w, fkjW JttS !Pf fT.! T ..'fT'fW ' -t,T . ' "r" ' - jjjHs jppsjSF!' ,!g! T'Wy r2Wfrr r ' ' "w jjswpj ffs yw- 'p ; ' .' l'--1 MEDFCISD AIA1L TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, .TAaSTOARY 15, 101L fssWW r ,' fcv GOD NOTALONE. "The Beginning of the Creation of God." 'HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON. Pastor Russell Quotes Scriptural Au thority Proving That the Loqos Was the First and the Last, the Beginning and the Concluslqn, of Jehovah's Creation. Philadelphia. Pa., January 3. Pas tor Russell preach ed yesterday from the text. "In the beginning was the Word (Logos) and the Wool (Logos) was yrlth ",c Go'1 and the Word (Lo gos) was u (Sod. The same was In the beeinning with the God. By him wore all things tuado and without him was not anything made that was made" (John 1, 1, 2). Ho said: A week ago we considered the time when God was alone. Today let us discuss the first creative act ns re spects Intelligent beluga. Long before man was created, or our earth was brought from its chaotic condition, long before angels and cherubim were created, Divine power brought forth a Son on the spirit plane .leho villi's First Begotten glorious, perfect, beautiful. hN own Image and likeness. This glorious Ono Is In our text designated the Logos, tho Word, the Message, tho Expression of God. In Ihe Old Testament he is symbolically referred to as "Wisdom" in the words, "Jehovah possessed me In the begin ning 'f his way, before his works of old. Thou I was by him. as one brought up with him, and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him" (Proverbs vlll. 22-CO). This mighty one, personified ns Wis dom, Is doctoral by St. Paul to be "tho llrst-horn of all creation" (Colosslnns J. J.'-lSl. The Psalmist similarly, refers to him as Jehovah's "first-born, high or than the kings of earth" (Psalm l.v.vxl.v. 27). Jesus thus refers to him self as one who had a prehuman ex istence, saying, "Re fore Abraham was. I am" (John vlll, 11, S5, -12-u8). The glorified, ascended Christ, In Apoca llptlc vision, declared tho same great truth, that he was "tho beginning of Iho creation of God" (Revclatiou ill. I I). And again ho declared, "I am the First and tho Last" (Rev. i, 17; II, 8). All of these Scriptures fully corrobo rate the statement of our text that he who subsequently became the world's Redeemer was long before the primary Son of God. lo ranked first, not only in seniority, but also in honor, dignity and station, abovo all other sons of God. not ono of whom wns llko him--self the direct creation of Jehovah "For all things were made by tho Lo gps, and without hlni wqs not one thing made that -was made." lie was not the creator In the primary sense of the word, but in tho secondary sense. Ho was tho active agent of Jehovah in all of his subsequent crea tive work; thus he was uot only the llrst-horn of all creation, but, individu ally, ho wns also tho last of Jehovah's orontlou. To this agrees tho word of St; Paul, "All things are of the Father and all things are by the Bon." Surely many have failed to appreci ate not only tho Divine personality of Jehovah, but also tho greatness of lilni who is styled "The S6n of God." In the Dark Ages. Thoro was a time when God's people did not possess the Bible In their own lnngunge, and when education to read It was extremely limited, and when nobody possessed such wonderful Bibles (with references and concord ances) as aro common todny. It should not surprlso us that In that far-off time confusing errors crept Into the traditional faith of tho Church. The contention of tho Jews was that Jesus of Nazareth was an impostor and that ills mighty works wero done under the Influence, of tho fallen angel. Be elzebub. Should we think It strange that In tho heat of discussion some of tho followers of Jesus would make ex travagant claims fop him lu their en deavor to opposo the theory that made of Messiah a mere sinful man? It does not surprise us, therefore, that early in tho third century clijlms wero put forward