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10 THE MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY M, 1910. Sermon by CHARLES T. RUSSELL, Pjlor Brooklyn Tabernidc. Ooo FEDERATION VALUE The Church Militant's Surrender to the Church Triumphant. "Sj ye not, A Federation, lo all them to rhom thu people hU uy, A Federation J ee&Het (ear ye Uir (ear, nor be (raid' (ltaiah vra, 12). OOO ilroofclyn. Feb. C-Tho fourth and t ,nS th nam of Christ hypocrltlcnlly. final meeting for the consideration I icrc,r ns SMiueht to deceive, that iuvj umj iuq ucuvr t,"u iuirtr vuua. Thus wo find the nominal Church to ! consist of f doctrinal surrenders necessary to Church Tederatlon was held today. Brooklyn's largest auditorium, the Academy of Music, being crowded. "Pastor C. T. Russell, of the Brooklyn Tabernacle, delivered the address as follows: Having viewed during the past three (1) Hypocrites; (2) Moralists; (31 In dlffercnts; (4) Seekers after godliness; (5) The true Church, "the sanctltlcd Id Christ Jesus" (I Corinthians, 1. 2) "members of the Body of Christ" prospective members of the Church true, the saintly, the "sanctltlcd In Christ Jesus." Nevertheless It will bo composed of two classes, as lllustrat. ed by the Priests nud the Unites In the type, (ll Jesus glorltled, the ami typical High Prtcst. and tils faithful footstep followers, the ntitttyptcnl tin-tler-prleathootl otherwise his "Bride." Together these are styled a Royal Priesthood or a Kingdom of Priests. St. Paul tells us that MclchUcdek. who was a priest upon his throne, merely typified the Church Triumphant-lleul j THIS SERMON IS A REGULAR WEEKLY FEATURE J APENESE i ii .no a OOQ. n true, the salntlv. the "snnctltleii Jn T Christ Jesus." Nevertheless It will bo QV UAVCO Dill PFAPI F'Q PHI PIT r.'.0 ui HA I to HILL M. JLJl ML ML4JL4 WJJ ML V JLrfA 1 ! Press and Politicians of Nippon Ex citedly and Adversely Discuss New Allen Measure. and Body The C hrist, "A priest for ever after tho order of Motehliedek" a priest upon his throne. During the Millennial Age that glorious Priest, Head and Members, will bless and up lift, rule and Judge, the world of man kind, with a view to recovering ns many as possible, as many ns will obey htm, from the ruin of sin nud death. Durlug the thousand years of the Melchlmlck reign nil the families of the earth will be blessed with op portunities of return to human perfec tion and to earthly Paradise. The willing nml obedient will bo destroyed TOKYO, Fb. 12. Seeing retnlin jtion in tho action of tho house intiui ' grntion committee in considering fuv ornbly tho Httyes nuti-ulien bill, Jn pnnso pross nttd politician through out the empire today nro oxcltudly ' nml ntlvorsoly discussing tho meas ure. Tho Hayes bill, which hero np ; pears iikly to become n law, pro vides that no nlien shall bo admitted into tho United Stntes if ho is found ineligiblo to booomo a citizen. This Sundays what the leading denomlna- j Triumphant tlons would need to sacrifice In the In- I Fightings Without and Within. in the Second Death. At the close of is considered as paramount to tho the Millennium, Christ's Mediatorial ' exclusion of all Japanese nud Asint- terest of Federation, we come today to the final discussion of this series The 'Church Militant and Triumphant and tier interest in the Federation move ment Lett us endeavor to take so broad a view of this subject that there will be no room for disagreement on the part of true Christians of any denoml nation. Unnecessary as It may bo to explain to this large aud Intelligent audience the significance of our tonic. The Church Militant nnd The Church Tri tamphant, I must think beyond the thousands present of the millions who to-morrow will receive reports of this discourse from that great channel of the world's progress, the secular Press. Hence I explain that the term Church Militant signifies the Church In war fare, struggling with the powers of trll, while the Church Triumphant slg tfies the Church victorious, glorious. d with her Lord, the Heavenly 'groom, as his Bride nnd Queen e great Millennial Kingdom soon ess and uplift the world of man I should further add that while an this discussion we- have considered the various denominations of Christen 6om and their creeds, we must