THE MEDFORD MAIL TJtlBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, MAROH 14, 1910.
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THIS SERMON IS A REGULAR WEEKLY FEATURE
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PEOPLE'S PULPIT...
Sermon by
CHARLES T.
RUSSELL,
Polor I3roklyii
Tabcrnuclo.
Ooo
1!!, Are llii' wonl
1h It iiuHhllilc (hat
Norfolk, Vit.. 1VI
of our tuxt iruoV
tin; Iruu rt'llirloii of tlu IHIilo (IoiiiihhIh
iiotlilnu tnoro of iih Wiiiii U (xprcHHt't
In thin tuxt) What utioiit lliu Jtw
IhIi l.nwT VVIuit iiliuiit IIm Hlii-orfurlui;
ll Inini t-rrTliiK. Km tlniuli'onVrliltfM
Wlmt about tlu ten I'liiniimmliiH'iitM
Wlmt nbout tlx.1 illi'Ht of mono com
iiiiiiitliniMitit improved i,y our I.onl Ji
huh, "Thou Hliult lovo. tin i.onl III)
Owl with nil tliy lii'iirt, wltli nil tbj'
inliitl. wltli nil tliy bfliiK. with nil lli.v
KlM'iiKtli; mill thou Hlmli lovo thy
neighbor nil tliyaulf"? What nbniu
Church nlli'iiiliinco? Whin uliotit our
rcMiKiiiNllillllluri to our ruinllU-H' To tin
Church? To the poor? Wlmt it bout
study of the 11 1 Me to know Owl's will
Wlmt it bunt our rcupointllilllty for the
lint then? What nbout Impllmii nml
tlio Lord's HiipKr?
Indirectly, dour brctliruu, nil tin
uiuttcrH Included In our iucntloiu nnd
ninny moro are Included Incldciilnlly It
the provlhlniiN of our text. tfouiotJiiH'K
n wliuli) Hcripon In prciicliiHl In n few
word. No oik will dlxptilc tliu ron
noiiiiblciicNM of the Dlvluo rciiulrciilciit
iih MtntiHl In our text. Our Creator
could not jtiNlly or with Kclfrcip( I
nni Icxm tlinii thin of hlit erontiltv win
would unjoy hU fnvor Tlio Ini'TcntH
of nil lU'iiiuiiit ttuit thi'Ku principle
ulmulil bo reipilred of uvury creature
perinllted tlx onjoyuiciit of Ulvlne !n
vor to tin cxttuit of ctcnml llfo. Who
ever Inllt lo euiiie up to thoxu conill
tloiiR would tint nvldi'iice hi uu
woruim or life etornni; him pm-
IoiikiiI xlHti'iici' would uicrcly b
pnmperlni: of iln nnd n iiicuucu to t lie
hiippluurttf mill rli;liteiniiiei!i of othuru
Hut now ll-l IIH M' the KCOpt of l lllh
Dlvluo ri'ipilreuient. .wIioko JuhiIco w
hnvo nlrcmly iickiiowlcdKed. Wo not
tliu untunil dlvlnlnti of our text bit
three pnrint
(It IioIiik Jiintly:
0!i Iivlug merry;
(.'tl Walking humbly.
The reulrouiont of lattice In nil out
dcnllupt with our fellowH, commend
Itself to every rntlonnl inlml, It In
eludes tho wholo mi of Ood. A
brief Mtntemeiit of that jw which
had our Lord'u approval rendu. Thou
limit lovo the Lord thy Ood with nb
thy heart mid nil thy inlml, all lh
5bs;li)K.nod nil thy utreiiKth: and thuii
shnlt love thy uelchbor an tbyuelf. On
theae two proposition limit; all I tit
Ijiw nnd the I'rophetn. It In but Juut
that wo Hhould recoKiilcu our Crentoi
an tlrst: that wo Hhould glorify the
One- who Knve un our belui; and an
tho blofudni; that come tliervwith
that we Hhould bo obedient to hi"
rluhtcouH requirement! Unit mnke fi
our own htippluettM nnd that of other
It In iiIho but right that we tthoul.
recognize the rltflit of other, ns wi
would have them roeoinle our right
The (iolden Utile In the barent of Jo
tlce. Not a halr'n breadth Ion wouli
come within the rc'iulreinciiin of oil)
text, Do Justly. Come, then, let u
reitHou together. How initiiy of u
do JtiNtly In nil of llfo'ri iifT'ilr In otii
relntloiiHlilp to our CioJ mid to mu
neighbor?
