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SIX pdp!t|fpfeu>s G-ms BAPTIST. First Baptist Church. At 11:15 a. in the ias tor. Rev. M. Ashby Jones, will preach on the theme, "Humility and Service." At 5:30 p. m., Dr. Jones will preach the last of bis series on "Why I am a Baptist." his subject being, "The Baptist Opportunity." Second Baptist Church. O. P. Gilbert, pastor. Preaching by the pastor 11 a. m., a sermon to the Junior congregation on “Giants”. 11:15 a. in., theme will be “Are the Scriptures Inspired?” At 8:30 the pastor will preach on “The Bible and Future Punishment." Public cor dially Invited to attend. Woodlawn Baptist Church. Ciiafee Avenue Just off Walton Way. Sunday school, 9:45 Ralph Youngblood, Supt. Preaching ser vices at 11 a. in. and 8:30 p. m., con ducted by the pastor. B. Y. P. U., 7:303 p. m. Prayer meeting Wednes day, 8:30 p. ni The public cordially Invited to all our services. R. E. L. Harris, pastor. CATHOLIC At Patrick'* Church. Mass «i 6:30, 8. 9:30. Benedic tion after last. mass. Sacred Heart Church. Coiner Greene and McKtnno Sts. Masses begin at 5:30, 0:00, 7::s<> and 9:30 Benediction is given imme diately after the la*t mass. CHRISTIAN. Christian —Seventh and Greene Btreete Howard T. Cree announce* bib In school at 10 a. in. Preaching at 1111* a. in. "The First Psalm" and at 0: :I0 p. m. ''Glory! nit In the Cross." Meet ing for women at six- o'clock Mon day Mid-week service 8:30 p. in. on Wedeneaday. Public cordially Invit ed. West End Chri*ti«n Church. Preaching at 11 a. in. Subject: Knowledge. Bible school at 3 p. m. I’re* hln- at k p. m. Subject: The Life of David. Prayer meeting Wed nesday night at 8 o'clock. Everybody la cordially Invited to all services. H. L. VKACH, Minister. G. W. BE!I>L S. School Supt. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE. Christian Science. First Church of Christ Scientist. 315 Union Hank building. Service— Sunday morning at 11 o'clock, Wcd ensday evening at K:3O o’clock, Sunday school at 12:15. Reading room open dally from 11 to 1 o'clock except Mon days. The public Is- cordially Invited tb attend the services and visit tho reading room. EPISCOPAL. St. Paul'* Church. Rev. O Sherwood Whitney, rector. Third Sunday after Trinity, June 28. Holy communion, 8 a. m. Sunday school. 9:45 a. m. Morning prayer and sermon, It n. m. Evening prayer f> p. m. Episcopal. Church of the Atonement. Telfair and Eleventh streets Rev. Charles P. Holbrook, rector. Third Sunday after Trinity. Morning prayer and sermon at 11 o'clock. Sunday school at 5 p. m. M .day, June 29th. S, Peter'* day. celebration of tho Holy Communion at 11 a. m. The Church of tho Good Shepherd The Hill. Archdeacon Johnson, rec tor. Third Sunday after Trinity Holy Communion at Ba. m. Morning Pray er and sermon at 11 a. m. Sunday aehool at 5 p. m. There will be no evening *ervlce. LUTHERAN. Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. Proachlng at 11:15 a m. Night service at uranltevllle. Sunday school at 9:45 a. m Rev. .1. H. Her rick, pastor. H. C. Ixirlek, Bn.pt. Church Is «t 557 Greene Street, Everybody welcome. St. Matthews's Lutheran Church. 548 Walker street. Rev. P. .1. Same, peetor. Divine worship 11:15 a. m Sunday school 9:45 a. m. Geo H. Oercke, superintendent. Everybody Wateh the paper for the announce ments for tho first and second Sun days In July. METHODIST. St. Luke M. E. Church. Corner St. Luke etreet and Crawford avenue. Rev. J. K. Roberta will preach at both the morning and evening tierv- Icea. Sunday vchool «t 3 30 p. m.. .1. C. Platt. auperlnte hdent. Mid-week prayer aervlce Wednesday evening at g;l i p. in. Ton are invited. Broadway Methodist Church. Corner Broad anil Mills Streets. Rev. C. M. Vordel, pastor. Preaching at 11 o’clo<-k a. m., and again at 8:30 p. m , by the paator. Sunday school at 9:30. Wilfred C. l.yeth, Supt. Prayer service Weiluesdav evening at 8:30 o’clock. You are Invited tu attend all of these services. St. Jatnss Methodist. Preaching morning anil evening, 11:1b. and 8:30. by the pastor, Rev. W. Dillard. Subject, in fits Morales. “The Master Mind" Subject, In the evening: "ldve Tuples, for living Men.” Try our Kleetrlc fans once. You are welcome. You might as well be warm at church as at home. Take up your cross and come on. It mlghgt help you for the future. Prayer meet lag Wednesday 8:30 p. m. St. John Methodist Church. 730 Greene Street, ltev. s P. WIK gins, pastor SMndny school. 9:45. Preaching 11:16 a. m. and 8:30 p. m. The paator will preach on special themes. The Knights of Pythias ail Iworshtp in a body a| this church Sunday evening. You are Invited. PRESBYTERIAN. Green# Street Presbyterian Church. M. M. MacKcrrm. pnstur, at S: 46 a m. Morninit worship and sermon a* 11:18. At the evening service. 