today Ignore all human systems nnd creeds. We must take the broad, general ground of the Scriptures and recog &lze only one Church. ' Nor may we make the mistake of saying that tho one Church is one Sect Ko sect, iio denomination, however great and influential and numerous and rich, either In sordid or historic wealth, can be conceded the right to appropriate the name which our Lord gave to all truly bis disciples. Surely ftone of us is sectarian enough to dls Ktte tbls premise. We must learn to recognize, the Church of Christ from the same 'viewpoint as does the Head -ef the Church. We must learn the force of St. Peter's words to Cornelius, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons; but In every na Hon he that feareth him and worketh righteousness is accepted with him" .(Acts x. :H. 35). Taking, therefore, the Scriptural view of the Church, we recognise It mm the "Body of Christ" of many mem bers, over which he Is the Head. It la composed of consecrated followers it Christ Irrespective of all denomina tional lines those who, turning from Bin, accept Jesus as their Redeemer, through whom they bare forgiveness f alas and reconciliation to the Father )Kee who have become disciples of Jrist, taking up their cross to follow and who have received the beget t of the holy Spirit Who could pute that these are the Church of rlstt Who shall say that they must yeibag to tbls Communion or that or lose their relationship to the Head, Cfertet Jeeus? The apostles never re ferred to Baptist Christians, Methodist Christians, Catholic Christians, Prett- Sterlan Christians, etc., but merely to we whom we have described and Whom they styled saints "the Church C'the living God, whose names are written In heaven" (Hebrews xli, 23; I Timothy ill, 15). Let us keep strictly Within the lines of God's Word and avoid the errors of the past Let us -today consider this Church as the Cfcnrcb. Militant and prospectively the Obarch Triumphant. Tho Church Militant " If we all agreo that wo have before ear minds the real Church, the Church ef the New Testament, let us notice that there is a nominal Church also and that wo are not competent to fully determine which are the real and which are tho nominal Christians ex cept by tho test which our Lord has gven "by their fruits ye shall know em." Whllo the real Church of fully eonsec rated believers, faithful to the Xjord and his Word and the principles ef righteousness, Is represented by a .Tory small number, thero is a nominal Church related thereto as is u shell to the kernel of a nut. The nominal Church Includes those whoso munuer ar whose atteudanco on worship Implies 9 relationship to Christ without Iiavlng one tho length of a full faith-accept-a of him In Haerlflcc, perhaps with having fully turned from sin even their hoarts, and without having lo a full consecration to serve the 1. This nominal class may bo sub- ..ded into bellovers who are favor ably disposed toward Christ and right eousness; others who regard the Church as merely a moral club de signed for social and moral, benefit or laluence upon the world, by counter aetlsg sinful Influences; still others, 'Miter at heart sinful and selfish, bar la ae faith whatever in Jesus and no whatever for morality and aa Every member of "the Church of the first-born" was called "to suffer with Christ" that he may be also later glori fied with him iu the Millennial King dom. Only those who will stand the test of faithfulness under sufferings, trials, crosses, self-sacrifices, have the promise of sharing with Christ the glories of the Church Triumphant. "If we be dead with hlni, we shall also live wltii him; If we suffer with him, we shall also reign with him; If we deny him. he also will deny us" (II Timothy II. 11. 12). But why should the Church fight? Is she not commended to live peace ably with all? Are not Christians ex horted to war not with carnal weapons and to be smitten on both cheeks, rather than to return evil for evil? Where, then, comes In the fight? Who. are the foes? Surely none would as sail a non-resistant! ics. mo press is a unit in denounc ing ns a reinitiation aimed nt Nippon becatisesof tho Japan refusal to tie cede to terras of Secretary Knox's Mnnoliurinn plan. Kingdom will terminate, As the Levltes were much moro nu merous than their brethren, tho priests, so there Is another class In the Church corresponding styled "a great com pany, whose uumber no man know- eth." In that they were not specially . , . n . , ., predestinated. These less earnest, less 1,1 "J 3 P ICUratlOn. zealous than tho faithful "little flock." 