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PEOPLE'S
Sermon by
CMAULI2S T.
RUSSELL,
Pnilor Brooklyn
Tnbcmnclc.
Ooo
Huiiilny, DiHiiiiilntr lU.-l'nxtor Huh.
mll of Itrooltlyn Tnln'rimi'lit immdicri
totlny from tint fullowliiK titxl to a
HH'l.('(t ImilHi':
"Work out your own Hiilvntlon with
ffiir iiimI tromlilliiK. for It In (loil which
wirlfutli In yon both to will Mini to do
of tiltt kihiiI plutiHtiro" (I'lillliiplnim II,
ia.
Tim iroicr ruhitloiiHliln between fnltli
nnil worbH noil between (JoiI'm work
unit our iiro iiiiiIIith iiiiiiriutly not
PULPIT...
God's Work,
and Ours.
--O (loln. Of tho Dlvlno liilluoiico In our
I ln'iirlo working In iih both In tclll anil
Id iId flctl'M wood jilcnMiin.', Ht. Peter
k'Mi'H iim it won) right to tho point,
mijlng, "Whereby tiro given unto uh
I exceeding wilt mid preelotm iroiitlr;
Hint by tliL'Hoyo might be piutnki'iN of
(lio Iilvlno niituro" (II 1'eter l.' li.
! Work Out Your Own Salvation.
I Wo hnve liciiid iniiiiy Improper prny.
U'lH piVHciiloil ut the Throne of (Iriu o
' I'.', wi'll-liiloiitloiii-il but iiilHlnforiiit'il
clillilroii of (Jinl. Mirny CInlitltiiiH in- i
iipiiwl (Joil to ilo for tlii'iii tluit which I
j In; twin IIh'iii they niiiMt do for ilieiu I
. 'lvi'X. The oiin who iihIih n in Jhn hoiiio- 1
' Union leave tho Throne of (Jrni'o con-
rtdi'iit tluit (ioil will lo for lilm whnt
, CinI Iiiin never promIni.il to ilo for liny. ,
ho power of (loil. miylnu. I 1,1,1 ,mM ",M ,,H V'K'U mM 'lo
nil- In given by liiMplralloii 1 tur ''"''"' Many pray, "Abni....n im
miii in ii'iiimiiiiiii, urn iiuiiii'i ui jri'in
(lio Uvll Ono" ami linn walk Htrnlght
Into teitiptatlon, wholly neglecting the 1
tllreelloiw of (Jotl'.s Word. Imlecil,
many ko neglect tho Htmly of tluit j
Word that they nro not nwnre what
nro IIh leiiehlngM, lu i.ouiihdIh, ii'upcct
Ing Hatnu mid tho toinptiitloiiH from i
tin- world, tho lleh and tin.- devil, to j
which all tutiHt bo more or leu ex
posed for their tewtlng and character
xvll, I7i. Ml. Paul refer lo the Hcrlp
ttircM iih l
"All Kcrlpt
of (loil. ami I proiltahlo for doctrine,
for reproof, for correction, for liidtruc
tlou in rluhtcoiiNiinHN; Hint the man of
(Jod may bo perfect, thoroughly fur
iiImIiciI unto all good worltN" (11 Tim
othy III, HI, 17).
"Yo Are Qotl't Workmnnililp."
