MISDHXMI) MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 1910, , . ( 1 K . THIS SERMON IS Q-- immi ooo PEOPLE'S Sftmon by CHARLES T. RUSSELL, Putor Brooklyn Tabernacle. - Ooo Lynn, Miimh,, AukhhI It. Pimtor Kiinni'II of HrooUlyii Tulmrnnclu hjmjUu hero twlvo today to Iiitku ami attuu tlvp niiillfiici'M, W report onu of IiIh dlHcmirwx friiin (tio above. II huIiI In pnrt: My text U oho of tlio ntroiu:iiit of (Iiohii which oiled wo crroncoiiMly tittH tiudiTMiood to leiivti tint eternal tor lnuiit of ttio noiioloct. CoiiiIiik to tlio text with our iiiIiiiIh Mlcd with tlio wrent: luiroH.MloiiM r(Mxctiiii; tlio clmriu'tcr of lliu Almighty Creator nnd nHHH;tliiK lilrt piirpoNCH toward liu nuuilty It 1h vnny for tin to liiltmiuIiT Htntitl tlio word of Ht. JutU. Ho drop ly wcro liar rrnjnioiin IhoiiKlitH tin prmwtl upon our mind from child hood t tint . Imitlonnl IIioiikIi they wcro, wu coiiHldcntl tlicui fiiiiiliiincnlul tlio oIokj'. In llko iiiiumcr wo wrttdod to our own coiifuidoii iiml Injury many HcrlpturcH, rriHllnj; Into thorn what thoy do not nuy mid Ignoring what they do nay. Ah, for Iimtuiicc, tlio iiutwtigwi of Holy Writ to tlio effect Hint "nil tho wicked will CJod dentroy"; that "tlio wiiccm of hIii Im death"; Hint "(he mini that Hlnnrth. It hIiiiII dlo"; that thero Ix no eternal llfo out of ChrNt. All theno mid other wo warp ed mid twhtted away from thvlr boun tiful nnd Hlmplo tenclilnc, and mado out of them "doctrine of dovlln" with which we alarmed ountclvi'H and tluwo committed to our ItiMtructlou. Wo thank Hod that grit dun 1 1; tho eycM of our iiiiderHtnndlng nrw open lug to dlNcern the great Truth that tho tenting f tl' Church In tho pronont Ago mid the tenting or the world ut largo In tho roiiltiK Ago will l iik to worllilneHs for eternal llfo or worth! nejtM of vlernl deuth overlaying do-Htructlon-tlio Second Death from which there will ho no redemption, no roMirrcctloii. no recovery. Am St. Peter declare. TIiohii who enter Into It will he. like lirutolieiiHtN, made to ho taken nnd dcHtroyod annihilated. 8otlom' Quilt and Punlilimont. , Kodom and Hiirwuiidliig oil Ion were, nrolllgutt' and llceutloim to the extreme nnd Divine .lUHtleo deereed that their coiirxo iiiUNt not continue, hut Unit they hIioiiIiI he made an example of Icmnuii to otherit of tho Dlvlno dlH pleamire ngnltmt all Mich llceutloim iieHH. Accordingly wo rend that lire ninl hrliiiMtono won. rained from heaven to the utter doHtruetloii of thonc cltlcH, tho place of which In now mark, ed ly the Dead Sen. Tho .Sodomite wero obliterated nod only their uiimo nnd lilMtory hnvo como down to iik. Their utter detraction ly eternal lire or hoiivonly lire mined upon them wan u complete denlrui-tlon. Their expert enco pIctitroH forth the utter deHtruc tlou of till whom Cod will llunlly re Ject nit unworthy of eternal life. Not that tiro and hrlmxtouu would ho rain ed upon till, hut that utter destruction will come upon "II dlwipprovcd hy the Almighty. Who thinks Hint St. Judo meant that the tire that dentroycd tho SodoinlloH wn tin eternal one' Who over thlnkH that It In Htlll burning an a literal ltlir.c Nhotild take a look at tho picture of tho Dead Sea and note that there are no llren there. Tho thought In Hint the lire, which Ih a symbol of destruction, did ltn work thoroughly, completely, leaving not a vtmtlgo of thcMo condomned to destruction. Tho Sodouiltea all went to hell to tho Mllilo hell -to tho Htato of death Itut they did not go to tho hell which wim manufactured hy our forefathers wring the dark agou-n hell of otornal torture. Wo have Illhlo teHtlmony on tho HUhJect, which wo will produce. They aro uncoiiHcloim now llko the re malndor of tho dond, waiting for tho resurrection. And tho resurrection op portunity will como to thorn, iih well aw to all tho remaindor of Adam'M rncoj hecnuHo they, iih well an all oth ers, aro redoined hy tho precious blood of Christ by the sacrlllco which ho finished nt Cnlvnry. This Is not spec ulntlvo. Wo