in tho name of Christ and Ids Apostles which neither ho nor they ever authorized. The Apostles declared him to bo "the Sou of God with power" and that ho -whs "holy, harmless, undofiled and sepa rate troin Mnners'' (Hebrews vll, til!). The Master himself declared, "My Father Is .greater than J." "He is above all;" "ho sent mo;" "I camo lo do the will of my Fafher lu heaven and not mlno own will;'' "I delight to do thy will, oh my God; thy law is written in my heart." True, ho also declared. "I nnd my Father are one;" but ho showed in what this oneness consisted that It was a ojioncfc" of will. 0,f purpose, of work Bmiue fie had fully biibml'ttod his will to the Father's will' and had made tho Father's will his own, there fore they were one. The Master again Illustrated this oneness when ho prayed for his dis ciples that "they all might ho one. even as thou Father and I are one" (Jolm xvl. 11. 21. 221. Evidently the Master did not pray that his disciples should all beenmo one in person, but that they should all become of one niiwl, of' one heart, of one disposition through their loyalty and obedleneo to tho Word and to the spirit of God And thts oneness, he declared, avbs tho kind which subsisted between the flonvenly Father and hlnsqf. "'Leaving the simplicity of the teach Jngs of Je-us aud of tho Apostles. Kpmu went to the evlruine of declaring tk-at Jesus was his own Father; that tho terms Father. Son and holy Spirit all applied to ouo person, who waul I . c. . ' ' ' ' - r . fested himself to mankind In three dif ferent ways corresp6ndlng to these nq nies ope God In three manifesta tions. Others took a still different view and clalnird that the Father. Son and holy Spirit were three lod who operated as one. In proportion as these uitserlptural human theories wero received, tliey prodifccd confu sion. And when asked how three per sons could logically bo one person, nnd how one person could be three persons equal in glory and power, of course ho answer could be, given. Then the sub tcrfuijo was raised, "This Is a great mystery which nobody can. explain." It should not; surprise us from what wo know of the structure of human ntilnrp that these extreme views were opposed by others of the opposite ex treme, souie clnlmlng that Jesus was a morp man: that ho-was born as arc other men; that Joseph was his father, etc. Thus wo behold tho danger of any variation whatever froip the pro else teachings of the Word of God. It should be needless to say to Bible Students that there is nothing Jn the Bible which declares a trinity of Gods. Thero is Just ono passage of Scripture quilted In proof of the Trinity (I John, v, 7), and it is never quoted by schol ars, because all scholars know that it was tampered with, several words hav ing been added Ip thp seventh century which are not found In any New Tes tament manuscript of earlier date. And those added words make the statement as a wholo foolish. If ypi? will tprn in your Bibles to this passage, you may strike out the Fpurious words as follows in verso Bcvun: " heaven the leather, tho Word and tho llolu Ghost, and these three arc one;" and In verso eight the words, "and there are three that bear witness fi earth." After thus eliminating tho spurious additions, after thus removing from tho precious ointment this dead fly of falsehood Which was Inserted for the very purpose of deceiving, and be cause no Scripture could be found to give color to tho doctrluo of the trin ity then yon will be able to rend that portion of tho Word of God In its pu rity and simplicity. Then the "mys tery" part will be gone from It for evor. It will bo In full accord with the entlro Bible In declaring, "To ns thoro is one God, the Father, of whom aro al things, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, by whom are all things nnd wo by him" (1 Corluthlans vlll, 0). How absurdly the passage reads in our common ver sion, stuting that the Father and tho Son and tho holy Spirit aro bearing witness in heaven that Jesus to tho Son of God! The pure Word