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CMARLES T.
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Potior Brooklyn
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PASTOR RUSSELL
HOMEWARD
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"As llic Waters Cover
Grcnt Deep" (Isninli x, 9).
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Prmtor UiiMnoll In rtittiniliiii to Amur.
Ica tu kooU condition nftor Imvlnj; ml
rtrcHuod tliu public of (Jrent llrllnln.
Iroltiml, (luriniiny, Wnrmiw, UiihhIii;
Home anil Jcriimilcni-ln nil forty
tlmoit. Hln layout auillt'iiocn vvm at
London, nliotit 7,000, with OhiHKow a
Kood Mvcoiid.
.Mltl-Oa-iin, May 'M.Ah I look abroad
and tieo wator, water ovury where,
without a njicck of land In nIkIiI, and
nt I rolloct that wo aro piihhIiij; over
varying doptlw, Home of which nro uh
Rrent oh tlvo iiiIIch, 1 am reminded of
tho pronilnu lu tho Lord'H Word that
ultimately tho wholo earth, tho world
of mankind, ahall hnvo ntich an abuii
dnut kuowledKo of tho Creator and tho
Itedeeuier, an to ho lltly llliiHtrated by
tho deptlm of tho Hen. I hnvo there
fore chosen an my test tho worda,
"Tho earth Hhall bo full of tho knowl
edge of (ho Lord an tho water cover
tho hoii." I remember nlo tho very
Hlmllnr pronilno by the Lord through
tho Prophet (Ilabakkuk II, II), "Kor
tho earth Nhnll bo tilled with thoknowL
cilco of tho t;lory of tho Lord, iim tho
wntent cover tho uvn." I tun reminded
nhto of tho I'rophot'H declaration that
tho tlmo will coiuo when "livery knee
shall bow, ami every toiiKtio ulmll cote
fttui" (iMtilah xlv, XI). And rtKiiln "Thai
at tho name of Jcnua every kneo shall
bow, of tlilnpi In heaven, and thlnp
lu earth, and thlngx under the earth,
And that every tongue hIiiiII confer
that Johiim Clirht In Iird, to tho clory
of (Jod tho leather." And I am alxo
reminded that lu that day, "They Hhall
teach no more every mnu Ills neighbor,
and every man hli brother, naylng.
Know tho Lord, for they Hhall all know
mo, from tho leant of them unto tho
greatest of them, Hnlth the Lord"
(Jeremiah xxxl, SI). Tho mieHtlou
properly nrlHuH, To what extent Hhall
wo couxlder thene atatemeutH literally
true? What kind of fulfillment hIiouUI
wo oxeet them to have?
If wo look out upon tho heathen
world, however Hympathetlc wo may
bo lu reHpect to foreign inlnitlouury
work, doing all lu our power to make
known to tho heathen tho grnco of
God, and the great Itedcomer, wo are
nevertheless compelled to admit that
there In absolutely no hope of our over
emitting every kneo to bow, and every
touguo to conform Christ In hentheu
InudH, oven iim we hnvo long ago given
up hope of accompllHhlug mich work
in civilized landH, Tho work la too
great for uh, and tho orrora of heathen
dom nro too deeply neated to bo quick
ly eradicated. Government Htatlatlct
hIiow ub that there aro twlco aa many
heathen today aa there were u century
ago. If, therefore, any of uh hud been
llntterlug oureclvcH reelecting our abil
ity to nccomptlHU tho conversion of the
world, It la tlmo for uh to acknowledge
our error and to look to tho Lord, real
izing that In him ttlouo la tho world'H
hope. DouhtlcHN tlila Im Jimt tho les
son Hint tho Lord wishes ua to learn.
Ho doca not wlah ua to give up our cf
forta to "Do good unto all men aa we
have opportunity, ctmuclnlly tho Iiouhu
hold of faith," for our own blcsqlng la
tiHHoclated with auch activity on behalf
of othera. Hut God doca wlah us to
realize that of oursolvcB wo nro umihlo
to copo with tho ultuatlou. Ho wiahea
ur to realize that only through tho es
tnbllHlimeut of tho Kingdom of God'a
dear Sou can tho glorloua blcualiiga of
tho Mlllonnlunt over bo hoped for.
