ISRAEL'S HEW COVENANT
NOW TO BE ESTABLISHED
So Declares Pastor Russell h
Remarkable Sermon.
Messianic Kingdom the Power to
Bring About God's Will
on Earth.
Brooklyn. Decem
ber 4. Pastor Rus
sell continues to use
the Academy of
Music, our largest
Auditorium, when
ever he speaks In
Brooklyn, the "Tab
prnacle" being of
Insufficient capac
ity. He hud a spleu
did audience today
of thoiiKhtful look
ing people, evident
ly chiefly from the middle walks of
life. Asked why so few of the wealthy
attended, his characteristic reply was:
"Of my Master It Is written, 'The com
mon people heard him gladly.' " He
jKke from the following text:
"Tt Ixrd, whom y seek, ilinll mid
denly come to hla temple, even the Men
enger of the covenant, whom y dullKlit
In. llrh'ild he slnill come, aaltli Ji'liovuh
of 1 louts; but who may abide the day of
hl coining 7"-Maluc!il 111, 1-5.
Six tliouHitnd years ago In Edeu our
Maker, in Justly sentencing his diso
bedient children to death, intimated
that ultimately the Seed of the woman
would bruise the serpent's head. This
Lldden promlso was the first intima
tion of tho lUvIne mercy which our
gracious Creator purposed hi himself
from before tho foundation of the
world. Ever noble, kind and gracious
our Creator restrained his mercy for
the good of his creatures that they
might learn to appreciate tho exceed
ing sinfulness of sin. For the good of
tho angels also, and that they might
fully know of his Justice, as well us
vt Lis w isdom and power, (iod Insisted
upon dealing with his creatures from
the standpoint of exact Justice. They
had sinned and thereby had forfeited
nil clulm upou the eternal life which
he had given them conditionally.
Eternal torment, as we have already
Been, did not In any sense or degree
enter Into tho Mvlno intention. Ills
nentenee upon man, plainly stated,
wis, "Hying thou slmlt die," not, Liv
ing thou slmlt live In torment. "The
noul that Kimicth It shall die" (Cenesls
II. 17; Ezeklel xvlll. ). (iod intwnded
to exemplify in his dealing with our
race a principle of livlne government
to be made operative cverywhere-ultl
mately amongst alt his creatures on
the spirit plane, as well as upon the
earthly.
Long centuries after, In the seventh
generation of Adam's children, (iod
upoko prophetically through one of
these, Enoch, saying, The Lord conielh
with ten thousands of his holy ones to
execute Justice In the earth-to estnl
Jlsh righteousness amourst men. Time
passed on, but sin prevailed and the
coming of the (ireat Deliverer was still
future.
Next (Iod spoke to Abraham, after
first he hnd tested his faith and loyal
1y. To him he mentioned (he same
fcrent Deliverer who would bruise the
serpent's head ami who would come In
great glory with ten thousands of his
holy ones. To Abraham hu gave tis
fiurame that this One. In some way,
would be lilentilled with his posterity,
to that he might properly bo called the
fcecd uf Abraham, lie said, "in thy
Heed shall all the families of the earth
be blessed."
' The DMuo I'rogrammo was not
changed, but more explicit statements
were given respecting it. Thereafter
nil (aught of (iod would know to
look for the Messianic blessing through
Abraham's: Seed. Ilesldes, the Cove
nant was afterward continued with nu
Oath to Abraham; later, to Isaac; later,
to Jacob. That Covenant promise be
came the basis of Cod's adoption of
the entire nation of Israel-all of Ja
cob's children. They were heirs of the
Abrahatule Covenant-tho Oath Hound
Covenant. If so great an honor from
the Almighty (iod has made some of
tho Jewish people at times to appear
arrogant and proud, let us not forget
that to err Is human -to forgive, Dl
Mne. l'erhaps If we were In their
Head our Imperfections would simi
larly display themselves.
God's Covenant of the Law,
Israel's experiences of tribulation and
r.udage lu Egypt were probably nec
essary to prepare them for (iod's great
Iiroposltlon-that they should keep the
Law and as u reward have tifo ever
lasting. As it Is written, "He that
doeth these things shall live by them"
(Leviticus xvlll, D). Israel greatly re
joiced In this manifestation of Divine
preference for them more than for all
others of humanity, Tho Ijiw Cove
nant was mediated. Tho sacrifice of
bulls and of goats made a typical atone
ment for them for a year, so that they
might enter Into this Covenant rela
tionship with (iod. ltut when they at
tempted to keep tho Law they wcro
disappointed. They fulled. Tho Law
of (iod being tho full measure of a per
fect man's ability, and the Jews, like
other men, being Imperfect, found that
they had undertaken an impossibility.