of God presents simply nnd beautifully tho fact that the great Creator, the Father of all morales, is Jehovah God. aud that ho has an only begotten Sou who is yet to be tho Savior or Deliverer of all of Adam's race' willing to accept the grace of God provided In him. And there is one holy Spirit, "tho spirit of ruth." "the spirit of wisdom." "the spirll of n sound mind." the spirit of power, energy, will. mlndcqf thoFnther which Is also iho..8plrIt"of tho-Spu. am which uiust'.bc'nlso the spirit, dis position, niind. will"- of all thqso who noy,- epmoMihto the Father us sons through' tho . adoption, which is in Christ Jesus. The Only Begotten Honored. Before the beginning of the creation of God, before the Only Begotten of the Father became' the Alpha of Crea tion, tho Father had woudcrful pur pores lu himself respecting all hs great plan for tho everlasting future. It. Included this world, and mankind, and tho ponnlssloirof sin. nnd tho re demption of mau from hiu nnd Its penalty, and Uiq restoration to bo ac complished by Messiah' Kingdom and the glorious work of utornlty In fur ther creations In world nfter world. Rut, as the Master declared, these thlnj.3 the Father had kept in his own power In his own hand. Ho divulged them not to tho nngcls. nor pvp.q to hlc dearly beloved "ouly begotten Son." Wo havo seen how this Divine secret. Divine purpose, waH symbolically rep resented In tho scroll In tiio hands of Jehovah, an pictured in Revelation v, 1. We have seen that this revela tion was delivered to tho Lamb, the Only Begotten One, nfter ho had been slain after his consecration at Jordan, and In its fulness after his death at Cnluiry, when he ascended up on high, glorified at the right baud of lio Father's majesty. But before tho Logos was made flesh, beforo he undertook to bo man's Redeemer, the Heavenly Father set beforo him the glorious propositi. He (nfomed him th.it ho had u plun, a scroll, and that tho execution thereof was to bo given to one who would prou himself worthy, by demonstrat ing his loyalty to tho Divine will. We read that God sent his only be gotten Son Into tho world, hut 'we are not to understand from this that ho came under Divine commands, tho re fusal of which would havo meant PI vino displonsuro and his own degrada tion. On tho contrary, wo understand the matter clearly when wo hearken to tho Apostle's statement, He" do. elarej' that Messiah loft tho glory, which ho had with the Father before the world was, and bumbled himself to take upon himself man's form nud then consecrated lilnvutf even linto death all because of the Joy Chat tho Father had hot before him. Tho Joy set before the Logos was (1) That thus he might serve tho Heaven ly Father's gracious purposes. (2i That he might recover mankind from the state of sin and death Into which ull wero plunged by father Adam's ono act of disobedience. 13' AMItlgnajjy Ii wn3 prppiisea mp honor and distinction of the Messianic Klugdom by and through which man kind would tie blessed and uplifted.' (ll Hp wns promjsed a special nrldo i Ian to he selected, from among the redeemed raco of mou u class having Lib owu disposition of loyalty to God and to righteousness, qnd faithful nil to death which like himself, would be exalted lu the chief resurrection from the earthly to heavenly condition, far ribovo principalities aud powers nnd every name lint, Is iptmed. (3) He was promised that hi own personal dlsjlpctloq would be to all eternity n participation In the qualities of tlo divine nature: he would possess. Cot only glory and liotior, but also In ereht life, dcnthlossnoss. Ipimortallty. For these Joys, ho left his glory, he wns made flesh, ho sacrificed his pnrthly llfo and, being raised from the dead, ho entered Into his promised Joy. Since, he'ls waiting In expectation for (he , completion of tho Church, his Bride, the members of his Body, ns siircd that then tho Father will give him the heathen for an Inheritance drid tho uttermost parts of the earth fot his possession, that he may bind SaMnn, put