Alaal Wo muat admit, and uhould feel
dcoply liumblu by tho admission, that
oven In civilized lands, tho number of
footatop followeru of tho Lamb of God
la very fow. Tho number who nro
"wnlklng, not nfter tho lleuh, but after
tho Spirit" hi civilized lauda la very
fow, in compurlHon with tho population
na n whole, Wo aro not lu thlH Netting
ouraclvca ns JudgeH of tho hcarta of
our follow-cronturcH-roinurknbly fow
nmko any pretention to walking In tho
"nnrrow way," which tilono now lenua
to llfo overlaatlug (Matthew vli, 1-1).
Tho Noclty For Knowlodfl.
Many dear ChrlHtlan people, tin
Hlroua of thinking well of tho heaven
ly Father, aro do befogged with the
touching of tho pitHt, that they try to
lnmglno that thu way to eternal llfo is
ot ho narrow aa the Maater Haiti; they
try to Imagine that aomehow the
heathen will be wived In their Igno
rance, notwithstanding tho Apostle
eayH, "How uliall they believe on him
of whom thuy huvo not heard" (Itomans
x, II). And again. hln iiHsuraueo that
"tliero Is iioiiu other name under licnv
on given among men, whereby we
inuflt bo Huved" (Acta lv, 12),
Tho error from tho past which led to
thla Inconsistency hi the teaching that
nil of tho heathen aro going to eternal
torture, and that they never will have
tin opportunity of accepting Christ in
tho future. They rebel against the
thought which has come down from
tho dark ages that God foreknow the
Jgnornnco of tho heathen and predes
tluntcd tholr eternal torture; that thoy
aliould not hear of tho only namo tinder
licnvon or given among men whereby
thoy might bo wived and fixed tholr en
vironment so that thoy never heard.
Tho whole dllllculty, wo see, Hew In the
fact that God's people In tho piiHt have
not studied his Wonl as they should
have done. Komo of ua subscribed to
one creed, and some to another, Haying
to ourselves, Our creed Is not satisfac
tory, but it la probably ua free from
error aa other creeds. Wo consoled
ourselves with the thought that all
Christendom was considerably befog
ged, anil wo no moro than others.
Komo of ua probably tried to satisfy
our minds by miylng that those fea
turcH of our creeds which dishonored
God, and Implied his lack of wisdom,
or worse, his willingness but' lack of
Justice, or lack of power that these
things were mysteries which must ho
believed, although they could not ho
reconciled with human reason and
common sense, Some of uh even tried
to persimdo ourselves that wo were
exercising extraordinary faith In these
matters, but In reality wo wero mere
ly Ignorant of God's Word, and cred
ulous of the wisdom of our creed-makers
of tho past,
Trua Light Now Shlnlno.
Hut now, thank God, "The night Is
far spent, and tho day Is at hand"
(Itomans xlll, 1.'). "Now Is our salva
tion uenrer than when wo bcllovcd"
(Itomans xlll, 11). Tho evidence flint
wo tiro in the morning of tho new dis
pensation multiplies on every linmll
Wo aro evidently In tho period which
tho lllltlo declares ns "Tho dny of
God's preparation." God Ih preparing
to usher In the long-promised period
of blessing and refreshment, which lie
has foretold through all thu holy
HcqiiGiitly wo sco nt a glanco that ro
inarknhly fow of our race hnvo thus
far attained to tho degree of knowl
edge which God would ho pleased to
recognize, At first this might seem
peculiar to us; wo might say to our
solved or to others, Why does not God
glvo it out freely to till? Tho reply of
tho Scriptures Is that God is giving
hla knowledge freely now to a certain
class, and that by and by ho will glvo
It to all tho families of tho earth. This
essential knowledge la promised to
tho faithful lu tint world, Ho that seek
eth (Indelli, ami to him that knocketh
It shall bo opened. "Tho secret of the
IOid Is with them that reverenco him,
mid ho will show them Ida Co vena nt."
