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BAPTIST.
Second Bapttat Church.
o. p. Gilbert, i*«i«»<ir. Preaching hy
the pastor 11:15 a. m., theme: "Work
For The Mnalor; " 11:00 p. m . them*:
"Tlu> Kingdom of Clod and Happlnea# ”
These mt imik at* prepared With t
view of helptn* all who attend church
Sunday achool 10:00 a. in Ilaraca clua*
maria In claaa room 10:15 a. m. Phtla
thra claaa mart a In room 10:16 a. m.
Public cordially Invited to all service*.
Stranger* welcome,
Crawford Avo. Baptist Church.
Thomaa Walker, paator. Pram hunt
at 11 a, m. and 7: :so p. m. Sunday
achool at 3 p, m . W. K. Bentley, H'lpt
Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at
I o'clock,
Curti* Bapt'st Church,
R W. Thlot pa tor Bible achool
Hi a. m.L. M Freeland, Sunt Mono
Init servicp 11:15 a in Preaching
by Rev II 1. Drlskoll. Kvenmg
service Bp. m, B. Y. I* U., 3:30.
Woodlawn Baptist.
Phslrr Avenue, Juat off Walton
Wi> Sunday school * 45. Ilalph
Youngblood auperllttendent. Preaching
service* ll a.u and 8 p. m . conduct
ed hy the paator 11. Y. P, II at 7p.
m Prayer meeting Wednesday Bl> m.
Public cordially Invited to our »er
vlcea R. E I. Ilarrla, paator.
First Baptist Church.
Preaching at 11:15 a. m. by the pas
tor, Dr. M. Ashby Jonas. At X 15 Ibis
chare!) will unite In Musa Meeting at
the opera house with the other
churches.
CHRISTIAN.
Christian.
Seventh and Hreene Sts Howard
T. free announces Bible achool a* 10
a m. Sermon Ml 11:15 a. in , "Divine
Partnership, a Prospect," being the
fourth In the series Pnton mass
meeting a opera house at 8:15. Meet
ing for women Monday al 4 o’clock.
Mid-week Her' Ice Wednesday 8 p m.,
preparatory for evangelistic services
to begin next Sunday.
West End Christian Church.
Morning The Christian and Ilia
Money" Evening; "The Poverty ol
One for til!' Riches of Many," Bible
school each Sunday at 3p. m Prayer
meeting Wednesday evening al H
o clock. Choir practice at parsonage
on Thursday night al H o'clock The
public Is cordially Invited. 11. I<
Veuch, minlater.
CATHOLIC
Sacred Heart Church.
Corner Greene and Me Kinne Sts. In
charge of the Jesuit Fathers,
tniuiHfi begin at 3:30, f»:20, 7:30 and
J*:3o General communion by the whole
pariah a! the 7:30 o'clock mas*. At
the hi eh mass. at 11 o'clock, Rev. John
McCreary will preach on "Hnal I*erae
verance.** In the evening at # o'clock
will take place the closing exercises
of the mission. Including sermon by
Rev. Albert lUever on '‘The Catholic
Church and the World." and ending
with Nolfiiin benediction.
St Patrick's Church.
Mans at 7. 9. 10:30 a. ni. Rosary,
sermon ami benediction at K p. m.
EPISCOPAL.
The Church of the Good Shepherd.
The Hill Archdeacon Johnson, rec
tor. Fourth Sunday in I*ent Holy
communion at s a. m. Morning prayer,
litany and sermon at II a. m. Sunday
school at 4 p. m. Kvenlng prayer and
address at fi p. m. The Lenten ser
vices for this week as follows Wed
nesday, “Annunciation of the Blessed
Virgin Mary,** holy communion at 10
a in Thursday, holy communion at
7.30 a «m. and also at 10 a m. Kven*
ing service with a short address every
<lm.v at 5 o'clock, except Saturday.
St. Paul's Church.
Fourth Sunday In Unt, March 22.
Holy communion H a. m. Sunday
school 9:43 a. m Morning prayer and
sermon 11:1ft a. m. The Right Rever
end F. F. Reese. !>, Dr, bishop of Geor
gia will administer the holy rite erf
confirmation and preach at the morn
ing service. <>n account of the mass
meeting in the Interest of the chari
ties of Augusta there will be no night
service.
Week da> l«enten services Monday,
Tuesday, Thursdav and Friday sei -
vices at 5 p. m. Wednesday evening
at K p m. Thursday holy communion
at 11 a. m.
Church of the Atonement.
Telfair anil Kleventh street* Hev.
Charles P. Holbrook. rector. Fourth
Sunday In l<ent. Holy communion ut
K a. m Morning prayer anil aililreaa at
K a. in. Morning prayer and sermon at
11. Sunday aeliool ut 4. p. in. Evening
prayer and address at 5. Week day
services Monday to Thursday, even
ing prayer anil address at 5 o'clock.
Friday. evening prayer and sermon at
R:SO. Holy communion on the Keast of
the Annunciation Wednesday, at 11
a. m.
LUTHERAN.
Holy Trinity Lutheran.
Preaching at 11:16 a. tn. hy pastor.