Iteglu til homo. Let each one cilu
clue lily wordN mid IiIn deeds towiu-..
his parent; toward hh ehltdren; tr
ward bin brother; toward his nlMein
towunl hunband; toward wife. Du
wo In all of our relationship of life
treat those who tiro no near nnd no
dear to u according to the Htaudard
of luitlce, according to tho CoMei.
Utile? Do wo do toward thorn as we
would have them do toward tm? If
not, nfter malting u beginning with
tho Lord, Htrlvlug to render to hlin
our hoinago and obedience, let un cIoho
ly Hcrutlulzo every word, uvery act of
tho homo llfo and co lo what extent
theno can bo Improved upon and made
moro nearly Juut. Tho majority of
people, wo feel Htire. will bo mirprlsod
to know how unjunt thoy hnve been
toward those who are of tho very
nearest nnd dearest of lletildy relation
ublpN,
Follow the matter up and conHlder
the Justice or InJuHtlco of your word
nnd ileedH In dally life with your
neighbor! mid dally iisnoelatcn. Do you
Invariably Hpvnk to them In the wmie
worda and with tho iianie tone aiiu
geHturo that you would npprovo If lhe,
were In your place and you In thelrnV
In inaltera of biiNlneKu do you drive a
cloHer bargain with thorn than you
would think Juut for them to make
with yon? Or, on the other hand, do
you iihIc of thein higher prices for the
ncrvlcuH or materia la you furulHli them
than you would coimlder Juh) mid right
If yon were tlio purclniser and they
tho venders? Do you watch your
chlckonu that they do not commit dep
rcdatloiiH upon your neighbor' gulden
na earofully nn you would wish your
neighbor to watch his chlckeiiH iih re
HpectH your gmdeii. If yon had one?
Do you blow 110 more tobacco HtnoWe
In tho face of your neighbor than you
would llko to have him blow In your
face? Aro you an careful about wip
ing your feet when entering his house
na you would llko him to bo wueq en
tering your Iiouho? Do you trout ull
men, women, children and animals aa
kindly, na geutly, na properly every
way an you think 'would bo Just and
right If ,you were In their place and
WHAT
GOD REQUIRES
OFJJS '
Ttit, "What Doll. Tliy Cod Require ol
Tlice, but lo Do Juilly, nd lo Lov Mercy,
.ml lo W.Ik I iumbly Willi Tliy Cod T
(Mk.I. vi, 0.)
o o O .'.. ...'.
ly of your nelghborii ns you would
have them speak of you? Or do you
hold up their Imperfection! to ridicule,
ns you would like to hnve tlioui hold
up yours? Do you guard your tongue
ho Hint you speak only thing) you
would think proper for your neighbor
to Hpenk respecting you, If you changed
phlCUH?
Slmpl Justlct Nothing Mor.
Do you not begin to see, dear friend1,
that wlmt Ood'reiiilrcB of us Is much
beyond wlinl the majority have been
rendering? Do you stnnd nppnllcd nnd
tell mo Hint It would bo impossible to
live fully up to that Htaudnrd? I ilgreu
with you, And 81. Paul ngrecs, say
ing. "We ennnot do tho things which
wo would," The Scriptures again
agree mid declare There Is none
righteous, uo, not ono. All hnve sin
ned nod come short of the glory of
Owl."