"Itlessed aro your eyes, for they see.
and your ears, for they hear." Such
as thus iibldo In covenant relationship
with tho Ird Jesus aro indeed taught
of God In tho School of Christ, mid
inny truly grow In grnco and knowl
edge. A distinction should bo observed In
knowing about God, mid knowing God
himself. It hi not sulllclcnt Hint we
should recognize God as tho Almighty
Creator, for devils also bellevo that
On the other hand, to by Intimately
acquainted with God means that we
must come Into lntlrnnto fellowship
with him, mid this means that we
must come unto tho Father through
tho Hon, by faith. Ity thus coming to
our heavenly Father by mi acquaint
ance with his Word, and through an
appreciation of hla glorious work, past,
present, mid future, wo get n view of
the lengths, mid breadth-, nnd heights
mid depths of "love divine, all lovo ex
celling." In proportion na wo behold
the outline of tho Dlvluo character,
wo perceive our own deficiencies and
try the moro to rid ourselves of them,
mid at least manifest to tho Lord that
our hearts nro in harmony with the
principles of righteousness.
Th Gun of Rlahttousneis.
Very appropriately tho Scriptures
speak of the present ns a night-time
They tell ua (lint now "Dnrknesa cov
crs tho (civilized) earth, mid gross
darkness tho pcoplo (Heathendom)."
They nssuro ua (lint now Cod'a people
need tho lamp of Dlvluo revelation to
guide their footsteps until tho dny
dawns. They nssuro us, however, thai
the morning will ho ushered In by the
great Sun of Itlghteousness tho Christ,
NOTICE.
Notlco Ih lioroby iven Ihnt tho
undersigned will npply to tho city
council of tho city of Mcdford, Oro
gon, nt Kb next regular meeting, for
a liconso to oll spirituous, vintioun
nnd tnnlt liquors in quantities loss
thnn a gallon nt thoir plncu of busl
noflit on lota 15 nnd 10 in block
21 in onid city, for n period of Mix
months. IIYAN & BROWN.
OOODFRIENP HOTEL
JAN FRANCISCO I. COOOfRIEND, Mini
Formerly HoU-li Btnnfonl nnd ft, IWyl, I'ont II
Htrrrt, near (J-nry, tulJofnlriK HoM Mnrix. Tnko
JloU-l Manx Hu, nr Market Htrrrt Car, tmrufer
in 1'owrll. Mnil Iioumj and location for ladles
vlaltfdK t)w city ulnno.
BATES, tl.OO PER DAT AMD VV
Ilnskina for Health.
In Case of vSickness
PHONE 3641
MEDFORD PHARMACY
Near Post Office AIlNight Sorvico Frco Dolivory
NOTICK.
Notlco In horoby glvon that the
undorslgnod will apply to tho city
council of tho city of Modfcrd, Ore
gon, nt Ho noxt regular mooting for
a llcenso to soli uplrltous, vinous and
mnlt liquors In quantlcc Ions than
a gnllon nt hlj placo of 1't.slncss on
lot 17, block 20, In said city, for a
porlod of six months.
O. M. SI3LSDY.
Dated May 25, 1010.
NOTICH TO 8TOCKH0LDKIW.
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(.minium, inn wumiiTiiii inventions oi i fcrentKun or Illgliteousness-tlioClirlst.
our day nlong tho lines of chemistry, thu Messiah. ITonhet. Mediator. Kltm
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or uiory.
steam mid electricity are fulfilments
of the wonderful "Day of Christ."
which Is nenrtug. God's coplo hnvo
fulled of great blessings In not sooner
potlclug this fact. We stood, as It
were, with our backs toward tho Last,
looking for tho sun to rise In the West;
wo were looking to our own efforts to
convert the world, rather than looklm:!
to the Lord from whom alone must
como tho help. Hence (he glow In the
Last had assumed considerable propor
tions before wo noticed It nnd ninny
of our brethren nro still looking to the
West, and nngrlly refuso to turn nnd
follow tho dnwn of the New Dispensa
tion, which now mny bo so clearly
seen by thu eye of faith.