8:30, the pastor will preach the concluding sermon of the series. “Glorious things that w> know." The suject this eve ning will b* -We know we shall live eternally In a glorified body." A cur dial welcome for all. Sibley Preebytsrlan Church, Comer Broad and Kve Streets Regular aenrlcee Sunday |1 a m.. and 8 p. m. Sunday school nt 6 p. m The Adelpblan Bnraoa Class meets on Sunday morning at 10 o’clook Special effort# are being made to make the meeting of this class both ] interesting and | rofltablc. All are i invited to attend. The sermon on , Sunday night will be the second ol the series “What the Spirit Saith to the Churrhes.” This service will lie i held in the open air as also the | praver meeting service on Thursday j night at 9 o'clock. A cordial w.Vt j come is extended to all to attend our services. First Presbyterian Church. Corner Telfair and 7th Streets. Rev. Jos. R. Hevler, I) I), pastor. Divine worship with sermons by the pastor at 11:15 a. m., and 8:30 p. m At 8:10 the musical praise service ot the Open-Air Service will h< gin. Tie orchestra and chorus choir und.r the leadership of Mr. T. I Hickman will j conduct the service until 8:30, wh.-n ; the tegular service will begin Sub ject, "The Empty Soul, or the hrutt j bsgnees of Reformation." Sunday j school at 5 p. m. Maj. Geo. P But ler, Supt. A cordial welcome to all. COLORED CHURCHES BAPTIST. Central Baptist Church. Rev. R. J. Johnson, pastor. Early praver meeting at 6 a. m. Preac.nlng at i 1:15 a. m., by Rev. P. J. Jenkins, and at 8:30 p. m., by the pastor. The choir will furnish good music during the day. All friends invited. Thankful Baptist Church. Rev. L. P. Pinckney, D. D, pastor. Praver meeting at (j a. tn. Preaching nt 11:35 n. m . and at 8:30 p. in., by the pastor. Sunday school at 3:30 p. m L. G. Harmon, Supt. Prayer meeting Tuesday night. B. Y. P. U. meeting Thursday night. The public are cordially Invited to all these scr VCOH. Second Shiloh Baptist Church. Preaching lit eleven o’clock by the pastor. At three o'clock there will be an anniversary of the Sunday school nt which we will have n basket dinner also lemonade free. Our friends are ac cordingly Invited to be With us also. Our revival will he going on two weeks longer. W. M. Jenkins, Pastor. Beulah Baptist Church. Rev T. M. Sapp, pastor. Regular Sunday service. Preaching 11:30 a. m. Preaching 8:30 p in. by the pastor. Sunday school at 3:30 p. m., A. Hnn kerson, Hupt. R. Y. P. IT. 7:00 p. m., John IT. Alston. Pres. Pruyer meeting Tuesday night. Preaching Thursday nlgld. Tho public Is Invited. Springfield Baptist Church. Rev. James M. Nabrlhpastor. Theme for II Hilda study, “An Imperative Order." .Sunday school 3:30. Theme for X: 30: “Tho Bible the Lamp of Life." Tuesday night prayer • meet ing. Tabernacle Baptist Church. Rev. C. T. Walker. !>. !>., pastor. Regular Holiday services by the pus' tor. Today members are expected arid friends are asked to contribute to wards new church "pay roll." Friends and visitors are cordially Invited to attend services for the day. Prayer meeting 6 a. m. Preaching service 11 n. in. Sunday school 3 p. m. B. Y. P. 14. meeting 7 p. m. Preaching service 8 P. Ml. Union Baptist Church. Rev. T. 11. Dwclle, A. VI.. pastor. Preaching at 1. a. m. Beginning with this Sunday the evening service will begin at 6 p. m., lasting one hour during the summer. Baptism nt the close of the evening service. Humbly school tit 12:30, L. E, White sueperln tendenL New Hope Baptist Church. Lake View, Ellis street. Rev. M. Crawford, pastor. Service as usual- Sunday scho I at 3 o'clock, conducted by tho superintendent, M. I). Williams. lV »> or meeting opens nt 8 p. m. by Deacon Hay. The public Is cordialy Invited. Canaan Baptist Church. Corner Kollock and llopklns street. Rev. Win. Way. pastor. Sunday *ehol lut 10 o'clock. Will celebrate our 14th anniversary. Preaching ut 11:30 a. tn. |by Rev. Colin*. Anniversary sermon lit 3:30 o'clock, by Rev. Hoi Thomas. Preaching at 11:15 by Rev, Holmes. Cummlng Grove Baptist Church The Hill. Rev. 15. J. McCaun, 1.5. D. pastor. Marly prayer meeting at fi: o’clock. Preaching at 11:30 o’clock. Sunday achnl at 4:30 o’lock. Tuesday and Thursday evxenlngs. prayer meet ing. To nil of these services the pub lic Is must cordially Invited. Harmony Baptist Church. Rev. 11. A. Johnson, pastor. Preach ing 11:30 by Mio paator. Sunday school 3:30. Prof. C. A. llryscoll, Supt Kxcellent music. To thus** j services you are cordially Invited. Hale Street Baptist Church. Rev. j. W. Williams, pastor. Bun j dav morning, early prayer meeting at o o’clock Preaching at 11:30 by the I pastor. Sunday school at 2 p. m 1 Mahers’ prayer meeting at 5. B. Y. |P. IT.l T . at 7. Preaching at 8 o’clock. ; Song service at 7:45. Revival begins | Sunday night, embracing three Sun days in July. CONGREGATIONAL Firjt Conprsgstionsl Church. JacKsei) and Gwinnett streets. Rev. | John T. Clemens, pastor, ltcgtrtur j service* Sunday: Preaching at 11 a. nt, and at 8 P- nt. Sunday‘school nt a P in. Wednesday night. prayer meeting, at sp. m. S’ ou are invited to I nil the services. EPISCOPAL. E vise opt. I—St. Mary’s Church. 