Wo havo hcoii that God docx n work
III hlrt coiiMirrated people, lining hlx
provliloucea In coutiecllon with tho ex
liiiirlf iiiiilnrMi...,.! Iii'tjlm ..... t..rli .. gtt I i,..l,..i.w... ,.r nr.. t 1 1 " '
..... ... t..iw..i, hj iMHjw.iij 1 i,.t-n in mi', nun nun in; pn.'iini 'development
Christian people mid, of coiirdc, not at , hm'H IiIh Word for their limtru Hun hi . Hoiiio pray to Uod to mivo thuui by
nil comprehended by tint worldly. It rignieoiiHiieH. u nro m rcineuucr ' iiilt jjj Vlti power and expect him to
mi
1 blood I Htlll our Advocnto with the (.Ilt 1IuJ hittuvlm to LuhIiichh or to
1 rather and our Instructor n the l a- , ,llt.nHtiro or to Helf-Bratltlcntlon. Such
loci n iciiii-niiniimu; 111111 iiiruiiKli nun
nil comprehended by tint worldly. It j riKhteotiHiicH. nro to remember 1 lillt jjj Vlti power and expect him tu
In not only worth while, but very lin- IncWeiilnlly that our Lord Jcnim who , Worl. mrim)uUHly la them, whllothey
porliint. that each Chrlniliiii euterliik' "1, 1,1,11 retoncllnl iih by iiln Ml) KMnK , ,MJll of t,lur U! nll
Into coveuunt rolatloiiNlilp with (1ml
Mhollld iimlerMliiiid dlntluctly Ida own
rotpoiiHlbllltleH, the iimhIxIiiiicd which
Cod h wIIIIiik (ii Kraut lilm tlirouub
I lie merit of Clirll, and whnt U re
quired of lilm Individually In the mat
tcr of iood workH, A Kreat atnke, a
great prlzo la liivolviil. CarulcHNiicNH
or luuorniico uiluht Jeopardir.0 thin
III....I (i Innfti (li.i ttli.iililtif. f.f ,.ltf f.ivt
wo uiiiy bo all laiiKht of (JihI- Iii the J SYfirli out your own Hll,valloll .,';
Hcl.ool of thrNt. .Next wo kIioiiIiI note ' fonr ,, t rotnl.tlfitr." They need to
tho Dlvliio method hi HiIm work of
Kraco beliiK carried on In our hearlH
from the tlnii) wo fully HUbmltted
them In full coiiNecratloii, In faith,
Our text declaren that IJod'H work In
i v-iu.Kui , ...1- ..i..... ni H (Uvilei, ut0 Uv(J ,mrU0 icllt
"the very elect." who flialt Im Joint. I . , . -.,
holrn Willi lliwlr Itetleemer In IiIh Mil
luiiulal Kndoiu (iimiii to be InaiiKurnt
vi for the blciodtiKof tho whole world.
Mark well Hint wo purponoly nvold
tho error which no Ioiik Imd.bvcloudtHl
our Mplrltual vbdoii, Noio Hint wo do
not nay that n failure to bo nmoiiKHt
"tho elect" would Nlculfy to Ih with
datniied mlHIumi In ctornnl torture. No
nuch iiiirennoiiablu proiwiiltlon la rep
rcNiiuted In (IckI'm Wonl. Tho ipiciitioii
of thU (JoHpol Auo lit to Knln or not
to Knln eternal life and Kiory and boti
or im mcmbcra of the Ilixly of Christ
In n word, not pleimuro or inlncry, but
life or denth, In tho nlternntive,
Who nro nddrciMcd by tho Alton tie in
tho wortU of our text? lie in not ad-
tlrenaliiK tho wilfully or Ifc'iioraiitly
wlcked-tho world. Ilo In nddrennliiK
thomi who had been nuch, but who re
penttHl, ruforuud, turiUHl to God and
wiw n Kreat lluht. They tinvo hccii
theiiuelven tu bo filnnent under Jut
coiidemuntlou of tho Creator, and have
hccii nleo that Jchun, tho Heat of God
ban pnnidcd reconciliation wKh tho
Knther IhroUKh bin blood hla nncrl-
lice. More limn this they luiro by
faith accepted thin proffered mco of
GimI, nud through n full coimocrntlon
of Hielr all, made ncceptablo throtiKh
their Advocate, Hiey luivo been re-
ceiveu or mo minor na uii apiru-oe'
Kolten elillilreii. They hnve been ad'
vIhinI (hat iih chllilreii they nro "IicIih
of GihI. Jolnt-hclr with Jemm t'lirUt"
their Iird, their Head, their Itcdecin
er. In tho Klorlouit Millennial Kingdom
wiilch tho I'ather haa foretold ahall
bo IiIh for tho hlcrtHluK of all tho fuui
tllcs of tho earth. Hut all tlieae IiIchh
Iiiki they luivo received through fnllh
nud not actually. Thoy mtiHt wait for
the actualities until they and nil of
their brethren of tho hiiiiio cIiikh, "called
of God In tho ouo hope of their call
liiK," ahnll have been tried, tented, per
fected. In character, in heart, "CopleH
of God'n dear Hon."
How Ood Works In Ut.
