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BAPTIST.
Crawford Avenue Baptist
Thomas Walker, pastor. Preaching
at 11 a. tn., subject. The Sinking Dis
ciple,” and at 8 in . "Immortality."
Sunday school at 1! p. m W. F.
Bentley, Supt. Prayer meeting Wed
nesday evening at 8 o'clock.
Firat Baptist Church.
M. \tthby .lones, I). I)., past© At
11:15 a. m Dr. .lone* theme will he,
"The Pall of the World At 8:40 p.
m , his subject will he, "The Charac
ter of Our National Crisis.” Prayer
service ai 6 o'clock.
Second Baptist Church.
O P. Gilbert, pastor Preaching by
the pastor 11:15 a. m, special sermon
to the Baracns. theme. Should a
Christian Nation Go lo War?" 8 p.
m. sermon by the pas'or, theme,
Heaven and How to Get There."
Sunday school in a m. Harness and
Pri lath ess meet. In their class room
10:16 a. m. Public cordially Invited.
Curtis Baptiii Church
Bex. ft. W. Thlot, pastor. Bible
school at 10 a. m., 1,. M Freeland,
superintendent Morning worship at
11:16, subject - of sermon. "The, First
I»ve," Mission Bible school a I the
Augusta Free School house at 3:.'10 p
m. B. Y. P. Ij. at 4 o'clock. Servlet r
■t county and city stockades at 4 p.
m Evening service called off ac
count of the onion meeting.
A cordial welcome extended lo all
visiters.
CHRISTIAN.
First Christian.
Seventh and Greene Htrets. How
ard T Creo announces Bible school
at 10 a. m. Preaching at 11:16 a. m.,
"Preserving the Past, t.m Sanctity
of Inheritance," and at 8: .lit p m,
' Marriage." Women's meeting at 5
o'clock on Monday. Mid-week service
at 8:30 Wednesday. Public cordially
Invited.
West End Christian Church.
Sermon, 11 a. m , subject, “Partner
ship with God." Sermon s p tn., sole
Ject, "The Wonderful Christ." Bllue |
school at 3 p. m., Prayer meeting on
Wednesday night 8 o'clock. Song ser
vice Thursday night, 8 o’clock. The 1
lmrties' Aid society -will celebrate its
fifth anniversary the first Sunday in
May. Brother P. H. Meant bus been
secured to address the audience,
morning and night. We will begin an
evangelistic meeting ttie 10th of May
and will use the first day of the meet
ing In celebration of "Mother's Day."
We cordially Invite the public to all
services H. 1,. Vaech. minister
CATHOLIC
Sacred Heart Church,
Corner Greene and McKinne Streets.
In charge of the Jesuit Fathers. I.ow
masses begin at 5:30, 0:20, 7: ltd ami
8:30. Sunday school at 10:16. Hlgr
mass at H o'clock. In the evening at i
8 o’clock there will bo Hosary and
benediction.
St. Patrick's Church.
Mass at 7. !*. in 30 a. tn. Rosary and
benediction at 6 p. in Hev. Father
McMahon, lusxtor, will have the late
servlre and preach.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.
Christian Science.
First Church of Christ, Scientist.
316 Union Bank Building Services
Sunday morning at 11 o’clock. Wed
nesday evening at 8 o'clock* Sunday
school at 12:15 Bead tug- room open
dally from It to I o'clock except Mon
day. The public Is eordtslly Invited
to attend the services and visit the
reading room.
LUTHERAN.
Holy Trinity Lutheran.
Breaching at 11:16 « m No
night service Sunday school at 9:46
■■ hi. Everybody welcome (’hurrh
1b «t 557 Greene Street Rev, .1 11.
Derrlrk, pastor. H C. leirlck, Supl.
Bt. Matthew'e Lutheran Church.
545 Walker Street. Kev. R. J.
Rame. pastor Divine worship 11:15
a. m Sunday nchool 9:46 a m. Geo.
H. Oerehe. Supt.
METHODIST.
Broadway Methodlat Church.
Comer Broad and Mills Streets
Rev C. M. Verde), pastor Breadline
at 11 o'clock a. b and attain at 8:5
p m. by the pastor. Sunday school
at 9: 30 a m Wilfred C l.veth,
Supt. Tile prayer service* Wednes
day evening Is ealltal In on arcount
of the union revival services bring
conducted tn the city.
SL James Methodist.
The paetor. Rev W. R Dillard. -»l!l
preach ai 11:16 a m.. subject, "Chrl*.
tlan Experience—Private and Bnbllc "
Everybody welcome Seats free We
•ill all go to hear Mr Wright at the
C A W C depot ai 4 o'clock and R:ls
o'clock p m
Woodlawn Methodist Church.