Hev. J. It. licrrii k No night service
hut congregation will Join in the un
ion service at opera house Sunday
schiail at MS a. in., .Mr, 11. C Lortck.
Supt. Rv err bod y welcome. Church Is
at 657 Greene street
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church
No. 54N Walker street, IV J. ltume,
pastor. Divine worship at 11:15 a. m.
Missionary program rendered at K p.
m. Sunday school at »:45 a. in.. Geo.
H. Gercke. superintendent. Special at
tention gi\ cn strangers. Everybody
welcome.
METHODIST.
St. Luke's Methodist Church.
On account of serious sickness of
Mm J K. Roberts', our pastor's wife,
there will he no service at St. looke r
M. E. church Sunday. Murch 22. 1014.
Asbury Methodist.
Sunday schoo k 45. W A Owens,
superintendent. Mann's 10:S0, C.
R. Rheney. superintendent. Preaching
11:15 by pastor. At 7: SO by Rev. W.
T. Hamby, P K Augusta district
Treadling at Tubman Home at 5 and
at Mann's 4 SO. The public cordially
Invited to attend all theae services
Js*t us get ready for the simultaneous
meetings Augusta's great forward
movement.
St. James Methodiet Church.
Rpv, W. B. Dillard, pastor Rev. \V.
T Hamby, presiding elder of the Au
gusta district, will preach at the morn
ing hour, 11 o'clock There will be
no preaching At th#» «*vi»nlnK hour on
Account of ih«* in outline ,l t th#» Unuul
for tin* b«D«lit of AhK(»claN Uiiritl.**
liil.lf tchool Ht lo o'clock h m , ITof.
A F (it In, Hupt ItiK Hurnca ClftM,
utiijcht by Hon Marion IlcynoldH.
You an* Invite i to Hible achool, anl
ITcac lilnn torvifc.
WoixtlAwn M«thodi§t Church.
Corner 16th an«l Hllcox utrrHii, Rev.
J O Hrand, paator. I'machln* Ht 11:16
a in. and H |». »n. by the punt or Hun
day ArhfMd ut 9:45 a m.. It. O, M«-
(iowrn, Hupt. U|**Nm*#i for both men and
ttnmevi me*l every Hunday rnornlna
with the Sunday •chool, Judae Hen
ry C, Hammond, of the superior court,
will talk to the Hrofherhood Bible
i-Imna at 10 o'clock. All men, whether
men here of thla claaa or not, are In
\tted to come out and hear Judae
Hammond I'rayer meeting VVednea
day evening at K o'clock Htrangera
are given a cordial Invitation to all
aerviCM field ut thla * hurch.
Broadway Mathodiot Church.
Corner Itroad and Mllla atreeta. Rev.
C, M. Verdue, paator Prearhing at 11
o'clock a. in. and Again at 8 p. m by
the paator. Sunday achool ut R .10 a.
hi, Wilfred C, l-yeth, Supt. Prayer
aervice Wedneaday evening ut 8
o'clock. You arc Invited to toorahip
with ua.
St. John Methodist.
730 Greene St. Rev. S P. Wigglnu
paator Sunday school 946 u. m.
Preaching 11:15 a. m. Morning aervice
by the paator. No evening aervlce, !n
deference to the I'nion Service to lie
Inid ut the opera houue.
PRESBYTFRIANs
First Presbyterian Church.
Corner Telfair and Seventh Sta.
Rev. Joneph It. Sevier, I». D., paator.
IMvlne worahlp at 11:15 a m. with
.*<erm«n by the paator. Kvening ner
vice ghAa to ay to United Service ut
opera house in intereat of the Churl*
flea of Aiiguatu. Sunday achool 3:30
P. m. Adult rhiMMoa. A cordial wel
come to all gervlcea. Scuta free.
Sibley Presbyterian Church.
Regulur aervlcea Sunday 11:00 u in.
und 7:80 p in. Sunday achool 4:00 p
in. Adelphian Marion claha meeta
tolth the Sunday *<*hool. Prayer meet
ing Thursday 7:30 p. in. The Sunday
'morning aervlce will be a continuation
of the lectures nn "The Call of The
World." There will tie a gospel ser
mon on Sunday night. Visitora ire
welcome at our services. "Come with
us und toe Hill do thee good."
Greene Street Presbyterian Church.
Between 12th and 13th. M M. Mac-
Kerrin. pastor Sunday school ut 0.45
a. in. Morning worship at 11:15, ser
mon by the pastor, topic "Is the ‘Re
vival Meeting’ a Thing of the Pant?"
< hunt in i Kndeavor at p. m. There
will be no vesper service on account
of the Union Meeting at the opera
house.
Reid Memorial.
Walton Way and jobna Hoad, The
Hill Morning aervlce 11 a. in. Kvening
aervlce k p in., aermnn by Ilev. Uarl
S Matt he we, of 1 tllaakl, Va. Sunday
achool 4 p m. t K. S. Johnson, au|K-r
--tntendent. The addreaa to the Adult
Bible Ulmmi ill he delivered thla af
ternoon hy Mr. K. It. Hook. Attractive
vocal and orchestral mimic and every
one cordially imited to attend.
COLORED CHURCHES
BAPTIST.