Let us nolo well the Apostle Peter's
words, assuring us that tho vision ho
had on (he Mount of Transfiguration
iitauu it tteep impression tixin nun. uoh
tens us, nevertheless, mat "Wo imvo
nlfio a more sure word of prophecy;
whereuuto yo do well that yo take
Now Is tho Church excluded from
this work of shining upon and enlight
ening the world and scattering its
darkness. Tho Mnster gave us to tin
derstaud that tho Church with himself
will constitute the Sun of Itlghteous
nehs. which will then arise with heal
ing lu Its beams. Thus In tho parable
of tho Wheat and Tares, ho pictures
tho entire work of this Gospel Age and
its consummation, which ho styles
"Tho harvest tho end of tho nge."
Ills word respecting tho separation ol
the wheat from tho tares Is that the
wheat shall be gathered Into his bam
changed from the earthly to the
heavenly nature, and he adds. "Then
shall tho righteous shltio as the miii In
tho Kingdom of their Father." "Hi
that hath mi ear to hear, let him hear."
Tho llguro of tho rising sun scatter
Ing tho darkness, ignorance and super
stltlou of tho world harmonizes will
Notlco la horoby glvon that the
annual mooting of stockholders of the j
Pacific and Eastern Hallway will be
hold at tho offlco of tho company,
In Medford, Oregon, on Monday, June
6, 1010, nt 10 o'clock a. m.
By ordor of tho President.
O. P. HUMPHREY,
Secretary.
IlnskiiiR for Uoalth.
Mcdford, Orcpon; This rcrtificf
tlinl wo havo sold Hall's Texas Won
der for tho euro of all kidney, blad
dor and rheumatic troubles for tci
years, and havo nover hnd n com
plnint. It pivos quick nnd permanent
clicf. Sixty days' treatment in each
bottle. Sfodford Phnrmacy. tf
If what you havo to sell is "per
sonal sorvlcca" tho work of your
hands, or of your brain, or of both I
In equal proportions tako ndvantngo'
of tho best market that want adver
tising can find for you.
nnskiiiH for ITonlth.
AUTOMOBILES
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heed, its unto a light that shlneth in n KlllBdolI1 of Uod 8ll,)er8edli.g the king
dark place, mill ho day dawn and , f sata.t. and those deluded b
the day star ttrlso In your henrts"-the c ,..,,.., ... ,,, c..-i......- .i..
day
"wrouAfti" (presence) of Christ, the
"Morning Star."
Knowledge Necetilty.
Hut admitting (ho promise of the
Scriptures that the knowledge of the
Lord shall bo worldwldo and ocean
deep that every creature shall bo
brought to mi accurate knowledge of
t
ho truth, III duo tlmo (I Timothy II. , , ' ,, ,
i-itj, wiieruuir in iiio necessity ior wnsf
Is knowledge really Indispensable to
salvation? Is It not written In tho
Scriptures of tho Apostles Peter and
John, that "Tho people perceived that
they wero Ignorant and unlearned
men?" If their Ignorance mid lack of
learning did not hinder them from hav
ing God's favor, mid obtaining salva
tion through Christ, and even obtain
ing Apostlcshlp, why should so much
stress bo laid upon knowledge? Does
God really care for knowledge? Has
ho predetermined that till who would
bo lu his favor must he educated, and
that ho cares naught for tho Ignorant?
Do wo not read tu tho contrary that,
"Not many wise men nfter tho flesh,
not many mighty, not many noble, are
called; but God hath chosen tho fool
ish things of the world to confound the
wlso" (I Corinthians I, 'M, 117). "Hath
not God chosen the poor of this world
rich In faith?" (.Tames II. B.)
Very true, wo answer With God
tho wisdom of this world Is foolish
ness, mid with this world, tho wisdom
of God Is foolishness. Knowledge may
therefore bo viewed from two stand
points. So far as worldly knowledge
couiiuoiidlng any man or woman to
God, or making any man or woman
moro lit for dlvluo favor, wo believe
tho contrary to bo true. Unwillingly
wo tiro forced to tho conclusion that
tho great colleges of tho world nro the
Most destructive agencies lu tho earth,
us respects tho Dlvluo revelation, the
llllilc, and tho true knowledge of God. ( ,0V,,Wf w, ,,0 ,.,,, ,0 nimmloil . ,.