Corner 15th and Stlcox Streets
Rev J O Brand pastor Breaching
at 11:16 a w and 8:15 p m by the
pastor Sunday school at 945 a tn
R (1 McOowen Supt Classes for
both men and women meet every
Sunday with lh» Sunday school. At
10 o'clock Hey .1 K Roberts, of St
Luke s Church, will talk to the Broth
erhoAd Bible Claes All men are In
vlted to come out and meet the men
of this class ind hear Dr Kotieit*'
talk There will he no prayer meet
Ing this week on aeeount of union
sen leer Strangers are given a cor
dial Invitation to attend all services
1 at this church.
St. John Methodtat.
Rev AA’lll T Hamby will preach at
St John Sunday. U 13 a m No
night aervlce at night, on account of
the union meeting Sunday school at
the uaual hour Sunday morning
EPISCOPAL.
Reid Memorial Church,
Walton Way and Johns Hoad, the
Hill. Morning service 11 o'clock
Evening service 8:16 o'clock Ser
roon by Dr E M Vlttum. of Mllledge
vllle. O* Sunday school spm E
S Johnson Sunt. The address to the
Adult Blbie Class ihl* afternoon bv
Mr. E H Hook Mtracthe vocal slid
orchestral mush- and everyone ,
dially Invited to attend
St. Paul's Church.
G Sherwood Whitney rector Sec
otid Sunday suet Eastei April jtith
Holy Communion. 8 a. m. Sunday
school, 9:45 a m Morning prayer
and sermon, 11:15 sa. in. Evening
' prayer, 8 p, m. Confirmation lecture,
5 p. m.
Church of the Good Shepherd.
The Hill. Archdeacon Johnson, rec
tor Second Sunday after Easter.
Holy Communion at 8 a. m. .Morn
ing pra. (>r and sermon at II a., nt.
Sunday school at 4 p. rn. Evening
prayer and ad Iress at 5 p. rn
Church of the Atonement.
Teifalr and Eleventh Streets. Hev.
Charles P Holbrook, rector. Second
Sunday after Easter Holy common
ion m a. m Morning prayer and
sermon at II ,1 m Sunday school at
4 p. m. Evefßnoj prayer at 5 o’clock.
PRESBYTERIAN.
Greene Street Presbyterian,
Between 12th and 12th Streets.
M M MacFerrln, pastor. Sunday
school at 9:45 » m. Preaching by
the pastor at 11:15, subject. "The
Calling -if the Christian." On ac
count wf the union revival service at
the C. k W. (' auditorium there will
he no evening service
Corner Telfair and Seventh Streets.
Rev. Jos It Sevier I). D., pastor
Hivlne worship tit 11:15 a. m., with
sermon by the pastor No evening
service on account of the union re
vival led by Rev. Frank Hall Wright
at tlje C k W. (', depot Sunday
school 1:30 with adult classes. A cos
dial welcome 10 all services.
Sibley Presbyterian.
Corne r Broad pud Kvene Streets
Regular services. Sunday II a m. and
7:"0 p tn. Sunday school at 4 p. m.
Adelphlan llaraca Class meet* In the
morning til In o'clock, In the church
building Owing to the union meet
ings being held In the (' k W. C.
warehouse, the Sunday evening ser
vice will be short and will close in
time for any who wish to attend the
revlvsj service All are welcome at
our services The Buraeii Clhhh es
pecially extends you an Invitation to
Join them.
International Hllde Students' Assn
elation, Augusta class meets at the K.
of P Hall, Jackson Street, at 3 and
4 I-, nv, Sundays for Bible study: All
Interested are welcome. Free.
COLORED CHURCHES
BAPTIST.
Springfield Baptist Church.
Corner 12th and UeynoldH Streeta.
Rev. James M. Nabrit, I) I)., pastor.
Karly prayer meeting, led by Brother
.1 VV Williams. I'l o’clock, special
sermon by th<‘ pastor. Sunday school
at II: 150. K. A. Young, Supt.
7 (O’clock. H Y i\ V meeting. 7:35,
I Hong Herviee. led by the unhertv S
I o'clock, special sermon by the pastor.
Tuesday night, prayer meeting.
Thankful Baptist Church
Rev I. I* Pinckney, l> |> . pastor.