What shnll we do? Shall wc wiy
that bccntiNc wo are unable to live up
to our 'own conception; and stand'
nrds of Junttco we will mnke no nt-'
tempt to do ho, but abandon thorn
standards entirely? God forbid. Wo
are weak enough nod Imperfect enough
iih It Is. TO Ignore our best Ideals of
JUNtlco would be to take off nil the
brakes nod permit tliu downward tend
government shnll be perfected, and nil
olheiH shall be destroyed In the Second
Death. Thus, evoiilually, every kneo
shall bow and every tongue confess to
the glory of Ood, Then every creature
which Is In heaven, and on the earth,
nnd under the earth, shall be heard
naylng, IIIcnhIiik, and honor mid glory
and power bo unto him that slttelh
upon the throne, mid unto the Lamb
forever (nevelallon v, l.'li,
You Ars Oounht With Pries,
Possibly God could have nrrntiged
some other way of dealing with sin
and Klimers which would not hnve re
quired tho death of .Iokoh dn the Itnn
som price, tho purchase price, the re
demption price for sinners. Hut the
net that this method wns adopted by
our great Creator assures us that no
other method would hnvo been so
wine, so Just, so beneficial. No other
method would hnvo so fully demon
strated God's Wisdom, Justice, Lovo
nnd Power.
In brief, then, God's arrangement Is
that all of Ids human creatures shnll
hnve opportunity of full return to har
mony with himself, provided they wish
to do so, jxrovlded their hearts, their
wills, are fully responsive to the letter
nnd spirit of his Low the require
ments set forth In our text. God has
provided In Jesus for the satisfaction
of Divine Justice ns respects nil of the
condemned race who desire to return
to his fnvor.
Wc ngree with nil tho orthodox
creeds of Christendom Hint only re
pentance from sin nnd on endenvor to
put it away from our thoughts nnd
words nnd deeds, combined with fulth
in the Itedeemer's sacrifice and' n full
consecration of heart nnd life to do
the Knther will-nothing short of
thlH attainment will gain the salvation
which God 1h now holding out to man
kind. To such the Apostle explains that
the rlghteoiiNiicMi. the full demands of
the Law of Oml. his full requirement.
"In fulfilled In us who tire walking not
nfter the flesh, but nfter the Spirit"
elides of our depraved natures to go (itoinatis vlll. !. IVom the moment of
rnpldly from bnd to wornc-to enrry us our ,.0,lKH.rniloii nnd begetting of the
further mid further from God nnd the 10y spirit God deals with this class
stnndnrds of character which he np- ,vltb sons. He irnlns them In the
proves. Wo enn surely be content to st.jl0 or Christ, disciplining, chnsten
do nothing less than our very best to ,. nrovlntr them, testing the sincerity
live up to our own Ideals nnd to rnlnv
thoNu Ideals ns nearly as possible to
the Divine standard.
What Would 0 the Ui.T
KupiNiso we do our very best dally
to ineiiNUre up to our highest concep
tlous of our God-given Ideals and
standards, would God nccept of this
mid count us worthy of his fnvor mid
of eternal llfo? Surely not. The Lnw
of the Lord Is perfect. Justlco Is
Justice. Not tlio hearer of n law. not
tho well-wbihlug, receives tho rewnrd
but the doer, the obedient! Here, then,
we find ourselves In dllllculty, With
our hearts, our minds, we npprovo
God's Ijiw nnd desire to bo obedient
to hlin, but find, ns St. Pnul says, that
ninny things we wish to do we fall
to accomplish; nnd many of the things
wo do not wish lo do we rminot avoid
"we ennnot uo tho tilings tnnt we
would," Wc npprovo the excellent de
mniids of God's Ijiw. Wc disapprove
tho Imperfections of our own flesh,
Llko St. Paul, we cry out, "O wretch
ed man that I ami who Bhnll deliver
mo from this dead body?" this body
that Is Imperfect through Inherited
sin mid weaknesses. With our minds
wo servo God's Lnw nnd npprovo It
but with our bodies we come short
Whnt Is our nope? How shnll we be
delivered? Con we prevail upon God
to change the reasonable requirement
of our text so that It shall read. What
doth God require of me but to will
Justly mid do Imperfectly? We can
not hope for such a change In the
Dlvluo Ijiw. Are wo then hopeless as
respects Divine approval nnd eternal
llfo? (Ilomans vll, 17-'.' I.) .