Springfield Baptiat Church.
Hi'v, Jiuue* M Nabtt, pnstor. S
o'clock prayer meeting. Theme for ii
o'clock "Power of l-ove." Sunday
achool at :< (0 It. Y. P. U. meeting at
7 Son* aervlcea at 7:35. Theme sos
8 o'clock. “Fan a Man Tarry Too
Long?" Our revival Is now going on.
Many souls have (xen won for the
inaater. Come tiring your unsaved
friends. In \v F. Paachal, of Atlan
ta Ua., s great revivalist, will preach
each night during the week. Cotne ear
ly an you enli get a good aest. Pali r«
In attendance at caeh service.
Friendship Baptist Church.
Rev. 11 Morgan, paator. Preaching
nt 11 a. nt. by Rev. James William*
Communion at 3 p. in. Preaching ut 8
p. m. let Rev. John Kvitna. Friends und
visitors are cordially Invited to these
aervlcea.
St. John Baptist Church.
Kills strei-t. Harrisburg Rev. II N.
Thomaa. pastor. Preaching ut 11:30 a.
in and at 8 30 p in. by the pastor. 4
p. m, the womun'ii mission meeting.
Tuesday night prayer service, Thurs
day night, preaching All are welcome
Tabernacle Baptist.
Regular Sunday services by the
pastor. Rev. i\ T Walker, 1) D.
and visitors are cordially Invited to at
tend the service* for the day. Prayer
meeting ii a. ni Preaching service ll
u m. Sunday school 3 p. ni. It. Y. P.
F. meellnt 7 p to. Preaching service
8 p. in.
Central Baptist Church.
Early pra*er meting ut Hn. m.
Preaching at 11 30 u m. Sunday
school at 3 p. in., W. O, June*, Supt.
Preaching nt 8 p in. by the past ir.
We Invite all of our friends to worship
with us di lug the day.
Hale Street Baptist Church.
Early prayer meeting S a. m.
Preaching ll 30 n. m Sunday school
2 p m. I‘reaching at 8 p. m. by Rev.
1’ It Turner, of Hamburg. S t\ He
will preach two week* The revival
still 'toing on It Y. P t'. 7tosp, m.
The pnstor Is better. The public Is In
vited, Hcv. J. W Williams, pastor.
Thankful Bnptiat Church,
Rev. L. P Pinckney. I>. IV. pastor
Early prayer meeting at 7 a, in.
Preaching ut It 30 a m. and at 8 p.
m. by the paator. Sunday aehool ut
3 30 p m . 1. U. Harmon. Supt Pray
er meeting Tuesday night. It. Y. P.
t'. meeting Thursday night. All are
cordially invited to all these services.
Harmony Baptist Church.
Preaching 11:30 a in. und 8:00 p. u,
by Rev. A. Gary Sunday school 3:30
p. in. Hood music nt all the service*
to which you are most cordially In
vited
Cummtng Grove Baptist Church.
The Hill. Rev it J McCann. » D.
pastor. Early prayer meeting at 6:30,
Sunday. March S 2. la the 47th anniver
sary of our church. In connection with
the celebration of the 47th anniver
sary of the church. Is red letter day
We ore endeavoring to raise 1600.00
Woman Finds Sweetheart Unharmed
After Twice Trying To Kill Him
Mile. Martha, Perpetrator of Crime, in Now in Jail, But Her
Love For "Louis" Has Returned and They Will Be Married
As Soon Aa She is Freed—Lover Couldn't Oet Her Out.
PAHs.—To kdl ii man, as she thought,
twin*, itnd each time to find film un
tmrnuMl un smiling the next duy has been
Ihr unii|ue experience of Mile. Mnrthe,
•f Bols-f'olumbc* To ad to the Inter
eating situutlon the object of h*e hatred
was her sweetheart before the flrat at
tempt ii nd lietween the first und the
second. Hhe la now In jail, but her love
for "Lotil*" f»ia returned und they will
Ih» married when she la freed.
Ml** Mnrthe hud a dispute with f#ou e
one day, mid to eette It she bought ft
aeven-barreled revolver. On thalv next
meeting Mhe dlarharged nil her ahota at
him and then fled precipitately.
On tlie following day, when Mnrthe
waa only Juki recovering from the shock
of the dreadful deed she Imagined she
hud committed she suddenly cmne across
tier lover who was quietly taking Ida
morning walk, nt s street effrner "Ob!
I thought you were dead!" Hhe wria so
K ml that she made It all up. nnd he for
gave tier quite willingly. There was
nothing really to he alarmed at, the
dealer who hud sold her the weapon had
taken care to load It with only blank
cartridges
Again Exasperated.
But na days passed she again got ex
asperated With her lover. Thla tlrna
Mile Mart he was not going to give n
aly gunsmith a chanee Hhe bought a
Rev . Frank Hall Wright Will Come to
Augusta to the Union Meetings For
Protestant Ministers Association
U»v. Mr F*r:i nk Hull Wrliiht who
remit-* to Augus'a to ' onduct tbs Union
times (<tr the Prnt(*4.int Minister W
Amus'liitlon will begin tlis meeting*
a Pout April th* l»th Its come* to Au-
Knsta with the very l>ss! rsr-onimsnda
ttons, bavin* Keen known personalty by
a number of tbe ministers of the Alll
anee.