Prayer meeting nt 7 a m. Preaching at
1130 a. m mihl at 8:30 p. rn. by the
pastor. Sunday school at .*1:50 p. tn..
b. <» I tarn.on, Supt The revival
muaUtiK* 4 will be continued all <»f next
week. The public Is cordially Invited
to attend these services.
Union Baptist Church.
Rf v T It !»welle, A M , pastor.
I’reachlng at II a. tn and X p. in. by
the pastor. Sunday school at 12:30,
L. K. White, Supt.
Central Baptist Church.
Corner Hopkins and Marhury. Hev.
U .1 Johnson, pastor. Karly prayer
meeting at 6 a m. Preachina at 11:15
a rn. by Rev. Murphy and at 8:16 p. nv
by the pastor. Sunday school at 3 p.
nr , W. C. Jones, Supt.
St. John Baptist Church.
Hex It. N, Thames, pastor. Preach
ing at 11:30 a. m. by the pastor. Com
munion at 3 p. in. Preaching at 8:30 p.
u b\ the pastor Also it is rally day.
i All members an* asked to be present
| We hope to. raise 160 dollars because
i wo need the monex and we pray Unit
| that all the members will conic and
| bring their taxation which has been
put on them. Also bring In the enveb
opes nml \\e do cordially Invite all
friends to help us lu our struggle. Wo
I are trying to priy for our church.
Tabernacle Baptist.
Regular Sunday services by the pns
| tor, Rev C. T. Walker, l> l » Friends
| and \ tailors are cordially Invited to
attend the services for the day Prayer
meeting 6 a in Preaching service 11
n. n. Sunday school. .1 p. in It Y P
| It. meeting 7 p. m. Preaching service
j K p, m
.
Friendihip Baptist Church.
Rev. T. C. Morgan, pastor Preach
'ing at II a. m by the pastor Sunday
school at 3 p. m., Charlie Simmons,
Supt. Preaching at 8 p. in The public
[ cordlall Invited to attend these scr
vioes. Kec H Morgan, pastor.
Hale Bt. Baptist Church.
lfiarty prayer meeting at 6 o'clock.
Preaching at 11 a. tn. by the pastor
| Sunday school st 2 p. nv V’shorn omv
«r meeting ut •& p. in. It Y p F
I meeting from 7 30 p m until 8; 30 p
| in. Preaching at 8 30 p m. The
public are invited Hev J W Wll*
j limns, pastor. Hro. M L. Orem,
F. C.
Firat Congregational Church.
Fortier Jackson amt tiWtnnett Sts.
Rev John T Fl«nnons, pastor Regular
services Smuts v Preaching at II a, m,
and at 8 p. m. Sunday school at 4 p.
n Sundnv school at 4 p. n W« dnesda>
: night prayermerting at 8 p. m. All are
cordially invited to al these servleielg.
EPISCOPAL
St Mary's Church.
316 Telfair wiret, near Putnphell St,
Samuel A K Foleman vtesi April 26,
1814, second Sunday after Faster. Ser
vices at 7.30 a ni., 11 a m. and 6 p. in,
Sunday school at 12 30 p m Wed
needsv evening service as usual at
7:30 p tn. All are Invited and ure wel
| come.
METHODIST
Trinity Methodist.
Finishing ratty special services alt
<ls>. Preaching at 11:15 a hy the
pastor, subject **A Hratal Rally in the
Apostolic Church Preaching at 3.30
5* tn. by hr F. T, Walker Tabernacle's
h*»it is Invited i«* sing nt this hour
special program hy the Rpwnrth lea
gue at 5 p m Bp. m sacred concert
hy i he choir and league. All of nor
I friend* are invited to he with us all
Morgan & Johnson Euy Out Interests
of the R. IV. Burnham Furniture Co.
Augusta's Youngest Furniture Firm
Purchase the Oldest
The new firm Of Morgan and John
son has bought the R, W. Burnham
Furniture Company.
Morgan k Johnson are the youngest
in the Furniture trade in this city,
and the It, W Burnham Furniture
t orn; any are the oldest.
This is the era of strange events
in the history of Augusta and they are
happening right along, one right after
another, in rapid succession.
The old and well-established busi
ness of the Burnham house has llour
j ished and grown lor many years, uri
uer the careffl! and conservative man
ngeinem of Mr | Harry Johnson,
and through all vicissitudes ami
changes to which the trade has been
subjected, it has maintained a good
1 credit and enjoyed a first class rating
1 in the commercial agencies
Mr. Johnson started with the house,
as clerk twenty years ago, and baa
| worked his way up Into a position
|of vice-president manager and large
; stockholder.
