Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 282, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 November 1912 — JESUS IS GOD’S GIFT TO ALL HUMANITY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

JESUS IS GOD’S GIFT TO ALL HUMANITY

Satiation Is ot God’s Love, Not of Justice or Necessity. Misunderstanding of What Constitutes ths Divine Penalty For Sin Has Misled Us In Respect to Every Feature of God's Program For Our Recovery From the Penalty.

Rochester, N. Y., Nov. 24. Pastor Russell of Brooklyn is here. We report one of his addresses from the text, “Thanks be unto God for His unspeakable Gift.” —II Corinthians ix, 15. The Pastor said that in order to appreciate the Scriptures on all

subjects, we must handle the Word of God honestly. We must recognize that our Lord Jesus is one person and the Father another person. The oneness between the Father and the Son is that declared by our Master Himself, saying that He and the Father are one in the same sense that He desires all of His disciples to be one—in mind, in purpose, in will, in effort (John xvli, 21, 23.) Our Lord Jesus is. God’s unspeakable Gift The Scriptures declare that the Redeemer took the nature of men in order to redeem sinners; but that in Him there was uo sin. Only a sinless one could give to Qod a Rausom for Adam, and thus redeem from destruction, not only Adam, but all his posterity, involved in sin and death through him. The speaker then showed that God set before our Lord a great joy, the Influence of which led Jesus to endure cheerfully the hitter experiences of His earthly life. This joy is intimated to have been: (1) His pleasure in doing the Father’s will; (2) His privilege of "bringing many sons to glory”—the Church; (3) His pleasure and joy in being by and by the world’s Restorer, delivering them from the power of Satan, sin and death. "Wherefore,” SL Paul says, "GotLbatb highly exalted Him,” far abovg “angels, principalities and powers, and every name that is named.” An Opposite Course From Satan’s., Pastor Russell then contrasted the course pursued by Satan with that followed by our Lord. Meditating ambitious designs. Satan found an opportunity in Eden. He beheld in our first parents a new order of beings, designed to bring into existence a race that would fill the earth. Satan essayed to be ruler or priuce over this human ere ation; and by so doing, he not only became a rebel against God, but brought sin and death into the world. Our Lord Jesus pursued an opposite course, and demonstrated His loyalty and obedience. St Paul intimates that although the Logos was much higher than was Lucifer, yet He was humble, and “meditated not a usurpation.” as the Greek -text declares. (Phil, ii, 6.) He thought not by robbery to be equal with God. On the contrary, our Lord willingly accepted the Divine proposal that He should be humbled to the human plane for a time, iu order to carry out the Father’s Plan. To the Church, Jesus is God’s unspeakable Gift He is indeed a Gift to the whole world, unspeakable in value, but He is more to the Church than to the world. To His, footstep followers, He is the “Captain of their Salvation,” their Bridegroom, their “Elder Brother,” their great High Priest Through Him they are privileged to be the Royal Priesthood. Through the merit of the sacrifice of Christ they are privileged to "present their bodies living sacrifices, holy, acceptable unto God.”

The Pastor then said that Justice is the foundation of God’s Throne. In the past, endeavors to harmonize Justice with our great Creator's dealings with humanity have involved us in difficulty. We were assured by the prominent creeds that God had knowingly brought mankind into existence under such conditions that the great majority would spend eternity in torture. We perceived no Justice in any such arrangement But while desisting from criticising the Creator, we could not indorse such a course, nor see it to be in harmony with the Divine regulations governing ourselves. If we are to love our enemies, should more be expected of fallen human beings than of our perfect Creator? The Scriptures declare only the consecrated Church see the “lengths, breadths, heights and depths of the Love of God,” which passeth understanding. This class alone is in any sense prepared to give thanks to God now for His unspeakable Gift. Their thanks go up, not only in words, but also in actions, which "speak louder than words.” These thanks ascend as, sweet incense to God. By and by. "All tl(p blind eyes will be opened and all the deaf ears. will be unstopped.” Then the whole world of mankind, including those awakened from the sleep of death during Messiah’s reign, will be in condition to recognize God’s unspeakable Gift and render thanks. When wilful evil doers shall have been destroyed, then every creature in Heaven, ou earth and in the flea shall be beard saying. “Praise, glory, honor, dominion and might be unto Him that sittetb ou the Throne, and to the Lamb, forever,” through the unspeakable Gift