Not a Jew kept the Ijiw perfectly.
Not a Jew, therefore gained eternal
life during the first year. Hut God,
foreknowing this, had made prepara
tion for a repetition of the Atonement
Day every year, so that the peoplo
might coutluue striving to attain eter
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nal life. Tear after year, century after
century, they failed, and discourage
ment took tl: place of hoi, (iod v:n
teaching them a great lessou rese t
Ing the need of Ulltr mrr'fi'M than
those of bulls and of goats, mid also
teaching them that there is no other
means of JustlnVstlou In his sight.
Th.-y got bleaslugs under this Covenant-educational
blessings, but not
the blessing hoped for, not life rtirnul.
Hence they were not lu a position to
become, as they had hoped, a na
tional Messiah, a national Seed of
Abraham, for the blessing of all the
nations. .
Ood gave them kings for a time, tint
these were unable to accomplish the
great things hoped for. Hut the prom
ise of a H-rsonal Messiah was made,
and that he should be of the lineage of
David, a great King, far superior to
the great, wise and rich Solomon,
Messiah would be David's Son and yet
David's Lord (Psalm ex. 1; Matthew
xxll, 42-M). Here, as (iod intended,
Israel began to get tho thought of a
personal Messiah, a King of Glory,
who would use their nation as his in
strumentality for the conquering of
tho world, when every knee should
bow and every tongue confess to the
glory of Ood.
A New Covenant and Better Mediator.
Tho next lesson for Israel to learn
was that a change of Dispensation
must come, that, as Moses had medi
ated the Law Covenant, so an anti
typical Moses, a greater than Moses,
would Induct them into tho blessings
and privileges of a still better Cove
nant, a Covenant more favorablo to
them and under which they could
gain eternal life. This New Covenant
was particularly set before them
through Jeremiah's prophecy (xxxl,
81-3-1). And this, combined with tho
statement of Moses respecting a great
er Mediator, helped their faith to take
a fresh' hold upon the Onth-Itound
Ahrnhnmlc Promise "In thy Seed
shall all the families of the earth be
blessed."
If a great enough Mediator should
come as the promised Messenger of
Ood, and should establish n belter
Covenant, under which Israel could
havo eternal life, and If he, as the
offspring of David, should become
their King, then Indeed Abraham's
Seed, the nation of Israel tinder that
great Mediator-King, would be fully
qualified to bless all tho families of
tho earth. The thought of this glory
to their nation became a fresh Inspira
tion, and around It gathered the fifty
odd thousand of Jews, out of all tho
tribes of Israel, who returned from
Babylonian captivity under the edict of
Cyrus, offering them this privilege.
1 hrougli the Prophet Ezeklel the Lord
again made mention of tho fact that
their Law Covenant, mado at Sinai,
must, before their great blessing of
rrxtitution, glvo plnco to a New Cov
enant, a better Covenant. Speaking
of the time when ho would rcgather
them out of all lands ami would ful
fill to them the promise mndo to Abra
ham, Isaac and Jacob, and make them
a great nation, ami use them for the
blessing of other nations, the Lord de
clares, "Not for your Bakes do I this,
O house of Israel, but for my name's
sake." He then proceeds to tell them
that at the time he would receive
them back again Into his love and
favor he would also humble their
pride by restoring the Samaritans
and the Sodomites peoples whom Is
rael detested as Inferiors and sinners.
(iod declares that neither of these
peoples li ml ever committed as serious
sins against Divine goodness as had
Israel, and that when he would again
bless Israel he would bless ulso theso
other peoples In their midst. Let me
quote his words: "When thy sisters,
Sodom and her daughters, shall return
to their former etnlc, nnA Samaria nnd
her daughters shall return to their
former mhilr, then thou and thy daugh
ters shall return to your former rs
tale. Nevertheless I will remem
ber my Corrnaiit with thee In the days
of thy youth, nnd 1 w ill establish unto
theo an everlasting Covenant,
and I will give them (Sodomites and
Samaritans) unto thee for daughters,
but not by ihu Covenant (not under
tho old Law Covenant; but under tho
New (Law) Covenant of tho future),
and 1 will establish my Covenant with
thee; tin order that) thou may
est remember and be confounded, nnd
never open thy mouth any more, be
cause of thy shame, when I am paci
fied toward thee for all that thou lmst
done, snlth the Lord (iod" (E.eklel
xvi; nr.o.