The Gift of Qod li Eternal Life.
in our moment of perplexity we
hear God's message "speaking pence
through Jesus Christ our Lord." The
message or peace is mat wiiai we
could not do for ourselves In tho way
of lifting ourselves up to -Divine up
provnl God has provided shall bo done
for us through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Our failure to keep the Law marks us
as unworthy of eternnl life, mid
worthy of tho wnges of sin not eter
nal torment, but death. God In mercy
coucluded to offer us eternal llfo na n
a beciiuso of our not actually merit'
lng H under bis logal requirements,
Thus wo read, "The wages of sin Is
death; but the gift of God Is denial
llfo through Jesus Christ our Lord'
(itommis vl, I'll). What wo could not
ouiiuu icgaiiy unucr tne Divine re
quirements God proffers to us na n
gift. Hut tho gift Is a conditional one
as expressed In tho words, "through
Jesus Christ our Lord." Only those
who accept Jesus Christ ns "the Way,
tho Truth, and tho Life" may have
God's gift of eternal llfo. Henco ll
will bo seen that It Is wholly a mistake
to suppose that tho heathen nt homo
or abroad can get eternal life, the gift
of God, In Ignorance of Christ. All the
ScrlptureH coutlrm this mid declare not
only that wo cannot snvo ourselves by
obedlouco to the terms of God's Law,
but that "there Is none other name un
der heaven given nmong men, whereby
wo must be saved" -through faith in
his name through faith In his blood
(Acts lv, Vi),
But how la this done Justly? and.
why does God so limit his gift of eter
nnl llfo?
God's Lnw represents himself and
ennnot change. He cannot require less
than porfoctlon, To do so would be to
till the Universe to nil eternity with
depraved and Imperfect beings, God
has n higher plan than this and de
clares, "As tho henvoiiH aro higher than
tho earth, so aro my wnyH higher than
your wnyB" (Isnlah lv, Ol, Ho explains
that his ultimate purpose Is thut there
shall be no Imperfect creature In all
Ills Unlvorse. All whoso hearts are
they In ourat Do you spoak aa kind- J"0-1 ulin aml tUo principles of his
of their consecration Vows and the
loyn'ty of their henrts. To thoso who
prove faithful' the great rewnrd Is
promised glory, honor. Immortality.
Jolnt-helrshlp with the Lord Jesus
Christ In his Millennial Kingdom nnd
Its work of blessing nil the families of
tho earth (Gnlntlmis III. 20: Itevclntlon
III. 'ih.
Our tlliaijrremetit with nil "orthodox
creeds" Is In respect to what shall be
done, with the uusnlntly with those
who do not present themselves to God
nnd who nre not begotten again of
the holy Spirit. Our creeds of tho
dnrk nges misrepresented the teach
ings of the Dlblo In respect to these
nnd told us that they nre nil to be con
Hlgued for hundreds or thousands of
years to Purgatory or for nil eternity
In hell torment. Not such Is the teach
ing of God's Word, but the very re
verse, ns we hnve previously shown.
The Scriptures do not declare. In thee
and In thy Seed shnll nil tho families
of tho enrth be omnr; but the re
verso of this Hint they shall nil be
blettnl. All the sln-bllud eyes shall be
opened. All the deaf ears of Ignorance
shnll be unstopped. I'or the blest
thousands years of Christ's reign the
world's uplifting or resurrection will
proceed, while .the knowledge of the
glory of God shall till the whole enrth,
The angels on the plains of lictulchem
did not declare to the shepherds, l-'ear
greatly! for behold, wo bring you bnd
tidings of great misery which shall be
unto nil people. Their message was
the reverse of this: "Fear not! behold,
we bring you gowt tltlhigs of great Joy
which shall bo unto all ;irOp(c" (Luke
II, 10i. God who had n "due time" for
calling natural Israel mid who had
also a "duo time" for calling spiritual
Israel, has a "due time" for making
known the riches of his grace to the
uon-olect world of mankind. And the
"elect" of spiritual Israel nnd of mil-
lira) Israel nre to be the channels of
this Divine grace and mercy, which.
during the Millennial Age, will How
as n river of salvation, to which nil
mankind will be Invited to como and
drink freely.
Love Mercy and Walk Humbly.