515 Telfair Street, near Campbell j strett. Uev. Samuel A, K. Coleman, i Vicar. June 28. 1814, Third Sunday J after Trintt. Services at 7:30 a, m., 11a. nt. and 8 p nt. Sunday school at | 11:30 p. m Service at 7:30 a. nt on Momlay. Wednesday evening service at 7:30 p. in. All are cordially Invit ed. METHODIST. Zion Methodist Church. Twiggs, strel, opoxtte Cedar street. Rev. H Philbett tavnkford, pastor Children’s day. Three special services « 11 30 a. m.. 3:30 and 8:30 p. m. 11:30 spec la: sermon to children hy the pastor. Subject. "How to Honor Pa rents ’’ vtlldren are especially in vited t«t these services, the front seat.) Iw tp be reserved for fits children of the Sunday school and all visiting chil dren. At 3:30 parents and guardians will be addressed by Jucy C.\ Lanev and M. C. Jackson, principal and as sociate principal of the "Haines N. and I. Institute. Jno. T. Olemons, and others will sing. 8:30 children's day exercises, by the Sunday school. Pa rents, guardians and children are es pecially Invited. Trinity Methodist Church. Rev. \V. M. Gladden, pastor. Preach ing at 11:15 a. m , and 8:30 i . m . by Lie pastor. Subject for 11:15, “The Sint'- o' Departed Spirits- The Gen eral Resurrection.” The free and ac cepted Masons will celebrate St. John's Day at Trinity at 4 p. ni. Pi-stor will preach the sermon. Sun day school 9:45 a m. R .Jonnaon, Supt. Friends are cordially Invited to attend these services. Be with the Masons by all means at 4 p. m. Bethel Methodißt Church. Rev. A. M. Jordan, pastor. Prayer meeting 6:30 a. m. Sunday school Hi a. m. Preaching 11:30 a. in., by the pastor. Missionary meeting at 4 p. m. Special program. Allen Lea gue 7 p. rn. Subject, “Civic Re forms.” Preaching 8:30 p. in To day is Trustee rally day. All mem bers and friends are asked to come out and help nh In our effort. PRESBYTERIAN. Christ Presbyterian Church. Corner Telfair and Gumming streets. Rev. j. H. Kills, pastor. .Sunday school 10 a. m. Preaching, 11:15 a. m. Wedenseday evening 8 o'ch-k. prayer meeting. A cordial welcome to all. Colored Y. M. C. A. The colored Y. M. O. A. will be ad dressed at their building, corner o» Ninth and Miller streets, this after noon at 5 o'clock by the Rev. John T. Clemons, the able and scholarly pastor of the First Congrgatlonal church. Brother Clemons Is a director of the colored Y. M. C. A , and has Interested himself generally In the welfare of the colored people In this community .not confining himself by any means to his our parish hud his own parishioners. Ho Ih is thoughtful and uplifting speak er, and a good crowd will hear him to day. C. f. Walker. D. D„ LL. D„ president, .. lias X. Floyd, D. D.. secre tary. AN ETERNAL QUERY: “THE RIGHT TO DIE” Berlin Police Won’t Prosecute Man Who Shot Wife and Then Attempted to Take Own Life. Berlin.—l am Informed by the. Ber lin police it Is extremely improbable any criminal proceedings will be tak en against the Hllcslan schoolmaster, Dr. Timme, who recently shot his wife and then attempted to kill himself. The pitiful tragedy raises once again the eternal question of the "right to die" and Dr. Timme is tho object of uni versal sympathy. He told tho police that his wife had suffered so much pain from an In curable cancer that for weeks she had Implored him to put an end to her sufferings. Finally he decided to do so mid to take his own life at the same time. The heart-broken old man still lies In the hospital nominally a prisoner under arrest. Ho daily prays that death may end bis suffering, for the shot with which he hoped to close his mortal career completely destroy ed the sight of both eyes. The case has excited widespread Interest throughout Germany and has drawn expressions of opinion from eminent persons of high renown. Indeed, there is a preponderance of opinion in favor of tho doctor's action as a matter of principle and one famous Berlin sur geon lias urged the adoption of a law providing that If a committee of medi cal professors, legally appointed, should agree that a case of cancer was incur able and that death after needless suf fering was Inevitable, they should bo empowered to give the victim a speedy and happy release. It Is hardly likely that the surgeon s advocacy of such a drastic stop will bring any result hut the sympathy shown to the unfortunate Silesian