down sin nnd uplift tho sinner and bring everlasting order out of parlh's cpnfuslon by destroying tho wflfully wicked. A God but Not the God. As nil Bible scholars know, the word elohtln in the Old Testament Hebrew Is of plural form, somewhat like our Kngllsb word sheep. Thus wo read n Gpnesls. "Tho clohlm (Godsi said, lot ug jnne wan hi qur image." This wotili) yery properly apply to. the Heavenly Father and the Heavenly Son, in full accord with our text. "Without him (tho Logos) was not anything made that was made." Tho word elohlm signifies, literally, the tniifhty, the powerful, the great. Surely It would )c strictly proper to consider tiio Logos mighty, great, poywrful as the nctlvo agent of the Almighty 6ne. Johovah, who is also styled tho Mighty i:iolilm. Tills word clohtm not only is used In respect to tho Heavenly Father and his H6ayculy Son, but (t is also used in respect tq angels ns tho messengers of qod li'nd of Christ, mighty to the do Ing of tho will of God (Psnlni vlll. 5). "Thou hast made man a little lower thhn the nngcls (clohlm)." Still rnr ther notice that this word olohlm is used in respect to mpn; when Divinely appointed nud nctlvo as God's agents they tt'erc mighty, or elohlm. Thus wo rend of tho seventy Judges of Is rael appointed by' Moses, "The master shall bring him uuto tho Judges tejo him)" (Exodus xxl. 0). We have given a very literal render ing pf our text, showing the lino dis tinction of tho Greek original In a way that our English version docs not show U As Bible students we have pot in the pitst been sufficiently critical lu our study' of God's Word, but now, u Divine providence, t Is possible for those oven who have practically no knowledge of tho Greek and Hobrejv to understand tho Scripture presenta tions thoroughly. If any amongst my largo congregation arc unsuccessful fn finding nuthorltatlvc works that show the Interpolations nnd mistranslations of .the1' Holy Scriptures. I Rhnll be pleased to bqyo them; write fo tno for Information. 'Our text in tho common English ver sion inlsroprcsoits the true thought of llio dngflinl, but as wo have rendered It the matter is so simple, and clear that a child may understand, ..lohoyuli Gail lis 'fr6ni,uvqrlaBting to everlasting nnd' had no'begiiinhig. The Logo's had a 'Ueg)nhinghe'ljrtuspir ,wn?nthe be ginning; "In.u'io rK'glnhiiig'.was' rtbe L6gos-nnd tlH"L-rigo& wiis'n. God" In" was, a ihlglityone. the -bt''giliulug 'of i7ealtoX''tueflifct aiul the Iast0rcn tiol -qf the God. the .'Almighty Onc "of whom, by wlirfm nnd through whont are all things. AH'Jionnr and majesty and worship belong primarily to the great Father of lights and to him Jesus directed the uttPntlon of his followers. saylig. "After tlls manner pray ye Our Fat'iin' -which art in heaven, hallowed bo thy name." It Is ulwqys therefore l'jnhieitly proper in the highest nonse of the word that our petitions should ascend to 'tho Father of Lights, from whom coinelh every good utid every nerfcrt gift." It has pleased tho Father fd"sn honor his. First Begotten Son, mid to so re ward his faithfulness unto death, aud to so make him the Head lu all things over lit- Church- y'hc'lj la Ills. l)ody, fhat' it Is eminently proper that, lu tho language of tho Master. "MI men should honor the Son. even ns thoy honor the Father" (John v, 2.1). They should not honor the Son Insto'id of the Father, however, for tho latter de clares, "My glory will I npt give to nnother." Tho exalted Christ Is to bo honored, yea, worshiped, hecauso the Father has highly expltcd him and given him a name abovo pvory other name, that at muno of Jesus every Icnoo should bow and every tongue qonfess to tho glory of God tho Father (Phlllppians II, 8-11). Moreover, there Is u special reason why ull who recognzo Jchuh ns tho world's Redeemer sliould recognize tho propriety of including him with tho Father in their thoughts and in their prayers. This Is because, by DJviip appointment, io is tho Churali'w Advo cate with tho Father (ho Ono through whom wo aro acceptable to