1 T0K0, reb. 12. The eightth will roach a plane of glory through ' anniversary of the ratification of tho tribulation also, but with less Joy. ! Anglo-Japanese nlliaiico will bo cel- These. we are told, will be with the ; obratod here tonicht. r Tho Drjtish ambassador here", tho premier nnd lending Jupnnese dig nitaries, will bo entertained nt a banquet by Minister Kouuira who will make the principal speech. We reply that the facts do not bear I long for the time of their "change" In Bride as her companions. As Levltes they will serve God In his temple, but not be members of the temple class, the Priesthood. Theso will have palm branches and be before the Throne, while the Boyal Priesthood will have crowns and be In the throne ns mem-) bera of the Body of Christ I Cl'ltKI) WITHOUT A KNIFE. Th Church Militant's Surrender. J Al,0,lt lht years aKo, after hav A1I the soldiers of the cross, ex- lnK consulted several physicians who perlenclng fightings without and with- J failed to euro my wife, I cnTled!n Dr. In against the powers of sin nnd dark- ing of No. 725 J street. Sacrnmen ness and their own weaknesses, surely t0, Cnl. After making an oxamlna- out that suggestion. Our Lord and his apostles were peaceable and non-resistant, obedient to kings and laws, and yet they suffered violent deaths. as well as stripes aud Imprisonment They had their uames cast out as evil. And those who persecuted and ma llgncd them verily thought that they did God service. AH who follow In the Lord's footsteps must expect siml lar treatment because, as Jesus said. "The servant is not greater than his Lord." "Man-el not If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it bated you. If ye were of the world, the world wtftild love his own: but be cause yeare not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world therefore the world hateth you" (John xvliL 18. 19i. The Master said. "The darkness hateth the light," which ex plains why the chief religionists of bis time, being of wrong condition of heart instigated his crucifixion. They were of ibe darkness, living outwardly holy, while In heart they were far from consecrated to God. The very holding up of the torch of Truth was painful to them, reproved them and excited their animosity. Human na ture Is the same today. Notwlthstnnd ing the fact that heretic-roasting has become' unpopular and intolerable to the world, there are methods of pri vately and symbolically roasting, slashing, wounding and killing prac tised by those estranged from God. though sometimes highly esteemed of men and wearing vestments only slightly less glorious than those worn by Calaphas and Pilate. "Who Scourgeth Every Son.' The Scriptures explain that there Is two-fold reason why Jesus and all of bis followers are required to suffer for righteousness' sake, (1) It is requisite to their own char acter-development tbat they should not only profess absolute loyalty to God ana to Truth, but that this loyalty should be put to the test. Thus we read of our Lord that though "holy, harmless, nndcflled," he was proved perfect in his loyalty by the things which he endured by his obedience even unto death, even the Ignominious death of the cross. The same princi ple, the Scriptures assure us, operates in connection with all whom God is now calling to be Emmanuel's associ ates in the Millennial Kingdom. They must suffer with him if they would reign with him. They must walk in his steps (Galatians v, 11; vl. 12; II TbessaI6nlana 1, 5; II Timothy I, 12; II, 0. 