schoolmaster clearly indicates th« trend of cGrnian public opinion on tho subject. Establish Co-operative Thrift Societies; Straus London. Simon W. Straus. of Chi cago. who has heon spending six months In Europe conducting Inves tigations ns president of the American Society for Thrift, is to take home u number of suggestions. One of tliem is the establishment of Co-operative societies. >le has found that the work done by them in Great Hrltaln Is second In extent only to that of the United Steel corporation, and that such societies not only save the fees of the middleman, who Is thus to put productive toll, but Rive their members a sense of thrift. He found the societies working with great suc cess al u 9 In Untrue, Sw It Zetland and Ueormany. The use of vacant city lots for gar dening by school children. Is another movement he will try to further. The American cities, most of which arc not yet overdeveloped as are some of those in the old world, usually have plenty of vacant lots, left for years In an un sightly condition until building oper ations are begun. Mr. Straus urges that be turned Into gardens, where school children may receive val uable elementary training In thrift. In n summary of his Investigations of thrift In Kurqpe he finds Germany excelling In the economy and efficien cy of government, while the French man leads In Individual thrtt. If the two were combined in the United States, he said, the cost of living would take a big drop, and prosperity In crease. Coughs and Colds Wsaksn tha System Continued Coughs, Colds and Bron chial troubles are depressing and weaken the system. Loss of weight and appetite generally follow. Get a 60c bottle of Dr. King's New Discov ery today. It will stop your cough. The first dose helps. The best medi cine for Stubborn Coughs, Colds and sll Throat and Lung Troubles, Mr. O. H. Brown. Muscatine, Ala„ writes: “My wife was sick during the hot summei months and I honestly be lieve I>r. King's New Discovery savwl her life." Good for children. 60c atra >I.OO, at your Druggist. THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA. GA. PJ Random Strung By HENRY P. MOORE (By Henry P. Moore.) COL. JOHN D. WALKER. i 'ol John D, Walker, from the rock-ribbed, democratic county nl Hancock spent a few hours in Augus ta Sunday, en route for New York. He was amazed and gratified beyond measure at the wonderful strides this city is now making. He pronounced Broad street a paragon of beauty and predicted that it was destined to he one of the famous business thorough lares of the world. • 'ol Walker also spoke of the rapid progi, j-m and advancement going on in various parts of the city and of Au gusta’s location in the midst of the most productive section of the South, together with her unparalleled advant ages tor commerce and trade. He regards the Savannah river as the key to the situation. With free and untrammeled water transportation to the sea for heavy goods and staple commodities, and the various rail lines to rival ports on the Atlantic, her facilities for receiving and dispatch ing ocean freights are incomparable. Having already received the enorm ous quantity ol 550,000 bales of cot ton in one year, 1,000,000 bales are now in sight. Augusta should set her pegs and go to it. And cotton receipt,, being the measure of a city's Import ance in the South, she should look af ter the other lines of trade that are built up on cotton and which natu rally be esesntial to its production and therefore be most easily conduct ed where the cotton is marketed. Walker a Native of Augusta. Col. Walker is a native of Augusta, being a soil of the late Col. Clarence V. Walker, one of the best known and most highly esteemed citizens in the community. lie spent his school days at the Richmond Academy and his first ex periences in business were here, so that not only is he an Augusta prod uct. but the foundation of his mag nificent success in life was laid in this city. Col. Walker moved to Sparta and tiiere h ( . engaged In the banking busi ness with Duff Graves, who was also a resident of Augusta previous to his locating in Sparta. In the course o( time Graves died and Walker succeed ed him as head or the institution. Col. Walker has always been a man of keen discernment and sound busi ness Judgment, and here was his op portunity to demonstrate it, which he did to ti e fullest extent. By close attention, good manage ment and square dealing, the business of the bank was built up until It be came an flourishing institution, doing much good in the community and wielding great influence both in tile town of Sparta and the adjacent ter ritory as well. While strictly business principles prevailed in the management of tlm bank, it was also a noteworthy