God, oven tho Father, How could wo, tliprefpro, Ignore our Advocate, our Attornoy. our rnlprregspr? And with tho world fn the future, throughout Messiah's reign, this will he equally proper, beenpse then ho will I'O the world's Mediator, standing b twoitii God and men. until by his v dlaiorlnl Kingdom he shall have lift mankind from sin and degradation it death, jiack in actual Justification no harippny with Qod. ErfJBJS'R, Or., 'Jan. U. Tho er rors of "Jack-tho-Grahber" aro kcop ipg Home of tho university gjrlb off tho streets without an escort after lark, and tho obnoxious actions of this crazed fiend havo stirred tho mpn of Uio college to action. An ef fort Is being niado by a, nuruhor of students to catch tbo supposed man lac who has from titno to time an- upvjjd women on tho Btrepjs by uprlng- Ing nut from behind u covering aud grubbing tbo victim by tho ankles and then running. Two women ln-i '-. VJv.- , ,," t,..i-s ., ?Misf82- ""t5i - ..SON WmSm WC JPf?,?SBIst .IV 1 I L ft ' X-IJ . Annual Clearance Sale Continues All This Week Wo arp cleaning tho store of odds nnd ends, and to t.hls ond wo nro literally SLASHING THE PRICES. Qn Monday morning wo open tho second week of this wonderful sale with u record-breaking nal" of Domestics, Comforts, Blankets, etc. They nro wonderful values and will go llko hot cakes. Nolo these prices. Thoy aro only a few of tho many bargains offored nt this BHj DHPARTMENr STORE. Our guaranteo goes with every nrticlo. You'll find thorn Just as represented. Domestic Specials TOWELS. Hemmed cotton Towels; soft and clofely woven: regular He quality; special :t 1-tic lluck Towels; extra fine finality; size lSx;)C; rpgulnr 12 l-2c value; apodal . .8 J-Jtc Hemmed blenched Turkish Towels; extra heavy; bIzo KJxP.fi; regular 15r value; special ..le Hemmed Huek Towoln; extra flno, soft nud close ly woven and a towel you very -often pay 20c for and considered extra vnluo nt Ifio; ltfx US; HporilUl Hie Brown tnen crash Toweling; 17 Inches wldo; o,tra qood.vnltip at 8 1-Hc; special ...M 1-Uc Brown liiiiui crash; soft gloss finish; IS inchos v.'Ido; regular 10c quality; special 7 l-i!c Bleached l!ntm.,Towp1lug; gloria finish; 10 Inches wide; regular 8 l-c; special ; tl l-l!c SHEETS AXI) PILLOW GASES Ready niado Shoots; all ono plecp; no sen ins; size 72x00;' regular 7i"c quality;, special. ..'. .57c Ready niado Sheets; oxtru heavy; beautiful quality; regular Silo quality; apodal . . .J7u Soft finished; oxlra good vnluo at 12 i-2c: could not bo bought today In carload lots for loss than 1 lo; ; special On Announcement will'lx'iiindo i a J'ow tliiys ol' ouivLnpo ii(l. -Emlu'oidoi'.v Sale:, which will iako i)lacn i 'I ' '"i"11" i if .soon. The Bigu'cst Bargains you fivov saw. Comrorts; oxlra ulio, 72xK4; iintoou figured tops with plain sllkollno lining; regular $3.50; special .$'J.7l Extra heavy -Comforts; uIIlod figured on both sidos; regular $15.75; special ip-.Hli Extra size and heavy Comforts; figured on both shies and tied with wool yarn: SOxOO Inehos; .rogular $11.75; special $2.fl E.vora flno Comforts; figured on both sides with the finest qualltv of sllkollno and bound with plain colored silk; rpgulnr $5.00; special JiJiLKl) Extra heavy Comforts, filled with one shoot of whlto halting; fig ured on hoih sides nnd tied wUh wool yarn; regular $2 50; special SI .Hl The Big Department Store structors nt the university woro held up by this flond two nights ugo and jovoral other Instances havo been re ported, recently. Tho man bus been 'ndulging bis strnpo performances ror some time, but bocauBo or tho length or tlmo between tho assaults Eden Valley Nursery , ----. f , i ,j i i The The Office, 1201 N, Central Ave. Phone 3711 ivflr Your Chance; To - Buy KENTNER'S Fift MUSLIN SPECIAL Ono of tho most phenomenal offers over inndn Ihe people of Medfqrd. LADIES, LOOK! Bleached -Muslin of gopd quality; Hfi Inches wldo; no dressing; finished like long elolh; ennnot bo duplicated for 12 l-3o yard; for six dnys only, yard 8 l-:io DRESS GOODS SPECIALS Dress floods, unusually good values; .'llie and -10c quality SiHe S.'e Sicilian; special . ..IDo SILK SPECIALS Black Taffeta Silk; !!0 inches wldo; regular $1.25 values; up'cl ..Kilo Diagonal Pqngce Silk; regular $1.25; special OHc SILK HOSE Hero Is an exceptionally good bar gain. Silk Hose, In black and tun, cotton top, heel nnd ton, bala'uco nil silk; will wear better than all Bilk lioao, and will appear Just as well; 7"c valued, while they lust -IHc Blankets 50c el) lid roll's Crib Blankets, now. Q5c Slieet Iiliiukots, now . . .' 