It may astonish some that God re
quires oven more thnn Justice, which
Is tils legal standard. In his permis
sion of sin and Its wngo of death ho
has shown the sinner his own mercy
or love. And It Is for the sinner's ben
efit mid for the good of nil, that God
requires that alt who will hnvo the
full benefit of his mercy shnll bo re
quired to cultivate this mercy quality
In their own hearts. As the sinner
attempts to conform his life to the
perfect standard mid finds himself un
nblo to keep God's Law nud obliged to
colne for mercy to the Throuo or
Grace, ho Is Informed that he can have
that mercy only upon condition that
ho will exercise similar mercy toward
those who trespass against him, his
Ideals nud Interests.
Humility Is a quality very necessary
to every creature. Prldo Is a foe
which besets not merely the weak mid
Imperfect, but which overcame the
great nngel of light. Lucifer, mid trans
formed him from a faithful servant of
Jehovah Into Satan, the Adversary of
God. Wo tiro glad, therefore, that Di
vine Wisdom requires humility ns one
of tho conditions of our acceptance
w(lth him, This requirement assures
us of tlio security of tho Dlvluo Km
plro against nil treason In tho future;
for noiio will bo admitted to the eter
nal llfo conditions cither now or In tho
Millennial Age, oxcept tho luunblo,
et ua hearken then to the lesson of
our text nnd conclude with tho words
of tho Apostle, "Humble yourselves,
theroforo, under the mighty hand of
Qod, that ho may exalt you la due
tlnio" (I Petor v, 0).
Something to Investigate
and Consider
50 acres of the best soil in the valley, lo
cated 4 1-2 miles from Mcdford and 1 1-4
miles from shipping- station.
5 acres planted to Bosc pears 5 years old.
2 acres peaches in full bearing; r
22 acres pears and apples 1 year oldl
13 acres alfalfa.
Balance of land ready for planting. No
waste land.
t
Fine building site; good water; splendid
location.
If this interest you, we will be glad to give
you full information and price.
T
J. W. Dressier Agehcy
West Main Street.
$150 AN ACRE 270 acres, foothill lnncl, nbont 0 miles from Med
ford; there are nbout 86 acros on this plnco now planted to fruit,
which includes about 2(1 acres in boaring;. The benririK varieties
are Nowtown and Spitzonborg apples nnd Cornice pears. There
aro 25 acres of Newtowns in their second yenf with poach fiHem
nnd about 0 nerds of Newtowns just planted; also 20 acres of
Jonnthnns and 10 acres of Bartlott and Anjou pears jnat planted.
About 200 acres of first-class' fruit laud on tho placo. Thore aro
many springs on tho plnco and considerable wator could be de
veloped for irrigation; two houses, good barn and othor buildings.
Would subdivide nicely. Easy terms.
$2500 Sixty acres, 0 miles from Mcdford, abont 15 acres cleared Rnd
partly planted; small building.
$250 AN ACRE 70 ncres, about 4 miles from Mcdford, free Boil; 25
acres planted to Newtown and Spitzengenr apples, mostly 3 years
old ; in addition, about 26 acres under cultivation, balanco easily
cleared; good new 6-room plastered hpuso, now barn; also sot of
old buildings. Could be subdivided into two or three tracts nieoly.
easy tonus.
$5500 Six miles from Mcdford, good now buildings, about 8 acros
planted to Newtowns, 8pitzenbcrgs and pears, 1 and 2 yonrs old?
about 7 acres additional cleared, balanco not hard clearing; good
team, wagon and machinery gC8 wltn ho placo. This Is a 40
acre tract.
$275 AN ACRE Seventv acres of level land within a mile and a half
of tho city limits of Medford; first-class fruit land; priced at"
least $50 nn acre less than anything in the vicinity: good buildings,.
Would subdivide nicely.
$12,525 Eleven acres in Cornice pears, 10 years old; 0 acres in Bart
lett and Anjou pears, 1 to 3 years old; close is; good soil; terras,
$12,000 Eleven acres in Cornice and Bosc pears;'ll years old; these
trees are in full bearing and will pay a good income on the priee
asked.
$7000 Thirty-five acres of black sticky, 3 miles from MocLford, all
under the ditch and can be irrigated.