This New and better Covenant Is to
be mediated through a personal Mes-stah-a
still more glorious Mediator
than Moses, a still more glorious King
than Davld-thls One whom Israel be
gan to lisik for and to long for. Can
we wonder that they fulled to Identify
him In tho lowly Nazareno who died at
Calvary? Wo cannot! Nothing but a
pedal asslstanco of tho holy Spirit
would enable any one to trace the con
Jioctlon between tho glorious pictures
of tho prophecies and tho humble np
penrance of him who camo to fulfill
thoso prophecies. Wo do see, however,
that tho great Messiah of (ilory, Jesus,
In his Second Advent as King of kings
and Lord of lords, fills absolutely every
demand of Jewish expectation and of
prophetic outline. Some can see, but
others cannot as yet, that ho who was
pierced Is tho same Ono who, as tho
Son of fiod, In great glory Is shortly
to bless Isrnel-and all the families of
tho earth through Israel.
"Abide the Day of Hla Comma.."
Our toxt Is from another prophecy
speaking of this same great Messiah,
the Mediator of tho New Covenant,
King of kings and Lord of lords, who,
as the representative of the great Je
hovah, his Father, is to reign until all
enemies shall be put down; until Satan
shall ho bound and, ultimately, shall
be crusheduntil Adam and his race,
released from Dlvlno sentence, under
the New Covenant provisions, shall be
uplifted out of sin ami degradation and
death to perfection and everlasting life
the unwilling and disobedient being
nVstro) ,1 in" the Second Death.
The 1'rophet Malachl points out tbnt
the MesMah of the New Covenunt.
whom he niiuouncis, is the glorious
Mxliator and antltypicnl King for
whom they had waited long sod of
whom they delighted to think. He
would come to the temple thus imply
ing that he would be not only an an
tltypicnl Prophet, an antltyplcal King,
but also an antltyplcul Priest "afler
the order of Melchisedec"; "A priest
upon his throne" (Psalm ex. 4; Zecha
riah vl. l.'li.
Put after this Joyful proclamation
that their long-expected and gloried lu
Mediator of the New Covenant should
be looked for, they were warned that
his day would be one of trial, ono of
special testing and proving, that the
Lord might find the antltyplcal Priests
and antltypicnl Levltes to serve in the
antltypicnl Temple. He would be like
a refiner of fire to take awnv the dross
and to leave only the pure metal-fiery
trials and testings being implied. He
would "be like fuller's soup," in the
sense that a great washing or purging
would take place to make rendv for
the Kingdom tho called and chosen
and faithful.
At that time the consecration of
Judah and Jerusalem unto the Lord
will bo accepted as in olden times.
We may understand that this snlrlt
of devotion is now reviving amongst
tho Jews and particularly amongst
those who are Identified with Jerusa-
lem and the Zionist movement. Hith
erto this has been a iwlitlcal move
ment In the Interest of Jewish nation
alization and a home for exiles. Now.
however, tho duo time hns come for
a real movement of those who have
the faith to draw near to God and to
show their faith by helping forward
In tho restoration of earthly Jerusa
lem and her interests.
Why Messiah's Coming Delayed.
Tho First-begotten of tho Father, as
his glorious Agent lu the great work
of creation, had the honor granted him
of becoming tiio great Messeuger of
tho Covenant, tho great Prophet,
Priest nnd King of Israel, the great
Michael of Daniel xli, 1. Hut there
were tests connected with his attain
ment of this high position: (1) By faith
ho must lay uside his heavenly glory,
lu obedience to the Father's will to
become a man not a sinful man, but
a perfect man holy, harmless, unde-
fllcd, sepurate from sinners. (2) Thus
prepared to become tho Redeemer It
was his privilege to make full conse
cration of his earthly Interest and the
lather's pleasure to beget him of tho
holy Spirit at Jordan to the spirit na
ture on tho highest plane. For three
and a half years his sacrifice burned
upon tho altar. It was Indeed better
than the sacrifice of bulls and goats.