Mi Wright completed a merlin* In
Mllledgevllle laat year. Rev. A. D.
Kcliols sei retnry for the Ministers A»-
aoetattoii, wrote a number of Kentle
men In that city to learn all he eould
al> ut tbe evnn*ell*t. From ttiese let -
nos lie lias received prompt replies amt
they speak 111 *lowln* term* of Mr.
Wright, both ns n gentleman and an a his
preacher of tlie Gospel.
Key Kam F I lempaey, paator of the
First Methodist chUF h, of Mtlledije
vllle, writes "Itev Frank Hall Wrt*lit
eondueted a three weeks lileetln*. dur
!n* my Imstorate In Mllled*evllle, and
It affords me pleasure to endorse him
and Ills methods. The meetln* was a
Fi.nl sue.-ess, the effe.tr of which Und
er to this day.
"Mr. Wrl*ht Is a scholar, nnd lias all
tlie balance and conservatism that
scholarship *ives He Is In perfect
sympathy with all of the pastors' prob
lems In the church. He is warmly
eviln*c!lcal, without bcln* fanatical. Ood
has wonderfully used ids remarkable
Klfts In son*, as well ns In speech III*
sermons, more than any J ever heard,
seemed woven out of the very Scripture
Itself. I think any people and |«istor
will he fortunate to receive Ills serv- -
ll es. .
I Sinned 1 "F.I.AM F. DKMPSKY.
"Pastor First Methodist t’hurcli. MU
ledffevlHe, Oa."
Great Pralae.
Those who know Mr. Dempsey will
*reatly rejolee In this communication.
While located at Broadway Methodist
church, this city, he made many friends
here, and they lira now prepared to re
cuctve Mr. Wright
Rev l> W Itrannen. D l>. pasttw of
the First I'resbyterhin church, MUbidne
\ file, writes:
•*Th* tidings that Rev. Frank H.
for the purpose of remodeling our
church Don't forget $600.00 Rally. At
3:30 o'clock Rev. .1. M. Nahrlt, l>. IV.
pastor of Springfield Baptist church,
will preach the anniversary sermon.
At 8:30 o'clock p. m. Rev. R. .1 Mc-
Cann, B. It., will preach. To all of
these services our friends, the public,
are moat cordially Invited.
Union Baptist Church.
Rev. T. H. Dwelle, A M„ paator.
Preaching at 11 a. m. and 8 p. tn. by
Rev. J. W. Jackson, IV !>.. of Atlanta
Sunday school nt 12:30, 1» E. White.
Supt There will lie preaching each
night this week by Rev. J. W. Jack
son, 1» It. The public Is invited to all
services.
EPISCOPAL.
St. Mary's Episcopal Church.
915 Telfair St , near Campbell street.
Rev Samuel A. E Coleman, vicar.
March 22. 1914. fourth Sunday In Lent.
Service* at 7:30 u. tn.. 11 u. in. and 4
p. in. Sunday school at 12:30 p. ill.
ia*nten services us usual. Monday,
Tuesday, Thursday nnd Friday at 6:30
p jn. and on Wednesday at 7:30 a. m.
and 7 p. m. The Ut. Rev. Dr. F. F.
Reese will be the preacher at our 4
p. m. service on Sunday. The public
Is respectfully Invited to these ser
vices, especially the 4 p. tn. service on
Sunday.
METHODIST.
Trinity Methodiat.
The Rev W. M. Gladden, pastor. At
11:30 a m. special sermon for t lie
young people, older persona cordially
invited. Sunday school 3 p. m„ R.
Johnson superintendent 5 p. m. Ep
worth league evangelistic services for
the young people. Subject for 8:30 |».
in.. "Repentenee and Return of the
both sermons hy the paator.
Bethel Methodist Church.
Rev. A. M Jordan, pastor. Prayer
meeting 6:30 a. tn. Sunday school 10
a. m. Preaching 11:30 a. in. Mission
ary meeting 4 p m . special prayers
will tie rendered. Allen League 7 p.
in., subject a training school. Preach
ing 8 p tn. Revival services will be
gin Tuesday night. Rev. S M. Zelgler,
of Atlanta, tin, will preach during the
meeting. Saving and winning souls
will be the chief object of this meet
ing. The public cordially Invited to
attend. ••
PRESBYTERIAN.
Christ Presbytarian Church.
Corner Telfair and Cum tiling Sts
|te\ J. S Kills, pastor. Preaching
11:15 a. m. Sunday school 4 o’clock p.
m. Wedneaday evening prayer service
7:30 A cordial welcome to all.
Colored Y. M, C. A.
The colored Y M C. A will he ad
dressed th * afternoon at 6 o'clock hy
the General Secretary. C. T, Walker.
President. Silas X. Floyd, secretary
Gloves Cleaned, any length,
10c. Augusta French Dry
Cleaning Co., Fone 2976. W.
T B.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA.
sharp knife, which she was going to dig
Into him. Hhs did so forthwith at the
first change, and struck him four times,
screaming with «'ch thrust of the knife.