As a matter of fact Morgan & John
son did not really need this business,
as their plans contemplate engaging
In a wirte r field, ami with a higher
class of goods, hut Mr Johnson de
rided to buy with a view of protecting
hts old customers from any possible
embarrassment that might arise from
a change of management.
The Consideration That Moved Him.
In the twenty long . ears of per
sonal association and daily contact
with the trade, there has grown be
tween him anil his patrons, a deep
and sincere attachment, which mere
business considerations could not af
fect.
Then, after all, the Burnham house,
being it going and prosperous con
cern, enjoyed a steady run of busi
ness which yielded a fixed income,
So that after all, the transaction was
bused upon sound business principles
and wil| doubtless turn out to he a
profitable investment to Morgan k
Johnson.
It has not yet been fully determin
ed whether Morgan k Johnson will
Operate both their new store and the
old Burnluim business sis separate
establishments, catering to different
classes of trade, or whether they will
combine the two In one business to
he conducted at their new building,
1298 Broad Street, where they have
abundant room for both Htocks.
Both plans have their advantages
and they will decide betwen the two
after mature consideration.
Great Sacrifice Sale Coming.
In either event, .they have decided
to close out the stock of tne R. \V.
Burnham Furniture Company at an
enormous sacrifice. The price at
which they acquired will enable them
to sell It at about fit) cents on the -dol
lar and the public will he given the
benefit of their far-sightedness and
sagacity In making this advantageous
purchase.
And a word here to those who are
taken unaware may he unprepared to
meet the exigencies of the hour may
not be amiss. There are doubtless
those among the many customers of
the If \V. Burnham Furniture Com
pany who have set their hearts upon
some certain piece or set In the stock.
due and especially at TV m. Mem
bers will see their leaders and be paid
Up when the rnl is called.
Bethel Methodist Church.
Rev A. M. Jordan, pastor. Prayer
meeting 6:30 a. in Sunday school ID a.
til. Preaching 11:30 a in. by the pas
tor. 2:30 p. m. the funflal of Air
Wheeler will be attended at Rethel
Missionary meeting 4 p tn.. special
program will be rendered Allen Lea
gue 7 p. nv. subject "Tongues for
Fhrlst." Preaching kp. m The’publlc
cordially invited t«» attend all these
services.
PRESBYTERIAN.
Christ Presbyterian Church.
Fortier Telfair and F miming Sts.
Rev. J. S Kills, pastor. Sunday school
10 a. m. Preaching 11:15 a, rn. Wed
nesday evening 8 o'clock prayer ser
vice A cordial welcome to all.
Colored Y. M C. A.
Rev J. S. Kills will speak al the col
ored N Y M F. A building at 5 p in.
toda> F. T .Walker. President; Silax
X. Floyd, secretary. '
SPANISH WAR VETS
MEET MONDAY P. M.
Will Honor Departed Comrades
lifhteen Oi Whom Lie Buried
in the Cemetery at Augusta.
—x. ———
The lollowinx notice has been
given le The Herald: There will be
mu aaaefnhlv of Vrohte Bull Camp,
No. 5. Department of Span
ish ahi- \eterana on Monday after
noon at 3 o'clock at the K. of IV Mali,
lo lake part In memorial exoiciaes
in honor of departed comrade*. VII
earn fades who are not members of
Archie Butt Camp and vtoitinK com
rade* are eordlaily muted lo taka
pari in the celebration Thl* will be
the nrst memorial celebration of the
BpanUdrAmerican war veteran* of
IS9S to their departed comrade*, of
which there are about elßhleen burled
here and It in earnestly requested
that all member* of Archie Butt
Camp be present to do honor to their
departed romrade*
CI.ACDK K SAWYER.
Commander
VVM L. COFFEY,
Adjutant
IN BELVEDERE
The greatest bargain of the
year Right in Belvedere,
where land is selling at from
S3OC to $2,000 per acre, a 24
acre farm that we can sell for
$125 per acre for 2 or 3 days.
An option on this place ex
pires Wednesday and it ab
solutely must be fold before
then JAS R LEAGUE & CO..
212 U S Bank Building.
Phone 176.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD. AUGUSTA, GA.
but who, do not feel able to embrace
it. now that the great opportunity is
suddenly presented, to accomplish :
their settled purpose of-possessing it
unto themselves.
Bet such as these confer with Mess. !
Morgan & Johnson. Make a candid
statement to them as to the condition
of the exchecquer. Tell them of your
limitations and of your expectations,
l-orig experience has taught them the \
value of conservatism and the unad
visability of disappointing old friends.