for it was a corresponding price for
Adam; an eye for an eye, a tooth for a
tooth; n man's II fo for a man's life. (3i
When Jesus had thus sacrlllclally part
ed with his earthly life he experienced
a resurrection change from human na
ture to spiritual, like what ho was
originally, only higher and moro glo
rious. Thus ho was at once both a sue
rlllco and ' tho spirit-begotten priest
who offered that sacrifice. When ho
arose from the dead, his personal sac
rifice had ended and his personal per
fection as a spirit being was com
pleted. Then why did he not at once be
gin his great work as Prophet, Priest,
King and New Covenant Mediator for
Israel and through Israel for the world ?
It was because there was to be more
than one sacrifice In the Dlvlno Plan on
tho Day of Atonement. Throughout this
Ciospel Age this risen, glorified High
Priest, Mediator, Prophet and King
hns been waiting to Inaugurate bis
glorious Kingdom of blessing waiting
while a little handful of saints should
lie selected from the world and tested
and found worthy nnd glorified with
hlmself-a "lltllo flock" out of all man
kind, both Jews and Gentiles.
When this Bride class shnll have
completed her sacrifice In and under
tho merit of Uio great Priest, thou ev
ery arrangement for tho blessing of
Israel as Abraham's seed nnd of nil
nations through Israel will have forth
with commenced. Thus seen the reve
lation of Israel's great Messenger of
tho New Covenant Is very Important
not only to tho Jew, but also to tho
world of mankind, who must receive
their blessings under Israel by a com
pliance with the same New Law Cove
nant. Moreover, tho elect handful of
saints drawn, called and gathered dur
ing the parenthesis period are also
deeply Interested in God's glorious
Kingdom; for the Divine promise Is
that they shall bo then changed to be
llko their Master and share his glory.
Judgment Wilt Be of the Lord.
Notlco the further message of the
Lord through the Prophet, "I will
tomo near to you to Judgment; and I
U1 bo a swift witness against the
sorcerers, and against adulterers, and
against false swearers, nnd against
thoso who oppress the hireling In his
wages, the widow and tho fatherless,
ind that turn nslde tho stranger from
his right" (verse fi).
Ah, do we not see here plainly
stated that tho Messianic Kingdom
means not only glory and honor to
those whom he will accept ns servants,
but that it means also requirements
of faithfulness to tho principles of
Truth, of purity, of harmony with
God? And this lesson for the Jew,
under his New Covenunt arrangement,
will ultimately apply to all nntlons.
Under that new arrangement, undr
Israel's New Covenant, all the families
of tho earth will bo privileged to be
come "Israelites Indeed" through faith
fulness to the great Prophet, Trlest,
King and Mediator of Israel and of nil
the families of the earth.
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They Are All Going in One Direction
You Had Better Get in Line Too
And be one of the lucky ones to get a set of high grade cooking ware free.
Your own fault if you don't.
Before you leave home take a look at your kitchen range. If it is not the
bouth Bend Malleable, think of all those cooking troubles and then remember
it is possible to rid yourself of them forever.
While you are having a hot biscuit and a cup of delicious coffee, an expert
range demonstrater will tell you how it can be done.
There is a still greater attraction but you
wrll have to come to our store to see it.
Remember the date Any
SHERIFF AND COUNTY AT
TORNEY SUES REDUCED
The result of the recent cehsus-
taklng strikes a couple of Cass coun
ty officials pretty hardthe sheriff
and county attorney. Under the
present law governing salaries In all
counties over twenty thousand inhab
itants the sheriff was allowed $1,750
and the county attorney $1,000, but
now, as the census shows Cass county
to have less than twenty thousand,
the Bherlff will receive $1,500 and
tte county attorney $800. The dif
ference in the salaries of sheriff and
county attorney has always been too
great for the work performed, and It
would appear more proportionate If
the salaries were somewhat roversed-
The Journal may appear a little sen
sitive in the matter of salaries, but
our observation has been that the
county attorney Is too poorly pair,
and at the last session of the legisla
ture the writer did his best to have
the salaries of all county attorneys
In counties of the size of Cass raised
to $1,200, but we could not make
enough members see it our way to
make the raise. It Is always easier
to lower a salary than it Is to raise It.