“This time I shall not miss you." Hh»?
rtgulri t ok to • hurled night, and To
fused to buy the papers the next morn
ing for fear <g reading atmut the hor
rible crime she had committed. Hut at
noon she was no longer able to stand it.
Hhe went to the police station and with
tears In tier eyes add "I have killed my
lover. I hope you will arrest rne."
The police commtssalre was rath#**
surprised. lie knew- lx nils her lover,
und he had not heard of his death. Re
sent for him, and be fore very long Louis
arrived with a smile and as tranquil .is
usual "You have not been killed, hove
you?*' asked the commissary. "This
young ludy says she killed you."
Rut tills time Mile. Mart lie did not of
fer to make up with bar love*-. On the
contrary, are would trv her hand a third
time, but the police commissalre would
not permit it. "As you have twice at
tempted to kill your lover. I will have
you arrested. Perhaps that will cool
you, mademo 1 sell. Her lover pleaded In
vuln. His clothes hud only been slight
ly cut by hcv knife The police com
mlssalre was Inexorable. Mile Marthe
went to prison.
Wright will hold a meeting in Augusta
ut an early date affords me the keen
ist pleasure. Those who secured him
made no mistake. While he Is a man
of «*ultuie and refinement, he speaks In
such a manner «s to impress his mes
sage upon high and low alike. He is a
man of breadth, consecration and pray
er. He is most attractive both In pub
lic nnd private.
"The series of services he held here
two years ago were among the most wt
traetlve, awakening and powerful ever
experienced In this town.
Sincere Love.
"Having a sincere love for the peopii'
of Augusta. I rejoice in the spiritual
feast in store for you."
Hr. Brannon Is chairman of the Pres
byterian committee of Home Missions
of tbe Presbyterian church. Ills words
will be greatly appreciated by u host of
friends in Augusta.
But f<r fear that some one might
think this Is from the preacher’s view
point. we give here the expression >f
a business man. a banker. Mr. L
Hall, cashier of the Merchants and
Farmers Bank, of Mllledgeville. one of
the largest hanks In eastern Georg! i.
Mr. Ilall writes:
"I envy the Augusta people that they
will have the opportunity of hearing
Rev. Frank Hall Wright. He is the
strongest preacher of the Word that I
have heard, and is a man of faith. I
am sure It will he a time of refreshing
with your people."
Many other recommendations could be
given were It necessary. The place of
the meeting will he announced soon as
arrangements have been made. The
simultaneous meetings will go far to
ward getting the city ready for Mr
Wright's coming and It Is balieve.d that
this will mean much to the people of
the city.
The ministers request the laymen to
back them In this campaign to make
Augusta Christian not only in name but
In fact. Those who have been asked
to serve on committees should not fat
their brethren who trust them to do
their duty.
Program St. Matthew’s
Holy Week Services
Rev. M. L. Kester, of Johnston,
S. C., Will Do the Preaching.
Rev. P. J. Hame. pastor of St. M.it
thrw n Lutheran church, 1h much Inter
ested in the Himultaneous meetings, and
ha» arranged with Rev. M. I*, lister, of
Jnhndtnn, H .C.. nnd un able young
minlater. and paator of the Johnston
church, to do the preaching. While
Mr. Heater In a young man and has been
pleaching hut a few’ years, he i« one of
the Ntrong preachers of the Lutheran
church, and I>r. Hame considers himself
very fortunate in securing him at tills
t iim*
The program for Holy Week at St.
Matthew's in:
April sth, 11:15 a. m.—“ The Triumphal
Kntrv. ' Mat. 21:1-11; 8 p. m.—'‘Cleans
ing the Temple. ' Mat. 21:12-16.
Monday. April 6th. 8:15 p m.—" The
Kingdom Changes Hands," Mat. 21:43:
Tuesday, April 7th. Rev. M. L. Kester.
Johnston, 8. C.. 8:15 p. m. "The Pow*
or of the Crucified Lord," John 12:32:
Wednesday, April Bth. M. L. Kester,
Johnston. S C.. 8:15 p. in.—" The Ques
tion of the Betrayer." Mat. 26:25;
Thursday April 9th. 8:15 p. m.—Public
Confession. Holy Communion and Ser
monette "Christ Our Passover," Ist Cor.
6:7. flood Friday, April 10th. 11:00 a.
m "Why Hast Thou Forsaken me,"
Mat. 27:46; Kastrr Sunday. April 12th,
11:11 a m -"Public Confession, Holy
Communion and Sermonette. "The Res
urrection." Rom. 8:34. The public Is
cordially invited to attend these services.
MUSICAL PROGRAM AT
ST. MATTHEW S LUTHERAN
Th* fallowing missionary program will
bo r*nd*re<l at St. M ttho'v s Lutheran
church Sunday evening at S o'clock:
Th* Conquering Cross.
Voluntary.
Hymn—The Son of God Goes Forth to
War.
Responsive reading, 67th t'snlm.
l’rayer.
Hymn Jesus Shall Reign,
t A Voice from the Light.
Hymn The Morning Light Is Break-
In*
lb tdlng A Vleion of Victory.
Hymn- Thou Whose Almighty Word.