75c Shoot lllnnkcts, tnu and grey, now $2.00 BlankotK; gr'H nd tans; sI?o 11-1, now'. $2.00 Blankets; extra fine, fluff-, groy and vh,Ito $2.75 Blankots; oxlra fine; ll-l; plaid $2.75 lluiilfoln; nxtrii heavy, tans aud gioys . . . . $.00 and $0.50 Wool Blankets; ll-l . i ' i . .I. Comforts SPECIAL ,.v.; ...,.!.!, $1.39 SPECIAL :.......: .". $1.49 KENTNER'S aud tho dirflrully of captprjng him in thi dark ho has remained at largo. Tho reports of several of tho cases ylthin tho past two weeks hnvu arniiHod tbo li' r tho men students and u determined otfort Is being made to run down the man, If It Is Nursery That Comes Through With the Biggest and Best Stock of Trees in the th een ...JIC ...'..IfH' .ii.riK .jti;riH .tl.PH .ijtti::ib . p I.S1I Largo six.o Comforts) figured on jiotf) sides with ullkullnc cqvci'lnK! sI.o 72x78; filled with ono sheet of whlto hating? regular $2.25; special .,........,..;..............,........ ? i ' JJxtra lieavy Comforts; covered with figured sateen and bound with plain colored Hiileeil; regular $1,00; spoclal !!.!) $2.50 regular, pair ..,..,... $1.1)8 Ext)a heavy Coinfqrs nid full sl?.ed figured top nud philn sllkollno lining; flllod with white halting;, tied' with wool yarn; roguldr $1.75; special 1.W Comrorts wltlj sotne flgurod and plain lining and filled with ono sheet of white cotton batting; regular 51,05; special tfl.-l) Comforts with 'ullkolluo figured top and plain colorod lining nnd filled with ono sheet of white batting; regular $1.50; special OHe necessaiy to patrol oory block In tbo vicinity ot tbo. campus at night. Tho "grii))hr" mnkes bis appearance wltlilu i) certain iireu near tho cam- ' )iih, mill he is thought to bo some I probably demented person living near by. N. S. BENNETT vsm l -'' m, li 1 "PPieSKI sJ r Domestic Specials CREAM OIT'J'IXO' FJiANNKTi t Cream Outing Flnnnn); 25 Inphea vdo; regular 0 l-2c value; tq olo.q q. .,,.,,,.,.. ,;j wc Flannelettes; all colors nnd mixtures; 10c, 12 i-2c, lGcniM) 2f) values; (q cjqso out 0 tr"c Dark colored Porpalca; rpgu-Jar 10c, quality; special ;' , . . O 1-iic Dark colored Pprcajos; I2vl-2p klid; special Oc Dark mirt TlRht Porcnjcs; best jijc nunMtJ'5 !ll ' l,'l.fV ill .............................. Jm a mI ' .'. .' ' "'' Best Apron Ginghams; o l-!le values. . . . .l"t:c New Spring" Glqgbnnis. havo nrrjyod ai)dbceu plncod on our tables nt special prices H t-Jtc", 1 tic, It! l-2c nud i5c. Fall Slandnrd Cotton Chnlllos; rogujnr c i-2c vu1)U'h; special 5c 8) I)otton Dqtjlng; froe from dark npnt,; nlcp, whllo cotton; yogtilnv 15c; special ...I2 1-2c Bleached Tnblo Linen; f2 Inches wldo qnd. war ranted all puro ltion; rogiJar 75c qualltyf special .,'.', , ', -10c oho6 opdcials Mp;ir) chroinotan, high top lilco Bunts; 2 buck-lea; a good, heavy, Hi'irvfceahlo lwot and most excellent values at tho regular prices; $8700 vtlluoit; spbcliii K15.0H 5C.D0 values; special yi.08 ?.r),r0 aud$(,50 valunu; special . 1. 1H Uolsecko's inon,s Ilopt; $1,00 val ues; special ijin.-tf) $7.00 niOn'H tan Riding- BpoIb; ft high class boot aud doslrablo lu every way; spoc'al $t,08 Any man's Slipper In tbo house; val- 2ICH up t.o $3.00; special ... 81.41) 75,ipnlnv ladles' Slippers; valuoB up to $2,25 .,,.,.. .05c The Store That Lives Up to Its Advertisements Suspicion has been placed upon u certain half-witted man, and 4n c'" fort will bo nuulo to jieutit'y Itjm b? tho teachers assaulted two nights ago. . Ilaskius for Health. Goods Valley 4 If. v A. ! . M J .M $ 'KX& S w vr,nfWl- iMwf2SS&itb