Our text declares that wo should
work out our own salvation, beciuiNo
It In God Hint workoth In uh. Thin
pu'tM God's work tlrat nud oura hiiImo
ijuontly. It uu thorcforo consldor tho
innttcr in HiIh order. How, In what
hoiibo, docs Owl work in his peoplo
not In tho world; not In tho repentant
nlnnor; not In tho merely jiMtltlcd; but
lu thoHo who havo paHHod those hUron
of approach to God nnd, by tho bo
KottliiK of Ida holy Kplrlt, havo en
ter wl his family aa children, na roiih?
"Ilohold what tnanner of lovo tho Kn
ther hath bestowed upon uu, that wo
nhottlil bo called tho boiis of God" (I
John III, 1). "And If children, then
holrsj holm of God, nnd joint-holm
with JoniiH Chrlat our Lord" (ltointuia
vlll, 17f. How doca God work In audi
ns linvo thud becomo Ida children
bin noiiH?
Wo reply that ho works in thorn
throuKh his nplrlt-tho spirit of tho
'J'rutli; tho spirit of holiness; tho spirit
of consecration; tho uplrlt of Hoimhlp.
Thnt Is to any, n certain lioly power
or lutluouco opurntOH In nnd about the
nplrlt-boKolteii chlldron of God in luir
11)011 with thin relationship. It una to
lo with nil of tholr oxporlenceH lu
llfo-homo, family, biiBlneaa, Joya, nuf
ferliiKH, plenHiiroa, aorrowH,
Hut God'n apoclnl wny of denlluc
with Ida Hplrlt-beKotten children la
4hroiiKh their lutdlocta-coinniunlcnt.
luf with thorn throuKh tho holy Scrip
turcw. Aa tho Apoatlo Hiiya, "God who
pnko In tlmo paat unto tho fat hem
Jy tho prophetH hnth In thoao laat
ilnys Hitoken unto us by hla Bon" (Ilo
lirowa I, 1). Tho twolvo npimtlea whon.
tlio Knther apeclally ?uvo to lilm, he
partlpulaiiy accepted aa hla representn
Uvea, Ida mouth-plecea, tho channoli
throuKh whom would como to the
family or God tho lustructloua necea
nary for their doveloiiment In holloed
-tho InatructloiiH neceaaiiry for theli
nttalninent of tho hopo of their cnlllnp
-Klory, honor and Immortality In Joint
liclrflhlp with Johiih their ltedeemer nf
ilo Hpliitual Heed of Abraham for tin
Moaalnu of tho world (GalatlaiiM ill, -JUi
Our Lord Jeaua rofom to tlita work
of God In Jiooplo throiwh IiIh Word,
Hnylnff, "Sunctlfy thorn throuKh thy
Truth. Thy SVonl U Truth" (Joliu
How God Works In Ut to Will.
Tho will la' tho renl pernon or ego.
Tho body It merely reioiiHlblo na the
lltiff." They
learn the meaulnt; of the A pontic's
1 words, "Keep jci'rcic lu the love of
' (Jod." Ood absolutely refiwcH to deal
with ua na machines. More than tliK
l ho refuse to coerce, to push, to pull,
, to drive, those whom ho la now call-
lug to Noiishlp nnd Jolnt-helrshlp with
i Chrlat lu Ida Kingdom.
, DuriiiK Hip Millennium, the world
will receive nil sorts of pullluc. punli-
nKont or acrvnut of tho will. With j lnj. driving, "atrlpes," for their correc
tho world fio will nud tho body are
uaunlly nt one xympnthctlcally co-op-crntlvc.
Hut In those. bcKotten of God'a
Hplrlt mi IiIh children tnattcra nro dif
ferent. Their wllla by consecration
Hon lu rlKtiteoiiMiicKH, to innko them
nil eventually sec, to ultimately force
nil to take their stand for right or for
wrong, Intelligently. Hut now it la
different God la "cnlllUB." "drnwlni,'"
nro developed nliing lluea quite nntng- nnd accepting through faith In Christ
ohlstlc to tho natural preferences of an "members" of tho Hody of Christ,
their tlcrtli, no thnt tho Aostlo wrote, ' only audi na havo n willing mind only
"With tho mind I myself nerve (or
dcalro to nerve) tho Law of God, but
with tho fleali I serve (or dcalro to
nerre) tho lnw of nm" (Itomnua vll,
SO). Hence every aplrlt-begotten per
on hna n wnrfnro botwcvii hla new
mind, with It holy aspirations and de
al res nnd It ri opjwnent lleah with Ita
nnlinal propensities, some good nud
Bomo bnd. Hence tho Aostlo oxhorta
nil theso New Crcnturea to "wr.r a
good wnrfnro" ngnluat their own tleaU
nnd to bring It Into aubjectlon to the
Now Mind nud to tho 1)1 vine Ijuv,
Ho urgea thnt wo "llrlug uvcry thought
into captivity to tho obedience of
Christ" (II Corliithlaua x, f). This, of
audi an can bo moved to energy nud
devotion by tho enlightenment of their
minds through tho Truth. None others
nro wnuted for this "elect" class.