Rending The Conquering frees.
It Voices of the Ni*ht.
1 A Voice from Asia.
2 A Voice from Africa.
3 A Voice from South America.
4 V Voice from Mohammedanism.
I‘rnyer- For Willingness and Courage
to Flant the Banner of the Cross on the
I .and yet to he t’ossessed
Hymn Look ye Saints, the Sign is
Ghwlons.
Heading—A Vision of Victory.
Offertory.
Hymn Onward Christian Soldiers.
Benediction.
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EARTH TO BECOME
MAN’S PARADISE
How This Will Be Dons Is the
Gospel Message.
THE WORLD'S REGENERATION
Th* Earthly Paradis*—Lost Through
Diaobedianc*—Redeemed at Calvary.
Masaiah's Graat Work—Th* Rastora
tion of Paradis*—“Th# Story of th*
Cress” lmportance of Charpcter-
Davalopmant—lta Effect on th# Fu
tura Life—Th# Heavenly Paradise.
Who May Attain It—How—Tha Al
tarnativ* of Paradiaa, tha Sacond
Death, Evarlaating Destruction.
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March 15.—Pas
tor Russell today
depicted the t>eau
ties of Paradise,
so well presented
In his free Photo-
Drama. Uls text
was, "I will make
the place of My
feet glor io u a.”
(Isaiah 00:13.) He
said:
Paradise is an
other name for
the Garden o f
Eden, the nhode of bliss. It was lost
throuKh tbe sin of our first parents,
but tbo Kradons promise of our great
Creator Is that this condition of earth
ly bliss shall be re-established—not
merely In a little corner of the earth,
but that the whole earth shall become
the Paradise of God. Heaven Is God’s
Throne and the enrth Is His footstool,
and He assures us. “I will make the
place of My feet glorious”—"ln due
time.” How this will be done Is the
Gospel Message.
The Divine Promise to Father Abra
hum. that all tbe families of the earth
shall be blessed through his Seed. In
eludes the thought of man’s full res
toration to Divine favor—as before he
sinned and fell, before Paradise was
lost, before man rame nnder the curse,
or sentence, of deatb. The Jews hoped
that Messiah would come and consti
tute thstr nation the earthly Kingdom
of God and re-establish Paradise with
Palestine as Its center. They expected
that under Ills wise ministration, us
ing their nation as His instruments,
the Divine Law would extend to all
and. by bringing all people Into har
mony with God, would gradually bring
all back to the Paradise state.
The Garden of the Lord.
It was in full harmony with this
that the dying thief asked the Lord to
remember him when He should come
into His Kingdom the Kingdom
whose dominion would establish right
eousness in the enrth, and thus con
vert the world, under Divine favor,
into the Paradise of God. Our Lord’s
answer was that verily, truly, his re
quest should be granted—the thief
would yet be with Him In Paradise.
Paradise has not yet been established;
for God's Kingdom has not yet come
to earth: it delays until a certain work
for the Church shall be accomplished.
It is not the Divine purpose to make
of the nation of Israel God’s King
dom In the highest sense of the word,
though It will be actively identified
with the Heavenly Kingdom as its
enrfhly representative. God is select
ing during this Gospel Age a new nn
tion. Spiritual Israel, from every na
tion, people, kindred, tongue. At our
Lord’s First Advent and subsequently.
He gnthered from Israel such as were
saintly and ready for tbe Kingdom:
since then Tie has been taking out
from other nations enough to complete
tbe foroorduined number of the elect
Church. These will constitute the
Kingdom per at. and It cannot be set
up or established lu power until this
election, or selection, shall have been
completed nnd tbe Elect "changed” or
glorified on the spiritual plane, by the
power of the First Resurrection.
Paradise, or the Garden of the Lord,
not only represents that earthly condi
tion which will be restored for the
benefit and blessing of the natural man
—aa the reward for his obedience to
the rules of lrnmnnuel's Kingdom dur
ing the Millennial Age—but it also
applies to the glorious and Heavenly
position which God has In reservation
for the Church. Thus we read In the
Book of Revelation that God has prom
ised to the overcomers of the Church,
"To him that overeometh will I give
to eat of the Tree of Life, which is in
the midst of the Paradise of God.”
The World's Regeneration.
This is a grandly beautiful and sym
bolic message nnd promise, assuring us
of the happiness and Heavenly bliss lu
eternal-life conditions of all who are
faithful followers of Christ In the pres
ent Age—walking in His footsteps In
the Narrow Way. The Book of Rev
elation pictures the history of this Gos
pel Age down Into the Millennial Age
and shows us Paradise reestablished,
with the Heavenly City, the glorified
Church, ns Its center, or capital. The
River of Life Is pictured as flowing
from undor the Throne. On either bank
of Its crystal wnters of Truth and
Crace grow the Trees of life, after
the manner of Eden of old.
The future state will all be Paradise
The completeness of blessedness will
first be manifested In the Church on
the spiritual plane; nnd secondly, it
will be manifested In the Ancient
Worthies on the earthly plane— Abra-
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Prophets perfected, the earthly repre
ecutativea of the Heavenly Kingdom
Gradually the Paradisaic condition
shall fill the whole earth. The wikler
neaa shall blossom as the rose, the soil
tary places shall be glad, and stream*
shall break forth In the deserts, ns we
reud in Isaiah .35.