Their resources are ample to con
duct their business, and their dispo
sition to accommodate is fully com
mensurate with their means. To
such, he it said, that a quiet word
with thpm and the matter may be ar
ranged to mutual satisfaction.
Comprehensive Patriotism.
Messrs. Morgan & Johnson have
hung their banners on the outer walls
of their new buiWing, number 1208
Broad Street. From the foretop -are
waving the flags of the nations, that
go to make up the population of Au
gusta.
Old Glory is the van, with the Con
federate flag following anil the Eng
!lsh, the German, Irish and Greek. !
They have sought to show in this way
their patriotic spirit, on broad and
comprehensive iinps. This ts sym
bolic of the way their business will :
he run.
On the next, or middle floor, there
is a grand display, from the large \
show windows, of splendid refrigera
tors. Tin- true significance of this
must be obvious, as the warm season
approaches. It might also he taken
la indicate, in connection with the :
natural order of .tilings, fh'> propriety
of keeping cool and a stiff upper lip,
in spite of the weather and other
things.
011 the ground floor, there is a
hequtlfpl arrangement and grouping
oT furniture and articles of interest,
lu the east window, on the down town
side, fumed oak library suit. Is spec
ialized. This is a new style and
hound to become the rage.
Tha opposite window represents a
modest bed room and is quite allur
ing to those not in the matrimonial
slate. A glimpse would he sufficient
to make the newlyVeds. or those
about to take the step, sit up and take
notice.
This is a place where “Original
Ideas" and Artistic Ideals." certain
ly do prevail If the heads of the
house can live up to these mottoes
their purpose and object will be at
tained.
A Most Peculiar Conceit.
Messrs. Morgan k Johnson have
probably the prettiest show windows
in Augusta, in which an attractive
change of display will be made each
\v eek.
They also make the assertion, teat
their entire store front is the most
unique, clever and attractive IN THE
WHOLE WORLD!!!
It is their aim to make their show
windows one of the most atiractive
points to he considered in the entire
ciiv and the chief place to he noticed
and admired by the passing throng
of promenaders.
“CHARACTER OF OCR
NATIONAL POLICY”
Will Be the Subject of Sermon
By Dr. M. Ashby Jones at
the First Baptist Church To
night.
At the First Baptist Church Sunday
evening at 8:30 Dr. Jones, the pastor,
will speak on "The Character of Our
National Policy." The present crisis
in national affairs is being discussed
by all nations from every conceivable
standpoint The commercial standard
and the standard of world influence
are the most popular tests as to the
policy of President Wilson. The
question will be raised by Dr. Jot.es
as to whether there is not a higher
standard by which to test the for
eign policy of a nation. He will dis
cuss tlie question as to whether na
tions as well as individuals have char
acter. and whether they are not to he
subject to the same standards as in
dividuals.
“MARRIAGE” TONIGHT
AT CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Howard T Crw. pastor of the Christ
ian i hun li, announoeH in the religious
column of The Herald today, that he will
oisvuiK.N the subject of Marriage'* ;it the
evening iforvioe at 8:30.
So much tins l»een s;t!»1 in press and
tn.igaiine. novel and on the stage on one
of the most vital problems of life that
he feels the time has «*ome ft* 1 the pul
pit .is the representative of religion, to
make \ declaration on the subject. Mod
em Ideas of this holy relation have no
Place In this preacher’s thinking If they
affect the mi in tlt y of the first Uod-or
dslnei! institution in the world.
lHuibiless many who have heard so
much on the subject will wish to avail
themselves of this opportunity of hear
ing one of Augusta's psstor* treat It.
neither fltrpnmlv nor sensationally, but
actually nml wholesomely.
Wanted 1,000 Boys
—AT—
St. Luke M.E. Church
l'r. J. F Rebrrt*. Pa*tor
Service,: tt a. m, and t p. m.
BCNDAT SCHOOL 3:30 P. M
Bdrdca Class-PhHathfa Class
A Cordial Invitation to All.
ill 6118
ni nil 111
Running In Many Cities Now;
40,000 In Attendance.
CHURCH “A ROYAL DIADEM”
Pastor Russell Personally Conducted
Opening Exhibitions—ln Discourse
Ho Outlined Divine Purpose In Call
ing the Church—“A Peculiar People.”
“Not Many Rich"—"Not Many Learn
ed"—“Not Many Noble"—Chiefly “the
Poor of This World” “Rich In
Faith”—Heart Condition the Basis of
Selection Cutting, Polishing and
Mounting the Jewels—God’s Work
manship to Be Manifested—Lessons
to Angels—Lessons to Mankind.
