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<■ »* I > 3 # * • 7 i ft. ini. kim&faktmHftiUmi, "WHO OrtlM Hi?* TO* Who!* Sublet Cl«rii>i F«r,tS« FmWm — Cter|y and La*y Uaaar latural ■ Tarw. AltMBJ. N. Not. 17.-As al ways, Pastor Baa- sell cot tbe crowds today. We report his discourse on Ministerial Ordi nation and Titles. Very evidently It Is a reply to an at tack recently made upon blm by a Mr. W. T. Ellis. Held editor of The Ooa- tinenl. and’ alias, tbe **Reti?ioa* Rambler." Ellis claims tbat Paator Russeira ordination as Pas tor la fnuidulent. Tbe address sl-ows tbat Pastor |{tiM«ell fully understands* tbe situation, lie fully Justified bis po- sition before bis vast oudlence and sbowed up tbe "Rambler" editor in tbe unenviable lisbt of either being iguortnt of tbe subjects discussed, or utHeniptln^ to deceive tbe public. Ills test was. "Not of men. neither by man. but by Jesti** Cbri-d. and God tbe Fa ther. who rnise<r'Hini from tbe dead" tUnl. 1. li. lie Miid:— The time has come for telling the people a but tbe Bible teacbes respect- ing ordination to teacb and pn*ach. Tbe doctrine of Aixedollc Succession starte<l In the se«-oiid *entury A. l>. Tbe lilsbofNi clnUiied tbat they had the aame autli*>rjiy that Jmus gsive to tbe twelve A|s>stle«. Upon ibis claim they ordained the Inferior clergy. This principle Is wholly uiiscrlptural. According to tbe Bible, the t'burcb of Christ is tud roni|ioxed of two parts, dergy and laity. Jesus declared. "All ye-are brethren; One Is your Master. Christ." St l‘aol show* that In tbe •arty Church tbe tulolsters were tbe serrants of the flock. They were of tbe people, chosen by them by tbe eCretrblug forth of the band. Many of the reformers coveted the titles accorded the Catholic clergy. Tttcy did not rare to tell tbe congre gation that Its word was supreme, and fhnt Its minister* were merely Its senr- nntH. Others, realising that these ti tles sere unsrrlptuml. declined to use them, preferring to be called pastor. Mr Bible Student associates, knowing tn> ohlectbiu to tbe title “Rereraiid,*’ adrlrc*-!. me as Pastor. 1 am tbe elected Hastoi 'd the Brooklyn Tabernacle ceugrccatlou. and also of the Ijondon Tsls-r*-. He congregntlon. und 1 fall t«» x«*e gr tr it for criticism In this respect, nor du I attack Christian brethren who accept other and unscrlptural titlea. Must Pastera Be Ordained? Ord u.-i'ioB Is necessary to the oflice of pastor The question la. What consti tutes an ordination to preach amongst tbe people of «iod ? This ipieetiou lias received various answer- Tin* Roman. Angllcnn and Greek Chan-hes. clnludug A|N»stollc Succession. de* lare that autborl/atlou to preach must come through their apustle-ltisbopH. mid have not allowed Protestant mlniMers to enter their pul pita—uutll the EpiscopaMaas. nUMit a year ago granted this concession. Of course, if their proposition were cor rect. I sm Just as much unordalned as all- otter Protestant ministers—and no more so Each denomination st Its beginning was. opfmaed by all others; yet each taught tbat tbe clergy were separate from the laity. Only since the organ- ixatiou of tbe Evangelical Alliance lISKh hare the different sects of Christendom acknowledged each oth- etfln ordinations Each denomination makes use of such ceremonies aa It daeais proper. If. therefore, the con*’ gregution of Christian heltexera In Braoklyn and l.ondoti ordain or np- joint me as their (wstor. It Is the*lr own choii'e what ceremonies, if any. shall accomimny tbat ordination. Who can dispute thl*> No Protestant de- nomluation. surely; for their own or- dinatlona are on this very basts. Tbo subject of onllnstton seems to have fallen Into confusion during the Dark Ages. St Paid particularly em phasise* tbe flirt that he did not re ceive bis commission ns preacher and Apostle of Christ from his brother Apostles, but by Divine authorimtkm. Tikis Is tbe St rtpturnl principle nnderly- lap Divine Ordination to the ministry otChrlst. No denomination einlms that the or diaatlon of It* ministers either made or kept them perfect All admit tbat there have been sad failures arson gut tbelr ordained minister* Neither would they elnlm that ordination ha* gives tbelr minl*ters superior discern ment of Divine Truths On the con-‘ traty. It has Injured the clergy by making many of them domineering and lordly, ronfrnar to the spirit and teaching* of Cbrl*t and the Apostles; sad the laity by leading them to cou- elnde tbat merely secular matters should engage tbelr’attentlon. The True Ordination. Finally tbe Pastor showed tbe true ordination to be the Impartation of the Holy PplMt Whoever ^.rvcelyea this baa God's authority to be His am- baaaaiar aad mouthpiece. Such show . the work of tbe Holy Spirit regenerat ing their naiads and hearts, giving gbt into the Scriptures, and them to ba God's aoatb- of His Track. jesss b eon err TO HU HUMANITY • **»*■*» iMa il H Wl URiM of Jestica or NecouBy. Misunderstanding of What CwwtHutes the OiVine Penalty Far Bin Hae Mis led Us In Respect te Every Feature ef God's Fregram Fee Our Reeevery From the Penalty. . gllSB A Rochester, N, f, Nov. ‘24. — Pastor Hassell of Hrook- lyu is here. We re- |K»rt one of bis ad dresses from tbe text. "Thanks be auto God for Ills unjqteuknblc Gift” —II Corinthians lx. 15. Tbe Pastor said that in order to appreciate the Scriptures on nil subjects, we most handle the Word of God honestly. We must wognlxe that our lx>rd Jesus Is one (tersoii and the Father another person. 