Ed Oliver 'made a business trip to Hammond today. Come in and select your new hat now, during our season end sale. ROWLES & PARKER. Mrs. Bert Brenner and son, Ralph, went to Valparaiso Saturday to take up their future,/residence. , • * - i nm.m ' Get our prices on apples unloading day. Phone 95, Rowles & Parker, The Big Store. ' The Rockford, 111., .health department has closed five dairies in an effort to check typhoid fever. Mrs. Jennie Wishard returned Saturday from a month’s visit with ther son in Chicago. Our $12.50 and sls overcoats mean a $3.00 saving to you. Compare our values and convince yourself. Rowles & Parker, The Big Store. Mrs. Anna Sauser Trapp and two children, of Elbow Lake, Minii., came Sunday for a brief visit with heT brother, Sergeant J. M. Sauser. Our millinery season closes this month. Come in at once, if you haven’t already selected your new hat. * ROWLES & PARKER. A party of Indian service irrigation engineers working in Pima county, Arizona, have appealed to the Indian bureau for protection against the attacks of seventy-five Papago Indians. The best flour in this market, “White Star,” only $1.30. Another car in a few days. You should layMn your supply now. Phone 95. ROWLES & PARKER. Gerald Jarrette, who joined the navy last August, and who has been stationed at the Chicago training station since that time, was here for. a short time Sunday, wearing his navy uniform. Cold weather is sure to come soon. Prepare by selecting your work clothing during our special display this month. Our qualities and our prices excel. Rowles & Parker, The Big Store. William Traub went to Chicago Sunday to meet his wife and little daughter, who arrived there from New York City. They are expected to Teach Rensselaer this afternoon and will make their permanent home here. A Buy a Melrose Convertible Wagon Bed at your own price. We will receive sealed bids up to 10 a. m., Thursday, January 2, 1913. Bring us your bid and the highest bid will get the bed. HAMILTON & KELLNER.

TJie first blizzard of the season occurred Saturday night and Sunday. It was not very much of a blizzard either, although the contrast with the days that had preceded it was quite marked. The wind was strong, there was a little snow and a considerable drop in temperature. Although President Taft has placed fourth-class postmasters under the civil service it is the opinion of incoming congressmen that they will not remain there. Already congressmen are discussing among themselves the proposition that postmasters be elected at primaries.Police of the East Side station in South Chicago are trying to find who buried a box containing five sticks of dynamite, each weighing a pound, near where the new East Ninety-sec-ond street bridge over the Calumet river is building. Workmen digging on the shore unearthed the box Thursday afternoon. Bowman Roth rock is the fisher-king of Monticello and has been since yesterday, when it comes to quality of catch. He caught four salmon yesterday that weighed right close to fifty pounds, meaning that they averaged right close to 12% pounds each. They were taken with hook and line and Mr. Robhrock was about ready to take a rest when he came in.—Monticello Journal. General William H. Carter, newly appointed commander of the central division of the war department with headquarters in Chicago, will arrive Dec. 1 to assume charge. General Carter will succeed Brigadier General Ramsay D. Potts, who has been temporarily in command since the new division was created more than a year oga. General Potts will return to Fort Leavenworth, his former charge. Eben H. Wolcott, formerly of Wolcott, but now of Marion, who was named to fill the unexpired term of FYed A. Sims, who resigned as a member of the state board of tax commissions to become republican sWe chairman, will serve a term of four years, his new commission having been issued Thursday. The governor and Mr. Wolcott were friends at Wabash college. A first edition Shakespeare quarto brought $7,300 at the Hoe library sale in New York City Thursday. It was “The Famous History of Troylus and Oresseid,” printed in London in 1609 and bound in red levant. George D. Smith bought it. The third folio in Shakespeare’s works also went to Mr. Smith for $3,000. This was printed in London in 1664 and has verses by Ben Johnston on the leaf preceeding the title.

PASTOR. RUSSELL