hnvo tho words of the Muster himself on tho subject. T.et us tnlco our liiformntlon, our wisdom from tho proper tUiirter. Then our doubts and fears will speedily lieu away. Not Seoond Chance. "Wo will produce the Illhlo testimony showing that the Sodomites will bo re leased and come forth during tho me diatorial relgu of Messiah to enjoy it uhiiro of the blessings (hen to be pour ed out upon Israel and the world; und to 1mvo an opportunity of coming Into harmony with God nnd gaining eternal life. Hut we know that strulghtwuy somebody will say, No, Pastor Itussell, that would be u socoun chance, and Clod Iiiih nowhere promised a second cliunco to any. I'lirthcrmnro It would bo bo-llttlelug to tho Divine (Inveru rnout to suppose Hint God, after giving one fair trial to u man mid reaching a decision would conclude to give him another trial, iih though Dlvlno Justice wero unublo to determine the worthi ness or iiiiworihluos of the Individual for oloniul llfo In one trial or testing. Wo fully agree with this sontlniont, but cull attention to tho fact that the Kodomltes did not enjoy one trial for life. Thoy and all mankind woro "horn In sin, shapmi In Iniquity; In sin did their mothers coucelvo thorn." A REGULAR WEEKLY FEATURE ooy- PULPIT... The Vengeance of Eternal Fire "Even Sodom- nnd Gomorrnh nnd tlio cities about llicm ... nre ict forth for an example, suffering lite vengeance of eternal fire" (Judc 7). They woro born under tho sentence. "Dying thou .ihult die." Neither they nor anyone else, therefore, could be placed upon trial for a future llfo over Insthig or death everlasting, until re leased from the original sentence of death under which all wero born. And no releiiNe from that death sentence was grunted to anybody until the lie deemcr cnine and died, "tho .lust for tho unjust." Hint, "ns by a man camo denth. by a man also might como tho resurrection of tho dead." Only those, therefore, who have been born since Jesus' day cv.nld he released from the orlglunl penalty, or could bo placed on trial for llfo or denth eter nal. Only tho Church, therefore, ac cepts this proposition. To this agrcoM tho words of the Apostle, "If irj slu wilfully after Hint tee hnvo como to a knowledge of tho Truth, there remain eth no more sacrifice for sin (such hav ing enjoyed and misused their share of tho original sacrifice) nothing but a fearful looking forward to of Judg ment (sentence) and llery Indignation, which will devour tho adversaries of flod In the Second Death (Hebrews x. '-'(J). The Sodomites, therefore, did not enjoy nny clinnco of eternal life. They know not "(ho only name given under heaven or amongst men whereby we must bo saved." Not only so, but the majority of mankind since Jesus' day have never heard the Gospel In the Iruo sense of the won! hcartny They have never understooii, never appre ciated. It fully. i-Ightly. Moro Tolerable For Sodomltei. It may astonish some to know that Jesus, speaking of the Judgment or trial of the world during the coming age, during his Mediatorial Kingdom, declared that that trial would be less severe upon the Sodomites than upon some of those people to whom he preached, who would also have a share In the opportunities of that great opoch-iin opportunity, with the Sodomites, of reconciliation to God and the attainment of eternal life. Ills words were. Woe unto you Clio raxzln and Helhsnldn, for If the mighty work which hnvo been done In you hud been done In Bodom and Gomor rah, they would have repented long ago In sackcloth mid ashes. Therefore I Miy unto you. It shall he more tol erable for Tyro ami Sldon In the day of Judgment the world's trial time, the Millennium than for you (Mat thew II, 22, 2.1). What more could wo nsk ukjii this subject? What higher authority could lo Invoked thnn the Cheat Judge himself? It will not do to say that Jesus did not refer to tho same licentious Sod omites mentioned by St. Judo In our text. It will not do to say that Jesus meant some Sodomites living In