char acteristic that in its dealings with the people itß regulations were enforced with no undue, harshness. The conse quence was that the bank fulfilled its purpose of alleviating the necessities of its patrons and is today one of the mots popular institutions in middle Georgia. The Organizer of 100 Banks. The Sparta hank flourished and grew until 001. Walker conceived the idea of extending his operations to other communities. He started out in a small way at first and organized a bank in a neighboring town. A part of the capital was raised lo cally and h 0 supplied the deficiency. Local men were named as cashier and directors and ho was made presi dent. The same rules, .regulations and methods were adopted as the parent Institution at Sparta observed. In this way the good work which he had begun spread to towns and villages throughout the state and now there Is scarcely a community whose business will support a bank that can not get one In the event that no finan cial facilities are near at hand. Col. Walker Is the president of about one hundred small banks. He has spread his financial system all over Georgia and now he is extending it Into portions of Florida and Alabama. And in every Instance, the hanks he establishes are sound and well-man aged and great factors in building the rural communities of our state which otherwise might he destitute of finan cial facilities. Experiment With a Novel Kind of Seaplane; Cost West of England Aeroplane Company Trying Out New Model—Cost So Far SIOO,- 000. London. —Experiments, the cost ot which is already SIOO,OOO, have re cently been made by a west of Eng land aeroplane company with a novel kind of seallane. This machine is fitted with a marine edition to an aerial propeller. Beneath the boat like body of the machine are four less, to which are attached a number of small, fixed blades. The marine propeller drives the water against the blades on the legs with sufficient force to lift the body of the machine clear of the surface at which point the aerial engine Is brought into ope ration and the machine rises Into the air. As a matter of fact, the seaplane has not yet got aloft, as the experi ments have been confined to a lower powered marine engine, but it now appears feasible to fit the larger en gine required. The advantage of this machine will be that it will enable the pilot to navigate his craft on the surface of tile water when he Is forced to de scend through lack of petrol, engine failure or other causes. The vessel will have to be con structed to withstand much buffet ing If this seaplnne is successful it will probably foreshadow a type of huge, sea-going craft able to travel alongside the fleet or patrol coasts, like a destroyer. Such a machine would also he able to carry a ton or more of ammunition or fuel, and it would enable the lighter duties of air craft and scouting from ships at sea to be performed by the float type ot machine, rising from or alighting on the deck of a battleship. cow Our cow Is very generous; she gives u* milk each day. And all she asks Is stall and board of groin und hulls and hay You rimembir the last Dollar D#y in Augusts? There’s going to be an other one soon. Watch for it, in the Augusta Herald. DEAD IN ADAM, ALIVE IN CHRIST “Ail Unrighteousness Is Sin." “Wages of Sin Death.” PASTOR RUSSELL AT SEA. All God's Work Is Perfect —Adam Alone Tried For Life or Death. Adam’s Family Born In a Dying Con dition— Difference Between Permit ting Sin and Causing Sin —Human Depravity a Test to the Angels—The Purpose of Israel’s Law Covenant. The Purpose of Jesus' Death —The Church Aliv* In Christ—ln Training For the Work of the Next Age. On the Atlantic, homeward bound. June 21.—A f ter successfully launching his fa mous Creation Drama In the Princess Theatre in Loudon last Sunday the first of a series of ex hihitlons that will extend throughout the principal cities of the U n Jted Kingdom and the Continent—Pastor Itussell Is on the Atlantic homeward bound. While abroad the Pastor also lectured In many cities, and was the principal speaker at a General Conven tlon of the International Bible students Association held in the British Metrop olis. Today the Pastor's text was. "Even when we were dead In sius, God hath quickened us together with Christ.”