'Hie ourtiess betwe«‘ii the Father iuid the Mon Is that declared by our Master Himself, say- lug that He and the Father are one In the same sense that He desire* all of III* disciples to be one—in mind. In purpose. In will. In effort. (John xvll, ■Jl. ‘iff. I Our Lord/Rhesus Is God's uu- 8;M‘;ikuble (lift. The Scripture* declare that the Re deemer took the nature of men In or der redeem sinners; but that In Him there was no sin. Only a sinless one could give to God a Ransom for Adam, and thus redeem from destruction, not only Adam, but all his poateiity. In volved in sin and death through him. The speaker then showed that God set before our Ixnd a great Joy. the influence of which led Jeans to endure cheerfully the bitter ex|»eriences of Ills earthly life. This Joy is Intimated to have been: (1» ill* pleasure In doing the Father's will; <2» ills privilege of "bringing many eons to glory"—the Church: (3) His pleasure and Joy In be ing by and by tbe world's Restorer, de livering them from the power of Fntnn, sin and death. “Wherefore.” St. Paul say*. "God hath highly* exalted Him,'' fay above "angels, pmielpnlltiee and powers, and every name that la named.” An Opposite Course From Satan's, Pastor 'Russell then contrasted tbe course pursued by Satan with tbat fol lowed by our Lord. Meditating am bitious designs. Satan found an oppor tunity lu Eden. H# beheld to our first parents a new ordeajif beings, design ed to bring into existence a race that would till tbe eartb. Satan assayed to be ruler or prince over thin human cre ation; and by so doing, he not only be came a rebel against God. but brought sin and death Into the world. Our Lord Jesus pursued an opposite course, and demonstrated' Ills loyalty and obedience. St Paul Intimate* Ihat although the Isxgaa was much higher than waa Lucifer, yet He was humble, and "meditated not a HBiirpntlen." as the Greek text declare*. (Phil. II. 0.1 He thought not by rubheyr to b# equal with God. On the contrary, our Lord willingly accepted the Divine pro- (Mtsal that lla should In* humbled to the human plane /or a time. In order to earry out the Father's Plan. To the Church. Jesus I* God'* un speakable Gift. He Is indeed n Gift to the whole world. uu*|ieaFnUle in value, bht He la more to the Church than to tile world. To His footstep followers, Ue Is the "Captain of their Salvation.'’ their Bridegroom, their "Elder Brother." their great High Priest Through film they are priv ileged to lie the Boyal Priesthood. Through the merit of tin* sacrifice of Christ they are privileged to "present their bodies living sacrittces. holy, ac ceptable onto God." The Pastor then said that Justice Is the foundation of God's Throne. In tbe |mst. endeavors to harmonize Jus- tl<*e wltb our great Creator's den lings with humanity have Involved us Ui difficulty. We were assured by the prominent creeds that God had know ingly brought mankind Into existence under such eondltiens tbat the great majority won Suspend eternity In tor ture. We perroived no Ju*tlae in any such arraagemedt. But while desist ing from criticising the Creator, we could not tmhaxc such a course, nor see it to Is* In harmony with tbe Di vine regulations governing ourselves. If we are to lore our enemies, should more he'ex|H*cted of fallen human be ings than of our perfect CreatdF? ^ The Scriptures declare only the con secrated Church see the "livtgth*, breadths, heights and depth* of the Love of God.” which passeth under- standing. This class alone Is Ife any sense prepared to give thanks to God now for lit* unspeakable Gift. Tbelr thanks g? up. not only in words, hut also Id actions, which "*t>oak loader than words ” These thanks ascend ns sweet Incense to God. By and by. “All the blind ayes will he opened and all the deaf ears wHI be unstopped." Then the whole wofld.of mankind, including those awakened from the sleep of deatji during Mes siah's reign, win be In coadlllon to ree- ncnlaa God's unspeakable Gift and ben der (Banks. When A SECOND ADVENT Dsfirer Mes os HgH Intt, Says Pastor RibsjI . Me World-Burring —Bataw - te Be •eumd—liik Siefcneae aad Death te Be Conquered—Man te Be Delivered. The Power Vested In Megaiah—Hie Kingdom Near—Haw It Will Appear. mmZU ■hall have bfen destroyed, then , T i wllfik' {vll doers cyry creature In Heaven, on earth and In the tea shall he bend ssylop, "Praise, glory, .honor. domfiiFn and might be ante Him that altteth on the Throne, and to'the'Lamb, forever," through the unspeakable Gift Denver, bee. 1.