Thoso who rightly understand our
text could never havo ho misunderstood
tho Snvlor's wordH to the dying thief,
"Thou shnlt bo with mo lu Pnrndlw."
na to aupiKise thnt he meant that t'te
penitent thief would be n member of
tho "elect" Church, his Julut-hclr lu the
Kingdom. Indeed not! Thnt thlof hnd
not worked out any anlvntlou! lie
will Indeed bo hi Pnrndlse eventunlly.
Pnmdlsu will Imj restortnl nnd the whole
earth Ikjcoido hb tho Gnrden of Hden
under tho Millennial rclgu of Christ
coume, would menu nbsoluto perfcc-nnd his "membora," the Church. Hut
Hon, so fur nH tho NowCrenturo would ! ie Wna uot "begotten of tho holy
bo concerned nud n complelo dendncsa J spirit." Ho wna not "transformed by
so far na the ileah Is concerned. With j t10 renewing of his mlud," thnt ho
uvery thought cnjitlvuted to tho Lord ,Klt ,)r()v0 the good, ncceptnble nnd
tho Individual would never lu nuy ! ,,,.rf,-.f will of God. Ho nover added
ncuHo commit sin other thnu tho aln
of Ignoruuco or Imperfection.
God works lu the minds of his poo
plo not nloug, tho lines of raimriacar
of tho mlud nfter tho milliner of Satan
nnd HioHc wiio nro subject to tils do
lualons by hypnotism, etc. God's op
eration la tho very rovemo of this. Ho
rnllphtrnii tho mind to do his work. Ho
displays to our minds gradually light
nnd Truth, purity nnd goodncaa lu their
true colors, In contrast with sin, lg-
to his faith fortitude; nud to fortitude
knowledge; and to knowledge temper
mice; nud to temperance patience; and
... ...1 . t.. .... ...X.l I I .. .UIU .....1 ... ...1 I I . .....
I lu Mllrilvu kviiiimvt', mill lu uiiiiuvnn
brotherly kindness; mid to brotherly
kindness love, na the Word assures us
I nil must do who would make their call
ing nnd election sure (II Peter 1, 10, 11).
Wo will not, however, discuss tho
thief further, ns wo did so on n pre-1
vlous occasion mid thnt neniion is In
nrliif I will I in iiIoiihixI li mull It frit
uoniiico nud dclllcmcnt. And In the ; on nost canl n-oiiest.
smile worda ho seta beforo us tho great ! xho splrlt-begotten children of God
prlzo of glory, honor and linmortnllty i ,.,. ork out their salvation ns Now
nnd Jolnt-helmhlp with our Itodeeinor , crcntures in Christ by growth lu grace,
lu his Kingdom. Tho Mwer of theso Ami ..rowth In cnice menus crowth In
Aopr working In n consecrated mind Is . unowiedge not genernl knowledge, but
it enn mnuo ine niiiurauy ; ,10 H)eclnl knowledgo provided by the
wonderful.
weak strong, tho naturally- timid bold
ns n lion.
Thin operation upon tho, mind Is n
gradual ouo from thu tlmo of our be
getting of tho holy Spirit until our
chnngo not nil nt once, but gradually,
little by little, tho Lord d Li play a to us
ono fenturo nfter nnothcr of his won
derful Plnti of salvation. Step by step
ho shows to the appreciative and oIhhII-
out heart the riches of Ids grace, bis
loving klndncHB, his tender mercy, tho
boundlessness of tils lovu- nud tho ulti
mate outworking of hla Divine )owera
for tho blessing of nil ot his creatures
who will nceept his fnvors on hli own
terms. All tho while h leaves us Irco
agents to will In hntraooy with his
proposition or to reject tt. Ho will
coerce no one. uur lom Joans x
prcasiHl tho Father's simttmcut lu this
mnttor, saying, "Th rattier socketli
such to worship lilm na worship tilm In
spirit nnd In truth" (John tv, 23).