— Ephesians 2:5. The Pastor began with a review of the trial of Adam In Eden. He proved conclusively that our first parents were created perfect, in the image and like ness of their Creator. Adam disobeyed God, and thus brought upon himself and all his posterity the sentence of death. "Dying, thou shalt die.” "So death passed u|ion all men”; for all men are members of the race of Adnm. All are under the curse of death, which came upon the world as the result of aln. The speaker also showed that we were not condemned personally, for we were not on trial personally. Fa ther Adam alone was on trial, and •when he failed he was sentenced to death. God’s great Law declares that “all unrighteousness is sin”; that “the wages of sin is death”; and that "the soul that sins shall die.” Adam’s chil dren were born in sin—born after his fall from perfection. Therefore it nat urally follows that they partake of Im perfection; and if the perfect man did not keep God’s perfect Law, bow could Imperfect men keep it? Having demonstrated that all man kind are under the curse of death by reason of Father Adam's disobedience, the Pastor next discussed the proposl tlon which the Bible sets before the race. That proposition Is not a ques tion of Heaven or Hell, but one of life or death eternal. To those who are In harmony with God. who delight to do His will. He is pleased to give life everlasting. But to those who are not In harmony with Him He has decreed to give deatl) eternal—they shall not have any place whatever in all His Universe. For instance. God's provision for the angels was that since they were per feet, they should. If they maintained their perfection, live everlustlugl.v From God’s standpoint, to live ever lastingly—the only way that He would have His Intelligent creatures live ut all—ls to live happily, to enjoy life, to live In pleasure. All the holy angels are happy, perfect and blessed; for they have not transgressed the Law of God. So then, the speaker contin ued. we see why the Scriptures teach that mankind are under the sentence of death. In fact, the Bible speak* of all mankind, the world in general, as a dead world—not that there are no people who are active, not that all have gone down into the tomb, bnt that those who have entered the grave have merely preceded the others to the place whither all are going, because of the one sentence upon all. God’s Loving Purpoae. The Pastor next showed that, ac cording to God’s righteous Law, man kind are now unfit to live under the perfect condition* which Ha ba* pre pared. Even with the best of Inten tions. Imperfect beings continually make trouble for themselves and otb era. In the present Imperfect condi tion of the nice, humanity would make trouble wherever they might be. This is contrary to the Divine will; God purposes to have a Universe In which everybody shall be happy, everybody good, every body perfect. With some the queatiou might arise. “Why did God make us Imperfect?” The speaker, after propounding the question, then unswered It; The Bible dec la res that God’s work la perfect (Deuteronomy 32:4.) Humanity in their preaent Imperfect condition are not God’s work. God made Father Adam perfect. After Adam had become a alnner and had brought the curse ot death upon himself, he propagated i> race by the law of nature Therefore all of hla posterity were bom In sin and for alx thousand years nav* been falling, sinking lower In degradation Tills Is the Scriptural explanation ot human imperfection: this Is why thr USE HER AID WANT ADS very best of tbe nice cannot do per fectly. The Pastor theD declared that God does not expect humanity to do per fectly now. in their present fallen condition. The Creator gave the Law to Israel for the very purpose of show lng them, and Incidentally proving to all men. that “by the deeds of the Law no flesh can be justified in His sight.” God has decreed that none but the perfect shnll have everlasting life, for none hut the perfect can keep His righteous Law. lie has proved conclusively that no fallen human be ing can keep that Law. Therefore none of us could have everlasting life if God had not done something for us Tbe story of what our gracious Crea tor has done is the “old, old story, of Jesus and His love”—and the Heaven ly Father’s love. also. In the past we have failed to realize that God is I.ove. even though we read, "God so loved the world that He gave His Only Begotten Son. that whosoever belleveth in Him might not perish, but have everlast ing life." The proper thought is not that which is frequently given to chll dren, and frequently held by older per sons—that God Is angry with ns, and that He was about to send the entire race to eternal torment, when Jesus stepped In and saved us from so ter rlble a fate. This view makes oui Heavenly Father appear most unloving and unjust, in that when He knew that we were imperfect and therefort could not do perfectly. He held us ac countable for what we could not do All Bible students are getting rid ol this wrong conception of the Almighti Jehovah. The right thought is that from the very foundation of the world God hart a loving purpose In respect to man kind. He knew that the race