Providence. R.
J„ April 19. —Pas-
tor Russell' per
sonally conducted
the opening ex
hibitions of his
now famous Pho
to-Drama of Cre
ation at the Colo
nial Theatre here
today.
It was given out
that there Is n
chain of these
Dramas now ex-
tending from coast to coast and from
tlie Great Lakes to tho Gulf. Today's
attendance was estimated at 40,000.
Pastor Husseli's discourse was based
on tbe texl: "Thou sliait also be a
frown of glory in tlie hand of tlie
Lord, and a royal diadem in the hand
Of thy God.” (Isaiah 02:3.) He said:
God has provided a salvation for the
world in the next Age. But tbe call
of this Gospel Age is something unique
—separate and apart from the salva
tion of mankind. During this Age God
has been gathering out of the world
Borne of those who have a hearing of
faith and a response of heart. Tiles.
He culls His peculiar treasure. His
jewels. In our text He declares that
tliis class shall be a royal diadem in
the hand of their God-not on /lis
head, as if an added glory, but In His
band, representative of power. In Ills
Power Jehovah will show forth the
Church; and by thus manifesting what
He has been able to do with the
Church, He will stiow forth Ills own
praises, in that lie will reveal features
of Ills glorious have
never before been exhibited. What a
blessed tiling this will be for those who
ehall be the jewels and who will reflect
the glory of the Infinite One who de
signed this diadem!
The permission of sin hns given op
portunity for God to develop His great
Finn for the eradication of evil. He
could easily have prevented Satan
from bringing sin into the Universe.
He did not. however, exercise His
Power to restrain Satan; for He fore
saw the glorious results which He will
eventually accomplish through the per
mission of evil. For tlie same reason
He did not interfere when Satan
tempted our first parents, but permit
ted the whole race of mankind to lie
born into the world in an imperfect
and sinful condition. He could have
arranged otherwise, hut He foresaw
that He could work out still more
glorious purposes by letting matters
take their own course for a time.
“The Wages of Sin It Dsath,"
The Bible declares that all trans
gression of the Divine Law is sin, and
that all siu is punishable with the
same penalty-death. Thus Adam's
disobedience in eating the forbidden
fruit brought upon him the curse of
death, which by the laws of heredity
he has transmitted to his posterity—
the human race. (Romans 5:12, .19.)
Although men may multiply the trans
gressions, ‘they eannot increase the
penalty; for the Divine Law hag only
one penalty for sin—death.
But Divine Mercy arranged for hit
man redemption by providing that Je
•u* should pay the penalty for Adam's
•In This He did when He offered
Himself and died, "the Just for the
unjust." The unforfelted life of Je
sus. as a corresponding price for the
forfeited life of Adam, guaranteed the
cancellation of Adam's jienalty. Adam's
deliverance will mean tlie deliverance
of ull humanity, the removal of the
sentence for Original Sin . from every
member of Adam's race. Then the
Messianic Kingdom will he inaugurat
ed for the very purpose of helping
mankind out of the sin nnd death con
ditions resulting from the fall of our
first parents.
God could have associated with our
Redeemer some of tlie angelic host to
assist in blessing humanity during the
thousand years of tbe Messianic King
dom; but He purposed to select from
amongst muul,ind some to be sharers
with His Son In tlie great work of up
lifting the world from siu, degradstion
and death. For this reason a call went
forth for a Church class for those
who would separate themselves from
the world, take up their cross and fol
low Jesus This class is to be a pe
culiar treasure; they are a people that
will be privileged to show forth tlie
praises of Hint who bath called them
out of darkness Into His marvelous
light -1 Peter 2-9
-Zcaloui of Good Works"
For nearly nineteen centuries God
has been grtbertns this |*s>plo from
variou* nation* kindreds and tongues
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“The Lord i.uuvveth them that are
His"; and He is giving needed assist
ance to each one who is sincere in
heart and earnestly seeking to know
God. These, the Apostle declares, are
“a peculiar people, zealous of good
works." Their good works are not the
building of hospitals, asylums, schools
and colleges, although they rejoice that
the world has the inclination to do
these things. The Church engages in
the same kind of good works that our
Lord engaged in at His Firat Advent.
The Scriptures assert that He “went
about doing good.” In line with this
statement is tlie Apostle's Injunction
that the Church “do good unto all men.
especially unto them who are of the
Household of Faith."—Galatians 0:10.
"Blessed Your Eyes, For Thoy See.”