The morally lame shall learn to walk
in the paths of righteousoesa. Yen.
they shall leap for Joy ns they come
to a knowledge of the grace and good
ness of God. The world's eyes of un
deratandlng shall be opemsl and their
deaf ears shall be unstopped, that they
may see and hear the Goodness, the
Mercy, the Justice and the Love of our
God. "The willing nnd obedient shall
eat the good of the land.” but evil
doers shall he cut off In the Second
Death. Gradually the boundaries will
he spread abroad until they will in
clude the whole enrth. Gradually the
number enjoying Paradise will In
crease until. In the end of the Millen
nium. the entire reee of Adam shall
experience the privilege of God's Love
and Mercy through Christ.
St. Paul, like St. John the Itevelator.
was caught up to Paradise In n vision,
and saw tbe glorious things of the fu
ture Age. which be was not permitted
to explain to us. because the due time
had not yet come Neither was St.
John the Revelator permitted to re
veal fully the particulars of the Para
dise condition. He could merely give
us a few symbolical hints or sugges
tions respecting the glories of Para
dise restored.
Redemption Through Christ.
We have already noticed that Para
dise was lost through disobedience to
the Heavenly command. Life. Eden
bliss. Divine favor und fellowship,
were all lost to Adam and to us. his
children, under the death sentence.
There was no hope for any of us more
than for the brute beast; for while the
latter was born to die, man. created
with possibilities of life eternal, was
sentenced to the loss of nil. Indeed,
under the demoralizing Influences of
Bin and death, we find many of tbe
human family more degraded than the
brute creation and apparently less
worthy of Divine favor. But God.
rich in Mercy In the great Love where
with He loves us. has provided for
mankind a recovery from sin and
death, while He has made no provision
for the future life of the brute creation.
God's provision for uinn's recovery
from the sentence of death is the story
of the "Cross of Christ." Because a
man had sinned, the Redeemer must
be a Man. Because the penalty was
human death, a Perfect Man must die
for the sinner's release from the death
sentence, to uplift the willing out of
aln nnd deatb conditions—up. up. up
to fellowship with God and eternal
life. Because the race of Adam in
herited naturally his mental, moral,
and physical defects, therefore none
of his posterity wns worthy of eternal
life. But In the Divine arrangement
as Adam involved all of his children
and their Paradise home In the wreck
of sin and death, so n redemption has
been effected through Christ.
The great work of Messiah will,
therefore, be the restoration of the
world to all that was lost in Eden nnd
redeemed at Calvary. The work of
Restitution, St. Peter tells us, has been
spoken of "by the mouth of all God's
holy Prophets since the world began"
and will be accomplished by Messiah
at His Second Coming. (Acts 3:21.1
But the Divine Plan changes not. Sin
is still nbhorrent to God and will al
ways be so, and the Divine sentence is
that no sinner shall have eternal life
Hence the offer of Divine grace is
merely to all who may have a heurt
deslre for Divine assistance, resurrec
tion. restoration, uplifting out of sin
and death conditions to perfect condl
tlons. These things will be accom
plished only In those who are willing
and obedient. Oniy such “shall eat the
good of the land"—the fruits of Para
dise.—lsaiah 1:18-20; Acts 3:23.
Furthermore, it Is the Divine ar
rangemont for mankind, and a just
one, that every good and noble deed In
the present life works a measure of
character-development which will be
assistful In the future life, enabling
the faithful the sooner to mount up
to full perfection of earthly life. Cor
respondingly. every wilful sin, every
violation of conscience and principle,
works a defilement and Impairment of
manhood, which likewise will have its
effect upon the future life In the diffl
culty of rising out of degradation to
the heights of human perfection. Di
vine approval and everlasting life. If
all mankind could appreciate these
facts, what nn influence it would have
In restraining and governing self and
In developing self control and true
manhood!—Galntians G:7.
The Divine Program.
Does some one Inquire why He who
redeemed Adatn, his Eden borne, and
all his race, and who proposes a restor
ation of all, has not begun this Resti
tution work during the eighteen hun
dred years since the sacrifice of Him
self? The Scriptures answer that dur
ing the lnlerim another feature of the
Divine Program is being carried out.
The Lord is gathering the elect Church
from Israel and all the nations to be
Messiah's assistants in Ills Kingdom
and in tbe gracious work of uplift—
resurrection—restitution. This elect
Church-class, first selected, is in the
Scriptures called "a First-fruits unto
God of His creatures.” (James 1:18;
Revelation 14:4.) The world of restor
ed humanity will he the after-fruits.
The Scriptures exhort such as in the
present time are blessed with the hear
ing ear. to give heed to the special in
vitation to the Elect. They exhort
such as have the eye of faith to aspire
to the crown of glory and Joint-heir
ship with Christ that is now being
tendered to a very select class. "He
that hath nn ear. let him hear.” He
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that bath an eye. let him see. So many
of ue as ha vo been blessed of the Lord
with the ear of fnlth. the eye of faith,
let us rejoice In the blessed opportuni
ty. Let us seek Indeed to make our
calling and election sure to this Heav
enly estate of glory, honor, Immortali
ty nnd Jolnt-helrshlp with our Lord,
the King of kings and Lord of lords!
