcework that she might sit at tho feet of Jesus and learn of him the Master declared that sbo hnd "chosen tho better part." This was tho same Mary who anointed tho Master with tho precious spikenard ointment tlvo days before his burial. Martha and Mary both loved nnd wero loved of tho Lord, yet, evidently, Mary's lovo aud the form It took wns specially npprov- ed of the Master. Klunlly wo come to John tho loving dlsclplo of whom It Is satd that ho was "that disciple whom Jesus loved." What a glorious testimony was John's! Wo remember that ho and his brother loved the Lord so dearly that they de sired that In bis Kingdom lu the future they might bo next to him, one on his right hand, the other on his left hand. Wo remember that tho Master answer ed that only by drinking of his cup of shame aud Ignominy, aud by being baptized into his sucrltlclal death could they hope to sit In his throne nt all, And wo recall bow loyally thoy agreed to tbeso terms. In proportion as we nro desirous of having tho Master's nproval and smile, let us each seek to cultivate his char-actcr-llkcncss, Tho Apostle tolls us that such copies of God's dear Son nro to bo honored with n share with him lu his Kingdom glory on tho heavenly piano, To such will como tho honor nnd privtlego of blessing aud uplifting mankind lu general to an earthly sal vation In Paradise restored by nnd by, As wo noto tho special fontures of chnractor which called forth tho Master's lovo wo will' moro and moro bo ablo to copy them In reaching our coal. DID YOU EVER SEE A Spirella Corset? EVER EXAMINE A SPIRELLA STAY? If you ovor saw it Spircllft corset or examined n Spirella. atny, llio olimiecH tiro you aro now in possession of u corhot, or Hoon will lie. If you still hnvo nny doubt nbout tho comfortnblcncRH or the durability of tho Hpirollii corset, you nro invited lo call and try ouo on. You aro alwayn welcome here. 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