12; III, 12. (2) These experiences are designed of God to qualify us to be Judges of the world during tho Millennial Ago that the Christ, Head and Body, may be merciful aud faithful towards the people of earth. LlkowJse It Is proper that the world should know that Its Judges havo thus been tempted and tried, and nro ablo to sympathize with them In their weaknesses and In their endeavors for righteousness and more willing to help them up. up. up to hu man perfection than to consign them to tho Second Death. Although this conflict has lasted for moro than eighteen centuries It has not been long for any nlngle Individ ual. With the Master himself the trial period was only three nnd a half years. Ou the whole, as compared with eternity, tho entire Gospel Age of Sacrifice, na tho Master said, Is but "a little while." And as for tho af flictions and testings themselves, St. Paul gives tho proper thought, saying, that at most they nro "light afflictions but for a moment and not worthy to bo compared with tho glory that shall be revealed in us," the overcomers (Romans vlit, 18). The Church Triumphant The Church In glory and in power will contain no hypocrites aud no Bierely nominal Christians only the the "First Besurrectlon.' They long for the time when this mortal shall put on Immortality; when this cor ruptible shall have put on Incorrup tion: .when we shall be like our Re deemer and see blm as he is and share his. glory. Gladly, therefore, do all of God's consecrated people wait for the blessed change promised at our Lord's Second Coming, when that which Is sown in weakness shall be raised in power; when that which Is sbwn in dishonor shall bo raised In glory; when that which Is sown nn animal body shall be raised a spiritual body (I- Corinthians xv. -12-H. . &i). Surely such, having prayed. "Thy Kingdom come; thy will be dono on earth as in heaven." are waiting for the King and God's time for estab lishing his Kingdom for the blessing of the world. No wonder the Apostle wrote of these. "OhtsoIvcs also, which havo the first-fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan wltbln ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit the redemption of our' Body" the Body of Christ the Church, through the power of the "First Besurrectlon" change. This will be our glad surrender to the Church Triumphant, when we shall hear the Master's voice saying, "Well done, good and faithful servants; enter ye Into the Joys of your Lord. You have been faithful over a few things. I will make you ruler over many things" participants in the Millennial Kingdom glory and Its dominion of earth for tho uplifting of mankind (I Corinthians vi. 2; Revelation 11. 20i. Uriion er FecUratlorv Which T I ask you, my bearers, and Indirect ly I ask the millions of my larger con gregation whom I address weekly through the public prints, What ad vantage will ncerui to tin Church Mil itant through the ou-comlng Federa tion? 1 reply that great advantage tlon, he pronounced It a case of ab scess of the bowels, for which he ac complished successfully a cure with out a knife. About a year ago he also treated her for heart trouble, with which ho had the samo success. Some time .back ho cured mo of a cane of kidney trouble. Anybbdy wanting any reference can address mo nt No. 528 Oak avenue or Ante lope, Sacramento county, H. J. ATWOOD. January 8th 1910. MEDFORD TIME TABLE. "XortlfGound P No. SWPortland Local... S:04 a. m No. lfi'Oregon Express. . , 5:24 p. m. No. 1 -if Portland Express. j 8:39 p.m. Southbound No, 15Callfornla ExpreasJ10:35 a. m. No. 13JS. F. Express....! 3:32p.m. So. 9Aahland Local. . . ,11:22 p. m. Medfortl. to Jacksonville. 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Fol-. lower. .,fcir off: (4i Saints, ' But lu the Federation the Moralists and Higher Critics will be dominant forces. The .saintly will less than ever be In evidence and appreciated. The outward, and apparent success' of tho Federation will seem wonderful for a moment but the results will be disastrous. The saintly few, guided by -God's ' Word and holy Spirit, will awaken to I tho true situation and becomo separat-1 cd from tho nominal mass. Their mis guided hopes as respects tho bringing about of a spiritual Kingdom on earth will bo thoroughly shattered, and, more than ever, they will look to the Lord as tho source of help and wait for his Kingdom to come through the Re deemer's advent and the Resurrection 'change," in a word. God's saintly people need no outward Federation, even ns they need no credal fences. So far us these ure concerned, the sooner all barriers between thorn ure leaped and they como together us members of one body. 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