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Pastor Russell's Sermon
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DAILT CAPITAL JOUBWAL, SALEM, OREOOH, 8ATUBDAT, HASOH 22, 1913.
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The Value of Learning Ita Cott Vari
ous Kindi of Knowledge The Moat
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Tho Most Successful Pupils Grad
uation Day.
A Mi
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PASTQg.-gU?SELL
Ithncn, N. Y.,
March lO.-1'antor
Huhsl'II Is here,
und In view of
this being the sent
of Cornell Univer
sity lie took us a
text the words of
the philosopher:
"Wisdom from
Above the noblest
science, the best
Instruction." 1 1
must be mild, bow
ever, tlmt the Pus-
tor used various Scriptures, any one of
which might have served for a text.
Once the colleges of tho world repre
dented, not merely secular education,
but the faith, the hope, the religious
sentiment of their founders, who were
generally religious people. A great
change hns taken place. Today col
leges are ashamed to acknowledge nny
religious uflllliiMons; and although they
stand for moral principles of a high
order and represent a form of godli
ness, nevertheless they are hot-beds of
Infidelity-disbelief In tho Hlblo as the
Divinely-Inspired Itevclntlon.
This condition of things, the Taster
declared, Is deplorable. In his opin
ion the great Institutions of learning
throughout the world, so well equip
ped for the Inculcation of faith In God,
are. as a matter of fact, doing more to
overthrow faith than are all other In
fluences combined, IIo declared It not
strange tinder such circumstances that
the cry of "graft" Is going up In every
civilized land.
The Increase of knowledge, of late
spread abroad among the masses of
mankind, the Pastor believed to bo
accountable for the increase of vice,
which is so great that if It were not
for our Inventions nnd police arrango
incntn, tills would be the most inse
cure time in the world's history. He
explained that the undermining of faith
In the Bible as the Word of God, nnd
the Inculcation of the Evolution theory,
tend to destroy faith In a personal God,
and In rewards and punishments from
II I m upon the Just and upon the un
just. One of the most peculiar tilings
to him was that thte very wealthy men
of the world have richly endowed Its
leading colleges, thereby destroying
faith ami unintentionally leading innn
klnd to social revolution, and more, to
the precipice of anarchy.
Sympathy For Higher Critios.
Nothing In the Pastor's words indi
cated condemnation; but on tho con
trary, lie manifested a deep sympathy
for those who are entangled In the
snare of Occultism and Evolution. He
bad once been entangled himself, he
said. He had gotten free In time,
thank God! Hud his exi'rler.co gono
so far as to lead him to doubt the ex
istence of the Supreme Creator, he be
lieved tlmt be would have been as Ir
revocably lost In Evolution as are
many of the noble specimens of our
race who are In rollego chairs.
The Tostor know well that the pri
mary difficulty is that they cannot be
lieve the Illble to be the Inspired Rec
ord. So also he had once rejected It,
because he thought it to be In harmony
with the creeds of the Dark Ages,
whose absurdities are more and more
apparent to all Intelligent, thinking
people. Now, tho Pastor pronounced
himself a most firm believer In the In
spiration of the nible. He had a ren
on for the faltb within him, which he
also explained. Tie said:
One of the surprising things my Bi
ble study revealed was thnt the Illble
supports the tencblngs of none of the
secta, none of the creeds; and that
none of the creeds and sccU care for
or use all of the Illble. Each hns
made selections of doctrines from tho
Word of God. Each uses these In it
own defense, and each finds In the Bi
ble other teachings supported by other
texts, which do not at In with Its own
creed. Evidently none of the differ
ent sects manufactured the Bible. Had
ttje Calvlnlsts made It up, they would
hare loft out all the texts which teach
Divine Free Grace. Had the Armln-lans-the
Methodists, etc.-mnde up
the Bible, they would have put in more
Free flrace texts and would hnve left
out those which mention Election.
Had the Catholics mnde the Illble,
they would hnve added something to
teach the Immnculnte conception of the
Virgin Mary, and to prove that she
Should now be prayed to and worship
ed. They would hnve put in some
thing about. Indulgences, high mass,
low mass, holy water, holy cnndlcs,
etc. They would have hnd It mention
St Teter as the first Pope. They would
have hnd it support their theory of
Apostolic Bucecsslon-that all the bish
ops are holy apostles, as well as the
original Twelve. Tbey would have
put In, as would most rrotestnnto, a
number of texts telling about the doc
trine of the Trinity.
Both Cnthollcs and Protestant would
hare loft out the texts which tell that
the dead are asleep, and that their
awakening Is to come In the resurrec
tion morning. Indeed, they would
hnve omitted everything respecting the
resurrection; for It Is one of the most
dllllcult mutters to explain how there
can be a resurrection of the dead, when
they teach that nobody Is dead and
tlmt those who seem to die really be
come more nllvc tbnn when they were
living. Evidently the old Book, which
now I prize so highly, wns not made
by man. The Intellectuals already are
discarding It, and the religious, finding
thnt they cannot defend their creeds
from Its pages, are at lust discredit
ing the Word of God!