The Household of Faith includes all
who are trusting in the precious blood
of Christ for their redemption. These
the Church will serve on every occa
sion. The greatest possible good that
can be done will be that of serving
them with the Truth. The Glad Tid
ings of great joy which shall be to all
people is the very best Message that
can be brought to any one—not only
speaking peace through the blood of
Jesus, but also inspiring the glorious
hope of joint-heirship with Christ in
the Messianic Kingdom. The Bible
tells us that the time is coming when
all the blind eyes shall be opened and
all the deaf ears shall be unstopped.
That time is during the next Age.
Meantime, God is doing a wonderful
work. He is gathering here and there
the saintly ones—those who have an
ear to hear His call. Of this class our
Lord said. “Blessed are your eyes, for
they see: and your ears, for they hear."
In gathering this special class, God
Is looking, not at the outward appear
ance, but at the heart. He desires
those whose hearts are right. This
does not mean, as once we thought,
that all whom Gad does not select, or
elect, are to he throw-n to devils and
roasted to all eternity. What n change
comes over everything when we real
ize that God is not premeditating evil
agnirst even those who may be His
enemies through wicked works, but is
merely calling out a class now which
He will use later to assist the Redeem
er in Weßsing all the families of the
earth!—Galatians 3:16, 29.
The Scriptures declare that in choos
ing this special class, the Church. God
is calling "not many wise men after
the flesh, not many mighty, not many
uoble." but "the poor of this world,
rich in faith"—those whom the world
would consider the mean things, the
weak, the ignoble. The Bible tells us
that the rich have plenty to satisfy
their hearts and therefore do not feel
their need.
It is the same with the Intellectual.
They rather look down upon the aver
age human being, and say that poor
people do not know any better than
to believe the story of the fall of man
and all the rest of the Bible stories.
Thus tn what they think Is wisdom
they ignore the Word of God, in which
His whole Plan for man's recovery
from degradation, sin and death ts
shown as connected with the story of
Adam and Eve, their fall and the re
demption effected by the death of Je
sus on Calvary. Whoever leaves out
this part of the Bible loses the con
neoting link, and cannot perceive the
Plan of God for man's salvation.
Therefore the wise according to the
course of this world cannot understand
the Divine Program.
The Bible says that not many noble
•re called. One may be poor and un
educated, and yet have a very noble
mind. This class know that they are
morally above the average. Therefore
they often have a self-satisfied feeling
which does not permit them to recog
nize that they are sinners. And so
they are not ready to see that they and
all other human beings need a Savior.
“Ya Are Hia Workmanship."
Those whom God has accepted and
forgiven through the blood of His Son.
our Redeemer, ure no longer under the
former sentence of sin. These still
have weaknesses of the flesh snd are
striving against them, although they
may never be as successful as some
other persons who were better born.
But tlie Heavenly Father knows to
wbat extent each is striving against
sin, seeking to put down tbe old na
ture. Others may misjudge ns; but He
knows us.
Of this class jhe Apostle Paul says.
“It is God that tvorketh in you both
to will and to do Ills good pleasure."
He hss given us exceeding great and
precious promises, that by these work
ing in us. showing us tbe course to
take and the result of faithfulness, we
may gradually attain the Divine na
ture. This Is the consummation, and
comes to ns hy Divine Power—"chang
ed tn a moment, in tlie twinkling of an
eye." Whether we shall be granted
that glorious change depends upon the
zeal with which we love righteousness,
and bate iniquity, and seek to do the
will of God
No matter how mean this class may
have been according to nature, the
transforming worl? of the Holy Spirit
goes on in their hearts; and they be
come noble characters. Although they
may never be able to control their flesh
so that they wijl seem .as noble na
some of tbe world, yet the nobility of
heart Is what God Is looking for. If in
the heart lie sees true nobility—loynl
ty to Him. to righteousness, to truth,
to the hrethren—then they have the
evidence that they are Hl*, and that
His providences are working together
for their good
In some respects the Lord's work In
this class resembles thnt of a lapidary.
The lapidary will not pick up cobble
stones or ordinary piece# of quartz and
put them on the wheel sot polishing,
although these stones lie shout every
where. But a real Jewel he puta on
the wheel Wo It t« wifli the Lord’*
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Jewels. If you as His child find that
the cutting process goes on in your
life, it is because the Lord loves you;
and all the trials and difficulties that
He sees best to bring upon you are
purposed to prepare you to be a jewel
for mounting In His glorious diadem.
When God accepts any one and be
gets him with the Holy Spirit, that one
Is a Jewel in the rough, and needs cut
ting and polishing. Each needs the
skill of the great Master Workman in
order to be properly shaped and pre
pared to show forth the glory of God.