— This city la stirred! Hereuteeu pastors of ail deuonaina- t ions have been discuml ug The Sec ond Advent for S month. Now comes Pastor Russell tell ing us all tbat The Earth abld- etb forever"—that , It will never be de stroyed by literal Are. According to him tbe great event of Christ's Com ing will bring blessings socb as we all desire. He seems to bare tbe Hlble and logic on bis side too! Pastor Russell declared that false concepts of tbe Second Coming of Christ bad done great Injury. The view set forth In all orthodox creeds Is that Cbrtat will i*ome again In tbe flesh. The remirreetlon will take plu«*e within twenty-four hotira. The saintly will rise In the air to meet tbe l.ord. Then Are will come down from heav en. und consume tbe whole earth. Pre- mllleuiiialists claim that Christ will reign In fleshly glory a thousand years to bless the living The majority of Christians disown this as ridiculous nouson** because thy believe little of creed or Hlble. A minority |>ercelve Its iucousixtency with the Bible. What Bible Btadents New See. Tbe "lire of that day" ia symbolical, already kindling In society, the ele ments of which. Capital and Labor, am getting hotter. Moon they will melt, tbe symbolical “earth” will be consumed with tbe “heavens” also, tbe ecclesiastical powers. Tbelr passing away will usher ia a "nevf ekrthr” or social order, sod “new heavens.” tbe Church in glory. Tbe Second Coming of Christ Is as sociated with bieeslngs. Messiah will abolish the curse and bring in wonder ful blessings. The Day df Christ will be "the last Day."-the great Seventh Thousand-year Day. All bununity will be blessed, laclodlug.the dead who will then he awakened. Christ Censes te Rsign. As tbe redemption was necessary for man’a solvation no Messiah's King dom In nerasasry to accomplish restitu tion. Tlte delay of more than eighteen centuries Is Feripturally explained: fit God designed Mix Great One Thou sand Year Days to teaeh mankind tbe exceeding sinfulness of sin. He pur posed that gn the Merei^h Day the blestring of Menatah should come. An Important work has been done since Calvary. An Elect Church tins been gathered out of all nations— saints made perfect through suffering, g Little irteek. Hte "Church of the Flrat-Vwua.” These arc to become tbe Bride hf Christ al Mis Mecnnd Advent The Meeoud Coming of Jevm* Is to ctalniv His Bride class, and to exalt them. As angasds the world. He comes to bind Mataa. to overthrow sla. and to npllft fhllea humanity. Rt. Peter tell* that liestltorlou work, not a literal Imniiug ot Mm world, awaits tbe Sec ond Cemlng ef Jesus; •Times of re freshing shall seme from the presence of tin* Lord.”—Acts III. IP-JL • Christ's KlnfdUtn te Be Spiritual. One great mistake we have all made Is In not nett ring tbat Jesus was hu man fur Mflrty-three and n half years. He was a glorious spirit being before He wan made flesb; and He was rcsuMtrted tea spirit condition— higher than Hla original one. How foolish we weae to think of Jesus us a assn (a little lower tbau angrlsi In the midst of the Btavenl.v host He Is now partaker of the Blrlne natura; His Church Is tn he “dbunged" and made "like Him." As Bin descent was from • higher te h Iowan so Hla asyent was from a iewah waturr to a higher, •far above angel** Bis is the exceeding glo ry which "no man oath seen nor ran st e v —"which no man can approach unto.” 1* this glorious Being whose King- about to be established. He and His Choruh Rill be as Invisible to men as are Intan and the fallen irngcls. The ippwirnree* of Jesns In the flesh after His resurrectimi were materislixatlen*. to prove: <1» that Jesus was an b>i>qyr dead: O* that He was changed, horn of the Spirit, able to go end oome Mhe tbe wind Pareunia. Epiphanla. Apokilupsis. Messiah s Klnarlem will have earthly representariven—the faithful saliita ef previous ngea; raised to tinman perfec tion instantly ffKrougb these the In- vlsiUt MemJiaqiV Kingdom will <u»- erate Jeeps aa*d. *i*e shell see Abra ham. Isaac. Jenab aad all thq prophet* In tbe Kingdom." The jprmmfti ef Jeeaa wPl come flrot —present hot iowhdble. The World will ntinue with tMa ordinary affairs of e fwhltr Be le nathyring tbe Church*, as in Aie Asps If Nhuni. After the gpOirinp of .be Church. there will * * * * kelopeis I He,win , , Ta flatnlng i Bap. In wh be esoahme 1 to tbe Kingdom Irispeosattou. S 4 i tl rfni Is nf. D F. 11 y *» ejaphbm* aid an ip*' otjjho*. 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