My hope and prayer and effort are
on behalf of the thinking Christian
people of today. I would have them
see thnt this wonderful Book, while
out of nccord with the creeds of Chris
tendom, nnd the world, Is fully in har
mony with Itself. I would hnve them
see thnt the great Plim of salvation
which the Bible sets forth towers far
above all the elTorts of puny men, as
represented In the creeds of Christen
dom. I would have them see the glori
ous fulness of the Bible Message; that
Its length and bVeadth and height
and depth could not hnve come from
any other quarter than from Above.
I would have them see that this "Wis
dom from Above Is the noblest science
und the best Instruction."
Great men of the past have perceiv
ed that the Bible has been Identified
with the best there has ever been of
hiiuiuu progress. Many have been
their expressions respecting It as the
Torch of Liberty and Civilization. But
these denr men did not see tho real
bounty of the Bible, becntiHe they did
not understand Its real Message, for
God's due time for the full understand
ing of that Message is only now here.
And now Bible students have advan
tages In Bible study such as never be
fore were possessed. And now, In
God's time, Ills Word Is shining ns a
light upon the pathway, with a bril
liancy that Is grand.
Learning's True Value and Cost.
Learning, along nil the various lines
of present (lay Instruction, is surely
valuable. Chemistry has done and is
doing much for the world; so are elec
tricity nnd other applied sciences. I
congratulate your city upon having In
Its midst one of these institutions of
learning. I remind you, however, that
the truths of science which apply to
our cvery-day life, while very Impor
tant to our human progress, are not
alone sulllclent for us.
In other words, In God's order, all
humanity are so created as to have
mental cravings, appetites and powers
which none of the applied sciences
however useful, will sntlsfy. The hu
man mind must reason, must reflect,
must have a theory respecting whence
we come and whither we go, and the
object of our present existence. These
questions, formerly the more promi
nent ones, have been cast into the
shade In recent times.
I understand that in many classes
such philosophizing Is tabooed. At
very most, the searcher for knowledge
along these lines Is referred to Plato
and Socrates, and their Immature de
ductions. No one, seemingly, thinks
of attempting to progress in mental
philosophy beyond these giants of the
past. And yet the Evolution theory
tells us thnt living nearly three thou
sand years ngo, those men must have
been much nearer to the monkey state
than we are today. Besides all this,
those men had none of the Wisdom
which conies from Above claimed
none of It.
The Pastor sought to Impress the
propriety of beginning Bible study
afresh, Ignoring the creeds of the Dark
Ages and permitting the old Book to
explain Itself one passage throwing
light upon another. IIo pointed out,
however, that the Bible specifically de
clares that none except tho consecrat
ed, the saintly, can have the Holy
Spirit; and that not without it can the
Bible be fully and clearly understood.
Ills exhortation Implied, therefore, he
said, that all who desire to have the
Wisdom and Instruction from Above
should first of all recognize a supreme
personal Creator, a God of Justice,
Wisdom, Love and Power. To Him
they should consecrate their hearts,
their lives. Then they should take up
tho study of His Word, desirous of
knowing His will that they might do
It in every particular.
Graduation Day Is Upon Us.
Grnduutiun day Is here. The exami
nations are on. Tho intellectual are
being called upon to answer, What
shall it profit a man If be gain all ma
terial knowledge and miss the Wis
dom that cometh from Above? Un
less the Pastor is greatly mistaken, the
next few yenrs will show thnt much
of the learning that hns been given
hns not only not been helpful, but real
ly has been Injurious. The Pope of
Ilome Is quite right In his declaration
that the education which Ignores a
God and the Divine Purpose In Reve
lation cannot bring blessing.
If the next few years shall show an
Increnso In the spirit of discontent In
the Bume ratio as the last ten years
behind us, it will be a most unhappy
world. And that onhapplness will be
traceable largely to our colleges, They
have exalted material knowledge and
applied sciences until the world Is
hungry for their opplicnffon, and rest
less, expecting social, political and
financial miracles, and chafing If these
be not quickly produced.
The I'tritor believed thnt the dim
culty has been that the most Impor
tant element of human nnture has
been left untnnght-the highest organs
of the human brain, appertaining to
religion. Justice, mercy, equity, rever
'encc for God. What college can claim
that It hns sent forth its students
properly cultured along these lines?
And If not so trained surely they are
In an unbalanced condition, because
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the education of the heart and tho re
ligious proclivities of the human mind
has been seriously neglected. Would
that I could Impulse here In this col
lege city a revival of Bible study, of
reverence for God und holy things, but
not a reverence for superstition! suld
the Pastor.
"All Taught of God."