Christ's Atonement.
Both the thieve* crucified with our
Lord lost their right to tbe original
Eden, or Paradise, of God through Fa
ther Adam's disobedience, as did we
all. Both those thieves ware born In
sin. shapeu In Iniquity and In sin did
tholr mothers conceive them, as with
us all. Both thieves were redeemed by
the precious blood of Christ, as wero
we ull; for Jeaus “by the grace of
God tasted death for every man”; "Ho
Is the Propitiation for our slna Ithe
Church's sins]; and not for ours only,
bnt also for the sins of tbe whole
world.”—Hebrews 2:9; 1 John 2:2.
Thus, as we have seen, the Redeemer
has made provision for both of those
thieves, us well as for all of us—all of
Adam's race—to be recovered from the
sin and death conditions of the fall,
and restored to Paradise. The Church,
called during this Gospel Age. may
reach the spiritual Paradise, or high
est condition of holiness and happiness.
The two thieves und the remainder of
mankind will have their opportunity
during the Millennium. Their opportu
nity will he for a return to earthly life,
perfection and happiness, and to an
earthly Eden—world wide How much
grander a work will thus result from
our Lord's death than we had previous
ly supposed!
Let none suppose, however, that
those two thieves will enter Parndlat
on the same footing. While both were
guilty of robbtvy, they were evidently
dissimilar in the condition of their
hearts. The one was hardened, as evi
denced by the fact that he could speak
so rudely to the Redeemer, whose face
bespoke gentleness, purity and Inno
cence of crime. "If Thou bo the
Christ, save Thyself and us!” (Luke
23:39.1 Such cruelty Implied a deep
degradation of mind—lmplied that he
was sin-hardened.
And yet we must remember that oth
ers of the multitude standing by used
similarly cruel language. We must
remember, too. that there are many
thieves who are not caught; and that
there are many, perhaps as morally
wrong, rs evilly Intentloned. who. for
fear of the consequences, never com
mitted tbe wrongs. We can even sup
pose that some of the Scribes nnd
Pharisees and Doctors of Divinity of
those days were In God's sight much
worse than tbe Impenitent thief—mur
derers at heart and in deed. Yet of
the latter St. Peter declared. ”1 wot.
brethren, that through ignorance ye
did It, as did also your rulers," wheu
you crucified the Lord of Glory. "Re
pent ye therefore nnd be converts.”—
Acts 3:15:19.
An Earthly Paradise.
Ignorance, superstition and Inherited
depravity all bore down upon the Im
penitent thief to a degree which we
are not capable of properly estimating.
The Lord will Judge him—both thieves
—all mankind. The penitent thief will
unquestionably have a twofold bless
ing: first, he will be blessed for his
penitent att.lude of mind; second, he
will bo blessed for his faithfulness in
expressing that penitence and in show
ing mercy to our Lord in His distress.
Our Lord declared that even a cup of
cold water given to the least of His
disciples shall have its reward. Sure
ly It will be in harmony, then, that *he
penitent thief will have a reward for
his defense of the Master.
That reward will consist, first of all,
in the blessing of his own heart
through the action therein of the mer
ciful sentiment. A reward will come
to him in proportion to the exigencies
of the occasion and tbe greatness of
the One whom he loved. If the one
who favors a righteous man will re
ceive a righteous man's reward, and
the one who favors a prophet will re
ceive a prophet’s reward, surely the
one who favored the Redeemer will
receive n special reward, such as the
Redeemer might be expected to grant.
The penitent thief manifested not
only sympathy, but honesty. He said
to the other, who railed at the Lord,
“Dost thou not fear God. seeing thou
art in the same condemnation? And
we indeed Justly; for we receive the
due reward for our deeds, but this man
hath done nothing amiss.” (Luke
23:40. 41.) It Is entirely In keeping
with the general teachings of the
Lord's Word that the honest-hearted
and the merciful shall have special
blessings. Those blessings cannot
reach them in the grave, and it Is not
a! ways that Just returns reach the de
serving In the present life. Virtue Is
not always Its own reward.
Our Lord declares the truth on the
subject, assuring us that such shall be
"recompensed at the resurrection of
the Just.” That is to say, when the
Just, the justified, the Church, shall
have been awakened in the First Res
urrection. and when the Heavenly
Kingdom shall have been established
amongst men. and the general awak
ening of the world from the sleep of
death shall gradually follow, then ev
ery good and every evil word, every
good and every evil act. will be recom
pensed—ln Paradise.
Let ns be glad and rejoice that the
Divine arrangement Is a Paradise—
an earthly Paradise, possible to every
member of the race; and a Heavenly
Paradise, possible to every member of
tbe Spirit-begotten Church: and that
the alternative of Paradise Is not eter
nal torment, but everlasting destruc
tion-the Second Death. Finally, ev
ery creature in Heaven nnd earth shall
be heard saying. Blessing, honor, glory
and power be unto Him that sltteth
upon the Throne, and to tbe Lamb for
ever and ever.
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