Just as a diamond properly cut will
radiate the glories of the so
God’s Jewels will show fotth His
praises. After each is cut and polished
he is laid aside until the great Lapi
dary is ready to mount the Jewels.
This is the First Resurrection. Then
all these Jewels will be mounted in flue
gold—symbolic of the Divine nature—
and placed in the glorious diadem
which is to be In the hand of our God.
God Glorified In the Church.
Since the experiences through which
the Church has been passing through
out the Gospel Age are all working out
for us a far more exceeding and eter
nal weight of glory, let us take them
thankfully, joyfully, glad/y, realizing
that our Heavenly Father knows bet
ter than we do what we need; and
that He has promised that His grace
will be sufficient, that He will not per
mit us to be tempted above what we
are able to bear, but will with the
temptation provide a way of escape.
This Is the message that we would
leave with you today—that the Church
is In the Lord’s hands, and that He is
preparing each individual member to
be a Jewel in His royal Diadem. When
this piece of workmanship is finished.
He will show it to the angels as the
basis of one of the greatest lessons
they have ever had. The angels who
remained loyal to God have never
known sin in the sense of experiencing
It personally. They have always been
holy, happy, obedient to Him. They
have seen how the redemption of man
kind manifests God’s Love; and His
willingness to exalt those of mankind
who are obedient to Him now will be
a further lesson to them.
In that Day. when they shall see
how the Lord’s blessing has eventual
ly brought the Church to glory, the
angels of God will all rejoice, even
though the Church will be on a still
higher plane than they—far above an
gels, principalities and powers, and
Joint-heir with her Lord. The angels
are in full harmony with God, and
therefore will be ready to sing praises,
ns the Scriptures set forth, saying. "At
the name of Jesus every knee shall
bow, of things In Heaven and things
In earth.” When the Bride shall be
glorified with her Bridegroom, all the
angelic hosts will bow the knee; for
the Church will be on the highest plane
of existence, associated with her Lord.
Whoever of the angelic hosts are loynl
to the Father and to the Son will also
be loyal to the Bride, the Lamb’s Wife,
In that glorious Kingdom.
“Born In Zion.”
The Psalmist foretells that '♦‘of Zion
It shall be said. This and that man
was born in her; and the Highest Him
self shall establish her." (Psalm 87:5.1
Zion represents the Kingdom in glory.
The Church in her glorified condition
will be Zion, and every faithful saint
of God will be born In her. According
to the flesh, the lord's people were be
gotten and born; according to the Spir
it they have been begotten again. But
until they experience their change
from earthly to Heavenly nature they
are not born again. This second birth,
the spirit birth, Is the Firat Resurrec
tion. We have the begetting of the
Spirit now, but the process is not yet
completed; when It is. we shall be born
again. Then the record will be made
that this one and that one was born In
her, born In Zion.
In due time the world will get the
record. Then they will get the expla
nation of what they cannot now under
stand. They will perceive that the
Church class were once blinded like
the rest of mankind, but that they had
their eyes opened in advance of the
others, and were loyal to what God
showed them and were blessed. Then
they will reason that if God would do
this for the Church, He will be willing
also to bless their own efforts—though
not in the same way that He has bless
ed the Church.
The Bible clearly indicates that our
Heavenly Father purposes to make
known to the world Just who they are
that have made their calling and elec
tion sure to a place In the Body of
Christ. As the world of mankind come
to realize that the peculiar people—
whom they could not understand, even
though they recognized that these were
hooest and faithful to the principles of
righteousness— were the Body of Christ
In the flesh, they will think, The same
gracious Heavenly Father that reward
ed the Church, and took them to the
Heavenly plane, la now dealing with
us through them, in Messiah's glorious
Kingdom; and He will give us the
blessings which He has promised us—
restitution to human perfection. If we
are willing and obedient to Hia in
structions. Then the world will thank
God for His wonderful Plnn of salva
tion. t
For nearly nineteen centuries the
work of sealing and preparing the
Jewel class has been In progress. Now
the Scriptures Indicate that the time
hag come for the mounting of these
cut and polished Jewels. The end. of
the Gospel Age la upon us. Hence If
we %ould be amongst the acceptable
Jewels we hare need to display great
diligence and to co-operate with the
great Lapidary, that the shaping and
polishing of our hearts, onr wills, may
be perfected quickly; and that we may
be ready to be placed in that Royal
Diadem which shnll eternally reflect
the glory of the One who designed the
great Pian of the Age*, to the prslae
of His great and holy name.
USE HERALD WANLADST