Petit in Trouble Again.
Monday evening City Marshal Sey-
bert received a telephone message
from South Omaha asking him to be
on the lookout for Henry Petit. It
appears that a fellow by the name of
Miller had provided Petit with a
horse and buggy and delegated him
to go to a certain place and pay a
party $15. Tetlt started out on the
mission but soon changed his course
and went to North Omaha where he
abandoned the horse and appropria
ted the fifteen plunks to his own use.
The fact that he had served a year
for driving another man's horse had
perhaps learned him a lesson In that
line, but to appropriate the $15 he
knew was but a breach of trust. The
party recovered his horse and buggy
and should bo thankful.
Tho Courier had hoped that the
short term he received for his first
crime would be a lesson to him and
many Ixuisville people were willing
to help him live It down, but It seems
that their sympathy and advice fell
on deaf ears. He will find little sym
pathy In Louisville In the future
Louisville Courier.
Undergoes Painful Operation,
Mr. Simon Clark went to the Meth
odist hospital at Omaha this morning
to bo present at a very painful oper
ation which his mother, Mrs. Jane
Clark, will undergo at the hospital
today. The phj-Bldans have advised
the removal of one of her eyes, which
has been affocted for some time, and
has become bo serious as to affect
Mrs. Clark's mind. Mrs. Clark Is
eighty-three years of age, and has
been In good health until a few
months ago, and has been making
her home with her daughter at Cedar
Creek for some time.
Mr. P. H. Melalnger, of Cullom,
came down on No. 4 this morning,
snd transacted business with Platts
mouth storekeepers.
day from December 12th to
Iliings Suit Tor Goods Sold.
A suit was filed in Judge Archer's
court a day or two ago entitled
Adolph Giese vs. William Volk, in
which the plaintiff seeks to recover
from the defendant something like
$23.00 for goods, wares and mer
chandise sold and delivered to the
defendant at his special instance and
request. An affidavit was filed with
the bill of particulars Indicating that
the plaintiff will also ask for an. at
tachment against the personal prop
erty of the defendant, should he fail
to respond with the cash, as the law
is very strict where "goods, wares
and merchandise" have been pro
cured, and frequently raises an im
plied contract to pay for the same,
whether the defendant likes to do so
or not. A. N. Sullivan brings the suit
for the plaintiff and as Mr. Volk Is
absent from the county, it may be
that the attachment wa3 necessary to
give the court jurisdiction of the suit.
However, the papers are in the hands
of the officer and an effort will be
made to locate some property of the
defendant.
C. P. Melslnger, of Cedar Creek,
was in the city today, having come
down to visit his friends a few hours.
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E2S9GCK2
YOUNG men generally are
the critical buyers of clothes. That's one
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Suits and Overcoats $10 to $35
The Home of Hart, Schaff tier & Marx Clothes
A fan hat tan Shirts Stetson Hats
17th.
Play Ilasket Bull at Auburn.
The Plattsmouth High School Bas
ket Ball team departed for Auburn on
the morning M. P. train this morning,
where the boys will play the Aubura
High School team on their owa
ground this evening. Superintendent
Gamble and Prof. Livingston Richey
accompanied the athletes to see that
they are not Jockled in the game.
The members of the team making the
trip are: Henry Egenberger, Carl
Dalton, Connie Schlater and John
Falter.
lted Men Make Improvements.
The local lodge of the Order ef
Red Men have begun a twelve-foot
extension on the north end of their
building, which Is to be roofed with
three-ply rubberold, and is built to
keep out snow and storm water from
the north of their building. Mr. C.
A. Welch Is doing the carpenter
work. The Improvements are to cost
about $50.00.
Hon. W. H. Puis drove In today
from his home In Mt. Pleasant pre
cinct, to look after some business
matters, and made the Journal a
pleasant call. He was accompanied
by Fritz Lutz.
reason why our store is
so popular with young
fellows.
We show a large line
of new shades, the latest
weaves, made up in the
R i t z, Blackstone and
Shape-maker suit models
the s m a r t e s t of the
season.
In Overcoats are show
ing is exceptionally large;
many made up in the
traight high collar s tyle,'
some of the combination
collar (worn either way).
Many straight collar,
Chesterfield models.