Speaking of the blessings of the Mes
sianic period the thousand years of
Christ's reign the Scriptures declare
that the people shall all be taught of
God. Messiah and the Church In glory
will be the teachers of the world of
mankind. In the Scriptures this dou
ble function of the Church Is set forth
In the promise that the Church shall be
kings and priests of God and Christ
and shall reign with Him a thousand
years. Revelation 20:1!.
A Kingdom they shall have, with
full authority to rule the world, for
the good ami uplifting of the subjects
-mankind. As priests they will not
merely be dignitaries and commanders,
hut sympathetic instructors of the peo
ple. The double olllce Hods its ful
filment In Jesus, the Head of the
Church, and proportionately In all the
members of Ills Body. The whole Is
described as the Melchlzedek Priest
hood. Melchlzedek was a priest upon
his throne a reigning priest, a type of
Messiah, the antltyplcn! Priesthood.
The success ot that Institution Is
abundantly affirmed by the Bible. The
knowledge of God shall till the whole
eurth, until none will need to say to
his neighbor, Know thou the Lord; for
all shall know Me from the least of
them to the greatest, salth the Lord.
(Isaiah 11:0; Jeremiah 31:34.) With
that knowledge will come the responsi
bility their trial for life everlasting or
death everlasting; for eternal Para
dise or eternal destruction. Meantime
they will no longer walk by faith, but
by sight; for the things promised will
then have come. Then mankind shall
see out of the obscurity, nnd renllze the
truthfulness of God's promises, when
in process of accomplishment.
Some Taught of God Now.
Tho Bible tells us that some arc
taught of God in advance of the world
a siK'clnl class, under private tuition,
ns It -were. These arc called a Little
Flock. We mo distinctly told that
they are constituted chiefly of the
poor not many great, not many wise,
not many rich, not many learned nre
pupils In this class, receiving this spe
cial instruction. In order to enter this
class for special, advanced Instruction
In the Wisdom from Above, fwo par
ticular matters are requisite; (1) The
pupils must be Introduced, recommend
ed, und all tliolr course guaranteed by
One who stands ns their Advocate
Jesus. (12) They must make a complete
surrender of themselves to God, prom
ising that as they learn the Wisdom
from Above they will use it in har
mony with the Divine will.
This class, beginning with the Apos
tles, bns been In process of develop
ment for nearly nineteen centuries and
la almost completed, we believe. Who
ever would still Join this class should
make haste to be enrolled to have bis
name written in the Lamb's Book of
Llfe.-Revelatlon 3:!; 21:27.
Tills might be termed a special nor
mul School; for the graduates of this
School nre to be the Instructors of the
world of mankind in the next Age the
Royal Priesthood, But In addition to
the privilege they will have In giving
the world "The Wisdom from Above,
tho noblest science nnd best instruc
tion," they will receive qualification
for that work by change of nature.
''Tlesli and blood cannot Inherit the
Kingdom of God"; hence these must
nil bo changed by the power of the
First Resurrection. Their change Is
represented by the Apostle when lie
says, speaking of the First Resurrec
tion class, "It Is sown In dishonor; It
Is raised In glory; It Is sown In weak
ness; It Is raised In power; It Is sown
a natural body; It Is raised a splrituul
body," 1 Corinthians 15:43, 44.
Our High Calling.
The great honor to be conferred upon
the Church namely, Jolnt-helrshlp
with the Redeemer in His Kingdom
and glory Is the Bible's explanation
of the Church's special trials. To test
our loyalty, our love, our zeal for God
and for righteousness, the way to glory
now Is permitted to be a nurrow one.
The lessons which the Church must
lenrn are to be learned under circum
stances of grenter difficulty than the
world will experience in its trial. The
world will be required to prove obedi
ence merely by abstaining from'every
thlng that Is wrong, sinful, contrary to
God's will. The Church Is required to
do all thnt nnd more to sacrifice earth
ly interests everything In the service
of God nnd His cause.
This Is the same lesson Jesus, the
Mnster Himself, learned. As we rend,
"Yet learned lie obedience by the
things which lie suffered; and being
made perfect He became the Author of
eternal salvation to nil those who obey
Hlm"-to nil followers In His foot
steps, whom He graciously assists by
tho way and encourages with His
promises and providences. Hebrews
2:10; B:R. 0.
The Bible shows us that ot the end
of this Age some of the Church will
pass beyond the veil to glory, honor
nnd Immortality In the first rank
more than mere conquerors. These are
styled the Bride, Messiah's Joint-heirs.
There will be another and larger class
of overcomers, faithful and loyal, but
not zenloim to the same degree. They
will Indeed reach the spirit plane, but
will not be of the Bride class. They
ire pictured as servunts, the maidens
who follow the Bride Into the presence
of the King. (Psalm 45:14.) Let us
choose the better part, that In the ex
amination tests we may have first hon
ors, and hear the Master's "Well done,
good and faithful servants; enter Into
the Joys of your Lord."
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