Satan, styled In tho Scriptures, tin
kingdoms of this world.
Be Glad and Rojolce.
Wo may well sympathize with out
forefathers, to whom It was not grant
cd to see as clearly as we nitty now
see tho glorious fullness of the Dlvlm
purpose to eventually enlighten tin
he kuowledgi
glory of God to All the wholt
earth as tho waters cover the great
deep. To us, therefore. Is especlallj
applicable the prophetic words, "He yt
glad and rejolco for ever In (hut whlel
1 create. For behold, I create now
heavens and u new earth, mid tho for
mer shall not bo remembered, nor conn
Into mind" (Isaiah Ixv, IS. 17). Thu
does tho Lord picture tho new dlspen
nation lu graphic language. The new
heavens symbolically represent I tie
Church In Its new mid glorltlcd eondl
(Ion, exercising superior control over
tho affairs of mankind. Likewise, the
new earth symbolically represents the
now state or condition of socloty the
new social order of things which will
bo Introduced as n part of tho New
Dispensation. Imperfection Is now
written upon everything with which
men are associated, partly because ot
our fallen condition through heredity,
mid partly, as the Scriptures declare,
through Satan, tho god of this world or
age, who now works In tho henrts of the
children of disobedience prompting tu
sin mid selfishness, pride mid miibl
(Ion, and lu every sense of tho word
tending to alienate tho hearts of men
from tho ways of righteousness. More
over, tho Adversary Is largely responsi
ble for tho gross errors of misconcep
tion of tho Dlvluo character, which
thuing tho centuries 'past have been
creeping Into tho minds of thoso who
were feeling after God. If haply they
might (lud him. All who aro of the
right spirit, truth seekers, and truth
O. W. Murphy. O. M. Jlurphy.
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Prices Right.
PARRY AUTO LIVERY
PHONE MAIN 31-11.
Agency for tho Parry Care. Rogue
River Auto Co., Frank n. Hull, Prop.,
Medford. Or.
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PLUMBING & HEATING
CONTRACTOR
No job too small, none too
large. Twenty-five yeans'
practical experience.
Office 113 South Front Street.
Phono 2751.
which Is essential to salvation and
eternal llfo. Wo therefore sharply din
erlnilnato between earthly knowledge
mid heavenly knowledge, and between
tho wisdom of uiuii and tho wisdom of
God.
Our Lord Jesus guvo us tho key to
this question of the Importance of
knowledge tu relationship to our at
tiiliimeut of eternal llfo, Ho said, In
praying to (ho Father, "And this Is
llfo otornul, that thoy might know
thee, tho only trim God, mill Jesus
Christ, whom thou hnst sent" (John
xvll, II). Only such as attain to this
knowK'dgo may havo otsrnul llfo. Con-
rors on this subject, which so long,
have hindered it proper appreciation of
the glorious character of our heaven
ly Father. Ity touching us through false
doctrines to dread tho heavenly Father,
tho Adversary has Implanted lu our
Inltids a fear which const ll utes a bar
rler. The Lord speaks of this saying.
"Their fear of mo Is taught by the pre
cepts of men" (Isaiah xxix, lit), Let
us then use moro diligently than ever
before the wonderful Mlblo which Di
vine Providence has placed within the
reach of all of God's people. Hint wo
may know him, whom to know aright
will menu to us llfo eternal,
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your homo by
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We Furnish MAZDA Lamps
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ers at very liberal terms. The
General Electric Company is
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suitable for all lighting needs.
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5 Acres bearing peaches. 1 1-2 Acres bearing pears.
1 Acre bearing Spits. 9 1-2 Acres 1-year-old Bartletta.
2 Acres bearing Ben Davis. 9 1-2 Acres peach fillers.
House 6 rooms; barn, good condition; one span fine mares, wagon, hack
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19 Acres, 1 1-4 mile from Phoenix depot; soil slightly gravel; 6-yoar-old
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Price, $4500; $2000 cash, balance good terms.
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