would sin, but He also knew how in His great Wisdom He could overrule thi experience of these six thousand years of sin and death, so that good would ultimately result. If God had not per mitted sin. men would not have known how wrong it is and what evil condi tlons It promotes. Adam probably had no idea what would be the result ot his disobedience. He did not know that It would bring sin. sorrow, and mental and moral depravity into tbe world. He could not foresee the In aane asylum, tbe prisons, etc. Not even the angels would have known the effect of sin if God had not permitted It to enter the Universe. Permitting Sin —Causing Sin. The Pastor then showed the wide difference between permitting sin and causing sin. He declared that for God to have cuused sin would have been foi God to do evil. God does no evil; He tempts no man. He was not responsl ble for tbe entrance of sin Into tbe world. God permitted Satan to have his own way and become a rebel against the Divine Government. He permitted him to pursue his downward course, in order to let the angels see the result of sin. Therefore He did not hinder Satan from misrepresenting the Divine character. When Mother Eve came under temp tation, God did not interfere. He Iqt her alone. She knew His command: she had her full testing; she ate, and disobeyed. God also permitted Adam to disobey. Thus the reign of Sin and Death came Into the world, with tbeh tremendous Influences for evil. Then He also permitted the angels to be tempted to sin In connection with mankind. After the Delnge, God start ed a new order of things and let man kind and angels try again under some what different conditions. Next the Pastor declared that thi* reign of Sin and Death has Illustrated certain principles. It has demonstral ed what righteousness Is. and has showed the necessity for obedience to God. It has also proved that there can be no happiness aside from perfect harmony with tbe Creator. Both men and angels have learned that whoever aina will suffer. Israel’s Experience Under the Law Covenant. The Pastor next traced the history of Israel. UDd showed the purpose of the Covenant made at Stnal. with Moses as mediator. Two thousand years after man's fall, God made a Covenant with Abraham that some day He would bless the world through Abraham’s posterity. Still the angels had room to doubt; for Abraham was old and ns yet bad no child. ' Years passed by. and finally Isaac was born Still tbe world was not blessed. In due time God declared that the bless Ing would come through Jacob When he died, God Indicated that Jacob's posterity would be heirs of the Prom ise. But instead of blessing tbe world they became a nation of slaves. At length God raised up Moses, who led the nation through the wilderness ru Mount Sinai, where they entered Into covenant relationship with God. Tb< terms of tbelr Covenant were that II they would obey the Law. they would become great, and all the world would come under tbelr away. But It was only a little while before they found that they were sluners. foi they could not keep His command nients. Then God arranged for them au nnuual Day of Atonement, on which sacrifice* were offered lo eovei their *t»* for one year So they tried year liy .veal (■> die without *ln ao that they ivnqhi nut me. out t» worthy to he the people ot G'Ml. Yel they died, uenernihui after generation At Inst they leu fixed that the fan!' was with iheiitwlre*: they had entered Into a ooinriu i which they could me keep They had agreed to keep the loin of God. mid were not nine to do so. That was the very !«p<*oti which God desired them to learn, the Pastor de dared, and not only Israel, but al humanity. The Apostle explains that In denting ivlth tsnel God was deal lng typically, so that Hl* people of tin Gospel Age would gut the lesson tv READ HERALD WANT ADS SUNDAY. JUNE 28. seeing yvherein Israel failed, and by realizing that had we been in their place we would have failed for the same reason. By and by. through the Prophets. God promised to give Israel another Covenant, at some future day. I’his New Covenant will be more favora ble to them. The difference between tbe Old Law Covenant and tbe New Law Covenant will not be In regard to God's I.aw. for His I.aw is perfect. The Scriptures declare that the differ ence will be In regard to tbe Mediator. Although Moses was faithful in all his House, yet he was a member of the fallen race of Adam, and therefore Im perfect. He conld pot give the people life; for he bad no real life-rights to give any more than had any one else. As a typical mediator he offered typ ical sacrifices, which could not really take away sin. But the Mediator of the New Covenant will be empowered to lift the curse of death and to