$13,000 Thirty -two acres, close to Medford', 8 acres in Newtowns
and 8pitzenbcrgs, 5 to 7 years of age; 14 acres in alfalfa, 3 acres
in peaches, 2 acres in berries; irrigated; buildings.
$14,000 Thirty-five acres; buildings; exceptionally fine place for a
home; 12 acres in apples and pears 3 years old; about an acre of
bearing orchard; 11 acres in alfalfa; all fine deep free soil.
$150 to $200 PER ACRE Stewart acre tracts; 2 miles from Medford
tracts aro from 10 to 25 acres in size; fine building spots on all;
can all be irrigated; cheapest tracts in Medford neighborhood; easy
terms.
$300 PER ACRE Finest 5 nnd 10 -acre orchard and garden tracts ip
the, valley; easy terms.
W. T. YORK & CO.
K C Hansen. Tom Moffat
We make any knul and style of windows. WV chit) II
glass of any size un hand
Medford Sash & Door Co.
O. L. DAVIS, President
L. E. NEIDERMEYER, Vlce-Pres.
L. E. WAKE MAN, Cashier
L. L. JACODS, Asst. Cashier
Farmers and Fruitgrowers Bank
CAPITAL STOCK 960,000
MEDFORD
OREGON
A SNAP IN ORCHARD LAND
One hundred and sixty acres of free red soil, 10 to 30 feet depth ;
two wells, about 25 acres cleared; a very gradual south hill slope;
ono-hnlf mile from postofficc, less than one-fourth mile from school
and seven nnd one-half miles southwest of Jacksonville. Only $20
per acre. Call on or address
JOE THOMAS
222 SOUTH HOLLY STREET.
MEDFORD, OREGON
PLU MBING
Steam and Hot Water Heating.
All work guaranteed. Prices reasonable.
I. F. MOORE AND E. E. SMITH i
Old Tribune Building. Phone :;931.
MORTGAGE LOANS
Money on hand to loan on Heal Estate. City and County
Warrants bought. Fidelity and Indemnity Bonds Furn
ished. Fire Insurance.
JAMES CAMPBELL
Phono Main B2;U:
208 Fruitgrowers Honk Iiulldlng
RESOLVED
Tho best resolution for you
to make is to come to ns for
your next suit, if you want
something out of the ordinary.
We do the best work and charge
tho lowest prices.
W. W. EIPERT
TUB PKOOBtiSSIVB TAILOX
For Sale
Splendid Bargains
Piecre, Shepherd & Co., 128 East Main Street.
A 5-room house, porches, plastered, modern, large
bam, woodshed, new buildings; price $2500. and
$1050 can remain one year at 6 per cent. Lot 50x168
feet.
Three-fourths of an acre, South Central avenue,
with building; easy terms, $1600.
A 6-room bungalow, modem, maple floors, an extra
good buy, $2000; North Eiverside; $1000 can remain
on place.
A fine bungalow in Queen Anne addition, $2100;
5 rooms, bath, electric lights, fireplace, cobblestone
foundation, comer lot.
Can also sell you two as fine homes as there are in
the city, one $5000 and one $6000. Come to office and
let us show you these special bargains.
"We also have good buys in ranches and small tracts.
Pierce, Shephard & Co.
128 East Main Street.
COLONISTS RATES
70 OREGON the
GREAT NORTHWEST
The management of the Southern Pacific Co..
(Lines in Oregon) takes great pleasuro in an
nouncing that the low rates from Eastern cit
ies, which have done so much in past seasons
to stimulate travel to and settlement in Ore
gon, will prevail again this Spring DAILY
from March 1 to April 15, inclusive.
PEOPLE OF OREGON
Tho railroads have done their part; now it's
up to you. The colonist rate is the greatest of
all home-buildors. Do all you can to let oast
em people know about it, and encourage
them to come here, where land is cheap and
home-buildinff easy and attractive.
FARES CAN BE PREPAID at home if desired. I
Any agent of the road named is authorized to
receivo the required deposit and telegraph
ticket to anv noint in the East.
REMEMBER THE RATES From Chicago, $33;
from St. Louis, $32; from Omaha and Kansas
City, 25. This reduction is proportionate
from all other cities.
WM. McMURRAY,
General Passenger Agent Portland, Ortgoe