bin day, bocniiRO there were none. The Master distinctly tolls im that "the Hiuue day Hint IM went out of Sodom It mined down tiro and brimstone from heaven nnd destroyed them all" (Mike xvll, 20). When our Lord declares that "It shall bo moro tolerable for Sodom In the day of Judgment than for Capernaum" ami the other cities In which ho preached, he Implies Hint It will still b (olomblo for those peo ple who heard him and who rejected Ids message. "Thua It la Written." This Gospel Age which began with our Lord's sufferings and trying expe riences, and which has continued those c.poricticcs with his followers, has for Its object the preparation, the tiuullll cation, of those who will be the Judges of the world In tho coming Age. They must all be developed In the fruits and graces of the Holy Spirit "meekness, patience, brotherly kindness, love," else that will not bo tit to be the Judges of mankind by and by. It is required Hint all become copies of the Itedeemer, God's dear Son. St. Paul tells us this, saying, "Know ye not Hint the saints shall Judge tho world?" and that God has foreordained that tilt of these Judges must be copies of his Son? (Komaiis vlll, 20; I Corinthians vl. 2). Come buck with me to the Old Testa ment Scriptures and note how (he Dl vlno Spirit dictated this mutter of tho future trial of the Sodomites (o one of (ho prophets and caused it to be writ ten for our instruction. Alas as Jesus said, we hnvo been "slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken" (Luke xxlv, 25). Through Kzoklcl tho Prophet, (lie Lord explains Hint when the restitution time shall come ut the Second Advent of our Lord in tho glory of his Kingdom, then the Divine blessing will como upon Israel now cast oil. Nor will the bless lnj( of Messiah's Kingdom come upon Israel only! It will extend to nil tho families of the earth, Through the Prophet the Lord specially emphasized to Israel her (wo sister nations, Sodom and Siimniiii. Tlio Lord pointed out that In (ho tiny of (heir pride iiml pros porlty they dlsdulned these sister na tions as being far beneath them mid unworthy of their notice In every way. Hut In the restitution times (Acts III, 10) thoy will bo glatl to have a share of tho Dlvlno favor In conjunction with those nations formerly despised, Tho Lord declares that It la not be cause of the worthiness of nny of these that he proposes their restitution, but hecause or ins glorious eiiaracier, tor which his tiuuiesuke, Ia-1 mo quote (o you this reiuarkiibly cleur state ment of the Divine purposes future; nnd let us notice Hint It Is emphatic ally declared that tho ones to be re stored nnd blessed nro the very ones who perished In the days of Lot. Wo TMld, "Kodom (hy sister hnlli not done iih thou bust dono He hold, this was the Iniquity of thy sis ter Kodom, pride, fulness of bread, mid abundance of Idleness wns to her. neither did she strengthen tho hand of the poor and the needy. And they wcro haughty, und committed abomination before me; therefore 1 took them away as I saw good. Gotl did not see good to take them to n hell of eternal torture; but ho did see good to destroy them and to make them an example of tho destruction of all ulti mately displeasing to him nftcr enjoy ing n knowledge of his gracn and an opportunity for eternal life. "Thou also which hast condemned thy sister nations bare thine own shame for thy sins. They nre more righteous thnn thou (ns Jesus d clared). When ! shall bring again their captivity bring them from the prison house of deiKhJ then will I bring ngnlii the cnpllvlty of (hy cap tives in (he midst of them: that thou tnayest bear thlno own shame nnd mayest bo confounded In nil that thou luiRt done. In that thou art a comfort unto them. When thy sisters Sodom and her daughters shall return to their former estnte, and Snmnrln nnd her daughters return to their former es tnte. then thou and thy daughters shall return to your former estate I will remember my Covenant with thee In the days of