re store, not only Israel, but all mankind, to the image and likeness of God, from which they fell. The Purpose of Jesus’ Death. The Pastor next discussed the work of the Gospel Age. About two thou sand years after the Covenant made with Abraham, the Logos was made flesh, in order to become the Seed of Abraham and bless all the families of the earth. Throughout the Gospel Age a most important work has been car ried out. The New Law Covenant cannot be Inaugurated until theis; Is a Mediator of that Covenant. This Me diator, tbe speaker showed, is to be •Christ the Head, and the Church His Body. In the typical ceremony. Moses conld not institute the Law Covenant until first he had sacrificed bulls and goats. In the antitype, the great antitypical Moses must first offer the "better sac rifices.” Jesus first of all sacrificed Himself; now He must sacrifice the Church. This work requires all of the Gospel Age. At Jordan, when He of fered Himself in consecration. He kill ed the antitypical bullock; and later. He was "led like a lamb to the slaugh ter." At Pentecost our Lord began to deal with the anti typical-goat class— the Church. When the offering of the members of the Church which is Christ’s Body is ended, then the Body of the antitypical Moses will be com plete. As St. Peter declares. "For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A Prophet shall the 1.-rrd your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; Him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever He shall say unto you.” The time for the New Covenant, the Pastor believes. Is near at hand. When the antitypical Moses brings In this Covenant, He will remove the curse of death. According to the Scriptures, It will take Him exactly one thousand years to accomplish this work, to over come sin. to dissolve the hard hearts of humanity, and to give Instead the warm,tender, gentle, sympathetic heart that was lost in Eden six years ago. Alive In Christ. The Church, the Pastor declared, were dead in trespasses and sins, like the rest of the world. But God has quickened them—made them alive— through the imputation of the merit of Christ in advance of the world. God’s purpose in so doing is that He wishes now to select a special class from amongst mankind. But not every body has been Invited to be of this class. Millions In heathen lands have never beard of Jesus Christ; and all over the civilized world, there are peo ple who have heard with their ears, but not with their minds. They do not comprehend that they are sinners, that God has provided a Savior and that He is now inviting some to come into covenant relationship with Him self. Prejudice, superstition, false teaching and false theories prevent many from receiving the Truth. Thfe Pastor holds that all of the creeds of Christendom contain false doctrines. The Bible, he maintains, says that the Devil put these erroneous doctrines into the creeds. Should any one ask why It is that the Devil could have part In the making of our creeds, the Pastor replies that the Adversary misled our forefathers through hla wiies; for he is deceitful. Whenever they thought to ds something very zealously for God, Satan would lead them past the right mark. Into some thing very much to God’s discredit and to their own deception. Looking over the pages of history, the speaker can see that the Devil haa been working hard with all who have ever tried to get out of darkness Into light Therefore it behooves the peo ple of God to watch continually. The only safe course Is to try to walk very near to the I/>rd, In humility of mind, in full confidence in His Power, trust ing only In His Word If anything seem to lead off Into guessing for our selves. the only thing to do would be to say, “I have the Word of God; I will stand by what Is written." “Our Light Affliction*.’’ In conclusion, the Pastor reminded his tienrers that the Blblo urges God’* people to walk circumspectly; that I*. to look well around. It does not mean to tie In abject fear and dread, for to lie so would mean lack of faith In God The people of God are not limping to come off conquerors and to win the great prize by any strength or power of their own Gu tbe contrary, their confidence is In God. He who has be gun a good work in them is well able to finish It But eneli one Is to walk in fear in the sense of haring such re siled for God mnd Ills promises and such sntl'lpiillon of the grand out come that each will he very careful to avoid transgression. If coming days should bring severe trials, then coming days will also brine Increased Joy; for as the Apostle says. “Onr light afflic tion. which Is bnt for a moment, work eth for us a far more exceeding und eternal weight of glory." READ HEitALD WANT ADS