How God Works In Ut to Do.
Endeavor to do night nnturally fol
lows right willing. Hut this does uot
nlgnlfy thnt God completes a work
upon our wills tlrst nnd thou begins n
fresh work upon us, stimulating us to
do right to tho best of our ability. On
tho contrary, na through his urovldcuco
nnd Word God exercised mi Inlluenco
upon our wills through tho knowledgo
of his Truth, little by little encli now
point of Truth was expected to bo ac
knowledged by charts on our part to
Lord In his Word. It Is lu full accord
with what wo everywhero observo of
tho wide-Hpread Ignorance of the Word
of God, oven amongst Christians, that
tho Scriptures declare, "My people per
ish for lack of knowledgo" (Hosen
lv. 0).
Development In heart, In character,
Is necessary to lit us for the future
service as "members" of Tho Christ,
associated lu his glorious Kingdom
work. Our cnll Is to bo kings mid
priests that wo may servo tho world
of mankind. To prepare us for that
service Is tho object of our present
cnll mid the trials of faith and pa
tience, that by all these, charucter-llke-uess
of Christ might bo developed tu
us. If wo do theso things wo shall
nover fall nnd nu entrouco will bo
granted us luto tho everlasting King
dom of our Lord mid Savior. If wo do
these things heartily they will prove
thnt wo nro copies of the Lord Jesus
nud It Is tho Dlvlno predestination that
only audi ns are copies of God's dear
Son shall bo his Jolut-helra in the King
dom (ltomiins vlll, 17).
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To Pattor Ruttell, Brooklyn Taber
naclo, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Pastor Itu'ssell will bo glad to hnve
n post card from such of our renders
ns nro Interested lu his weekly ds
couraea and havo received some bless
ing from them. Suggest topics for
do God's will to tho extent thnt tho i uext yonr'a Mormons, nnd mention this
now will was ublo to control tho lin
norfoct. body. Wo may sufoly con
clude that ench step In rlght-ieflm
must bo frllowod by a step In light-
tlttlmj beforo another Item of grace and
Truth would bo grunted im u basis for
additional willing and then additional
doing. Thus, iih wo wnlk by tlrst put
ting ono foot forward nnd then tho
othor repeatedly, so thu New Creature
wnlka or progresses by llrst willing
nnd next doing tho Lord's good pleas
ure to tho extent of bin ability.
As surely oh. tho right-willing Is tho
result of Dlvlno operation In tho ro
ronllng of Truth, so also Is the right-
.fmn-uilf
Pastor Itussnll hns laid In u supply
of little booklets containing tho beau
tiful poem, "Tho Sweet Niior l!oe."
Ho proposes sending one of these as
his r.;ioii.iii fo the (list thirty of our
readers heard from. To tho sender of
tho flrnt card received and to tho send
ers of tho three most Interesting curds,
ho will instead mall a beautiful cellu
loid book-mnrk, heart-shaped, bearing
two texts of Scrlpturo and n photo
gravure picture of tho S,nvor, copied
from mi Emerald intaglio found In tho
Vntlcnn Library nnd supposed to havo
been executed In the fourth century.
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When Charley rode to Candy Town
Astride a Teddy bear,
He looked in wonder up and down
With many a hungry stare,
For all the streets were named for sweets,
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They entered town by Gumdrop road,
Where all the candy shops
Were stuffed as full as any toad
With most delicious drop's.
As Charley glanced he almost danced,
While Teddy licked his chops.
They turned a corner, when,
in view, 1
Before their very eyes,
Came Chocolate Bonbon
avenue,
Which filled them with
surprise,
For every shop was a chocolate drop
Of most amazing size.
But on they went with even jog,
Since shops are not to eat,
And soon they passed, with
eyes agog,
Through Peanut Brittle street,
And every brick was a peanut
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And doubtless very sweet I
But Teddy trotted right ahead
Through Candy Kisses way,
Though Charley pulled his ears and said:
"Hold on a mmute stay i
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That Teddy bear plugged straight along
Until he chanced to see,
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"Now I can climb and have
a time,"
Says Ted. "Hooray for me!"
As Teddy started climbing up
His passenger slid down .
And struck the bedroom floor kerplup,"
And in his nightie gown !
Now, wasn't that a sorry bat
To get in Candy Town ?
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When Charley oped his eyes,
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