thy youth and I will establish unto them an everlasting Covenant Ithe New Ijiw Covenant of which Messiah Is the Mediator and which, under his Media torhil Kingdom shall blesn Israel and all who will come Into Israel under the glorious tfnns of that New Cove uent (Jeremiah xxxl. :tl). "Then thou shalt remember thy ways and be iislmined when thou shnlt receive thy sisters, thine elder nnd thy veuncer: and I will give them unto thee for daughters, but not by thy I Covenant not under your present Law Covenant, but under the New Law Covenant nnd Its better Media j torj thut thou mnycsi re member and bo confounded and never open thy mouth any more, because of thy shame, when I inn paeliled toward thee for all that thou bust done, salth the Lord Gotl" (P.r.eklel xvl. -IS-iKl). Lennth and. Breadth Helnht and Depth. How wonderful It at first seems to us to llutl that we really have u good kind, loving Got), und not an unmerci ful nnd vengeful one! So grossly were we ihvolvod respecting his character, by the traditions handed down from the past, that we giive him the rev erence of fear, nithcr than that of love and devotion. The clearer light comes to uh as a fresh revolution of tho meaning of tr- A post . wonN when he wrote about "luiMhs and breadths and heights und depths of love of Gotl, which passeth nil under standing." The wonls of the Lord through the prophet come to our minds, "Feur not their fear, neither be afraid." "Their fear of me Is not of me. but Is taught by the precepts of man." "As the heavens nre higher than the earth, so aro my ways higher than your ways and my plnus higher thnn your plans." Oh! Thank Cod Hint It Is so! To all eternity we shnll praiso God that he dltl not allow our forefathers to make him or change his diameter. Yes, mid he Is tho kiiiuo yestenlay, today and forever. Ho changes not. The great, wise. just, loving plan for tho salva tion of mankind which he Is now cur rying tint was the very oho "which he purposed In himself boforo tho world was created." Tho plan of selecting tho Church through llery trials, through tho straight gate ami narrow way, for nineteen centuries, was what he pur posed In advance; for tho Apostlo snys that he foreknow the Church In Christ. Likewise the times of restitution soon to como for the world of mankind ho foreknew nnd predostliuited. and mado nil the arrangements for, Just ns they nre being carried out now. The end will be glorious. His name will (thine resplemleiitly when the mists hnvo cleared away, and when the Sun of ltlghteoiisness shall arise with heal ing hi his beams, scattering all the darkness and degradation of sin and superstition. "Then we'll boo what God hath wrought! Then wo'll i-.Iho him, praiso htm uh wo Ollllllt." "To You It la Given." We aro well awaru that only tho few can see tho beauties of this subject us wo soo them. Wo aro awaro that only those to whom "It Is given to know" will understand In the sense of fully appreciating tho depth of the Divine message. Hut wo aro sure that all such will rejoice moro and moro In the God of our salvation, as they come to uppreclato his worthiness of our love und cnulldcuco and devotion. As for those who shall under Divine tests prove themselves sympathetic with Iniquity, wo are glad that the Divine sentence Is that they shall have from the Ktorunl One a destruction total, complete one from which there will lie no recovery, no redemption, no resurrect Ion, "They shall bo iih though they had not been," Hut all tho willing nnd the obedient shnll huvo tho bless ing of tho Iml unto llfo eternnl lither on the spirit piano as members of tho Church of tho firstborns or on the human plnuo uh members of tho nnved Isrnel restored fo human porfee. lion. BTIIAYHIL From Jlrownsboro, two Jiornca, ono flea bitten crny, hind logi swollen, one black horso. Hoturn to Heath's ranch, Urownshoro, nnd rocolro re ward, 134 llnHkitiK for health. Mt. Angel College MT. ANGEL, OR. 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